Merge Pictures together

[rush_tech]

I've been asked to find some software that can merge photos together, blend then into each other make a montage of photos how ever you want to put it.
I know photoshop CS2 used to have this function, does anyone know of any software pref free but it don't matter if there is a price
I'm just looking at the Gimp at the moment

Cheers

[laserblazer]

I'd go for photoshop. The educational price is pretty low. You could try paint.net which is free but I've never tried merging. It does have alot of photoshop features.

[michaelf]

Try AutoStitch:

AutoStitch

[SYSMAN_MK]

What kind of merging are you after? Are you thinking about stitching images together to make panoramas, make a colarge etc?

[HodgeHi]

photoshop express?

Not looked into it too much though so don't know if this is a feature.

[CyberNerd]

you can do montages with imagemagick if you like the commandline
ImageMagick: Command-line Tools: Montage

here's a gimp collage tutorial:
Ask The Guru: Making a Collage

[rush_tech]

What kind of merging are you after? Are you thinking about stitching images together to make panoramas, make a colarge etc?

errmmm if you place some pictures on a piece of paper and merge the edges so there is no solid lines and they merge together if that makes sense

[elsiegee40]

Photoshop elements 6

Under £60 from Amazon (Version 7 is due out later this month so version 6 is going cheap )

Just bought 2 copies for home use

[Domino]

freebe MicroSucks product does it.

Microsoft Research Image Composite Editor (ICE)

Fairly simple and easy too

[laserblazer]

Photoshop elements 6

Under £60 from Amazon (Version 7 is due out later this month so version 6 is going cheap )

Just bought 2 copies for home use

As a school employee you should be able to get education pricing which may be cheaper. Check with Adobe.

[rush_tech]

Cheers for the replies guys and girls
I look at photoshop elements we have a little budget

[beeswax]

Webman drew my attention to hugin. I used it to create this shot from 5 images.

[User3204]

errmmm if you place some pictures on a piece of paper and merge the edges so there is no solid lines and they merge together if that makes sense

Hopefully NOT, the Head head, onto a pornstars/donkeys body...