The best photo editing software for starters: Between, Capture NX2, Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5 and Aperture, which would be a good starting point for editing?
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I really think that lightroom would be best. it looks like fantastic software that's centered around cool color, hue, contrast etc. affects, unlike photoshop that is mostly used to physically change the image itself, rather than alter it. Maybe you don't understand what i mean, but still, there are plenty of other reasons to get lightroom. Because you have used film, i think that you would like lightroom, because there are many features focused on different film types. That's just one cool feature. i highly recommend watching the videos on amazon, which i found very informative and useful. If you still can't decide, i would just base my decision off the price.
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I've used Picasa with this machine and it works very fast. It easily applies the included fixes (contrast, hue/color saturation, etc. ) with no lag. Picasa is a lot less resource intensive then photoshop though. I take pictures with a 7.1 megapixel camera - the average photo is about 3.5megs. The mousepad takes getting used to when you want drag and drop things but you get used to it.
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I just opened my preset list and it does include both Photoshop and Lightroom. It's pretty much customizable to just about any App. i use it for Final Cut Pro X and HATE not using it now. All the major shortcuts right there for me. I highly suggest getting one.
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Have you tried Aperture yet? It's the program I use, and am admittedly a fan of.
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Works for me [though W8 is a little strange from XP], I do a lot of foto editing almost daily. There are many tools that I haven't used [or used much] so glitches may still occur. I would say, if you have your computing power up, go with it.
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Thanks. I am trying to get used to Lightroom. I have been using iPhoto for a few years, and is a lot different.Thanks again.FG
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The P7700 ships with Nikon View NX. It allows for basic photo editing and organization tasks. This may be a good starting point for you. I use Apeture from Apple on my MacBook Pro or if you own a Mac you can also use iPhoto with the P7700. I'm sure there is something similar to iPhoto on the Windows platform. Adobe Lightroom, while not free, is very good and relatively low cost.
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Hello Eric, I'm not familiar with Photo Explosion Deluxe, but I did some research and it does look like it would be a compatible program for use with our digital backgrounds. We do not have any tutorials for that particular program, though. Most image editing programs are similar, so figuring out equivalent tools and functions is usually fairly easy. You can view our free video tutorials at our website (per Amazon rules, I can not state the name of the website but it should be easy to deduce from our brand name). Also, keep in mind that any purchase from us is covered by our 100% Unconditional Satisfaction Guarantee. I hope that answered your question. If not, or if you have any other questions, feel free to contact us anytime. Clive at EZbackgrounds
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Yes. Lightroom is cross platform. You can download the mac trial version from the Adobe website and use your serial # to activate it.
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Elements includes Adobe Camera Raw, the same raw editor as Photoshop CS5. As new cameras are supported, you can keep upgrading the camera raw plug-in at Adobe.com
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I've used Picasa with this machine and it works very fast. It easily applies the included fixes (contrast, hue/color saturation, etc. ) with no lag. Picasa is a lot less resource intensive then photoshop though. I take pictures with a 7.1 megapixel camera - the average photo is about 3.5megs.The mousepad takes getting used to when you want drag and drop things but you get used to it.
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Yes. This is the standalone Lightroom application which you pay for once. I am a photographer and use Lightroom most of the time, even though I have CS6. Creative cloud will be useful if you need the power of Photoshop for image manipulation & creation. Lightroom as a stand alone is more than good enough for image enhancement and localised adjustments.
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Yes, I have The Adobe Photoshop "Lightroom5 book for digital photographers by Scott Kelby... the book breaks the software down and leads you through set up and use...
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I use mine as a plug-in for photoshop. Not sure if you can use it with Lightroom. Not sure if it works as a stand alone. You can get on Topaz's website at topazlabs.com and email them. They are really good a getting back with you quickly. I really love this software. It takes a little while to learn how to use it but I love the results on my photos. I hope this helps.
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I've been using PhotoSuite 4 since it came out ... was it 18 years ago? Used it for 8 years in a professional photography plant to doctor bad photos. It's fast and easy. I only used Adobe for fine sharpening and more accurate resolution changes and cropping. And I just used it on my new Windows Home Premium 7 Acer netbook. Works just like it always did. Next I'll try it on Windows 8.1.
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A word about the D800. I downloaded the 20 megabite sample jpeg image files nikon provides and tried my hand at working with them in photoshop and Topaz filters. I see some color banding in the shadows, hmm? Has any one else tried working them?The other thing is that I noticed is with 36mp images at 20MB's your post processing times to slow to a crawl.
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Yes most do, but a good photo editing program is best to use. I recommend lightroom.