Basic image editor for OS X

wjmoorewjmoore
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in macOS edited January 2014
Does anyone have any suggestions for a basic image editor for OS X? I would prefer a free program. I'm currently using Goldberg but it doesn't really allow you to edit the image. I also tried The Gimp under XFree86 but it wasn't exactly stable. I trialed GraphicConverter when it was first Carbonised but I found it to be very sluggish. Anyone know if it's better and maybe worth buying now?



Wesley

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  • Reply 1 of 10
    kidredkidred Posts: 2,402member
    Photoshop Elements I think is like $100 or so, and is the closest thing to what the pros use IMO.
  • Reply 2 of 10
    imacfpimacfp Posts: 750member
    You might want to try GraphicConverter again. I've always found it to work well. Elements is good but it's not carbonized yet. <img src="graemlins/hmmm.gif" border="0" alt="[Hmmm]" />
  • Reply 3 of 10
    wjmoorewjmoore Posts: 210member
    I downloaded and tried Graphic Converter. Seems good enough except that it destroys the lovely 128x128 icon that all my digital camera pictures have by default and replaces them with an ugly OS 9 one. I went through the preferences and turned all the icon stuff off but now all images that I view in the Browser get a plain/non-preview GraphicConvertor icon... Did I miss a preference somewhere? Is there some way to get the nice default icon back to all my pictures?



    Wesley
  • Reply 4 of 10
    amorphamorph Posts: 7,112member
    Check out <a href="http://www.caffeinesoft.com"; target="_blank">Caffeine Software</a>'s PixelNHance, which is a nice little freeware utility, or the free version of their heavy-duty TIFFany3.



    [edit: fixed URL -Amorph]



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  • Reply 5 of 10
    fluffyfluffy Posts: 361member
    [quote]Originally posted by WJMoore:

    <strong>Did I miss a preference somewhere? Is there some way to get the nice default icon back to all my pictures?y</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Under preferences-&gt;save-&gt;Custon icon there are settings to create larger icons. Works fine for me. I use GCs browser view exclusively for picture viewing... I haven't found anything better.
  • Reply 6 of 10
    whyatt thrashwhyatt thrash Posts: 421member
    That link should read <a href="http://www.caffeinesoft.com/"; target="_blank">http://www.caffeinesoft.com/</a>;



    I'm downloading some apps now. Haven't tried them yet, but they seem cool from the screenshots...
  • Reply 7 of 10
    torifiletorifile Posts: 4,024member
    I'll second the recommendation for PixelNhance. I just got it and it seems to be exactly what iPhoto needs in the next revision. It's not as comprehensive as graphic converter, but it's exactly what I need to work with my digital pictures a little. I'm downloading tiffany right now to see if it's as cool. Gotta love up and coming software that's Mac OS X only
  • Reply 8 of 10
    fluffyfluffy Posts: 361member
    ** edit **

    After talking to the good folks at CaffeineSoft it appears that they are fixing the filename extension issues, and I have no other complaints.



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  • Reply 9 of 10
    neutrino23neutrino23 Posts: 1,562member
    I recommend GraphicConverter. It is the most incredible program out there at that level. I'm still finding new things it does I didn't know about.
  • Reply 10 of 10
    junkyard dawgjunkyard dawg Posts: 2,801member
    Check out Hotline, it's the best image editors I've ever found!



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