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bugzy
08-20-2008, 12:15 PM
Looking to get photo editing software thats cheap (free) that is parent friendly

my mom and dad just need to open and resize and rotate pictures, sometimes a bunch of pictures at same time if possible

photoshop is too complex for them

any recommendations?

satakal
08-20-2008, 12:20 PM
picasa may be worth a shot. It confuses the heck outta me, but I have seen a number of novices use it to great success.

Pretty sure picasa is a freebie owned and distributed by google.

oc-audica
08-20-2008, 12:21 PM
right click > open with > Microsoft Photo Editor

Pretty good/quick Office app... minus the batch processing

ohheycheckmeout
08-20-2008, 12:28 PM
iphoto if they have a mac

bugzy
08-20-2008, 12:31 PM
they got a PC

satakal
08-20-2008, 04:26 PM
right click > open with > Microsoft Photo Editor

Pretty good/quick Office app... minus the batch processing

looks like a good option.

gtiador
08-20-2008, 04:27 PM
Microsoft Photo Editor

x2

it's what i taught my mom how to use since she couldn't even open ps

mitssn
08-20-2008, 06:40 PM
Lon if it is on WinXP, you can download the picture resizer power toy located here: http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe

It allows you to just highlight the pics you want to resize --> rt click --> resize pics... DONE

Slapshotnerd
08-20-2008, 06:46 PM
irfanview is another option

Tom (aka Godzilla)
08-20-2008, 11:37 PM
2nd for Picasa. My Mom can handle it.