In case you do want to edit any images then try an Open Source alternative to PhotoShop called The Gimp, or a more basic editor called Paint.Net, though you will need to install a.psd plugin. Re: Opening InDesign files in Scribus « Reply #3 on: May 31, 2013, 10:25:21 pm » That's good enough reason for me to start our new online journal in an open source environment and say later for all that with Adobe.

Photoshop is one of the most powerful and versatile image manipulation and editing programs in existence, and has become the “gold standard” for handling image data on a personal computer. It’s even become a verb – no matter what tool someone used to alter a photograph, we say they Photoshopped it. All that power comes at a price, however – Photoshop is an expensive program to buy. If you’re a dedicated graphic designer or photographer, the expense is probably worth it, but for the occasional dabbler in image manipulation, it likely isn’t. Also see our article Unfortunately for those of us without access to Photoshop, PSD (Photoshop Document) files are a very popular format for images. The PSD file format is a proprietary Adobe format that saves an image in layers. This allows you to work on an image, save it and then reopen to continue working on it with the layer information intact. Most low-end paint programs simply view an image file as being one layer, and when they save an image all visual information is “flattened”, i.e., put onto the same layer.

This does not allow further layer-based editing. In Photoshop, when your edits are all accomplished, you convert the PSD file into JPEG or BMP or whatever format is most suitable for the medium where you want to actually use the image, like a website or a print publication. Here are five ways to open a PSD file without Photoshop. Paint.net is my go-to image editor.

It is free, regularly updated, light on resources and can work with most, if not all, image formats including PSD. The program plays nicely with layers and offers a lot of freedom for editing, undo, effects, text and more. Considering the program has been with us for over a decade, it is still a very powerful graphical editor.

On its own, Paint.net doesn’t open PSD files. But one of the great things about it is that it supports plugins, which are created and maintained by the loyal users of Paint.net. To open a PSD file, you will need the. Just download the file and copy into the Paint.net FileTypes folder. Then, when you open Paint.net, you should be able to directly open and edit PSD files.

GIMP Despite the name, (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a very accomplished product that can work directly with PSD files. Like Paint.net, GIMP is free and is regularly maintained.

It also has a fanatical following that keeps the program and users updated. GIMP does have steeper learning curve than Paint.net but it also has more features. Metode penelitian pendidikan sugiyono download full software free. It is an open-source program and it runs on both the Windows and Mac platforms.

It has a suite of very powerful features and can be much more involved than Paint.net. It can work with quick GIF creation but it can also work with PSD files by default, so no downloading of plugins is necessary here. The downside, as mentioned, is that it is harder to master. PhotoFiltre 7 is a French image editor that can work with PSD files. It is part of the PhotoFiltre Studio X suite of tools.