The Mellotron Group

Yes, I use it, although not under Windows. Their web site 
<http://gimp.org/> lists a Windows port that you can download though.

It's pretty powerful and often compared to Photo Shop, although I can't 
say because I don't use Photo Shop. It has a somewhat different user 
interface. It's been around a long time so it's pretty mature (meaning 
not buggy), and still under active development.

Anyway, you can't beat the price.

Bob S.



Mark Pring wrote:
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> Is GIMP which is open source and free any use?
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> --- On *Sat, 10/10/09, tony1 /<atm655@verizon.net>/* wrote:
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>     From: tony1 <atm655@verizon.net>
>     Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] off topic
>     To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>     Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 11:21 AM
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>     Rick I'm lazy not stupid.
>     I have 2 degrees in computers and a lot more hours than I need for
>     a Ph.D.
>     Been in this field since 1977 when a fast modem was 75 BAUD.
>     Tony
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>         ----- Original Message -----
>         *From:* Rick Blechta </mc/compose?to=rick@rickblechta.com>
>         *To:* newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
>         </mc/compose?to=newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
>         *Sent:* Friday, October 09, 2009 1:53 PM
>         *Subject:* Re: [newmellotrongroup] off topic
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>         Tony,
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>         Professionally speaking, Photoshop is the only way to go. Yes,
>         it is a huge program and seems very confusing, but if you have
>         it already, I would suggest learning how to do the things you
>         want to do with it. Just because it's a huge program that does
>         basically anything you could possibly want it to do, doesn't
>         mean that you have to know everything about it.
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>         So if you do have it, you might want to check out the
>         tutorials at lynda.com. They are really terrific and the site
>         has tutorials that cover just about any software you might
>         want to use. Everything is clear and concise and you could
>         learn that bit you need to know about Photoshop, quickly and
>         easily.
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>         Two or three of my "hobbyist" friends say Photoshop Elements
>         is quite good and with a free trial, you could check it out
>         before laying down your cash.
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>         Rick
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>         On Oct 9, 2009, at 1:22 PM, tony1 wrote:
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>>         What are some of you using as a photo editing program?
>>         I don't like Photoshop, so other than that what's the "bomb"?
>>         Corel is good for me, but I like to explore some other options.
>>          
>>         Thanks,
>>         Tony
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