Just a thread to discuss the programs you use for editing pictures and photos.
Personally I use Paint.NET with a ton of plugins for most things. It has red eye reduction and other simple tools for photos, but it really shines with what I spend most picture editing time on. Graphics for my own web-pages as well as sigs/avatars. It was responsible for the lovely sig below. As well as the past few.
I use PIXResizer for changing formats/size when in a hurry as it's wonderful when it comes to keeping the pictures looking similar. Not as much visible colour loss than some alternatives.
For animating gifs I tend to use UnFREEz mostly. Very basic, but it does the job. Everything I use is free (at the very least for non commercial use) and I tend to find most applications are easier to use than their commercial counterparts and can lead to some stunning results. The main thing for me is getting my hands on every Paint.NET plugin I can get my hands on.
And yourselves?
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