Advanced Graphic Tools

# Basic Image Manipulation (resizing, cropping, file conversion, compression for web-readiness)
** "Picasa":http://picasa.google.com/ from Google (free, windows/mac/linux)
*** resize, crop, change file type, export for web/email use (automated)
*** maintain albums, upload to web, easy "effects", undo
*** batch processing by exporting a group of photos and changing size/compression
** "Adobe Photoshop":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoshop (TechSoup-$60, normal-$649, windows/mac)
** "SnipShot":http://snipshot.com/ (free, web-based)
*** resize, crop, rotate
*** change file type, save directly to flickr
*** simple effects ("enhance", color adjustment)
# Intermediate/Advanced Image Manipulation (batch processing, color correction, noise reduction, "filters", effects, and that other cosmetic stuff)
* Photoshop / Photoshop Elements
# Drawing and Creating Graphics (simple drawing, adding text to images, "vector graphics":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics_editor, etc)
** "Adobe Illustrator":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Illustrator
** "Xara Xtreme":http://www.xaraxtreme.org/ (open source, windows/mac(in development)/linux)
# Advanced Desktop Publications (see "desktop publishing":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_publishing)
** "Adobe InDesign":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_InDesign (TechSoup-$60, normal-$699 , windows/mac)
** "Scribus":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scribus (open source/free, windows/mac/linux)