linuxhelp.blogspot.com— This article reports that a liquid rescale plugin which uses the content aware image rescaling technology has been released for the very popular Free graphics suite GIMP.
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I think it did a pretty great job, although it took forever to resize a big, full resolution picture. Here is one I did to show off it's power:Original:<a class="user" href="http://i23.tinypic.com/2j63d6g.jpg">http://i23.tinypic.com/2j63d6g.jpg</a>Resized (Horzontally)<a class="user" href="http://i24.tinypic.com/dg0a2u.jpg">http://i24.tinypic.com/dg0a2u.jpg</a>Amazing results IMO, even if it did take quite a long time. And to those who must put down GIMP's UI at every turn, please, keep it to yourself. We've heard it from you before, countless times, we get it. The UI may seem a bit alien to you, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I used Photoshop for years before converting to linux, but after getting used to GIMP, I don't think I could, or would ever go back.
WIth resizing, you are seeing the original content, just smaller. WIth this system, you are seeing a different image (the content has been modified). Won't people (say, photographers) have a problem with this? Or even just people who end up saying "Eh? Why does that picture look different to the one I saw?"Resizing is very easy concept to understand, to the point you don't need to understand it at all. With this "liquid-resizing" stuff, you need to understand it's altering the content, and the image is actually different to the "real" one..An optional plugin maybe, but I don't think it's really suitable for widespread use.. Besides, Firefox needs to stop using so much memory/CPU/etc before it starts adding more resource-intensive processes like this..
I use Gimp on a regular basis, but that is mainly just because I don't think I could get a Photoshop license approved being that I'm a software engineer. Agreed with Ademan that it tends to be "good enough" most of the time though.
People use software in different ways.For people who just need basic image manipulation features, free GIMP vs hundreds on photoshop is a no-brainer.Calling someone else an assclown because they use software differently from you, however, I find to be hilariously delusional.
computergeeOct 1, 2007
I think it did a pretty great job, although it took forever to resize a big, full resolution picture. Here is one I did to show off it's power:Original:<a class="user" href="http://i23.tinypic.com/2j63d6g.jpg">http://i23.tinypic.com/2j63d6g.jpg</a>Resized (Horzontally)<a class="user" href="http://i24.tinypic.com/dg0a2u.jpg">http://i24.tinypic.com/dg0a2u.jpg</a>Amazing results IMO, even if it did take quite a long time. And to those who must put down GIMP's UI at every turn, please, keep it to yourself. We've heard it from you before, countless times, we get it. The UI may seem a bit alien to you, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I used Photoshop for years before converting to linux, but after getting used to GIMP, I don't think I could, or would ever go back.
Closed AccountOct 1, 2007
WIth resizing, you are seeing the original content, just smaller. WIth this system, you are seeing a different image (the content has been modified). Won't people (say, photographers) have a problem with this? Or even just people who end up saying "Eh? Why does that picture look different to the one I saw?"Resizing is very easy concept to understand, to the point you don't need to understand it at all. With this "liquid-resizing" stuff, you need to understand it's altering the content, and the image is actually different to the "real" one..An optional plugin maybe, but I don't think it's really suitable for widespread use.. Besides, Firefox needs to stop using so much memory/CPU/etc before it starts adding more resource-intensive processes like this..
posureOct 1, 2007
I use Gimp on a regular basis, but that is mainly just because I don't think I could get a Photoshop license approved being that I'm a software engineer. Agreed with Ademan that it tends to be "good enough" most of the time though.
laserdogOct 2, 2007
People use software in different ways.For people who just need basic image manipulation features, free GIMP vs hundreds on photoshop is a no-brainer.Calling someone else an assclown because they use software differently from you, however, I find to be hilariously delusional.
myztryOct 3, 2007
And got 11 diggs as opposed to 679. LOL.Ever get the feeling you're being ignored.
terr01Nov 2, 2007
Uhm... It looks like a plain stretching resize to me.