August 29, 2005

Hey, I have a question...

I really miss having the old-timey version of MS Picture Editor that had the posterize and pen-and-ink and watercolor and all those other effects with it. Do any of you know of a similar freeware (and I do mean FREE) program that will do all that? I downloaded AutoImager from Mystic Media last night that is very nice, but it only has a 15 day free trial, and after that you have to give them money. Blah.

I don't need a lot of power or anything like that, but it would be nice to be able to do the simpler manipulations.

Suggestions gladly accepted. Just remember the primary criteria is FREE.

Anyone ever use PhotoPlus? It looks purty. Although trying to pull 19Mb through a weak dialup connection at home might be kinda like sucking ice cream through a coffee stirrer.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at August 29, 2005 11:33 AM
Comments

Have you tried Picasa yet? It is free. Give it a once-over.

Posted by: Kenny at August 29, 2005 01:22 PM

No, I haven't, mainly because I thought it was just a hosting/uploading type application. I will take a look.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 29, 2005 01:23 PM

Well, you could download PhotoPlus onto your pen drive using your high-speed connection at work, then take it home and install it onto your home computer from the pen drive.

Probably. ;)

Posted by: Eric at August 29, 2005 01:30 PM

I just took a look at it, and it looks pretty friendly, but it doesn't have the posterize/emboss/sketch effect stuff that I'm really looking for. It does seem awfully handy for doing everything else, though. And it's FREE!

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 29, 2005 01:30 PM

I've tried that before, but our network settings won't allow downloads of any sort. I COULD go to the library, though...

I sure wish I'd brought my drive with me.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at August 29, 2005 01:37 PM