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[marko]

Here's a thread that I guess we could all benefit from - we sometimes hear of an application that can do a specific job and wonder if there is a freeware alternative. If you know of any freeware that matches or exceeds a commercial product, tell us about it here and I'll add it to our list
Marko

Commercial to freeware (alphabetical)
Adobe Premiere => Lightworks, VirtualDub, AviDemux, trakAxPC, VLMC (VideoLan Movie Creator)
Adobe Photoshop => Gimp, GimpShop
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom => RawTherapee
Visio (Microsoft) => ArgoUML

Freeware to commercial (alphabetical)
ArgoUML => Visio (Microsoft)
AviDemux => Adobe Premiere
Gimp => Photoshop
Lightworks => Adobe Premiere
RawTherapee => Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
trakAxPC = > Adobe Premiere
VirtualDub => Adobe Premiere
VLMC (VideoLan Movie Creator) => Adobe Premiere

[FreeWareFan]

There are many variants, so for example -
Adobe Premiere - Lightworks, VirtualDub, AviDemux, VLMC, trakAxPC Free

[FreeWareFan]

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom - RawTherapee
Now version 3.0

[Gremlinn]

A ver of Gimp that closer resembles Photoshop...

GimpShop http://gimpshop.com/



Adobe also has a free online editor called Photoshop editor express

http://www.photoshop.com/tools/expresseditor?wf=editor


Also, one that will come up in discussion is award winning Paint.NET

http://www.getpaint.net/

[Claw]

Almost , if not all the people I run into has used Paint.NET. this is one of the most used softwares that I have come in contact with, again:http://www.getpaint.net/

[marko]

Gremlinn, on 28 February 2012 - 04:53 PM, said:

A ver of Gimp that closer resembles Photoshop...
GimpShop http://gimpshop.com/

Made a note of this Gremlinn and will add this one to the site shortly

[Gremlinn]

Cool.

One i forgot to mention is Artweaver Free, which is said to be a stripped down version of photoshop. It does look alot like photoshop but i've yet to try it.

http://www.artweaver.de/products-en/artweaver-free/

EDIT: I see it's here already..lol

https://freewarebb.com/files/file/1444-artweaver/

[Claw]

Hey,,you batting a thousand today Grem. Must have had your "brain food" this morning. Marko keeps getting all this new software,,and we'll have to tie him down !!!! There will be no containing himself. Lol,.

[Gremlinn]

Hehe..brainfood. I just had a beer so i guess so,ya