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- s0m31john, on 02/14/2009, -26/+144Gimp is like Photoshop's retarded cousin.
- nesagwa, on 02/14/2009, -13/+73Calling Gimp "on par" with Photoshop is a laugh.
Thats like saying Windows Movie Maker is on par with Final Cut or Avid. - kd420, on 02/13/2009, -7/+63If you are a home user and are just using Photoshop for basic picture editing, GIMP is more than capable. It will probably never be as good as Photoshop for professionals but it is a great free alternative for those that just want something with more power than MS Paint.
- ThantiK, on 02/14/2009, -27/+80It's amazing that the Digg community doesn't mind pirating Photoshop, or Windows, but when provided with a free alternative that is on-par with what they are using and LEGAL - they bash it.
Keep it classy digg. - GrooTheWanderer, on 02/14/2009, -3/+46I believe the correct term is "pixelly challenged"
- TMTurtle, on 02/14/2009, -8/+44It's called Gimp. You don't have to then also call it retarded. That's sorta redundant.
- kplo, on 04/01/2009, -7/+41Bring out the Gimp!
- mrgeekguy, on 02/14/2009, -7/+40Wait.....Photoshop isn't free?
- SpyDerMann, on 02/14/2009, -6/+33Please, be more politically correct. The right name should be "Low IQ paint software". There :)
- Ch3n3yTh3D1ck, on 02/14/2009, -12/+36GIMP will never replace photoshop. period.
- sbga420, on 02/14/2009, -2/+22than someone should modify it and make better
- CeltiCowboy, on 02/14/2009, -5/+25Except that it isn't on par.Far from it. It is adequate if you don't have Photoshop and aren't a pro.
- LilRabbitFooFoo, on 02/14/2009, -1/+20Digging it down because not knowing the difference between YOU'RE and YOUR is gay. :)
- Cl1mh4224rd, on 02/14/2009, -0/+17...what? O.o
- AaronCo, on 02/14/2009, -3/+18You have to understand that there is a pro-Pirate element on digg. It's not that they don't mind pirating, it's that they actually prefer to pirate.
- BadAsh71, on 02/14/2009, -5/+15I completely agree with dashalpha.
Paint.NET is much better than the GIMP.
For one thing, its User Interface (UI) is actually user-friendly and easy to use.
UI is the number one thing people complain about when talking about the GIMP... yes, it does work well to do the same job PhotoShop does but damn its ugly as sin and very confusing to use.
As for including it in a future version of Windows... that would be great and feasible as it is an Open Source application, is developed in Microsoft .NET (C# Programming Language) and has contributors from Microsoft (i.e. Microsoft programmers actually work on / contribute code to this project).
mason092 mentions that MS Paint in Windows 7 is very improved.
While I can agree, they made it look prettier by using the Office 2007 ribbon bar, it is still the same old MS Paint with exactly the same outdated features that are only adequate enough for highlighting areas (circling them, etc) from Screenshots and nothing else.
While Microsoft did release a whole new Calculator App for Windows 7, MS Paint is just the same old tired sample app they release eons ago with zero new features and no enhanced features other than the Toolbar.
As dashalpha mentions, if you want a decent Photo Editing application and PhotoShop is not only way out of your price range but also way too difficult for the "basic photo editing" type, Paint.NET will definitely fit for your needs.
I am extremely versed in PhotoShop and have used it when my job required it but at jobs like the one I'm at now where I'm not doing graphic work all the time I find Paint.NET pretty much does the job every time. - MyMainMan, on 02/14/2009, -3/+12Gimp will never replace Photoshop for the professional, but for 95% of us it is more than enough! The things most people use photoshop for, can be done just as easy in GIMP! The problem isn't the applications. The problem is that most users don't bother to learn to master them fully!
I actually find Gimp more streamlined and intuitive to use for most basic things(although I haven't used photoshop since CS2, so maybe things are different now). - SuperMoses, on 02/14/2009, -1/+10I say that ***** every time I open GIMP. It's affecting my life.
- MacEnvy, on 02/14/2009, -2/+11I consider Smart Objects a high-end need that 90% of home users will NEVER have a reason to use.
You know perfectly well that most people could do fine with Photoshop Elements, so why would you want them to spend hundreds of dollars on something they'll never use? No one is saying that professionals should give up Photoshop, just that it isn't necessary for the average user.
Actually, thinking about it, no one REALLY needs Smart Objects. So why don't you shut the ***** up yourself, *****. - coheedcollapse, on 02/14/2009, -4/+13I own a legal copy of Photoshop CS4 extended as well as Lightroom, but I've also used GIMP in the past.
GIMP will not in the foreseeable future be able to replace Adobe Photoshop. It is lacking many features, and many of the features that it does have are just a bit too clunky to use on a daily basis without getting frustrated.
That said, it is still an excellent alternative for people who just want to edit a photo a week or something like that.
Better? - UtahApocalyse, on 02/14/2009, -23/+32I will keep my illegal copy of PS for free too.
- kahn2001, on 02/14/2009, -9/+17more like your inbred cousin
- ethana2, on 02/14/2009, -2/+10*shrug*
GIMP came with my Dell, and it's good enough for me. - picpak, on 02/14/2009, -0/+8Our school computers updated to GIMP 2.6 this morning. Of course, we're lucky to have a school with GIMP installed on its computers in the first place.
- ThantiK, on 02/14/2009, -5/+13Pantone whut?
