SIMPLE editing software???

[lucsaunders]

Hi folks

I am teaching a photography class to mainly middle aged women with little or no computer skills. As part of my course I want to run a few classes on the basics of photo editing on a PC. I have used photoshop myself in the past but I need a FREE easily downloadable editing program which will introduce my class to the basics. I downloaded GIMP but that is way to complex for what we will be doing. I am looking for something similar to the user friendly iPhoto that comes with macs (but free and for PCs). The functions i need include

Cropping
Red eye reduction
Rotating image
Basic adjustments (contrast etc.)
and other basics


Any advice as to the best free software out there?

Replies are greatly appreciated

Thanks

Luke

 

[loopy]

Try Google's Picasa, it's free and does all those things.

 

[KmH]

Or Windows Picture Viewer if on a PC, and you won't have to download anything.

 

[Goontz]

Argh. No need to post in multiple places.

 

[PhotoXopher]

^ Agreed.

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/...8950-simple-editing-software.html#post1715769

 

[ann]

photoscape

 

[Don Kondra]

FastStone Image Viewer

PhotoMe

Paint.NET

Cheers, Don

 

[bengtb]

Try xnview it will even take Raw... http://xnview.com/

 

[GoMommiePhoto]

Picaso and Picnic are very user friendly. Hope this helps.

 

[[Dillz]]

Splashup is one I have used in the past for emergency photo editing. Workes really good and is free!

 

[JuneMcphee]

I have just started using a new program that's just come out. It's been specifically design for for family type camera users. It's a viewer, editor and organizer. Windows based http://www.photosurfer.com
It's been great and simple to use

 

[underOATH]

Google's Picasa is fairly easy to use, but I have not come across a PC app as user-friendly and powerful as iPhoto