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 MorgansRmineAdvanced Member
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Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Can't justify paying 6 to 7 hundred dollars for it. Is there any other, reasonablely priced, programs available that will do overlays? Just want to be able to do overlays for mintmarks.
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 coopExpert Member
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Location: Arizona
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| Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:53 pm |
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Watch for a later version. Mine is 5.5 and does what I can make it do. So watch ebay for a later version. IMOHO
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 DickExpert Member
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Location: Rialto, CA.
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I know there is a ver. 8.0 out. One of the members has it. I have the 7.0, but have never taken enough tyime to do much with it as yet. "One of these days", as the saying goes.....
Dick
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 RussellhomeVeteran Member
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Location: Mechanicsville, VA
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I had the same issue with "Photo-shop". The full version is way too costly for me -- and the limited version I got in some hardware purchase does not do everything I needed. I found another product that worked...
I actually use Corel Photo Paint (version 11). It came packaged with Corel Draw (which I don't use) and works fine for retouching photos and doing overlays. Like any such software it takes a little time to learn -- and I probably only use 1/2 the features available. But it was cheap and works great. I just checked eBay and you can get this version of Corel Draw/Photo Paint for less than $100 (way cheaper if used).
I've also used earlier versions of this software (ver 5, 8, etc.) but version 11 has much better features (red-eye removal, cloning) and is much faster and more stable than the earlier versions. Corel also does 'service pack' updates for their products, so if there are major bugs - they usually get fixed.
Here is what I use Corel Photo Paint 11 for...
Cropping (reduce the size of image by trimming away unwanted parts)
Resizing (reduce size of image, shrinking entire image)
rotate images
Red-eye Removal (not for coins, obviously)
Color Tone/Gamma adjustments
Contrast Adjustment
Image sharpening (directional sharpening works best)
Dust/Scratch/Blemish removal
Overlays (one image over another, and then set a transparancy value on the eraser tool to let the image beneath bleed through.
Convert images to B/W
Convert images to "art" -- sketches, oil painting, etc.
Convert images from one format to another (BMP, JPG, GIF, etc.)
For the cost, the software is truly amazing.
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DickExpert Member
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Now how did you get a photo of me???
dick
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coopExpert Member
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:10 pm |
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That isn't you! You don't have a mustache. LOL
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DickExpert Member
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I can dream, can't I? LOL
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coopExpert Member
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| Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:21 pm |
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Looks like Charley Manson? LOL
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