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?ext ...
http://www.sandaleo.com/pantone.asp
Adjustment Layers whut?
http://the-gimp.deviantart.com/art/Adjustment-Laye ...
Color Modes whut?
http://gimp-university.blogspot.com/2008/08/color- ... - merky1, on 02/14/2009, -0/+8I like gimp, but I hate articles like this that promise "make gimp look like photoshop", and then include nothing more than things you can learn in the tips popup.
- mparker21311, on 02/14/2009, -4/+12I mean, it's even called "Gimp".
- plainOldFool, on 02/14/2009, -0/+8PaintShop Pro FTW!!!
- diggduggjoe, on 02/14/2009, -1/+8The biggest limitation is the artist, not the tool. I have seen ***** masterpieces done in MS-Paint.
This is not the best I've seen, but the first decent set found googling. - KibibyteBrain, on 02/14/2009, -3/+10However, it is falling more and more behind Photoshop in the usability department. Photoshop is getting some serious automagical releases in the last few releases that makes complex manual tasks in older versions and alternative packages like the gimp almost automatic. I'd say the main advantage of GIMP and other alternatives is the price of free for photo editing. But for anything else, Photoshop is king. Heck, I can even now load Matlab filters into CS4, thats pretty crazy stuff.
- bigteebo, on 02/14/2009, -2/+9Did they ever fix the lack of a centralized window(and subsequent taskbar cluttering) that GIMP has been criticized for? That's the one thing that turned me off of it after using it for 5 minutes.
- MacEnvy, on 02/14/2009, -1/+8GIMP isn't supposed to replicate the functions in Illustrator. For that you use Inkscape:
http://www.inkscape.org/
I combination of GIMP and Inkscape can certainly replace Photoshop and Illustrator for many users who don't have high-end needs. - lowtolerance, on 02/14/2009, -1/+8Would you care to elaborate? I think you grossly misunderstand either the definition of piracy or the purpose of open source software.
- CeltiCowboy, on 02/14/2009, -1/+8Who wants CorelDraw?
- inactive, on 02/14/2009, -0/+6I don't see what you did there
- jeremymccurdy, on 02/14/2009, -4/+10If there's an equal or better free alternative, I'll use it, GIMP however is nowhere near Photoshop in terms of UI design to the point that it's ***** annoying to use.
- OneRottenTomato, on 02/14/2009, -3/+9Thantik> Import and manipulate 3D images? A timeline?
- doshindude, on 02/14/2009, -8/+14Too bad Photoshop is still better.
- morerunes, on 02/14/2009, -2/+7I've found gimp is better than photoshop for some things (not many, but some)
- pierrelourens, on 02/14/2009, -5/+10http://www.pixelmator.com/
$59, very capable, very promising. For those who want to give credit to hard working software developers and can't afford a copy of photoshop. - gothsquirrel, on 02/14/2009, -2/+7Whats wrong with MS paint without it we wouldn't have this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znrHK93Wfdw
- Dumbledorito, on 02/14/2009, -3/+8If articles like this keep insisting on trying to convince users that GIMP is equal or even superior to Photoshop, then you're going to have to tolerate it when someone who knows from whence they speak pops your bubble.
- mrsteveman1, on 02/14/2009, -0/+5Did you come from an XKCD comic? Cause you'd fit right in.
- mason092, on 02/14/2009, -3/+8Actually the Windows 7 paint is very improved.
- Squeeself, on 02/14/2009, -2/+7There's two problems here. First, GIMP isn't like the industry de facto standard Photoshop. This would be forgivable if it provided a better interface than Photoshop....but it doesn't. In fact it is worse. Professionals just aren't gonna use GIMP when they know Photoshop so well, because they have to relearn everything (and there's nothing GIMP provides that Photoshop doesn't, except a better price tag).
So, given the first problem, maybe GIMP is aimed at a different audience than Photoshop. That would make sense. Make it easier to use for your average computer user. But it's not. Just like Photoshop is too complex for your average computer user, so too is GIMP. So, we've got a program aimed at advanced users that is too hard to switch from what these advanced users have already been using. Great job GIMP....
Until the GIMP devs realize this catch 22 they've placed on themselves, GIMP will only ever be the poor-man's Photoshop, not a first-class application. (Having less features than Photoshop is NOT an issue. It's all about having better user interaction.) - serif69, on 02/14/2009, -1/+6Healing Brush tools, Replace Color, Color Range selection, Refine Edge, support for Smart Objects, Variations, etc, etc.
- illepic, on 02/14/2009, -3/+8Getting closer to being ready for real design work.
- dashalpha, on 02/14/2009, -10/+14If you're a home user just doing basic editing (on Windows), GIMP is still probably way too complicated. Use Paint.NET - http://www.getpaint.net Microsoft should include it standard in Windows 7 instead of the old Paint.
- FireSlash, on 02/14/2009, -1/+5The problem is that the title implies that GIMP can be set up as a full out replacement for Photoshop. (Granted the article itself is much more realistic, I suspect most digg users "bashing" GIMP saw the title and went into instant rage mode)
as an avid user of both, I can say that I love GIMP, and I use it at home, but I wouldn't get anything done if I didn't own a copy of photoshop. The first and most obvious barrier being that it can't properly open psd files. While it does to an admirable job trying, text layers get rasterized, and effects layers don't work at all. - Treven, on 02/14/2009, -0/+4It's like food; food tastes better if you've stolen it off someone else's plate.
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