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- cyberdork, on 04/03/2009, -17/+50GIMP sucks ass
- TheNyquilKid, on 04/04/2009, -2/+23There is no need for 5.
2. Gimp if you like free
1. Photoshop if you want to pay hundreds of dollars or don't mind piracy.
That will cover just about everything you need. - justinsreality, on 04/03/2009, -2/+22I like that this list includes links to a couple free alternatives to the top level software!
Open source ftw. - annjay, on 04/03/2009, -3/+17For me GIMP can not be an alternative of Photoshop but as a graphics software its very good...
- skuzzed, on 04/03/2009, -2/+15Some good software here, but my favourite at the moment is paint.net (laugh all you like)
I don't do much image editing and paint.net is basic but has many features for a program which is only 1.5MB.
I think that should be on this persons list.
If I need to do serious editing with multiple layers I'll use Photoshop.
Other than that, a pretty good list. - scarz99, on 04/04/2009, -3/+13When it all comes down to it, it doesn't really matter what software you're using. It's your skill that matters.
- jggube, on 04/03/2009, -1/+11I have Paint.NET on my secondary computer and PS on my main one. Paint.NET, is simply amazing. I wish there were more tutorials out there on how to do stuff with it. One thing I hate about it is that you need to install the .NET SDK, but for the price tag (free) and features, it's worth it.
- ethana2, on 04/04/2009, -0/+8I like inkscape and use it a lot, but it is not a raster image editor, and should have been in a _separate_ list.
- gluecode, on 04/04/2009, -0/+8I still can't understand why Photoshop should cost so much money.
- Langford, on 04/04/2009, -1/+9This might sound odd, but I wish I could fuse Inkscape and Gimp into one single app. I like Gimp's filters and layers, and Gimp is required to alter bitmaps, but I like to do any actually drawing in Inkscape even if it's just over the top of a bitmap. Also, I like being able to import and manipulate several bitmaps in Inkscape without actually rescaling until I later export them into a new bitmap. If I could just bring Gimp's abilities onto Inkscape's scalable whiteboard, It would be swell, especially if it included getting groups of Inkscape's shapes to behave like Gimp's layers if I so choose.
- jaygeeze, on 04/03/2009, -5/+11GIMP is number 2? Woot!
- palmer, on 04/04/2009, -0/+6Inkscape is far more usable than Illustrator, which is essentially a dead product at this point. Illustrator's abysmal selection method (anything the selection marquee touches is selected, with no option to select only objects fully within the marquee) and inability to assign macros to hotkeys are just two of the crippling deficiencies that kill it. It also destroys the color of imported bitmap images, rendering them entirely differently than (and vastly degraded from) Photoshop. And year after year, nothing is done to fix this broken app. The user forums tell the sad tale.
Sadder yet (for Mac users) is that the only decent alternatives are Corel Draw and Inkscape. Corel Draw only runs under Windows, and Inkscape is an X11 app. Still, both are worth the pain to avoid AI. - JonnyCasino, on 04/03/2009, -3/+9 I've never heard of Inkscape, but I'm excited to run some benchmark it against Illustrator.
- inactive, on 04/04/2009, -7/+12Dugg for GIMP!
- mrBitch, on 04/04/2009, -0/+4@ jggube RE: " Paint.NET, is simply amazing. I wish there were more tutorials out there on how to do stuff with it. One thing I hate about it is that you need to install the .NET SDK... "
Well, considering the fact that Paint.NET was created as a project to assist students in learning how to use .NET, it would be pretty strange if it did NOT use .NET. - Benno, on 04/04/2009, -0/+4I'd be happy if their default key shortcuts were the same for the few common tools and actions.
- skuzzed, on 04/03/2009, -0/+4I know what you're saying, I try to avoid anything which wants me to install yet another framework for the program to work, but, Paint.net is worth it.
- moft, on 04/04/2009, -1/+5I think you'll find that Inkscape is one of the slowest vector apps out there.
I am running a twin core opteron with 6gb ram and putting more than two blur or transparencies makes the document unworkable.
They are apparently in the process of moving to Cairo (for like six months now...) - ethana2, on 04/04/2009, -0/+4Go buy his new book, How to Get Lynched During a Recession!
- Ratteler, on 04/04/2009, -0/+4Hell yes! If i ever hit the lottery, I'm going to hire as many programmers as it takes to fuse Gimp, Inkscape, Jahshaka, scribus, and Audacity for sound into OpenStudio.
Think OpenOffice for graphics. - ethana2, on 04/04/2009, -2/+6Unfortunately, if you want a capable image editor on a decent operating system on affordable hardware, GIMP is pretty much all you've got. It will continue to improve-- it already does what I want, works with my digipro tablet too. *shrug*
- chaos7, on 04/04/2009, -2/+6i tried paint.net and didn't think it was that great
- OBKenobi, on 04/04/2009, -0/+4Why this strange hatred of Paint Shop Pro? Even though I use Photoshop I see no reason to hate alternatives if they're not made by Microsoft or some other malicious corporation.
- 1ofMany, on 04/04/2009, -0/+4me too. I use it weekly and have tried to switch to Photoshop but PSP does the trick for me and I know all the keystrokes for it. I spent 2 minutes trying to mirror an image in Photoshop and then went back to PSP.
It's personal preference and I know mine goes against the flow but as I said PSP works for me (and I own it legitimately).
It's good to know that someone else out there likes it. - jbmcb, on 04/04/2009, -0/+3Inkscape and no Illustrator? Though, really, neither is an Image editor.
