GIMP is nice and has loads of options but I find it a real pain to actually do anything with it. It has so many functions and tweaks that it doesn't lend itself to being simple enough when doing the simple things. Sometimes all I want to do is to trim out a bit of the background. I'm used to just clicking a cut-out select tool, selecting the amount of feather edge or anti-alias, and getting on with it, but GIMP doesn't make it easy.Originally Posted by Paul
GIMP is a good compromise, but doesn't quite do it for me - the portable version takes some time to load up, too.. It'll do in the absence of anything else.
I've used various version of PaintShop Pro over the years. The best version I used was version 4.5. From about version 5 onwards, it started putting on weight until, by today, it's a Corel Bloatware. I have one of the later versions here somewhere but I rarely bother to install it because of the bloat.
I haven't used Photo Impact since the very early versions. Maybe I'll look into it to see what it does these days. I'd prefer the software to be portable, though. I install enough things as it is. ;)
I've found some lightweight portable graphics software - such as FastStone Viewer, Fotografix, and RealWorld Paint. I'm sure if I start using one of them more, I'll have less to complain about. :lol: