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  1. peterp

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    #1 peterp, Sep 18, 2005
    Which software is best for managing digital photos? I know everyone uses Photoshop to edit photos. I don't edit photos much, but I'm trying to find out what is best for managing albums. I have used Kodak (which came with my digital camera) and now I have new computer that comes with Windows Media Center and HP Image Zone. I don't consider any of these good. The specific task I want be able to do is to select a group of pictures out of an album, and store them in reduced resolution for emailing. I was able to do this with Kodak, but only one at a time and it was a 5 click process for each as I had to manually rename them and specify a lower resolution. Does Photoshop also help manage albums or is there some other software I should use?
     
  2. Z0RR0

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    #2 Z0RR0, Sep 18, 2005
    I've heard a lot of good things of Picassa ... but I didn't get the hang of it.
     
  3. skyhigh

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    #3 skyhigh, Sep 18, 2005
    Picassa is good once you learn how it works, and it is free. Another good one is iView.
     
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    #4 ahighland, Sep 18, 2005
    I think you are looking for batch-processing. Photoshop does have this feature. There is a cheaper version of it called Photoshop Elements. I don't know off hand if it has batch-processing. It should be about $100. As for editing, I use The Gimp. It's a free program that is very similar to PS. If you can use PS, you can use Gimp. It's not quite as powerful, but it will do more than most people need.
     
  5. bottomline

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    #5 bottomline, Sep 18, 2005
    ACDsee 8.0.

    You'll like it.
     
  6. peterp

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    #6 peterp, Sep 19, 2005
    Thanks for the feedback -- this helps a lot. I think I will give Picasa a try first. Will report the results after I try it.
     
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    #7 AntonyR, Sep 19, 2005
    I use advance batch converter


    Works great

    Antony
     
  8. peterp

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    #8 peterp, Oct 2, 2005
    I've finally loaded Picassa and it's really great and easy to use. Thanks for the recommendation -- it does everything I was looking for and more.
     

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