Photoshop

[jmarie-photography]

What is the best program for editing?

[Jim Bryant]

Originally Posted by jmarie-photography

What is the best program for editing?

I say photomechanics from Camerabits.com, but some say Lightroom. Depends on who you talk too.
Most of the pros use PM..why..it's a faster editing program.

[private]

What is your budget? I LOVE Light Room and Photoshop -

[nickbedford]

I say Lightroom, but Aperture is fairly equivalent, but like Jim said, there's a couple of other solutions.

Photoshop isn't best solution for "processing photo shoots" so to speak, rather more in depth editing of individual photos.

[jmarie-photography]

I've been leaning towards lightroom based off of what I've heard but, I'm not sure what else is out there. I have adobe Photoshop CS3 and feel like I'm limited with it, and that there is a lot of newer programs out there. I'd also like something that can help speed up editing, and I'd like to spend less than $300. Maybe this isn't possible with my budget?

[private]

Lightroom!

[rosserx]

Lightroom has a fully functional trial you can download. I don't know what other trials are available. Try them all. Then decide if the one you like best is worth its price or not.

[tuxcomputers]

GIMP is free and AWESOME.

[Jonbar18]

Originally Posted by tuxcomputers

GIMP is free and AWESOME.

Can replace Photoshop, but not lightroom.

[nickbedford]

Okay. I have to say this. Coming from Photoshop and Lightroom, and being a software developer and graphic designer, I can honestly say The GIMP has got to have the worst user interface in the known universe. I've tried using it do with some very basic things that I could do in seconds in Photoshop, half the time ending up failing at even achieving the result, letalone battling the unintuitive UI. And this is coming from someone who's spent time getting used to it.

End Exaggerated Opinion. Sorry.