johnlewell

<p>There's VSO Image Resizer, from <a href="http://www.vso-software.fr/">http://www.vso-software.fr/</a><br />And High Quality Photo Resizer, from <a href="http://www.naturpic.com/">http://www.naturpic.com/</a><br />(both free)<br />Then there's JpegSizer, from <a href="http://www.tangotools.com/">http://www.tangotools.com/</a><br />(around $20)<br />Personally, I've been using FastStone Photo Resizer without any problems at all. <br /><a href="http://www.photosoftwarenews.com/Utility_Software/FastStone_Photo_Resizer.html">http://www.photosoftwarenews.com/Utility_Software/FastStone_Photo_Resizer.html</a><br />(free to home users; commercial use approx. $20)</p>

<p>Personally I think RAW is sometimes overrated, but maybe that's because I've been shooting with a Fuji S5Pro, which has great out-of-camera JPEGs. RAW is great when you've made a big mistake with the exposure, but it's so time consuming! I've found Raw Therapee to be far the best free RAW software. Commercially there's <a href="http://www.photosoftwarenews.com/RAW_Conversion/BibblePro.html">Bibble Pro</a>, which is great but a bit pricey because it's another workflow tool like Lightroom. And DxO Optics Pro is terrific value, with some wonderful processing tools not found in other software.</p>

<p>Alan, I'm in agreement with Tom on this one. Plug-ins really do add value to your image editor, especially if you're using a relatively low-cost host like Adobe Elements or Paint Shop Pro Photo X2.<br>

If you want to browse all this stuff painlessly, I've put together some pages that contain both standalone programs and plug-ins (clearly indicated). It's at: <a href="http://www.photosoftwarenews.com/">PhotoSoftwareNews.com</a>. Just click on the Products page.</p>

<p>If you want to get really fancy, you could try:<br>

<a href="http://www.photosoftwarenews.com/Special_Effects/PhotoFrame_Pro.html">PhotoFrame Pro</a></p>