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Top 3 Graphical Editing Programs

Photo graphics programs are becoming more and more popular for photographers and artists, as well as casual users who want to edit or change the nature of their photos. As technology has become the standard for graphic editing, the market been saturated with graphic editing programs. Which program should you choose to edit your photos in though? This article will explain which programs are right for you, as well as giving you the list price that you can expect:

Photoshop

The beast from Adobe continues its domination for professional and amateur use alike. Photoshop has been described as a ‘killer application’ proving its desirability among the masses. As one of the earliest editors, dating back to 1990, Photoshop comes with a wide array of both creation tools as well as editing tools that make for an extremely powerful all-in-one program. Most notably, Photoshop’s layering system can make for splitting images into layers, making editing each individual area much easier. With credentials such as these, one must consider that Photoshop comes at a high price. If you thought this, you’re correct, as Photoshop clocks in $700 or $200 dollars if you have a university discount. Photoshop is meant for the professionals and the hardcore, if you don’t fall under this demographic, and simply want to edit as a hobby, don’t buy Photoshop as it has a high learning curve.

GIMP

With the success of Photoshop, what could possible rival it? Well, GIMP has been hailed as the ‘free Photoshop’ as it’s an open-source program that was originally created for Linux systems in 1996. As you may have just picked up, the biggest pro of using GIMP is that it’s completely free! Like Photoshop, however, GIMP has quite a steep learning curve and its large list of features may be completely mind boggling to the beginner. If you learn to utilize GIMP properly, however, it’s one of the most powerful graphical editing programs on the market.

Paint.NET

Paint.NET is a newcomer to the world of graphical editing; however, it has made an explosive entrance in 2004 as it has had a large amount of success. Paint.NET, like GIMP, is free to use. Also like GIMP, Paint.NET has often been compared to Photoshop in terms of its quality and efficiency. Paint.NET features a layering system like GIMP and Photoshop, as well as a much friendlier user environment that lowers the learning curb substantially when compared to the other two programs. One cool feature of Paint.NET is the ability to click a button the program that takes you to their online forum where many users can help you with any potential problem you may experience.

Hopefully this article gave you an idea on what kind of editing software is right for you. Remember, just because Photoshop is the most expensive software on the market may not mean its right for you. Consider your needs and what each program offers before you buy them, and that shouldn’t be too hard considering two of the greatest are free!

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