Best image software

[Packer 4]

Hi I wanna start doing my own images for day movies tv shows the library wots best software anyone no wot to use on windows cheers 

[Luke 42077]

Hi, for basic editing Paint.NET is pretty good.

[Ronstang 293]

On 2/26/2022 at 7:28 PM, Luke said:

Hi, for basic editing Paint.NET is pretty good.

Actually it is a lot better than just basic editing.  This is a pretty powerful tool.  I have been using it for a little while now because I did not want to look and dig up my old photoshop from 12 years ago.  This is one of the few free photo editors that has a clone tool, which is mandatory if you are trying to clean up existing content.  This tool will do a quite a bit.  I like it a lot.

The only caveat is it is a resource pig and can run slow at times.  But, it's free and if you have any experience with other photo editors, especially photoshop it won't take you long to learn how to use it effectively.

[Packer 4]

Cheers guys 

[Packer 4]

Wots best resolution or size for the images in my media movies tv shows etc thanks 

[Tremas 197]

I also like Paint.net, along with the windows photo tool for quick aspect ratio edits. Canva is a good simple online tool (https://www.canva.com/posters/templates/movie/). For really basic stuff, especially if it is just graphic text, PowerPoint can even do in a pinch. Next step up for me is Photoshop and GIMP for a free (but complex) option.

Also, it may seem overwhelming at first, but there are some good tutorials at https://fanart.tv/tutorials/. They get more detailed than you need for some basic editing of posters and backdrops, but there is some good info in there regardless. I usually reference their "rules" to determine resolution and layout for movies (https://fanart.tv/movie-fanart/) and TV (https://fanart.tv/tv-fanart/) They are really picky about submissions, but it's a good place to start learning. The poster database is also a good place to go for inspiration (https://theposterdb.com/).

[sydlexius 297]

12 hours ago, Tremas said:

I also like Paint.net, along with the windows photo tool for quick aspect ratio edits. Canva is a good simple online tool (https://www.canva.com/posters/templates/movie/). For really basic stuff, especially if it is just graphic text, PowerPoint can even do in a pinch. Next step up for me is Photoshop and GIMP for a free (but complex) option.

Also, it may seem overwhelming at first, but there are some good tutorials at https://fanart.tv/tutorials/. They get more detailed than you need for some basic editing of posters and backdrops, but there is some good info in there regardless. I usually reference their "rules" to determine resolution and layout for movies (https://fanart.tv/movie-fanart/) and TV (https://fanart.tv/tv-fanart/) They are really picky about submissions, but it's a good place to start learning. The poster database is also a good place to go for inspiration (https://theposterdb.com/).

I think that fanart.tv is excessively strict when it comes to resolution.  We're on the cusp of 8k displays (Does Emby for Android TV support that res?), and 1000x1426 isn't as crisp as other providers at very high res.  As for their other requirements (aspect ratio, text, etc), I think those are good rules to live by.