For years I have been using Paint.Net as my graphics program for my heraldry work. It is pretty sophisticated and did everything I required. I have just bought a new computer, changing from windows Vista to Windows 8.5. Paint.Net has a new version so I started the download to the new computer. This appears to be available only from third party download services and they insist that you first download something called “Zip7”. In hitting OK it then tried to push a bunch of other programs all of which I declined. To my dismay I found that those unwanted programs, and others had been downloaded anyway and my registries were infected. I was able to control the damage although I had to uninstall and reinstall one of my browsers. Needless to say, I did not proceed with the Paint.Net down load.
I’d like to know if others have had this experience or if you know of a truly “safe” download site. What are others using? I’d like to avoid the $500 cost of Coreldraw Graphics Suite. Are there other less expensive alternatives.
Your advice and comments are welcome. Thanks.
Gimp is an open source photo-editing program (similar to Photoshop) and Inkscape is an open source vector-based illustration program (similar to Illustrator or CorelDraw). I have heard good thinks about both of them including from some folks here. I would probably use them if my employer didn’t provide me with the Adobe suite.
I think Coreldraw is only that expensive if you are using for commercial work. A home and student license can be had for about $60.
If you’d like to go free, I have been using Inkscape to work with vector graphics (after first drawing everything in CADD) and the GiMP for rasters. In other words, Inkscape is fairly equivalent to Illustrator/Corel Draw and GiMP is fairly equivalent to Photoshop.
EDIT: Ken must have beaten this post by mere seconds. Edited to minimize the redundant suggestion, left in for the website links.
Or there’s always the old-time option - pen/pencil/paint and a scanner
Afraid I’m still in the generation for whom "cut and paste" means scissors and a glue stick. Not bad results if you squint to fuzz the image a bit! (and at my age, doesn’t take that much squinting…)
I use Serif DrawPlus X4. Link here ... http://www.serif.com/drawplus/ . They are up to version X6 now. It’s not free, currently 82euros, but they have deep discount sales all the time. Just sign up for their emails and wait for the sale.
They also have a free DrawPlus Starter edition you can try-before-you-buy.
GIMP is free… and powerful.
The only problem is that there is a much higher learning curve than with Photoshop. Thankfully there are plenty of tutorial videos for GIMP on YouTube.
Mark:
did you download PDN recently? I have found others woh have experienced the sam loading of unwanted programs anf file contaminates as I. I really love the program but I am afraid to risk another infection. Is there a way to reach PDN directly?
larrysnyder;103234 wrote:
Mark:
did you download PDN recently? I have found others woh have experienced the sam loading of unwanted programs anf file contaminates as I. I really love the program but I am afraid to risk another infection. Is there a way to reach PDN directly?
Larry,
My apologies for the tardy reply, but I don’t remember when I originally downloaded it. Nevertheless, I downloaded from the link I posted again today. I ran a scan it seems okay. I wonder if you clicked an ad disguised as a download button, or perhaps the zip program was malware.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r190/howiedunnet/PaintNetScan.png
Larry, I just re-installed Pain.NET 4.0 on my laptop with no problems. I believe that the zip program may be the culprit. I use JZip with no problems. Also, I downloaded an add-on package from another source that adds a host of nice elements. Email me if you want and I will email it to you.
Regards,
I use Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop for work. I received my copies when I was in school, so I’m not sure of the price off hand, but you can buy the programs individually.
larrysnyder;103224 wrote:
...insist that you first download something called “Zip7”...
7zip http://www.7-zip.org/ is a safe program to use and will open almost all, maybe all, compression packets that are out there to be use. Good tool for anyone to have. I use it, winzip and winrar even though the free 7zip would do it all.
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