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RE: Editing screenshots that use the Windows XP look
Subject:RE: Editing screenshots that use the Windows XP look From:mlist -at- safenet-inc -dot- com To:alf_hatt -at- yahoo -dot- com, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:31:21 -0500
> Purchasing a more robust tool like Photoshop is
> prohibitively expensive because we have 18 writers in
> our department, and we all need access to our own copy
> of whatever graphics tool we're using. Is there any
> other reasonably-priced tool that lets you easily edit
> screenshots manually to address the issues described
> above?
I just happened to stumble on this old thread while
looking for something else... Nobody seemed to mention
"The GIMP". It's about as capable and robust as Adobe
Photoshop, and the price is about as good as you'll find.
Kevin
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