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11/05/2005 12:09:34 PM · #1 |
In my honest opinion, GIMP is a great alternative to Photoshop. I hear about people asking questions about different photo editing software, and I think that G.I.M.P. is more than adequate for the normal user. I find that all the functions that I use in Photoshop, I can also use in GIMP. Also, there are a lot of plug-ins and there also is a plug-in that allows the user to run your photoshop plug-ins.
for more information read my article on GIMP here.
gimp.org
download a GIMP plugin that lets you use photoshop plugins here (windows)
GIMP users, please post links to your favorite gimp plug-ins and such and all gimp related links.
Please discuss.
Keep in mind this is just my honest opinion.
Message edited by author 2005-11-05 12:12:31. |
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11/05/2005 01:57:11 PM · #2 |
I've enjoyed using GIMP for all of my graphics work and photo editing for the past 5 years. I haven't used many extra plugins, but I did install this one for editing my RAW shots.
unix/linux: //ptj.rozeta.com.pl/Soft/RawPhoto/
windows: //registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=4575 (I haven't run gimp on windows)
This works with both my Nikon D70s's NEF files, and my Minolta DiMage 7Hi's raws too.
At this point, GIMP is capable of doing more than I know how to do. It is certainly a joy for me to work with. |
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11/05/2005 05:32:40 PM · #3 |
I use only gimp as my main workstation runs linux, no M$ Window$ even instaled.
You can find some nice gimp videos and howtos to star with. |
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11/05/2005 05:43:35 PM · #4 |
I love the Gimp. It does a lot but I don't know the half of it, it also lets me do really simple things like alter curves and crop images and since that's all I've ever needed to do it's absolutely perfect.
It lets me feel like I'm processing my own photos without manipulating them digitally, absolutely love it. |
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11/05/2005 05:49:21 PM · #5 |
Great article!
I'm another Gimp user - both in Windows and Linux.
I have never used Photoshop for my own photos - I have only used it at client sites at their request - never had a problem switching between the two. Simply put - why pay that much for Adobe when you can support Open Source? |
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11/05/2005 06:12:49 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by notesinstones:
Great article!
I'm another Gimp user - both in Windows and Linux.
I have never used Photoshop for my own photos - I have only used it at client sites at their request - never had a problem switching between the two. Simply put - why pay that much for Adobe when you can support Open Source? |
Yar. I use PSCS for all my personal stuff and GIMP for the paid work. And if someone wants to buy a copy of something i've done with PS, i'll just do it again with GIMP. |
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11/05/2005 07:00:04 PM · #7 |
my only gripe with gimp is there is no color calibration for either screen or printer -- that being said it is a great alternitive ....
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11/05/2005 11:50:40 PM · #8 |
| Ok, I tried to download but got nothing but a damn run-a-round. What's going on? |
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11/06/2005 01:32:27 AM · #9 |
| alright I figured it out. now my problem is using plugins. I can't open or use any of the ones I download. |
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11/06/2005 02:11:58 AM · #10 |
My primary goal in photography is to keep it as low budget as possible. Recently, I've turned to GIMP to help in that quest. I've been moving more and more towards it and am starting to use it in humble tutorials on my web site.
For almost all photo editing projects, GIMP is more than adequate to replace Photoshop.
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11/06/2005 02:15:04 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by ralphnev:
my only gripe with gimp is there is no color calibration for either screen or printer -- that being said it is a great alternitive .... |
Actually there is a filter for GIMP to add ICC profiles. //registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=5146 Gimp Color Manager
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11/06/2005 03:28:21 AM · #12 |
For plugins:
I do use 'vivid saturation'and smart sharpen by Olli Salonen which are handy at times.. (Don't have a link, but Google them I imagine...)
I use the 'gimp-ufraw' package for doing raw files from my canon gear, which seems to do the job well.
I'm using debian Linux (Sarge + some sid) and have used gimp for, urr, 7 years? Not sure, but since I dumped windows on my home PC anyway, which is around that long...
GIMP is a great tool, and like PS it takes a while to learn all the tricks. I also use PS occasionally at work, they're both complicated bits of software well worth learning to work with your images.
Cheers, Me.
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11/06/2005 03:36:33 AM · #13 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by ralphnev:
my only gripe with gimp is there is no color calibration for either screen or printer -- that being said it is a great alternitive .... |
Actually there is a filter for GIMP to add ICC profiles. //registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=5146 Gimp Color Manager |
Beat me to it. :-).
And for the printer end (On Linux) you can adjust colour output via icc profiles support in cups. I've calibrated my system to match the photo lab I use, using colour chip comparison (Too cheap to buy a linux supporte spyder) and it's pretty damn close, I still have a very slight green cast in some midtones on screen, but nothing that shows in lab printed output, just on screen and that may be something I have to put up with as my screen is getting a little old...
Cheers, ME.
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11/06/2005 07:30:24 AM · #14 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by ralphnev:
my only gripe with gimp is there is no color calibration for either screen or printer -- that being said it is a great alternitive .... |
Actually there is a filter for GIMP to add ICC profiles. //registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=5146 Gimp Color Manager |
Wow! Thanks a bunch, man! Awesome.
EDIT: Umm.. How do you install it? :)
Message edited by author 2005-11-06 07:33:42. |
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11/06/2005 09:02:55 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by ralphnev:
my only gripe with gimp is there is no color calibration for either screen or printer -- that being said it is a great alternitive .... |
Actually there is a filter for GIMP to add ICC profiles. //registry.gimp.org/plugin?id=5146 Gimp Color Manager |
ok - i'll admit its been mor than as year since 've installed it ..
looks like i will have to revisit it ,,,
now if someone could convince Nikon to make Capture for linux .. i could dump the windows box....
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11/06/2005 11:42:14 AM · #16 |
| if anyone has trouble installing it, or have any gimp related questions, just PM me |
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11/06/2005 11:57:21 AM · #17 |
| I am also a Gimp user with no complaints I use it to compliment Painter 9. Everything works together fine |
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11/06/2005 12:23:56 PM · #18 |
I seem to be pretty unusual (at least among those I work with) in that I don't like to use 'dodgy copies' of software, or copied CD's/DVD's for that matter. So I'm always amazed by the number of people using the full version of Photoshop. Last time I looked it was at least £500, and something tells me not everyone has that kind of money available to buy software, especially after forking out loads of money on expensive cameras.
What I'm gradually getting around to is that sites like this should really be promoting cheaper or free options such as GIMP by including tutorials/links/threads (like this) which show people that there is another option. I've been a PaintshopPro user for a while, but I'm fed up looking at ALL the photography magazines hoping to pick up tips and finding they ALL use Photoshop. The same applies for tutorials on DPC as far as I can see, and I'm sure PSP offers similar functionality to PhotoShop, but I've never learnt how to use the majority of features.
Maybe I'll have to give GIMP a try - is it easy to pick up? |
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11/06/2005 12:39:03 PM · #19 |
GIMP is fairly easy to use, especially if you're familiar with PS (though you'll have to get used to different names for things). Heck - I use it and I'm about as ditzy as they come sometimes! :)
There's quite a few books on GIMP commands and techniques and whatnot. A quick search on amazon.com will turn up a pretty good handful.
The only thing to really watch out for when getting books or tutorials on the GIMP is that many are written for a specific version, and the newer versions that are available often come out faster than the books can be written - so you sometimes have to be aware that there is a lag between versions and supplemental helps! Even so, I wouldn't switch to PhotoShop. Too expensive!
Here's a link to a thread I started a while back on GIMPShop, which is a GIMP program that's interfaced to work like Photoshop (uses the same terms as PS, etc.).
*edit to add link
Message edited by author 2005-11-06 12:41:40. |
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11/06/2005 03:36:50 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by scales:
Maybe I'll have to give GIMP a try - is it easy to pick up? |
If you've used Photoshop for any amount of time and know what you are doing with it. GIMP is very easy to pickup. Some things are named a little differently or are in different locations, but the functionality is quite easy to understand.
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