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| Posted: Mon May 7th, 2012 20:10 |
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TomOC
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There's a new version of GIMP if you can compile it yourself... Compiled versions ready "soon." Tom http://www.tuaw.com/2012/05/07/gimp-2-8-gets-a-major-facelift/
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| Posted: Tue May 8th, 2012 03:11 |
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jk
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Yes I saw that they had finally released the v.2.8 of the source code on the 4th May. I may download and try to compile! Probably easier to wait for one of the regular sources to provide the compiled app for Mac or else get it via MacPorts. I want to get the Linux version for my netbook. However small screens arent really conducive to good editing and also the colour rendering is poorer on my Acer Aspire units.
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| Posted: Thu May 10th, 2012 23:48 |
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KirkP
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JK, be careful, I attempted a compile and crashed twice in a row. I'm content with the current Windows stable release, since Gimpshop stopped being updated I just loaded the PSPI plugin and fixed up my toolbars and other sub-windows to work as I want them to work.
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| Posted: Fri May 11th, 2012 00:43 |
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KirkP
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Correction: Just looked at sourceforge, they have a Windows installer ready for download at 76.2MB.
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| Posted: Fri May 11th, 2012 03:11 |
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jk
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I tried a compile on my Mac but it fell over as I need some extra libraries. I dont have time at present to investigate this I have too many other things on as I need to get my scuba diving underway for the summer and also I have some other stuff I need to work out before that.
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| Posted: Fri May 11th, 2012 15:30 |
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KirkP
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Another note: If you want to be able to revisit your older PSD files with Gimp, at a later date, be sure to use your current version of Photoshop to re-save the PSD files in a compatible format with old versions of Photoshop. Gimp used the Photoshop 6 version of PSD file formats when adding support to the program, but Adobe has since made PSD files completely proprietary. Gimp won't totally support PSD (such as History) but usually will keep your layers intact. Batch processing, anyone? Boy have I got a lot of work ahead of me.
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| Posted: Sat May 12th, 2012 06:20 |
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jk
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And now we have GIMP v2.8 for Mac http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html
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| Posted: Sat May 12th, 2012 07:49 |
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jk
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Installed and running. I think I have a whole big learning curve to go through if I am to use this instead of CS5/6.
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| Posted: Sat May 12th, 2012 12:40 |
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KirkP
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No argument there, JK. Thing is, I've been using Photoshop since PS 4, and you have probably even longer. It's taken 10 years for us to get to this point with Photoshop, and Gimp cannot do everything that Photoshop can. I briefly considered Paint Shop Pro, but that also has issues. From a pro standpoint, nothing matches Photoshop, I understand that. Certainly, Adobe understands that, also. If you recall, I started griping about Adobe and their anti-piracy efforts a couple years ago, and I had realized that Gimp actually gives me all the tools I really need. First thing I did was open the same photos I wanted to edit further, in both programs... and what I did in Photoshop, I tried to do in Gimp, during the same editing time. Yes, the learning curve was a bit steep, but the thing is, so was Photoshop for the first three versions I used. They're both incredibly complex and powerful apps, but I liken this to using Windows and MacOSX or Windows and Debian Linux. Two different tools, but the principles are the same. Heck, most of the icons on the toolbar are the same. I think the first thing I actually did, was increase the RAM in my Photoshop computer to 8 gigs, so I could run both PS and Gimp at the same time. I'll probably never get rid of PS completely... by now I know it well enough to perform edits really fast, and if I need speed, PS will be the tool until I get to that same point with Gimp. But, you're like me in that you're retired, and you've got the time. You do more pro work that I do, so you'll need PS even more, I would think... no sense cutting off your nose to spite the face. I really do think that Adobe is going to go completely to a subscription model with their next upgrade, therefore I'm going to be prepared. I might even spend the money for a CS6 upgrade disc, since Gimp is free. It's too bad Adobe is making corporate decisions that hurt the end user, but that's their decisions to make. I figure in two or three years, CS7 will be Cloud-only and I'll have learned the Gimp enough to drop Photoshop entirely.
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| Posted: Sat May 12th, 2012 15:08 |
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KirkP
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JK, found a video tut that might get you started a little easier, while it is a couple years old, it's based on Gimp 2.7 which was a non-stable (but workable) version intermediate to the final release of 2.8 version. The young lady doing the introductory video does a pretty good job of explaining basic setup of the Gimp, she is using it on Fedora. She has an American accent and clearly had a bit too much coffee the morning she did this, since she talks very fast... but it might help you to see how to set up your install so that it more mimics what you're used to in PSCS5. http://blog.linuxgrrl.com/2012/04/13/gimp-2-7-for-photoshop-expatriates/
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