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A Holiday to Remember: Downloads for Digital Photos

It's that time of year when our digital cameras work overtime. But what are you going to do with the dozens--perhaps hundreds--of photos of loved ones opening gifts and dogs playing in the snow? You could use an expensive photo editor to perfect your photos and create your own holiday cards, or you could use Web sites to create (pricey) photo gifts, as PC World photography expert Dave Johnson describes in Parlay Your Photos Into Holiday Cards and Calendars. Or you could download one of these free or inexpensive photo tools and have fun while easily make your photos look their best. Whether your portrait needs a little TLC or your best snaps were taken with a low-res phone camera, there's something here to spiff up your snaps. You can add festive digital frames to your images, create your own slide shows, or turn them into lovely holiday cards and album pages.

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License: Free

Google Picasa

Give your snaps sizzle with this top-notch photo editing and sharing program.

License: Free

Mischa Lusteck SmillaEnlarger

Massively enlarge small bitmap image files, without turning them into blocky, pixelated abstract art.

PCWorld Rating
License: Free

Microsoft Windows Live Photo Gallery

This free photo editor offers very good organization tools, but only basic image editing.

Full Review - Rated: December 21, 2010
Prices from $30.00 License: Shareware

Luxand Luxand Glamourizer

Automatically touch up and enhance skin tones in digital portraits.

License: Free

MeeSoft Image Analyzer

Perform many image editing functions that the big, expensive apps have--but for free.

Prices from $30.00 License: Trial

Kigosoft Inc. Frame Photo Editor

Frame Photo Editor is an easy to use photo editing software for beginner

Prices from $24.00 License: Trial

AMS Software Framing Studio

Framing Studio is a photo embellishment tool that allows you to add stunning photo frames and various border effects to digital images. The intuitive user interface allows you to use its features quickly and efficiently. Framing Studio supports cropping, resizing and rotating photos. You may also use special effects. The distribution kit includes more than 70 frames. Framing Studio contains flexible printing options. After registration, you can download 150 new frames.

License: Free

Jens Göpfert PhotoFilmStrip

Turn a series of photographs into "Ken Burns"-esque, documentary style photo montage videos.

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