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FREE PICTURE VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITING AND GRAPHICS SOFTWARE

GIMP

http://www.gimp.org/

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Programme), is an open source picture editing programme that works on many operating systems. It is a very powerful picture management programme, although a bit difficult to handle.

IrfanView

http://www.irfanview.net/

Irfan Skiljan developed a very light user-friendly picture editing programme that allows you to carry out basic adjustments functions to your pictures on the fly, like sharpening, colour management, stitching photos, together, etc. Don't forget to download the plug-ins http://www.irfanview.com/plugins.htm, as they can help you do some very useful tasks. The one I use most is the "Safe for Web" plug-in that compresses images to less than a quarter without reducing the number of pixels. There is also a OCR plugin, but that is rather useless.

Picture Shark

http://www.picture-shark.com

When posting a picture on line, everybody can copy that picture and use it without paying tribute or money to you. To stop that from happening, you can place a watermark in your photo. I have tried to do so in Gimp, but that is quite cumbersome and slow. In Irfan View one can place a text, but I could not find a way to make it transparent, so the text is very dominant. Moreover, I could not find a way to make it diagonal. A diagonal watermark is very effective as it makes it impossible to use any part of the picture without showing the watermark. Now, Picture Shark apparently has been developed just to make water marks and it is fast, it allows for making diagonal texts and the watermark can be made semi transparent, thus softening the effect of the watermark and still rendering your picture useless for illegal printing.

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia ((video) player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. This is an absolute must have for anybody who likes to edit on his/her videos. Don't forget to also download the extensions and plug-ins: http://addons.videolan.org/index.php . You can manage colours and sharpness on the fly. You will enjoy this video editing programme.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Audacity is an absolute must for making sound with your presentations. Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems

Recording

Audacity can record live audio through a microphone or mixer, or digitize recordings from cassette tapes, vinyl records, or minidiscs. With some sound cards, it can also capture streaming audio.

	Record from microphone, line input, or other sources.
	Dub over existing tracks to create multi-track recordings.
	Record up to 16 channels at once (requires multi-channel hardware).
	Level meters can monitor volume levels before, during, and after recording.

Import and Export

Import sound files, edit them, and combine them with other files or new recordings. Export your recordings in several common file formats.

	Import and export WAV, AIFF, AU, and Ogg Vorbis files.
	Import MPEG audio (including MP2 and MP3 files) with libmad.
	Export MP3 files with the optional LAME encoder library.
	Create WAV or AIFF files suitable for burning to CD.
	Import and export all file formats supported by libsndfile.
	Open raw (headerless) audio files using the �Import Raw� command.
	Note: To import or export AC3, AMR(NB), M4A, WMA and other proprietary formats, use Audacity Beta with the optional FFmpeg library.

Editing

	Easy editing with Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete.
	Use unlimited Undo (and Redo) to go back any number of steps.
	Very fast editing of large files.
	Edit and mix an unlimited number of tracks.
	Use the Drawing tool to alter individual sample points.
	Fade the volume up or down smoothly with the Envelope tool.

Effects

Change the pitch without altering the tempo, or vice-versa.

Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises.

Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects.

Adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects.

Other built-in effects include:

	Echo
	Phaser
	Wahwah
	Reverse

Sound Quality

	Record and edit 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit (floating point) samples.
	Record at up to 96 kHz.
	Sample rates and formats are converted using high-quality resampling and dithering.
	Mix tracks with different sample rates or formats, and Audacity will convert them automatically in realtime.

Plug-Ins

	Add new effects with LADSPA plug-ins.
	Audacity includes some sample plug-ins by Steve Harris.
	Load VST plug-ins for Windows and Mac (please read this Frequently Asked Question).
	Write new effects with the built-in Nyquist programming language.

Analysis

	Spectrogram mode for visualizing frequencies.
	�Plot Spectrum� command for detailed frequency analysis.

Free and Cross-Platform

	Licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).
	Runs on Mac OS X, Windows, and GNU/Linux.

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May

ILWIS 3.8 with new vector functions Click here.

October

More than 500 new nature photos Click here.

Great new indian summer photos of Aspen in Wasatch National Forest.

Completed and corrected lists of al bird species in Fran�ais, Deutsch, Nederlands, Espa�ol.

September

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April

Free open source ILWIS 3.6 has a brand new images import and export module. Download it now.

Fabulous packing lists for travelers for different kinds of destinations (jungle, mountains, beach, cities, etc.) and travel types (car, plane, back packing, etc.) To the lists.

Forum entry on travel info, like countless phone numbers and links to airlines, great booking sites, etc, for several countries. Click here.

Album entry on the forum where you can upload species of birds, plants, mammals etc. that you want identified. Click here.

We made a page on essentials for simple hand-held GPS

December

New countries: Cape Verde, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea Sao Tome & Principe; Seychelles

Birdlists of all West African countries updates

WICE analyses the conservation status of the Godwit for the World Bank: Wintering grounds of entire population will disappear in Guinea Bissau. Read more.......

Run ILWIS on Linux. Read more...

Nature Worldwide forums heavily spammed and cleaned. Read more......

ILWIS downloads from ILWIS.ORG since initiation surpassed 10.000!

Collaboration with Bo Beolens' famous fatbirder website

New tables for all major countries in South America

April

Updated GIS software review on GIS4BIOLOGISTS

Posting on Natuurlijke Procesgang in de Oostvaardersplassen (in Dutch)

Posting on effect to oxygen production and carbon fixation by trees and forests

A completely renewed computer software and service page with lots of free software

Unsere Deutsche �bersetzung von Adopt A Ranger macht gute Vortschritte

March

The data on protected areas have been re-loaded

Updated reviews of free software

US Government kills Yellowstone National Park bisons or buffaloes

February

"Slaughtering of Seals in Namibia": Take a look at a long ignored nature management issue

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