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 Jul 2 2008, 02:55 PM
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Newbie [ Level 2 ]  Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 2-July 08 Member No.: 31,256  |
Introduction:
I use GIMP on a daily basis to create my graphical works. In this thread i will show you WHY i use gimp and what features it has. GIMP can be very helpfull for people intrested in graphic design but havent got the programs to do it wtih =]. QUOTE GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP, is a raster graphics editor used to process digital graphics and photographs. Typical uses include creating graphics and logos, resizing and cropping photos, altering colours, combining multiple images, removing unwanted image features, and converting between different image formats.[2]GIMP can also be used to create basic animated images in GIF format. It is often used as a free software replacement for Adobe Photoshop, the most widely used bitmap editor in the printing and graphics industries; however, it is not designed to be a Photoshop clone.[3] The project's mascot is named Wilber. The project was started in 1995 by Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis and is now maintained by a group of volunteers under the auspices of the GNU Project.[4] The latest version of GIMP, v. 2.4.6, was released on May 30, 2008. Available under the terms of the GNU General Public License, GIMP is free software, however this (as with all software licensed under GPL) is a reference to your ability to modify the source-code, rather than be able to use it gratis. Features IMP's manipulation tools can be accessed via the toolbox, menu paths, and dialog boxes (which can be grouped in docks). They include filters and brushes, as well as transformation, selection, layer and masking tools. For example, GIMP comes with 48 standard brushes, plus facilities to create new ones. Brushes (and brush tools) can be used in hard-edged, soft-edged, or eraser modes, be applied at different opacities, or used with different modes for composition. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP Gimp's website link http://www.gimp.org/ Here you will find the FREE program download etc Hope this helps in some way, i also take no credit for posting this. |
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Jul 10 2008, 05:50 AM
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Premium Member  Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 421 Joined: 4-September 04 Member No.: 234 |
I grew up on Photoshop, and have little experience with GIMP. I tried it on my linux partition and was hopelessly lost. For people out there like me, look up GIMPShop. It's basically GIMP with photoshop shortcuts and menus. Makes things work much more easily when your shortcuts do what you want them to
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Sep 4 2008, 03:36 AM
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Newbie [ Level 1 ] Group: Members Posts: 7 Joined: 4-September 08 Member No.: 32,419 |
What kind of errors? can you be more specific? The latest version works fine on linux and windows QUOTE(coolblinger @ Mar 17 2008, 02:35 PM)  I used it but it gave only errors.  But i stil like it, its like free photoshop with less features. |
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Sep 6 2008, 12:40 PM
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Member [ Level 2 ] Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 8-May 07 From: Poland Member No.: 21,854 |
QUOTE(xboxrulz @ Mar 12 2008, 12:21 AM) I use GIMP usually, but for more advanced things I use Photoshop Why? What exactly are you missing? That would quite important for people who are thinking about the change due to costs or haven't yet decided which software to use...QUOTE(skedad @ Mar 12 2008, 08:18 PM) But I think that on a professional level, it would be good to use Photoshop... Again, why exactly?Sure, Gimp is not Photoshop but then again Gimp is completely free. As pointed out before, UI can be altered to resemble that from PS, while the programme itself is small. I must admit I've used PS long time ago, then switched to Gimp in favour of the open-source license. It's interesting that most people forget one of it's more important features - it's very small for the features it offers. Some time ago I searched for a smaller, simpler replacement for Gimp for the little everyday tasks. It surprised me that much software that brands itself "small and handy" are actually bigger when it come to size, while offering just the basic Paint-like functions. I'd like to say that the situation here is similar to that of early IE vs. Firefox conflict. People are so used to PS (which was developed with resources not available to the Gimp) that they think something is worse just because it's not PS, even though with a certain amount of effort (and with a huge amount of cash left in their wallet) they can replicate their results in Gimp as well. What do you experts think? |
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Yesterday, 03:22 PM
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Super Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 660 Joined: 12-July 06 From: Ontario, Canada Member No.: 14,464 |
I think that the GIMP is great for manipulating any type of image except for photos. This is because it doesn't have more of the Photo editing tools in photo-editing software such as Adobe Photoshop, Picasa or software designed for photo-editing.
I use GIMP on both Windows and Linux, and found it to be quite useful for creating images. There is a script you can download to add Layer via Copy and layer via Cut options similar to those in Photoshop. And open-source is awesome!! |
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