http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: photo editor and enhancement program for free en-US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:10:50 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953/page/2#post-43016 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:59:48 +0000 Robert 43016@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Copmom,</p> <p>Go to run,type <strong>diskmgmt.msc </strong> and you will see all your drives and some-LOL- unallocated free space (155 Gb) listed after using Acronis TI.<br /> Right clicking on the unformatted space will give you the option to format it and create a partition you can use for backing up purposes.</p> <p>If you don't want another partition ,you can always use a partition manager for resizing the drive.<br /> Hope this helps ya ,if not send me a print screen of what you see when you run 'diskmgmt.msc' (..or when you're still having the partitioning blues).</p> <p>~Robert~ </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953/page/2#post-42887 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:22:07 +0000 goodgotd 42887@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <blockquote><p>My computer boots with the A: drive first (yes, I do have a floppy drive on here), and then it goes to the CD</p></blockquote> <p>open the bios and set it to boot cd-rom;hdd0, 2nd page usually. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42885 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:09:09 +0000 Txnnok 42885@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>yea, u need to boot from the cd drive. You can always change it back after your done. I'm missing some gigs myself, but it was through windows partitioner. I was considering using easus's to see if it would give it back, but to do it properly the whole drive has to formatted using it and I don't have an external hard drive. Geuss, I'll have to wait.</p> <p>I hate having to reinstall everything. Drive magician would definitely help shorten the process. It'll probably make a 4 hour reinstall down to an hour or two, hopefully.</p> <p>copmom if you end going ahead and doing formatting and partitioning, let us know how it went and if used the driver magician to help. Don't forget to make a 30 to 50 gig partition just for complete back ups, not restores. That has saved my life many times.</p> <p>I was trying to think of how to keep my programs from GOATD if I did it without a backup. I wonder if you can make a copy of those programs to cd and then reinstall them. Like a file back back up using windows tools. I've never tried made file copy using MS program much less using file back up for program backup, so I'm leary.</p> <p>Hamstergirl sorry to hear of those problems you have. I haven't a kidneystone, yet(knock on wood). I have had that kidney infection everyone gets(can't think of the name). I couldn't even begin to empathize or compare it to stones,esp. when their coming out(seen on t.v.). I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42810 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:31:41 +0000 copmom 42810@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I think I figured out my problem. My computer boots with the A: drive first (yes, I do have a floppy drive on here), and then it goes to the CD. The iso file is too large to fit on a floppy, so that didn't work. Will mess around with it some more. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42790 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:15:58 +0000 copmom 42790@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thank you velly much! *=) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42788 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:52:10 +0000 ldahl 42788@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Copmom the manual should tell you all you need to know.Go to the "welcome" page and it will lead you through the whole process.Here is a page from the online manual dealing with<br /> how to use the bootable CD&gt;<br /> <a href="http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/help/booting-from-the-bootable-cd-dvds.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/help/booting-from-the-bootable-cd-dvds.htm</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42787 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:35:26 +0000 copmom 42787@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I can't make anything happen. I downloaded the program, then read the readme file, made a cd of the iso file, and then that's it. No program opens up. What did I do wrong? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42784 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:57:51 +0000 ldahl 42784@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Yes, that is why you needed to partition it...the 55 Gigs are there. The partitions take a little room so you will lose a bit, but not the full 55(I think..only have tried this once for the PC)If you corrupted a driver(it happens), you might be glad to have a back-up driver to disc, yes? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42783 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:46:15 +0000 copmom 42783@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks Idahl! Gee, I thought I already had that one but didn't, have it now. What if I do NOT want my larger HD partitioned? I used Acronis True Image, but it made my 300 GB 2nd HD into 145 GB which the C: drive is... so I lost 55 GB doing it that way, it's invisible now. Maybe that's why I needed to partition it??</p> <p>And, if we do this, why would we need todays program offering... Driver Magician? We'd have all the drivers already on the copy. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42778 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:08:49 +0000 ldahl 42778@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Copmom! I used Easeus, found here: <a href="http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/index.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.easeus.com/disk-copy/index.htm</a><br /> It was very easy to use and I was truly shocked about how fast it was.(twenty six minutes)If you are going to a larger drive you will need a partition manager. Easeus will only show your old complete disk. On mine it was 20 gigs, then my son used a partition manager that came with windows to make the rest of the HD visible. He made the partitions and when it asked if he wanted to format, he said no. (He'd formatted the total drive before he put files on it). That was it; it was done and looked and worked exactly like my old computer. It was such a relief to not have to redo all my filters and make them work with the broad range of graphic programs I use. That would have been a nightmare which would have taken me days to set up again. