Software

Adobe Photoshop

by Sairalyn on September 15, 2010

Photoshop is the market leader for commercial bitmap image manipulation but has the disadvantage of a high price. This has allowed competing programs such as Jasc Software’s Paint Shop Pro to become popular. To capture this lost market share, Adobe has introduced a much less expensive program called Photoshop Elements that consists of Photoshop minus some of the high-end output capabilities.

Photoshop Elements

Now easier to use, this all-in-one home photo solution, provides powerful photo editing functionality plus intuitive organizing and sharing capabilities. Organize your photos the way you want using new tagging, searching , and viewing options. Make your photos look their best by clicking away red-eye, cropping and rotating, and brushing away flaws. Artistically enhance photos by converting to sepia or black and white, applying various effects, and simulate painting. Photoshop Elements is available online for $88 to $100.

Photoshop CS (Creative Suite)

Used by graphic and web designers, photographers, and video professionals alike, Photoshop’s key features include: a full assortment of painting, drawing, and retouching tools; professional color-correction tools; enhanced layer control and layer compositions; improved File Browser; advanced web capabilities; the Healing Brush; special effects filters; advanced type control; customizable workspace; and automated production tasks. Photoshop CS is available online for $450 to $650.

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Cosmic Blobs

September 15, 2010

Created by Dassault Systèmes, a world leader in the development of 3D design software, Cosmic Blobs may be the most powerful 3D graphics software ever invented for kids. Recommended for children ages 7 to 14, the program allows the user to quickly design and build high quality 3D creations. Although the interface is childlike, resembling [...]

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Haptek People Putty

September 15, 2010

People Putty is a tool that allows you to make your very own interactive 3D talking head by altering the pre-made faces and shapes available in the program, or by loading an image from your digital camera, scanner or hard drive. In the Texture palette, you can add wrinkles, makeup, hair, change teeth, eyes, as [...]

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Flying Colors

September 15, 2010

Primarily a stamp and draw application, Flying Colors is advertised to be appropriate for ages 8 through adult. While the savvy computer artist might find this program too childlike, the available stamps, backgrounds, and vivid moving colors will engage most users. Some of the palettes encompassed within the application are: colors, patterns, gradients, a Stamp [...]

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Kid Pix Studio Deluxe

September 15, 2010

A child oriented painting program, Kid Pix has several applications including drawing, painting, stamp art, slide show production, and animation. The various versions, Kid Pix Studio Deluxe, Kid Pix Studio 3, and Kid Pix Studio 4 can be found online for $3 to $40. Malchiodi (2000) found: The program seems popular with elementary-school-age children and [...]

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Reviewing the Software

September 15, 2010

“Software, like computers, changes frequently, and it is difficult to provide a critique of something that may not be available in a year or two” (Malchiodi, 2000, p. 39). Image processing generally includes retouching or enhancement of photographs, computer vision, and creation of works of art. The programs necessary to execute this type of imaging [...]

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