Freeware Software Links Here

[KeithAlanK]

Virtual Photographer
http://www.optikvervelabs.com/default.asp
This free plug-in for PhotoShop and PaintShop Pro has a lot of cool presets for portraits, as well as many BW conversions. It has a large series of it's own plug-ins available, too.

Neat Image
http://www.neatimage.com/
I use NeatImage's noise reduction program on photos taken at high ISO. It's also a quick, free download.

[Bill Huber]

If you do Raw. you really need it.

Dr. Browns Image Processor 2.3

http://www.russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html

[Jake]

PTLens
http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/

PTLens is free Photoshop plug-in that automates correction of vignetting and lens pincushion and barrel distortion

[Lissa]

Hotpixels Eliminator - a noise eliminator that comes highly recommended.

[wrogers]

EASY THUMBNAILS
http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/?Easy%20Thumbnails=2800

A popular free utility for creating accurate thumbnail images and scaled-down/up copies from a wide range of popular picture formats

[Clik]

A neat little program that easily adds a watermark to your images. It can batch process and its pretty fast. You make your watermark in PS and it takes care of the rest.

http://www.watermark.studigotchi.com/index.htm

[gjramsey]

A neat Photo album website generation program I have started to play with.
Jalbum

http://jalbum.net/

[robar]

PAINT.NET
http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/

wsu and M$ are co-operating on this. for free it's great..
layers, selections,etc. the whole thing. should get even better in time.

enjoy,
roy

[Walker]

ExiMerge
http://pyzaz.com/ExiMerge.html

Restores EXIF data after image editing, including Canon and Nikon MakerNotes. Will create backup EXIF files, and has an EXIF previewer so that you can compare EXIF data in an image with the original.


CDLPro
http://pyzaz.com/CDLPro.html

An image downloader, with special features for Canon raw format. Additional special features for the Epson P-2000 storage device. Automatically creates backup .exi files as you download.

[wthalliii]

Pixort
http://www.pixort.com

Displays each picture in a folder (and optionally, subfolders) one at a time, and allows you to categorize them. Group 1, group 2, etc. Then, you can get Pixort to move or copy each group to separate folders. Makes sorting pictures really fast. I mainly use it to do the good picture / bad picture sort when I have a lot of shots to go through. Has free and shareware versions. The freeware version is not very limited.

RawShooter Essentials
http://www.pixmantec.com/products/ra...ssentials.html

A free raw file converter. This is a really great program. Very fast realtime preview. Does batch conversions in the background. Get it before they start charging for it!

[caustin]

Use the thumbnail in Irfanview...simply hit "T" and find the folder you have your images to edit. Allow the program to load the whole folder, then double click on the first one. That will bring it almost full screen. Hit the space bar to move forward and delete to kill the image. If you need to backup one image, simply hit the backspace key.
This is a very easy way to edit while on the road and get rid of bad shots.

Caustin

Originally Posted by jerrykr

Hogleg,

I use Irfanview for a lot of things, but here's how I find it most handy.

I always create a new folder and upload my shots to it from the camera.

Then to get a fast, easy first view of my shots, I use Irfanview's slideshow.

Just navigate to the new folder, "add all" to the slideshow, and they display full screen, very fast, no noticable file load time.

I have the file name display turned on, and can make notes of which ones I want to edit, or if they are hopeless, which ones to delete.

Very fast and easy.

I just wish you could do basic file management from the slideshow, such as delete, move to another folder, etc., but I guess that's not really what a slideshow is intended for.

[HighPlainsDox]

Originally Posted by Hogleg 44

Here is a new Free de-noiser program I just came across.

PictureCooler

I just tried it, too. It does an excellent job! Thank you! :D

[King Edward]

I can't believe no one has mentioned The GIMP.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-win/

I haven't found a better free image editor with the power GIMP has! (note* Install the GTK+ file before installing the main program.)

[blonboy]

Oscars JPEG Thumb-Maker

I use this program to resize entire folders mostly when Im resizing for the web. Then I run it again to make all the thumbnails. One really nice feature is that it compensates for landscape / portrait orientation. It will automatically recognize which it is and size accordingly.

I think its really worth taking a look at this program.

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/oscarthumb.html

[blonboy]

Here's one more contribution from me.

This page (and entire site for that matter) is LOADED with FREE goodies - Digital Camera goodies.....

http://www.mediachance.com/digicam/index.html

~Blon