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Need a decent image editing software

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/need-a-decent-image-editing-software.111323/

shivkumar
shivkumar Original post #1
Mar 21, 2009 at 5:24 PM
Friends,
I need a software for doing simple image editing particularly jpg / png format. Don't suggest me Gimp. Its too advanced and powerful for my requirement. I want to do some simple editing like cropping, highlighting, drawing some lines/ arrows, boxes, cricles. etc.

My search has been not fruitful. Currently, I have Inkscape, Gimp, installed. Inkscape seems to do the work to good extent but saving file in non common format like svg, may not be helpful for me.

Please help...
Rahim
Rahim #2
Mar 21, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Doesnt Inkscape has an Export feature?
S
Mar 21, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Try Photofiltre or Paint.NET

Arun
shivkumar
Mar 21, 2009 at 6:31 PM
Doesnt Inkscape has an Export feature?

Didn't notice it. I will try out. BTW why not have save as jpg option. Whats different between save as and export features???
G
Mar 25, 2009 at 1:15 PM
Cos Inkscape is basically a Vector graphics editing app .. not raster which would be GIMP ..
Yes Phtofiltre is good
*photofiltre.free.fr/ (theres a paid pro edition too)
and Paint.NET
*www.getpaint.net/

then theres Artweaver
*www.artweaver.de/index.php?en_version

Check whose features meet ur requirements and get it ..
Rahim
Rahim #6
Mar 25, 2009 at 3:23 PM
^Does the apps work under Linux?
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FilledVoid #7
Mar 25, 2009 at 3:45 PM
^Does the apps work under Linux?
He might be on Windows and looking for a freeware alternative too :)
phuchungbhutia
Mar 25, 2009 at 3:57 PM
Try photofiltre . . Its free and really small size . . . I downloaded it using airtel gprs . . Really useful software . .
Master of geeks
Mar 25, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Photofiltre..really good image editor. Try it!!
H
Hitboxx #10
Mar 25, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Yeah Right, he is asking for a Windows app in an OSS section. .

Try mtPaint or sK1 though sK1 is more like Coreldraw.