*Paint.NET *-- free, open source, Adobe Photoshop alternative!!
http://www.getpaint.net/
*Simple, intuitive, and innovative user interface*
Every feature and user interface element was designed to be immediately
intuitive and quickly learnable without assistance. In order to handle
multiple images easily, Paint.NET uses a tabbed document interface. The tabs
display a live thumbnail of the image instead of a text description. This
makes navigation very simple and fast.
*Layers*
Usually only found on expensive or complicated professional software, layers
form the basis for a rich image composition experience. You may think of
them as a stack of transparency slides that, when viewed together at the
same time, form one image.
Active Online Community
Paint.NET has an online forum with a friendly, passionate, and
ever-expanding community. Be sure to check out the constantly growing list
of tutorials and plugins! Frequently Updated
Updates usually come about every 4 to 6 weeks, and contain new features,
performance improvements, and bug fixes. Upgrading to the latest version is
very simple, requiring only two clicks of the mouse.
*Special Effects*
Many special effects are included for enhancing and perfecting your images.
Everything from blurring, sharpening, red-eye removal, distortion, noise,
and embossing are included. Also included is our unique 3D Rotate/Zoom
effect that makes it very easy to add perspective and tilting.
Adjustments are also included which help you tweak an image's brightness,
contrast, hue, saturation, curves, and levels. You can also convert an image
to black and white, or sepia-toned.
*Powerful Tools*
Paint.NET includes simple tools for drawing shapes, including an easy-to-use
curve tool for drawing splines or Bezier curves. The Gradient tool, new for
3.0, has been cited as an innovative improvement over similar tools provided
by other software. The facilities for creating and working with selections
is powerful, yet still simple enough to be picked up quickly. Other powerful
tools include the Magic Wand for selecting regions of similar color, and the
Clone Stamp for copying or erasing portions of an image. There is also a
simple text editor, a tool for zooming, and a Recolor tool.
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