My list:
IrfanView for basic tweaks and viewing
GraphicConverter for tweaking and moderately advanced stuff on the Mac
Photohsop for heavy duty image creation and low-level tweaking
Lightroom for photo pre-processing
Painter for more artistic/non-realistic editing
I haven't used Fireworks in a long time, but it used to be the bomb for doing animated GIFs and multistate buttons, so I assume it still is - teethandeyes, on 04/04/2009, -0/+3I have no problems with GIMP. Runs like a champ.
Perhaps it is time for to upgrade. - Atomic1fire, on 04/04/2009, -0/+3Gimp is a image editor that has a higher learning curve, but highly functional to someone who masters it.
- N0DIGGITY, on 04/04/2009, -2/+5so neither windows nor OSx are decent operating systems? Photoshop is far and away better than GIMP for in-depth image editing. For simple photo editing, pretty much anything works fine.
- mrBitch, on 04/04/2009, -0/+3For those on OSX that want to use Gimp without having to install an X11 server, just download SeaShore :
http://seashore.sourceforge.net/
Seashore supports multiple layers and alpha channel editing. It is based around the GIMP's technology and uses the same native file format. - justinsreality, on 04/03/2009, -1/+4Interesting, never heard of Paint.net, thank you!
- RedS0x, on 04/04/2009, -1/+3That's not a link to another digg story...
- RedS0x, on 04/04/2009, -3/+5I think Flying Meat's Acorn should really be on the list.
http://digg.com/d1CdhG - SleepingLion, on 04/06/2009, -0/+2Don't really get the hatred of Gimp. It doesn't have the insane robust features that Photoshop does but it's FREE and it can do TONS of stuff.
- moosejaw99, on 04/04/2009, -1/+3Haha, 3 people in row mention PSP! Old school.
- VargVikernes, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2I love the sleek interface of Pixelmator. First time I ever heard of this app, but it looks amazing. As a Windows user it puzzles me how much effort some Mac developers put into their application looking good. I prefer usability over looks, no doubt about that, but check out Disco and tell me this isn't the coolest thing you've ever seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JOFoIESxac and if you breath into the mic (on the laptop) the smoke swirls.
I've never seen a Windows application that would show 1/10th of GUI coolness like that. And, trust me those effects are possible on Windows too. - SurgTT, on 04/04/2009, -3/+5lots of Photoshop fanatics digging down Paintshop people lol
- peterinjapan, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2I wish I could justify using Pixelmator, but I am busy and must use my Photoshop. Love the program though, for people who aren't in a production environment.
- Atomic1fire, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2actually 3.
Paint.net is handy for small jobs, that would take looking and clicking in gimp, just to figure out how to do something. - RagManX, on 04/08/2009, -0/+2Thanks, Red. Did not know about that one. Will add it to my list of handy graphical apps.
- sgyoung, on 04/04/2009, -4/+6Freaking thank you!! Its slow and crashes all the time!
- scarz99, on 04/04/2009, -1/+3Indeed. I never said that software didn't matter, just that it doesn't matter which application you're using.
- FrothyA, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2I use Gimp, Paint.net, and inkscape for more detailed or complicated actions but for everyday photo editing then I say by far it has to be Photofiltre v.6.3.2. Why this app. is hardly mentioned is beyond me. Even to the novice, it is by far has the easiest and cleanest GUI ever designed for an image editor anywhere. It doesn't have the laborious chore or clutter that Gimp or PS are notorious for. I love the way the it's selection tool handles and it's zoom by using the mouses scroll button. If you know where to put the plugins, there is a vast array of photo masks, patterns, and textures. The shareware version is free but it doesn't allow layers or to create animated gifs which are featured on the pro version, PhotoFiltre Studio X. The pro version can be downloaded but requires an inexpensive license to purchase 29 euros (net price). http://www.photofiltre.com/
- Atomic1fire, on 04/04/2009, -1/+3a. Its a designer app, powerful, and not really directed at home use.
b. People are willing to fork money for it. - sodappop, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2whatever happened to freehand? I remember when I went to artschool how it was competing with AI, and while not better in every regard, had some nice features. Did it go the way of the dodo when Adobe took over Macromedia?
- Atomic1fire, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2It was a project run by students to recreate paint in .net,
however, it grew to be more then that,
A much better version of paint with some of the highlights of photoshop and none of the cost. - wwwluckyro, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2Fireworks is one of the worst designed (both UI and code) products from Adobe. They pretty much kept the code from Macromedia and did a thing or two to make it look fresh so it can sell a few more copies. The product is slow, has a bad interface both in terms of programming and aspect.
Come on, I'm running it on a new MacBook Pro and it's slow as hell. Photoshop or Pixelmator runs many times faster.
More on how much it sucks: http://adobegripes.tumblr.com/search/fireworks (not my website)
The Windows version seemed much faster tho. No love for Mac users I guess. - jedinate, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2I like paint.net. It might not be as advanced as Gimp, but it's also free, fast and easy to use.
- Benno, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2I started using inkscape after being a happy photoshop user that hated illustrator. The only feature (so far) that i've found missing is a way to convert text to paths. Inkscape is a far better illustrator alternative than gimp is a photoshop alternative.
- MavRevMatt, on 04/04/2009, -0/+2Agreed. Inkscape is useful in only some applications, such as doing vector work for things you will want to have in different sizes later on.
- RagManX, on 04/08/2009, -0/+1I think a lot of it has to do with the interface learning curve. Of course, I could be wrong, but I found I didn't like GIMP until I learned how to use it (thanks Akkana Peck for the excellent book), and have learned from some friends that they had the same issues and same change of heart once they learned how to use it.
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