itisme25 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Hi All, I have a new intel based MBP with 4 gig of ram. I am wanting to buy a really good photo manipulation software package however I have no clue what is the best one to purchase. I would love to find something that is open source if at all possible, I take a ton of pics on my travels for work and I would love to be able to get crazy with them or merge them when that would be appropriate. Any and all suggestions are most appreciated! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl8080 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Hi itisme25, welcome to the forums. For premium software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 For open source: The Gimp ( http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ ) Photoshop is excellent, I use it for everything image editing-wise. - James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apowerr Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 If you're going to do actual 'editing-editing' you want Photoshop. However if you're just going to adjust lighting issues and correct hues Apple's Aperture and Adobe's Lightroom will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itisme25 Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Hi Guys, Thanks for the responses! I did download GIMP and I have x11 running on my MBP and everytime I go to edit a photo GIMP just shuts down and quits. Anyone have any ideas on this? I am fixing to go and see if there is some update for the x11 that I dont have. Hopefully that will resolve the problem. I will be doing "editing-editing" playing with layers adding and removing things from the image and stitching multiple photo's together to get a panaramic photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itisme25 Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 Once I downloaded the updated X11 GIMP started working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiranofice Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 i really would suggest photoshop, it is way deeper and complexer than any other program. If you really want the best for extreme-advanced photo editing, than go for photoshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyhighmac Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Pixelmator looks good, though I haven't used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privatesnuffy Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 all depends on your needs. If you're into super editing and need every ability ever made, photoshop is great. I use gimp mostly, can't go wrong with it (mainly cause its free and does alot of stuff) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazzzi Posted September 22, 2008 Share Posted September 22, 2008 i really like aperture for quick editing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnledmart Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I have no idea,but I also want to know it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonfilio Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 iPhoto 09 will allow you to do just about any post/correction you could ever want. If you want to get more into composition, Gimp and Photoshop. If you don't envision yourself doing a lot of detailed text work with your photos, just download Gimp (fossfor.us has a Leopard build) and go to town. The only thing Gimp is really lacking from PS nowadays (for photo/web use) is vector text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_pinjo Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 If you want opensource/freeware I would suggest the combination RawTherapee with Gimp. RawTherapee is used to import your RAW photos and do the basic color/exposure adjustments and Gimp for the real editing. Otherwise go for the combination Lightroom with Photoshop. I actually like this combo the best as Lightroom is more stable than RawTherapee and Photoshop has some better features... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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