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42777 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:00:49 +0000 goodgotd 42777@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>not gimp, dogwaffle </p> <blockquote><p>Project Dogwaffle is a raster graphics editor with simple animation capabilities.</p> <p>The program, written by Dan Ritchie, runs on the Windows platform and has both freeware and commercial versions. The commercial version, PD Pro Digital Painter, is updated frequently while the most recent freeware version is Project Dogwaffle 1.2, released in 2004. The free version is fully functional, lacking only the advanced layer and scripting tools of the full version.</p> <p>Project Dogwaffle features include realistic paint effects similar to Corel Painter, a frame-based animation tool, the standard paint tools common to most modern bitmap paint programs, and an alpha channel for transparency effects.</p></blockquote> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42762 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:00:31 +0000 copmom 42762@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Idahl, which program did you end up using to ghost your HD?? I've got so many programs on here I forget what does what? Also, I just got an email today from Paragon with an update to Paragon Drive Copy, V9 with registration #'s, etc. So I deleted v8.5 I had on here. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42739 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:08:34 +0000 my_name_is_brad 42739@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>hg, yeah it doesn't take photoshop filters, but that's because it is Gimp.....just with a different face </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42737 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:34:43 +0000 ldahl 42737@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>WR, you are more than welcome! Somehow I thought you had already seen the other game I suggested. You probably know more about games than anyone here. I like to look at them, I really can't say why, they interest me without needing to play them all the way to the end. the ones I've finished were really special to me, because I didn't think I was good at games at all. Now I've gotten games from Big Fish and half my family does so also. </p> <p>HG, frog breath? Nah! I've had such a bad year in so many ways, I understand and sympathize with all and sundry in the same boat. I'm just to the "Hoist the sails and d@mn the tide!" stage now. Yep, I'm way overtired tonight.:))) You'll never guess what I finally got up courage to try... ghosting my 20gig HD onto a 150 using a freeware prog. It worked!!! My oldest son helped with the magic. I now have the room I needed to keep on working without changing all my presets etc. One hour and I was back in business. I never would have had the courage to try(let alone know what to try) without reading and reading the comments here. I had that stupid drive since Febuary! I had to go to Oz and get some courage!*grin*. I think your 3D pics are super,you really impress me. You're right,cats always win! I just got one, he is training me nicely.</p> <p>Did you get the PD Particle program offered here? I had wanted to try it at one time then forgot about it. A little confusing at first on how to get it to work instead of play(as in making it do what I wanted it to do), but I'm making progress and it sure was worth the dl. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42723 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:37:05 +0000 hamstergirl 42723@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hey Guys! Thanks for the well-wishes. Yeah, its been a rough year healthwise (maybe I should say a "rocky" year, since chronic kidney stones are at the top of my problem list, LOL.) Been trying the macho approach (toughing it out) because I can't handle another surgery (6 in the last 4 years) but for some reason, that's not working.... Stephen, I don't know how you do it - when I'm hurting I can't even face my machine - and my bed is surrounded on all 3 open sides with computers, gaming consoles and two crappy televisions, LOL! It takes a lot more than just time on one's hands to accomplish all the work you do, and I admire you very much for it. BTW, another nick I've been using is hamstergirl4444 (there's quite a few other hg's out there, it seems), so if you run into it.....that's me! And your kids like the name? Ha,ha, when I read that, it made my night. I'm still amazed by the things one can do on the internet - two kids that I have never seen, and who live on the other side of the ocean, knows that there's some loony gal in California who calls herself hamstergirl.... ;)</p> <p>Ldahl - hey there girlfriend! *starts mumbling...fangs here somewhere...mutter*....Ah, no tasty filters lately, heh heh! The 3D ogre bit me, and badly....although I did get my new machine (last year's "new machine" is still in the shop..sigh) to take on PShop Elements 6 without swallowing my DVD drive. So now my new problem is a baaaaad case of the wondering cursor....not sure what to do and afraid to try anything until I can get out and buy some blank DVD's and make a boot disk (brrrrrrr...never done that before......paws shaking at the thought) You can tell that I'm no longer the adventurous, Right Clicking Download Anything kind of rodent I once was, LOL....burned myself too many times. Glad you saw (and liked) the gallery - I thought you might. But for every picture thats up, there's about 20 more that won't ever see the light of day - oi, can you say "masochist"?! And thanks for not relegating me to the "rest of the frog breaths of the world"....erm, you didn't, did you?.......<br /> Okay, I'm now officially pooped - should I hit the wheel, chew on my cage bars, or throw seeds at the cat....hmmmmmm, yeah, thats it, the cat......*evil anticipatory smile as hg considers getting even with cat*....*hg decides thats a stupid thing to do - cat ALWAYS wins*......*sigh - chews on bars*..... