Turn photos to sepia??

[Llinda]

I am an artist and not much good with computers. I need to turn a bunch of photos (both black/white and colored) into sepia for a piece I working on. I have an HP Pavilion with XP, an HP 3in1 with scanner and I don't have Photo Shop or anything like that. Is there some way to do this that's not too complicated?
Thanks so much for any suggestion.
-Llinda

[Michaelbeg]

Yes there is and its free its called ( Picasa 3 ) its a free photo tool from Goggle and is very easy to use.

[garth]

Zoner Photo Studio is an excellent option and allows you to set the level of sepia toning.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...age-viewer.htm

[azmilsyahmi]

Try using GIMP its also a freeware and similar to Photoshop.

[garth]

Originally Posted by azmilsyahmi

Try using GIMP its also a freeware and similar to Photoshop.

GIMP is good freeware but probably the last thing i would recommend for somebody who states they are not much good with computers.

[Av_Crazy]

How about paint.net....very small setup...and very easy to use...gimp is for advanced users

[Anupam]

No need to install heavy photo viewers, or heavy image editors for such a small job.

Picasa and Zoner Studio are mainly image viewers.

GIMP will be quite heavy for a simple use which the user wants.

Any lightweight image editor will do what you want. You can take a look at suggestions for image editors here :

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...tal-editor.htm

Choose any small image editor to do your job.

I will suggest using PhotoFiltre. Its in the above article. Its just more than 1 MB download. Download the portable version, and run it. You will find the Sepia effect under Filter ---> Color.

Fast, easy, and simple .

[Ritho]

I agree with Anupam. Installing Gimp or Paint.net etc. to simply apply sepia to images is like installing Mathlab, in order to add 2+2. Never-the-less learning to use one of those more powerful packages would be well worth your time. Still if you are in a hurry, and just want something simple and light, PhotoFiltre should do. I assume you are using the sepia to make the photos look old. If you want to really make them look authentic, you could use the online tool found here http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds?lang=en, or you can try this one which also adds a frame http://anymaking.com/funny-old-photo-effect.

If you pefer to age your photos off line, then you can use photoscape which is reviewed in the link that Anupam gave above. It has a vintage photo filter, and here is a tutorial on how to use it. http://www.ampercent.com/create-vint...o-effect/6624/

[Jojoyee]

Try also online Pixlr Editor. Select File > Open image, then Adjustment > Sepia. A two-step process.

[oblivion]

Originally Posted by Ritho

If you pefer to age your photos off line, then you can use photoscape which is reviewed in the link that Anupam gave above. It has a vintage photo filter, and here is a tutorial on how to use it. http://www.ampercent.com/create-vint...o-effect/6624/

Agreed on that: Photoscape's a bit odd to navigate but is definitely intended for less expert users.

One other possibility here: http://www.serif.com/free-photo-editing-software/ is a mid-range solution with plenty of hand-holding, with the only downside being they want your email address and will try hard to convince you to buy their commercial products. You can always use a disposable address :-)