Picasa

Collecting and Editing

One of the best-quality catalog of photos, he will allow you to enter an arbitrary number of photos, (and this can be very, very, large number), and will automatically sort them according to some parameters that will read, (like the date), but will they be able to manually clean up the folder you want. In this way, with the help of built-in search, you can very quickly find the desired photo and see it with other photos that were made at that time, or are complex in the same folder.
Photos of most in Picasa title comes from the camera and memory cards, so Picasa allows you to process and that the photos are better quality, this means that with the help of colors, lights, hay, cutting staff, or adding an effect (and there are twelve of them) do just onakvu photo what you wanted from the beginning.
This program supports the creation of additional content, such as poster, collage, web-pages with images.
One thing is certain with Picasa, you can spend a lot of comfortable moments. Adding finding and playing with images is very easy, so this program can recommend to anyone. URL http://picasa.google.com

PLUS- Very pleasant interface, easy to use
MINUS- No too many advanced features
IMPRESSION- Splendid tool for the average computer user with a digital camera

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/otgrqbi5aq 5.7MB

High Quality Photo Resizer

Fast Cutter

Photos from digital cameras are not excessive for FotoStudio in any other circumstances should change their size. If you want to send photos from your digital camera, then you have a problem.
Namely, they are mostly very large (larger than one megabyte) and if you want to send 10 photos, which is not a lot, then lose the connection, inbox full, mail is sent long ...

Therefore, should resize photos, even though it may do in any picture editor, much better to use some special programs for that purpose, such as a High Quality Photo Resizer. Using the program is very easy, select the desired photos (or entire folders in which the photographs are located), select the maximum horizontal, vertical, and certain formats like whipped cream in the end, the filter will be applied to photography after a change in size.

So you can photograph that by sharpening the contrast enhanced, or mix it easy to add some crazy effects like waves. When all set click on the "Start" to be created in a few moments a lot of new photos and that's it.
URL www.naturpic.com/Resizer

PLUS- Fast and easy operation, nice effects
MINUS- More options in selecting the size should not be missed
IMPRESSION- Complete and of high quality tool for resize image

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/b6qyvqgb2k 732KB

Paint.NET

King Free Graphics

Sometimes we wondered Paint Shop examine, and today it is wondered Paint.NET. The difference in features, but the price ...

Paint.NET is the first real free photo editor for Windows. Under the "True" I think that is completely adapted to the operations system that works (unlike the GIMP for example), that has an interface that is revised, the polished, pleasant and fast and that his capabilities are sufficient for most computer users who need that type of program . I have to admit that for some time Paint.NET meets all required conditions, so it is with good reason on the first point. Follows the GIMP, but can easily lose sight of ...

Why we are so like Paint.NET? Because it has a very nice and pleasant interface, good tools, it can work with the layer, and can open multiple photos at once. Moreover, manipulation of open photos is easier than in many other programs of this type. As for the filter, there are a very solid number, and so are easy to use that any beginner can play them without problems. Advanced users will even know how to use all the advantages they offer. If you do not need Photo shop - Paint.NET is a program for you.
URL www.getpaint.net

PLUS- Interface, features, price
MINUS- New features coming to the "dropper"
IMPRESSION- The most far better free photo editor for Windows

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/e90g0gvk57 1.5MB

ArtRage

Not all of the graphics processing files, something is in the drawing. That is so often better, the ArtRage, which in its most poor (but so free) version offers some very nice tools for drawing.
Even if you have a tablet and draw by hand, not with a mouse - all the better.
Damages only as the poverty-stricken and in some things like the softness of prints, but still it is a tool which can provide you with a lot of fun.
URL www.ambientdesign.com

PLUS- Pleasant interface, drawing is easy
MINUS- Not just a little short in the free version
IMPRESSION- Great tool for drawing and could be much better

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/fnuzk5c3xy 7MB

EASY Thumbnails

When you need a large number of images to create their reduced versions, there are two possibilities.
You can do this task one by one photograph (and by doing so lose a lot, lot of time) or do everything with the help of special tools.
Easy Thumbnails except change the size of photos, and allows easy Color correction, contrast, and sharp. Works quickly and efficiently, just as us to be.
URL www.fookes.com/ezthumbs

PLUS- Ease of use
MINUS- In is only slightly more options
IMPRESSION- If you need a small version of this photograph is a choice that no one should not replace