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42679 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:00:25 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 42679@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks Idhal; you've probably saved me ages sifting through all the posts. It deserves it's own post rather than being buried in obscurity, so I'll post it as the next free game. Of course I'll be giving you all the credit. :)</p> <p>Nanazoa is in my freeware games folder ready for posting. It’s definitely a cool shooter. There are several that I've posted in the space shoot 'em ups thread previously that you may want to try if you like Nanazoa, especially Fraxy, which you can find in the freeware section:</p> <p><a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2724" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2724</a></p> <p>I found Nanozoa via one of those 50 great free games type of posts last year. Which reminds me, you've just 'reminded' me of another game because of your post; which I can add to the weekday postings - I'll let you know when I post it lol......</p> <p>Thanks for the heads up though. I'll check out the commercial program later. :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42670 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:31:45 +0000 ldahl 42670@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>WR, Here is a GM game I think you might like to take a look at if you haven't already.<br /> I'm liking it quite a bit. It is a shooter with a difference(to say the least).<br /> It is freeware, a little under 10 mgb, great gray-scale graphics... and fun. Oh, and the sound is good too, appropriate for the game. Here is the link to Nanozoa:<br /> <a href="http://lowfuel.melnicek.cz/nanozoa/download.php" rel="nofollow">http://lowfuel.melnicek.cz/nanozoa/download.php</a></p> <p>HG, have you found any tasty filters lately? Your 3D's are looking mighty fine! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42663 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:32:14 +0000 ldahl 42663@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Here is a link to Paul Varney's Gem Tower 3D.<br /> <a href="http://demonews.com/download-2977.html" rel="nofollow">http://demonews.com/download-2977.html</a></p> <p>There are 5 screenshots on that link. Addictive game!</p> <p>WR, have you seen this indie game? <a href="http://www.bit-blot.com/aquaria/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bit-blot.com/aquaria/</a><br /> I've demo'ed it and found it to be different and intriguing. I noticed the full version has an editor, which I think you particularly like. It is 30 USD though. :(<br /> I wish it could be one of the weekend games here. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42659 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:55:11 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 42659@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>ditto from me HG. Oh yeah, Idahl, can you remeber the link to that gem game you posted earlier this year. I seems to have become buried amongst the hundreds of posts in this forum. It was a marvellous 3D match three game that I'd love to include in the weekday games project. I think it was called Gem Tower, but with my memory problems I couldn't be sure? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42657 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:47:57 +0000 ldahl 42657@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>How are you doing HG? Nice to see you here again, hope this means you are feeling better! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42651 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:05:46 +0000 hamstergirl 42651@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>You've gotta love a program with a plugin called the "Deweirdifier".....but GimpShop is not compatible with Photoshop plugins (according to the opening paragraph) :( That's a dealbreaker for me....I know Freewarefan was a big, erm, fan?, of GimpShop.). </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42650 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:30:36 +0000 my_name_is_brad 42650@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>one i never see listed is gimpshop....basically it's gimp, but with an interface more familiar to users of photoshop</p> <p><a href="http://www.gimpshop.com/index.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.gimpshop.com/index.shtml</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42649 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:18:13 +0000 hamstergirl 42649@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>DeerSniper - oh thank you! So that's where Deep Paint went....used to be at Download.com, but it disappeared around Christmas last year (I was having a fit - wanted to put it on my new machine and couldn't find the download - NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!).</p> <p>Txnnok - you know, I forgot about Gimp. Another thing I need to install....riiiight ;) It is NOT possible to have to many painting programs, LOL. You know what my favorite learning approach is? "hmmm, I wander what THIS button does", LOL! Not a good one to use on the OS in general, but fine for these kind of programs. Real life has a nasty way of demanding attention we would rather not give it, but try to set yourself a bit of playtime every day, even if its only half an hour. Try not to look at it in terms of OMG, there's soooo much to learn, aaaaahhhh! Its too easy to get discouraged that way. I know, 'cause that is exactly where I am now, LOL. Always gonna be something you don't know. Instead, just experiment a little, and familiarize yourself with the terminology - someone recently gave me that advice. and its a good point. Of course, you probably know this stuff better than I do, but its my two cents on the subject!</p> <p>@AMD vs intel - hey you guys, don't you know you shouldn't post things like that in places where innocent hamsters suffering intel envy might read them....*twitch*</p> <p>Quantum Dragon - now that was a stroll down a virtual memory lane! Yup, overkill. ;) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42623 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:40:12 +0000 Paul F. Quantum AKA "The Dragon" 42623@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Here are some links from an older thread (Topic 1980) that you might find interesting.<br /> (and yes, "overkill" definitely works here, rotfl!)