image manipulation tools?
I have yet to install any image editing software on Laptop Primus. It is probably time to get some. Win7/64.
All I really do is crop things, select similar color regions, and apply gamma or brightness/contrast or level or hue changes within the regions. Blur and sharpen are nice too. Creating pixel-level icons like I use here is nice. Ergo, I do not need much. Probably something free would suffice. Ease of use is paramount; preferably keystrokes similar to Photoshop 4 from way back in the dark ages.
However, it never hurts to have something professional grade. Let us suppose cost is no issue. I will still use a mere fraction of what any tool does. Recommendations, whether free or costly?
All I really do is crop things, select similar color regions, and apply gamma or brightness/contrast or level or hue changes within the regions. Blur and sharpen are nice too. Creating pixel-level icons like I use here is nice. Ergo, I do not need much. Probably something free would suffice. Ease of use is paramount; preferably keystrokes similar to Photoshop 4 from way back in the dark ages.
However, it never hurts to have something professional grade. Let us suppose cost is no issue. I will still use a mere fraction of what any tool does. Recommendations, whether free or costly?