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Christine

Christine Report 30 Aug 2006 22:37

Hi Since researching my tree i have been in touch with lots of new family members close and distant.Some of them very kindly sent me orginal and copies of old photos can anybody suggest a photo software i could buy to improve some that have faded and aged rather badly.Have a programme on my 3 in one printer also digi camera but need a programme more specialised i think. Regards Christine

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Unknown Report 31 Aug 2006 18:25

Christine, just type in 'photo programs' on your search engine and you will be spoilt for choice it just depends on how much you want to spend. I have Photoshop and it cost several hundred pounds

Sidami

Sidami Report 31 Aug 2006 20:21

picasa is good and it is free to download just google

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

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[email protected] Report 31 Aug 2006 21:13

A program called 'The Gimp' is good, but it can be a little hard to learn where everything is. Its a free download as well.

Brian(i)

Brian(i) Report 31 Aug 2006 22:50

Repairing photographs is my hobby and I use Arcsoft as my main programme. I also use Microsoft Picture It and Photo Re-touching. Each programme has its good points so I swap and change, experiment until I get a good result. A microsoft programme should have come with you computer. Photo re-touching costs about £10 from PC W. Others are from £40 upwards. Brian (i)

eRRolSheep

eRRolSheep Report 31 Aug 2006 22:57

Picassa and The Gimp are good but somewhat basic. I renovate and retouch photographs professionally and use a variety of software because each package has its strengths and weaknesses. As said earlier it all depends on what you want to spend - the old adage 'you get what you pay for' is never truer than when purchasing imaging and retouching software. Peronally I recommend Adobe and Corel.

Researching:
Happy

Shirley

Shirley Report 31 Aug 2006 23:11

I use Stepok's Gigital Beauty - 'Digital Beauty'. It touches up blemishes, balances colour and light and also sharpenes the picture as well. I was sent an old yellow black and white form a contact and I put it into the program and it has come up almost like the original.

Christine

Christine Report 31 Aug 2006 23:21

Just got in and seen replies thank you all very much for advice did not realise there was free downloads will have a go at those first.I can see i have a lot to learn but would love to beable to get a good result on these prints and copies some of them are early 1900 Thanks again Christine