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/areu7udmxl 1MB

FastStone Image Viewer

Best image viewer better still, destroy everything in front of them.
Favorite is better proof that the recent new versions rarely, and FastStone Image Viewer is still no competition, IE, most better.
Fast display of photographs, many more options to work with them, very high quality display additional information about the pictures, as well as a handful of options for advanced users, keep this program at the very top.
URL www.faststone.org


PLUS- Potential, speed
MINUS- No standard interface, just their own skins
IMPRESSION- If it is still only able to "fit" looks at the rest of Windows

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/hoknt1940s 4.1MB

Gadwin PrintScreen

At around, this program provides everything needed to successfully "chasing" a picture of the monitor and store them in image files.
Its configuration is such as can be expected in these programs, it offers options such as converting a photograph of the gray shades, set the hay, with the postponed "catching" ...
There are no advanced features such as scroll a Web page when you save and the like, but it is a program free of charge.
URL www.gadwin.com / print screen

PLUS- Good work
MINUS- No most advanced features
IMPRESSION- For those who do not need something demanding - an excellent solution

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/zhap2pp3j5 2.8MB

Hugin

Although the beginning seems complicated, this program is to create a panorama is not as difficult. If you use plug-ins that are located in the folder along with this program, it is a (autoboard_v103.zip and enblend 3.0.zip), you will have better results in the preparation of panorama photos, and that, in fact you will not have to do anything except take pictures and several times to click the mouse.
Because this is a good Hugin.
URL http://hugin.sourceforge.net

PLUS- Development of additional tools
MINUS- Ugly and sometimes boring interface
IMPRESSION- With a little effort can give very good results

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/nn1iah0y6q 12.9MB

IcoFX

Applications for editing icons that are worth something not very frequent, and those who are good most often are not free.
This fortunately does not extend to IcoFX which is a great tool in which you can draw any icon you want. With a solid range of tools and a quite sufficient number of additional effects, it is possible to create high-quality icon for your application, documents or anything on the desktop.
True competition does not have this program.
URL http://icofx.xhost.ro

PLUS- Good features, prices
MINUS- Not update more than one year
IMPRESSION- Although not a long time improved, is still at the top free offers

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/7jnejcqymi 1.3MB

Inkscape

Except that an interface is not completely done in the style of Windows, and translations for some languages are bad, In scape not find complaint.
Of course you can not compare with the expensive programs to create illustrations, but it can do a lot to what is the most better evidence and a lot of pictures at the scene. Before you take the money for the illustrator, try Ink scape - perhaps it is enough for you.
URL www.inkscape.org


PLUS- Solid opportunities
MINUS- Translations of some of the languages are bad
IMPRESSION- Splendid program for the picture, especially considering the price

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/ajeovj9emd 21.9MB

PhotoScape

Image editing beginners have never been easy, and for this there are tools like Photoscape. Viewing photos is easy, editing also. Re size, crop, color, contrast ... Everything is so easy, because you can print disagree more pictures on the same page, combine them or put an animated GIF picture to a Web page.
Brilliant program that, along with all the above and still looks nice.
URL www.photoscape.org

PLUS- The ability, simplicity, appearance
MINUS- Advanced will become jealous at beginners
IMPRESSION- Great tool for the first processing of photographs, and much more

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/cto4pzq5mo 10.4MB

Shape Collage 2.1 -Photographic collages

Creating a collage of pictures can be quite fun if you have a good tool. Many programs like Picasa, which, except for a very attractive photo management and numerous other features, offers the option of making collages in this area is not really shines. However, it is quite understandable view that if all the programs that can be the making collages specialty.

Unfortunately, a large number of specialized software intended for making collages is not free, but they always can find some interesting titles, of which, at least at the moment, the most popular Shape collage. Already at first glance pleasantly surprised; installation takes barely five hundred kilobytes, and we must admit that despite what is small, has very good range of features.

Vincent Cheung is the programmer responsible for this project (it is written in Java for those who are just to ask), and it appears that his experience was gained working for Microsoft, and Google, well-served. Lucky for us. Shape collage is a very intuitive interface and more or less all the options available in the same window, it will do some feature to pass through the tabs located on the right side of the window.
Use it easily, it is enough in the spaces drag the image of which plan to create a collage or mosaic, choose the type of collage, on request, which set another little thing and click on the button that will be generated collage. Can not be simpler. However, Shape collage is far refinement than at first glance can do.

