Great Free Things on the Web

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Subject   Great Free Things on the Web  [SIMILAR]
Posted by   Darren M [PROFILE]
Date/Time   08:26:01, 02 September 2007 (GMT)

The cheapskate in me loves to find useful utilities that come at no cost. What are some of the qualifiers when it comes to photography?

I will list some that I use, as well as some that I don't use, but know that many do. Please help me add to the list, giving appropriate URLs if possible.

I know there are a ton of free things on the net, let's keep them photographically related and legal.

Here are some I know of, in no particular order:
1. Exposure Plot
http://www.cpr.demon.nl/prog_plotf.html
I love this one and really wish it did RAW files too. I would cough up some money if it were able to do so. However, for analyzing shooting habits, it is still awfully useful.

2. File Sync
http://www.fileware.com/products.htm
I use this to keep six harddrives backed up and up to date, as well as for a couple of folders I often move from one computer to another.

3. dpMagic
http://www.dpmagic.com/
Allows us to view thumbnails of PEF files. A little slow, but sometimes handy.

4. Ifranview
http://www.irfanview.com/
Browswer, editor, etc. Actually, it is not on either of my computers right now, but before I had Lightroom it helped a lot.

5. Picassa
http://picasa.google.com/
Another one I no longer use, but for someone looking into getting into PP in a quick and easy way, it was pretty good.

6. Action Central
http://www.atncentral.com/
Lots of free PS actions, some better than others. At least one written by our very own Terry Alford (TMalford)

7. Adobe Studio Exchange
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm
Now listed as a beta, I have no idea why. Actions, automations, etc for almost every Adobe product.

8. Virtual Photographer
http://www.optikvervelabs.com/
A PhotoShop plug in with an immense number of presets. They only work in 8 bit, but the price is right.

I am sure I am missing some, but that is my start. Please add to the list, I think this could be really useful for all of us.

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