</p> <p>A long list from FreewareFan :<br /> <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1980#post-12166" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1980#post-12166</a></p> <p>Some entries from me :</p> <p><a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1980#post-32321" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1980#post-32321</a><br /> <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1980#post-32542" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1980#post-32542</a></p> <p>You can also try this freeware from the folks that gave us the PD Particles program : <a href="http://www.thebest3d.com/dogwaffle/free/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebest3d.com/dogwaffle/free/index.html</a></p> <p>Also check out this for additions to PD Particles :<br /> <a href="http://www.thebest3d.com/pdp/downloads/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebest3d.com/pdp/downloads/index.html</a></p> <p>And the tutorials for same : <a href="http://www.thebest3d.com/pdp/tutorials/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thebest3d.com/pdp/tutorials/index.html</a></p> <p>Ciao</p> <p>QD </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42615 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:47:16 +0000 Txnnok 42615@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I was rereading my post, yea the awhile back is a couple years, but it seems like yesterday or few months ago. God I'm getting old. I'm still noob at real picture enhancement and modification or esp. creation. I keep meaning to get into more using those type of programs for their true purpose, but time just keeps getting away from me. To much to do and to little time.<br /> That deep paint has nice features to. Geez, There are so many paint programs.</p> <p>DeerSniper you won't regret it, I guarantee. I've got gimp on my usb drive,but haven't really gotten a chance to use it either. ditto amd vs intel. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42600 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:42:27 +0000 DeerSniper 42600@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Been using Gimp and IrfanView for awhile now. Will have to give PF a try now. Photoshop just doesn't like AMD machines and I don't like Intel machines...hehe. </p> <p>Deep Paint is still available too.. it is a great program.<br /> <a href="http://www.photo-freeware.net/deep-paint.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.photo-freeware.net/deep-paint.php</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42588 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:55:38 +0000 hamstergirl 42588@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Heh,heh, that's pretty funny! Don't feel bad, if she was 12, you didn't stand a chance....any kid under the age of 16 was implanted with a computer chip at birth. I think its a law or something, LOL. Glad you liked Paintstar - and I'm impressed you got thru that thread, LOL - we all got a little crazy there for a few days (and a few threads!). At the time, I was still so new at both digital art and computers, and I was grabbing every free 2d painting prog/image editor that I could find. If you are just looking for something to play with, try some of the others like Pixia, the free version of Project Dogwaffle (don't ya just love that name!), ArtRage, or Artweaver...see, there I go again! I'm really out of practice tho - Daz and Poser take up all my time and energy, and its easy stuff to forget if you don't keep on top of it. Unfortunately, I don't think you can download Deep Paint anymore - although I could be wrong. Shame too, that was one of the best paint programs out there, free or paid. Wonder why they pulled it?....Have you tried out IrfanView? Ldahl turned me onto it (in that first thread) - its small, fast, and furious, LOL, AND it also lets you use most Photoshop filters. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42580 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:57:26 +0000 Txnnok 42580@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I like that paintstar. I'll have to give it a try. It's hard using other editing programs though. PF has me so spoilt. I'm probably preaching to the choir though, after reading those posts, it looks like you've been pushing people to use PF for awhile now.<br /> I think people think it's a hard program to use, if they knew just how it easy it was.</p> <p>Awhile back, I took a pic of me on motorcycle and then took a crop of my daughter's head and replaced it with mine. I then put it as a background on her computer. It looked so real it took her a few days to even notice it was her.lol </p> <p>A few days later I come home and hop on my computer. After I get it booted up, there's the same pic of me, but she had taken a crop of some feet from off the internet and replaced it with my head. Funny part is, it looked even better than mine and she was only 12 at the time. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42557 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:24:27 +0000 hamstergirl 42557@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Txnnok, here are a couple of links to some older threads that you might find something of interest in. As you will see, whatever the artsy folk here at GOTD lack in the way of numbers, we make up for it in enthusiasm (okay, "overkill" works here as well, lol!)</p> <p><a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1741" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1741</a><br /> <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2161" rel="nofollow">http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2161</a></p> <p>At one time, a few of us had tugged on the string to have ArtRage 2 as a giveaway.....still waiting, heh, heh (I already have it, it was the 1st prog I ever purchased and well worth the $$, all $20 of it, lol) As for PFiltre....well, if Dogwaffle showed up here, anything is possible, right? </p> <p>As for hidden gems, check out Paintstar. That is one cool, zippy little app!<br /> <a href="http://wang.zhenzhou.googlepages.com/home#systemrequirements" rel="nofollow">http://wang.zhenzhou.googlepages.com/home#systemrequirements</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3953#post-42552 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:27:39 +0000 Txnnok 42552@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>lol, I did the same thing with those darn plug ins. I would download all of them and then put them into the file too.<br /> I was just thinking the The smart install maker giveaway on Aug. 29 would have been ideal for this. You could put all those files into one install disc and never have to mess with it again. Its a shame I uninstalled it. I still have multiset it can do that to I think,hmmm.</p> <p>Thankyou hamstergirl for the compliments, I'm glad I met someone else who uses this undiscovered gem.</p> <p>Woo, Barely made it back in time for an edit. Your right the PF studio for a giveaway would be awesome. I can only hope. </p>