What is the standard photo editing software on a Windows machine?

[Scatterbrained]

If you relied on the windows pre-load, you'd think that photos cannot be edited.

I think they use some sort of phone based editing service. Something about an instant telegram or some such. I'm not sure but I hear all the kids are doing it these days.

 

[Ysarex]

Picasa from Google is a real common choice for Windows users. It mangles photos and can commit nearly as many editing atrocities as iPhoto.

Joe

P.S. iPhoto got the axe today -- a cause for celebration. All the photos in the world can breath a little easier today.

 

[e.rose]

Picasa from Google is a real common choice for Windows users. It mangles photos and can commit nearly as many editing atrocities as iPhoto.

Joe

P.S. iPhoto got the axe today -- a cause for celebration. All the photos in the world can breath a little easier today.

iPhoto only got the axe today, because it's being replaced by "Photos".

 

[Pejacre]

Widows 7 has a native program called 'Microsoft Picture Manager' - provides basic crop, resize, contrast, brightness, saturation, redeye, sharpness, publishing etc plus as mentioned, 'Paint' for spot retouch etc. I think you have to convert your RAW files before you can use either.

 

[snowbear]

Windows 8 ships with Photo Editor, Photo Gallery and Photo (I'm sure I didn't add them). Photo is a viewer. It looks like Photo Editor allows cropping, resizing. preset WB and a few preset effects. At first glance, Photo Library looks like iPhoto or a scaled down Aperture/Lightroom; I may actually play with this.

 

[Ysarex]

Picasa from Google is a real common choice for Windows users. It mangles photos and can commit nearly as many editing atrocities as iPhoto.

Joe

P.S. iPhoto got the axe today -- a cause for celebration. All the photos in the world can breath a little easier today.

iPhoto only got the axe today, because it's being replaced by "Photos".

Unfortunately true. The world's photos need to be afraid -- very afraid.

Joe

 

[JClishe]

Windows Live Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery - Microsoft Windows

 

[table1349]

Is there one?

Mac has iPhoto... What does Windows have?

(This is a serious question. I need to know. )

There isn't one. If Microsoft can't integrate it into their OS so you are stuck with it, then you have to pay for it. :mrgreen:

 

[Designer]

So what the hell do normal people non-photographer-types with Windows machines use to edit their photos??

Do they just all resort to getting Photoshop Elements? Or do they all migrate towards another program in particular?

Later today I will check. We just got a new HP laptop.

Meanwhile, I presume most people use the software that came with their camera. Me, I couldn't get the Nikon NEX to load on my Mac.

 

[e.rose]

Windows 8 ships with Photo Editor, Photo Gallery and Photo (I'm sure I didn't add them). Photo is a viewer. It looks like Photo Editor allows cropping, resizing. preset WB and a few preset effects. At first glance, Photo Library looks like iPhoto or a scaled down Aperture/Lightroom; I may actually play with this.

Picasa from Google is a real common choice for Windows users. It mangles photos and can commit nearly as many editing atrocities as iPhoto.

Joe

P.S. iPhoto got the axe today -- a cause for celebration. All the photos in the world can breath a little easier today.

iPhoto only got the axe today, because it's being replaced by "Photos".

Unfortunately true. The world's photos need to be afraid -- very afraid.

Joe

Haha, well. I never used iPhoto for anything more than to store my iPhone photos, but from a consumer level, I think that it did a fine job doing what it did.

I'm sure Photos will be the same.

It's not mean to be professional software.

So what the hell do normal people non-photographer-types with Windows machines use to edit their photos??

Do they just all resort to getting Photoshop Elements? Or do they all migrate towards another program in particular?

Later today I will check. We just got a new HP laptop.

Meanwhile, I presume most people use the software that came with their camera. Me, I couldn't get the Nikon NEX to load on my Mac.

Oooooh sh*t. Duh.

I totally forgot about that... our cameras come with software don't they?

#DontHaveMineInstalled

 

[e.rose]

For clarification:

The reason I'm asking about this, is because I am thinking about teaching a **beginners** DSLR workshop, geared towards moms, bloggers, hobbyists, etc. I've had a few of my clients mention how they wish they could use their cameras better, and that sparked the idea.

That being said I don't know if I should stick STRICTLY to the cameras, or consider entry-level global edits as well, but therein lies the problem of "What software is everyone using??" I have recently come to the discovery that apparently my target client market all happen to be Mac users, so I may not have that issue. But just in case *they* bring a friend, who isn't maybe my target clientele for portraits, but does wanna learn how to use their camera, and ALSO happens to be a Windows user... I was trying to figure out if there is something common and universal that I should learn.

But it doesn't seem like there is.

Also, Snowbear - Is it Windows 8 that it shipped with? Or your *computer* manufacturer?

I know I had something on my Dell, but it was something Dell was sticking on the computers, not Microsoft.

 

[Tee]

Make it two classes. How to use your DSLR and Basics of Photo Editing or something like that.

That way when they get hooked on your intro class, they'll drop more coin

 

[snowbear]

OK, I checked a bit further:

It looks like Photo Editor was bundled by Samsung (another story). The Photo Gallery (seems to be more useful) is part of the "Windows Essentials" package - a free download from Microsoft.

 

[e.rose]

Make it two classes. How to use your DSLR and Basics of Photo Editing or something like that.

That way when they get hooked on your intro class, they'll drop more coin

Yeah, I was thinking of doing that.

Maybe offering them on the same day, kind of back to back. Like an hour apart or something.

People who want to stay for the second half can, and those who don't, can go.

 

[e.rose]

I just need to figure out which piece of software is going to be most beneficial.

Photoshop Elements? Lightroom?

Or maybe I should use Canon's software and/or Lightroom and position that while their software may not be the exact same, its' the principals behind it all that is most important.