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MyCult
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Interesting guide for configuring GIMP 2.6 to replace adobe photoshop
The guide also mentions:
GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP.
GimPhoto is GIMP modification with new menu layout, great selection of plugins, and many additional resources for more professional look and feel as digital photo retouching and image editing application package.
The guide also mentions:
GIMPshop is a modification of the free/open source GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), intended to replicate the feel of Adobe Photoshop. Its primary purpose is to make users of Photoshop feel comfortable using GIMP.
GimPhoto is GIMP modification with new menu layout, great selection of plugins, and many additional resources for more professional look and feel as digital photo retouching and image editing application package.
shoes
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Interesting guide, although I don't think this will take off. Adobe CS products have a very generic feel amongst all of them and over the years many crayons (and other creative suite users) have got used to this layout and feel, allowing them to work as procuctively on Photoshop CS and Photoshop CS4 and everything in between without having to learn a new UI. Moving to Gimp now would require the user to learn a completely different UI, adjust their workflow and possibly configure any other software to interact with Gimp. I personally use Lightroom, Bridge and Photoshop an awful lot and AFAIK bridge will not interact with non-adobe products.
The level of support offered with adobe products will also be far superior to that offered for any open source software, mainly due to the transient nature of open source software.
Also I recently (erm... purchased?) aquired Photoshop CS4 and I seriously doubt that open source software will be as powerful, stable or tested as Photoshop.
The level of support offered with adobe products will also be far superior to that offered for any open source software, mainly due to the transient nature of open source software.
Also I recently (erm... purchased?) aquired Photoshop CS4 and I seriously doubt that open source software will be as powerful, stable or tested as Photoshop.
MyCult
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Agreed. I still like to keep an eye on the OS stuff. I think I'm going to try one of these Gimps on my netbook as the footprint is likely to be alot smaller the CS4. I am nowhere near your level of Crayons though Shoes so I'd probably never use all that CS4 power.shoes said:
shoes
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To be honest I doubt I even use 10% of its functionality and I use a lot of the features within photoshop. There are just so many tools, all of which I'm sure are very useful to the right people. I think Gimp would run ok on the netbook, i'd have thought the only slow down you'll notice is applying complicated filters and / or skewing/transforming images. Also a lot will depend on the original image too, if you're playing with a photo from a mobile phone then you should have no problem, although an image from a good DSLR (much better than mine) would give you problems.MyCult said:Agreed. I still like to keep an eye on the OS stuff. I think I'm going to try one of these Gimps on my netbook as the footprint is likely to be alot smaller the CS4. I am nowhere near your level of Crayons though Shoes so I'd probably never use all that CS4 power.shoes said:
Personally if what you're after is simple but effective retouching which is easy to use and efficient then I would recommend Adobe Lightroom. I imagine it would run fine on a netbook.
MyCult
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Thanks for the adviceman.
I'm going to run off and buy (aquire) a copy of Lightroom. I bet thepiratebay.org will 'sell' me one.
I'm going to run off and buy (aquire) a copy of Lightroom. I bet thepiratebay.org will 'sell' me one.
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I think I first started using it in 2004. Wikipedia reckons 1995.shoes said:
I bet your ISP's mail server does.shoes said:
Anyway: 50 tutorials to get you started with GIMP.
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MyCult
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50 great Photoshop tutorials for clever beginners their title not mine.
Also got myself a Mini-Note and I’M IN LOVE WITH IT!
I have installed GimPhoto and I'm pleasantly surprised. I’m positive it's nowhere near as powerful as Photoshop for you Professional Crayon types out there but it's a very nice little app and I'd recommend it.
Also got myself a Mini-Note and I’M IN LOVE WITH IT!
I have installed GimPhoto and I'm pleasantly surprised. I’m positive it's nowhere near as powerful as Photoshop for you Professional Crayon types out there but it's a very nice little app and I'd recommend it.
tek-monkey
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Nice toy! Although as you work from home I fail to see the need for a netbook?
Mind you, what can I say, I just bought a chrome plated monster to drive to stoke and back every day. Cleaning it isn't as much fun as you'd think! Still, 5 weeks til I work in Stafford
Mind you, what can I say, I just bought a chrome plated monster to drive to stoke and back every day. Cleaning it isn't as much fun as you'd think! Still, 5 weeks til I work in Stafford
MyCult
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I only work from home 2 days a week mate. The rest of the time I commute just like you. The need for the netbook is simple: shiny shiny thing that satisfies the magpie in me She fits perfectly on those ‘tables’ that are stuck to the back of all the seats on the trains too.
I’ve upgraded to 2GB crucial RAM for her instead of the 1GB monkey RAM she came with. I've got her setup with XP, Ubuntu and Backtrack on and after a bit of confuggering I’ll be trying some remote exploits me thinks! Her name is Mistress and she is beautiful I should be getting a wireless dongle for her to soon.
Saw the picture of you new bike tek, fudging lovely machine mate!
She fits perfectly on those ‘tables’ that are stuck to the back of all the seats on the trains too.I’ve upgraded to 2GB crucial RAM for her instead of the 1GB monkey RAM she came with. I've got her setup with XP, Ubuntu and Backtrack on and after a bit of confuggering I’ll be trying some remote exploits me thinks! Her name is Mistress and she is beautiful
I should be getting a wireless dongle for her to soon.Saw the picture of you new bike tek, fudging lovely machine mate!
tek-monkey
wanna see my snake?
Don't blame you at all mate, gotta have shiny things
Has it not already got wireless? Or do you mean a 3G doohickey? 3 keep trying to sell them to me half price, but I don't take my lappy out at all so a bit pointless.
EDIT: And yup, the bike is great. Didn't mind cleaning it TBH, was therapeutic. Between that and the gardening, I think I'm having a mid life crisis
Has it not already got wireless? Or do you mean a 3G doohickey? 3 keep trying to sell them to me half price, but I don't take my lappy out at all so a bit pointless.
EDIT: And yup, the bike is great. Didn't mind cleaning it TBH, was therapeutic. Between that and the gardening, I think I'm having a mid life crisis
MyCult
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3G doohickey or other mobile networks version of. (essentially mobile broadband)
Have you turned into a middle aged man since I last saw you?
Dude, washing your motor and doing the gardening = fun?tek-monkey said:And yup, the bike is great. Didn't mind cleaning it TBH, was therapeutic. Between that and the gardening, I think I'm having a mid life crisis
Have you turned into a middle aged man since I last saw you?
tek-monkey
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Possibly....
I'm suprised that I'm enjoying the gardening, even had my bro helping on sat (no adam to be seen!). Still be another full weekend before its even vaguely right, but should have some good BBQs come the summer. Plus with any luck we'll have our own chillies to burn you with
I'm suprised that I'm enjoying the gardening, even had my bro helping on sat (no adam to be seen!). Still be another full weekend before its even vaguely right, but should have some good BBQs come the summer. Plus with any luck we'll have our own chillies to burn you with