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Offline erin21

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Paint.net
« on: Friday 02 March 12 20:19 GMT (UK) »
Could someone please advise me how to download paint.net (which I understand is free) onto my computer so that I can alter my photos.
many thanks
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Re: Paint.net
« Reply #1 on: Friday 02 March 12 20:38 GMT (UK) »
The paint.net website looks very annoying to download from as it keeps trying to get you to install a download manager.
I'd get it from http://www.filehippo.com/download_paint.net/ - click on download latest version on the top right and if it doesn't start straight away click on 'If not then please click this link'
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Re: Paint.net
« Reply #2 on: Friday 02 March 12 21:05 GMT (UK) »
Corieltauvi
Many thanks I am up and running thanks to you. I was getting confused by all the other websites.
Brilliant.
Thanks again
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Re: Paint.net
« Reply #3 on: Friday 02 March 12 21:57 GMT (UK) »
No problem. The other websites are rubbish.
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Re: Paint.net
« Reply #4 on: Friday 02 October 15 20:18 BST (UK) »
I`ve just found Paint Net on my PC. W8.1.  No idea how it got there, but I can`t understand any of it, and it doesn`t seem to work except for simple things like rotating images.

Should I get rid, or persevere.
I used to have Photoshop on my old XP, but when the PC died it went with it as well.

Any suggestions for a simple alternative.  I must admit I really can`t understand most of the words used in any of them  ???
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Re: Paint.net
« Reply #5 on: Friday 02 October 15 20:24 BST (UK) »
Try "Gimp" I know some people have used it on the Photo Restoration Board to great success...although I haven't used it...I've heard people say that is easy to use....there are also YouTube videos on How to use it and it's a free download.
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Re: Paint.net
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 03 October 15 10:56 BST (UK) »
Thanks for suggestion.
 I have also got Gimp.    I`m sure they are both easy to use, but my problem is that I just can`t make sense of the terms used. Layer masks, bezier curves, floating logo, etc  . ::)

This is baffling  ;D
A GIMP Image Pipe allows you to spray out series of full color pixmaps. To make it more flexible, the order the images are painted onto the canvas can depend on direction, angle, speed, or other factors.

What on earth do these mean. Remove red eye from photos is one I do get, but my simple programmes can do that.

What I can`t find is how to cut part of one photo and insert into another. Simple "copy and paste"
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Re: Paint.net
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 03 October 15 14:48 BST (UK) »
I'm useless with graphics packages.... I use Paint.net and it's just great.  Does all the simple stuff that simpletons would wish to do with Photoshop, without the overhead/faffery.

I generally use it just to crop, resize, tidy up, combine images.
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