I use PaintShop Pro on my PC, but this might be the thing for a used Mac G4 I just picked up. Looks like they only have source code tarballs available right now. Know of any straightforward info on how to compile and install this for OSX?
I use PaintShop Pro on my PC, but this might be the thing for a used Mac G4 I just picked up. Looks like they only have source code tarballs available right now. Know of any straightforward info on how to compile and install this for OSX?
First off, I'm a huge free software fan, and I love Linux. I like the Gimp for graphic art stuff, but it's not anywhere near Photoshop for photography. It lacks adjustment layers, good color controls (i.e. adjusting hue/sat on a color besides master totally blows, no selective color), it's sharpening seems worse, etc.
First off, I'm a huge free software fan, and I love Linux. I like the Gimp for graphic art stuff, but it's not anywhere near Photoshop for photography. It lacks adjustment layers, good color controls (i.e. adjusting hue/sat on a color besides master totally blows, no selective color), it's sharpening seems worse, etc.
I'd be interested in your opinions.
I have been a Gimp fan since grad school. Honestly, I have never used PhotoShop to start to compare the two. But I do feel at a handicap with advanced editing challenges when I try to follow what some of the past winners list as their post processing steps.
Nonetheless, for something that comes for free, and is open source, I dont complain at all:-)
I have not tried a version in a while, but gimp that I have used in the past definitely had some limitations for serious photographers. The sharpening was weak, and the dodging and burning was really poor (or not there at all, I can't remember). Anyway I really think it would be cool if this software took a leap and got to the level of CS2. Then it would be great for most people like me who don't need some of the fancier features.
But I do feel at a handicap with advanced editing challenges when I try to follow what some of the past winners list as their post processing steps.
That makes me more curious to try it. I have found that most photoshop tutorials correspond well to PaintShop Pro. Once in a while I may have to do some research or ask someone to clarify something before it makes sense.
I find the Gimp rather too complex (I am very sub genius with this sort of stuff). But the newer versions plus some gimp plugins address many of the lacks that Jason_Cross mentions.
I find the Gimp rather too complex (I am very sub genius with this sort of stuff). But the newer versions plus some gimp plugins address many of the lacks that Jason_Cross mentions.
I too find Gimp really complex for the most part, I use Paintshop Pro instead for almost everything. I've never actually tried Photoshop.
One is a noise reduction pgm called Greystoration. It has at least 5 parameters you can set, which really gives me a headache - you can google an explanation to get an idea of what all they do, but that is almost another headache: used it once or twice though and it got me a little somewhere. Another is Channel mixer for BW conversions and that is pretty standard. At least I think it is a plug-in - it seems to be missing from the latest Gimp I had installed. I miss it, and must try to get it back. (You can google Gimp sites for more, though it means wading through gimp style presentation, not oriented to photographers).
GIMP 2.6 is an important release from a development point of view. It features changes to the user interface addressing some often received complaints, and a tentative integration of GEGL, the graph based image processing library that will eventually bring high bit-depth and non-destructive editing to GIMP.
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Hey this software is FREE... I just tried it on my mac and found it to be rather usable, obviously not as good as £500+ worth of photoshop but that is easy to understand why I think.. there is a nice range of plugs too that I have not had time to play with. I wont be uninstalling it just yet, I think for freeware it's a great package and take my hat off to the company.
