Free alternative to Paintshop Pro and photoshop.

Gimp is a advanced cross platform (Windows or Linux) open source (free) image editor that can be used as an alternative to Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop.
Gimp: Alternative to paintshop or photoshop
According to Gimp.org (2008) Gimp has many capabilities.

” It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.

GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted. ”

To see a full list of features visit gimp.org.

Click here to download the lastest version of Gimp for Windows or Linux.

Here is a Gimp Basics Video to give you an idea of the available tools and interface.

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