For example, you do not want to drag the image into a window, it is possible to choose the menu option to add all files in a directory (along with subdirectories), or only those you select, so you more responsible. Pictures will be displayed as miniatures, and there are no specific features for image processing options except that they rotate left or right.

But that's not so crucial. What is important is that the Shape collage allows to define reality many different patterns according to which images should be complex in order to form a collage. Apart from a few predefined, in which the pictures form a rectangle, heart shape and round, it is possible to enter text.

Of course, it is possible to choose any type of characters and their size, but in addition to standard fonts, and allows insertion of symbols. That really opens the door to a large number of shapes that can form pictures and collages may seem quite interesting. Besides entering text, shape collage offers another nice option - draw your own pattern. However, for more complex forms you will need to be a little more skilled at drawing the mouse, but things can look really effective. The size of the collage, in most cases is best left to the assessment of the Shape Collage, but it is possible to define a few parameters and if you collage first fails (which could be the case, especially if you are trying to make images to form a complex shape), one has to play with fine tuning the available parameters.

All images in the collage will be reduced, they will be added white edge, and will have shade. Of course, and on these parameters can be affected by changing the color of the edge, and its size, but also set the appearance of the background on which the mosaic will be generated. It is, however, can be transparent, it is possible to use a photo or just specify the color. It is suitable to you and Shape collage offers preview and collages, and making of images in the default format is animated, but only during the generation or collage preview.

Collages can be recorded only in three formats in which many of JPEG and PNG, and pleasantly surprised with the possibility of recording a Collage in famous Photoshop PSD format. Unfortunately, it is not possible to adjust the parameters into a collage, except for export in JPEG format in which it is possible to determine the level of compression.

Damage, but not crucial, although we would gladly see the possibility of determining resolution (Screen or press), and would not be bad either save Collage in PDF. We lack the ability to print and the printer, but it is possible to order the print through an Internet service Shutterfly. All in all, Shape collage is pretty effective tool for the automatic generation of Collage, which has pretty well worked out definition of samples, and free. Worth it to try.

DOWNLOAD: http://www.box.net/shared/fr6g39vm7u 328KB

Neat Image 6.0 - Killer Noise

Today it is one of the main enemies of photography just noise. The problem of noise in high-quality and expensive camera is far milder stated, which is quite understandable due to better clean the sensor, but what is it with the small compact digital appliances for which the producers, probably due to marketing, to push too huge number megapiksel the disproportionately tiny sensor.
The result is usually not pretty pictures, but often just the opposite, to be bad because of excessive levels of noise. Stunt is really simple, with a beautiful and sunny weather photographed you with a low ISO speed
(this would also have to be automatic setting on the camera in such conditions), but as the space photographs darker, the ISO speed will need to be higher. What is ISO speed is greater, it will start to appear all the greater amount of noise.
So, for a lower level of noise in the photographs should take pictures with a low ISO speed. It is not always possible, and have been a number of tools with which the noise in the images, at least to some level, it is possible to remove or mitigate. One of the best such programs is something the Image. Its secret is in contrast to the removal of forests takes into account the specific characteristics of the device, which is certain images, whether it is a digital camera or scanner, or have some other device.
In fact, it is possible to create a profile for a particular camera on the basis of its calibration target. NEAT Image can all completely automatically do. It is best that the results of removing noise is really superb. NEAT Image gives really surprisingly good results in removing the noise from the photo is indisputable. To be a better thing, it works equally well on a photograph taken in digital camera, or those that are scanned. In any case, I recommend you to try.

DOWNLOADS: http://www.box.net/shared/98ojpckaqf 2,4 MB
USER GUIDE : http://www.box.net/shared/02y8ebfk66 841 KB

Xtreme Photo Designer 6 - Extremely simple

This is a surprisingly well-equipped image editor that not only has the tools you've used if you have previously used some of them, but it is even richer than some standard that we meet. This is a completely free, and ask whether the stay.
It is very good and simple interface,and everyone would be very easy to make, the basic tools are located on the palette on the left side of the window, while the most interesting options on the toolbar at the top of the window.
No matter what would this program, at least by name, could line up in the advanced editors meant something more experienced users, the truth is actually quite different. Tools that offers customized and total beginners, a great number of opportunities utilizable without the need for more specific tuning parameters available.
That is possible only with one click optimize color ratio, the level of contrast or brightness, fix exposure, red eye effect from photos to create panoramic, with photos remove various art effects and damage, tighten, resize and rotate, and much more.
Since the action easily undone, and all the changes that are doing now, you can see, and only when you are fully satisfied, decide and implement them on the photo with the work. There is Xtreme Photo Designer fairly well equipped. Just choose the only special effect you want.
With a lot of other options and tools, which are all well described in a free guide in PDF format that you need from the official Web site to download separately (weighs about a hundred pages, which only confirms that the Xtreme Photo Designer very well equipped).
Can be listed and the possibility of recording the contents of the screen, support for scanners and the possibility of optimizing the format, which captures images that would be suitable for display on the Internet. When we talk about formats, there's a surprise, except the typical format, was able to open and record in Photoshop PSD format. Cool.
Xtreme Photo Designer really good image editor that will have no problem to meet many home users.

DOWNLOADS: http://www.box.net/shared/53qtx1jh85 14.9 MB

Overview of multimedia PictoMio 1.0

The beauty of the works
The lovers finally interfaces your photos can view the beautiful environment. In addition to this, PictoMio offers plenty of reason to finally greet the sterile Windows PictureViewera.Regarding the review of photos, many average users are satisfied with shipped PictureViewer program that offers basic capabilities, and fulminant during labor. Those who seek something more functional, will look for something stronger, such as the famed IrfanViewa or ACDSeea.

PictoMio in its first version focuses solely on the review. So, here you will find some "quick" tools for processing photos (crop, levels, resize, etc.). The most you can do is to shift 90 degrees, which can be useful if your digitala not rotates photos. Immediately at the beginning, you'll notice that a lot of sweat invested in the beauty of your surroundings. All buttons, scrollbar, dropdown lists and the like are easy animation, so that all the "taxi" on the screen during use. PictoMio is divided into two parts - Browse and slideshow. The first part, on the left side there is navigating with the classic folder tree, while on the right made an overview of the content. He is, by pestanyes, may change in the Thumbnails, Filmstrip, Single Image and Carrousel, which are offered in the very top of the window.

If you choose Thumbnails, you'll receive diminished view photos in slide form, where you can add a picture to favorites, evaluate it, add a filter to view or view information about it. With the slider in the lower right corner you can increase or decrease the thumbnails.
Tab filmstrip offers a similar view him that if you have Windows select the option under the Filmstrip View. You have a great view despite his red thumbnail versions of other images in the gallery. It is interesting that you can specify where you want to show thumbnails in relation to the main display (down, up, or right). As previously described in the display mode, and here it is possible to adjust the size of thumbnail images. The main display "discovers" more choices if you hover your mouse over the images. For example, you can run a slide show, to evaluate the image, enlarged it and reduce, rotate 90 degrees, and add a comment or see a histogram RGB channels. Another great tool is the Color picker, that you can use in one click get the value of certain pixels in RGB Alpha or hexadecimal format.

Single Image tab offers a view over the entire surface of a frame to display the content. As Filmstrip, additional tools appear when mouse is over images, so it is here and can make some quick intervention.
Last tab with the name Carrousel offers today often seen iPhone way views files, where the gallery shows in the area. Image that is currently displayed is aligned in the foreground, while others see on both sides, slightly skew perspective. Although not the best uses space on the screen, Carrousel option you'll choose to look cool in front of society while scrolling photo gallery in 3D.In the right part PictoMio interfaces are located pestanyes that offer more information. These are the Image Info with information like the location of the document on your hard disk, weight, dimensions, date changes, etc. Then, Albums / Categories, where you can access documents that have been previously saved in a special category or placed in joint albums. EXIF Data will surely enjoy all the photo that can see some of the technical parameters of the camera, which is made of photographs.
The second part PictoMio interfaces "reservations" is to create your own slide show presentation. Here you have three divisions. In the left part of the Preview box in the right Thumbnails versions of the images in the lower part of the slide show Timeline. Creating a slide show is extremely simple: just move the image from the thumbnails on the framework Timeline in the order in which you want to show those later. In timeline between each picture show the so-called. transition icon, with which you can choose one of nine offered transition effects.
You have the classic video controls (play, stop and next), and timecode, which indicates the length of slide show.

DOWNLOADS: http://www.box.net/shared/th5n8b8xyc 9.5 MB