From: Chris H on
In message <2010022312574264440-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom>, Savageduck
<savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> writes
>
>Again, my recommendation is Elements + Lightroom, and Photomatix Pro for HDR.
>As you have noted, upgrading is part of the process.

I agree if the OP is finding iPhoto restrictive. Lightroom would be
better. Then get hold of Elements.

>> Could I manage either of those programs in a learning curve?
>
>Yes. Easily.

Likewise. Watch the videos for Lightroom and compare them with the
videos for GIMP :-)
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From: Chris H on
In message <b4k8o5h9u83hu4129ra9tlf1kdttuq6g6m(a)4ax.com>, tony cooper
<tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> writes
>On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:39:26 -0500, Alan Lichtenstein <arl(a)erols.com>
>
>If, by "asset management", you mean a system that allows you to tag or
>keyword images by subject, then Elements has that system in the
>"Organizer" module. Lightroom has a much better system for this, but
>you really don't need this unless you are working with a library of
>over a thousand or more images. With only a few hundred photos, you
>can "asset manage" with a file folder system.

Trouble is with digital it is amazing how fast you gain pictures... I
outgrew iPhoto in months.

>I've tried Gimp, just to see what it does, but I had the advantage of
>being an experienced Photoshop user and could figure things out from
>that knowledge. I would never recommend a newbie start with Gimp.

Also my experience.

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From: J. Clarke on
On 2/23/2010 5:00 PM, ray wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:45:42 -0500, nospam wrote:
>
>> In article<7uj0d4Fb4lU11(a)mid.individual.net>, ray<ray(a)zianet.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Great - I'll remember that what you say doesn't mean what you say.
>>
>> and i'll remember that you don't understand english.
>
> I understand quite well, and I generally expect people to say what they
> mean.

If you don't grasp idiomatic usage then either you don't understand
English as well as you think you do or you have something wrong with you.

From: Robert Spanjaard on
On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:44:56 +0000, Chris H wrote:

>>You would not recommend, lightroom or aperture? They're a bit more
>>expensive, but is it worth the difference at this point?
>
> Try them and see. There are 30 day eval versions of both. BEFORE you
> download watch the demo videos for both. Both have multiple videos.

And when you're trying out software anyway...

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From: Chris H on
In message <82f59$4b843a35$546accd9$23370(a)cache80.multikabel.net>,
Robert Spanjaard <spamtrap(a)arumes.com> writes
>On Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:46:27 -0500, Alan Lichtenstein wrote:
>
>[...]
>> Based on the discussion so far, I feel that something like GIMP may not
>> be good for me, based on my needs and the lack of support. But I thank
>> everyone who recommended it anyway. I don't mind spending a few
>> dollars, although Photoshop CS3 or 4 IS a bit much right now.
>>
>> Hope this clarifies a bit.
>
>Certainly.
>
>In which way do you find support for GIMP lacking?

The video tutorials on the web and on cover CD's of most photo magazines
were a bit light (non-existent), the books on GIMP are hard to find on
amazon (or in any book shop), If I ask in any photo forum no one has
ever heard of GIMP and refer me to Pulp Fiction..... :-)
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