Things You'll Need:
- Photo-editing Programs
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Step 1
Check reviews in computer magazines and on the Internet to narrow your choices.
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Step 2
Buy Adobe Photoshop if you need a professional program.
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Step 3
Look for a program that can directly import images from a scanner or digital camera.
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Step 4
See what a program's automatic image-correction feature will do.
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Step 5
Make sure the program can crop, resize, flip and rotate images.
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Step 6
Compare color adjustment capabilities of programs. You should be able to adjust contrast, brightness, sharpness, hues and color-saturation levels; change a color; and convert color to black-and-white or grayscale.
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Step 7
Compare artistic tools for painting, drawing and erasing, if you will use them.
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Step 8
See whether the program allows you to insert additional text and graphics.
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Step 9
Compare the quantity and quality of included templates, projects, and special effects "filters" if you will use them.
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Step 10
Look for basic desktop-publishing capabilities, such as the capability of printing multiple pictures on the same page, if you will use these capabilities.
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Step 11
See whether the program lets you preview changes and whether the preview is in a small box or done on the original image.
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Step 12
Compare export and output options. You should be able to save a photo in several graphics formats.
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Step 13
Compare the ease of using the various programs available.











Comments
daydreamgalaxy said
on 7/15/2009 Thanks for the article! 5*s and Rec.
wandalee said
on 1/21/2009 can anyone tell me what program that the photo shop at wal-mart uses.