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I feel like a GIMP
Authored by: Accura on Oct 07, '02 10:27:21PM

Now call me crazy or something but if you want a decent free image program have you considered GIMP running under xwindows, i use it to do all the image stuff for the web sited that i work on and it keeps me happy, itsgot all the features you need, its free.

its also not hard to install (but takes a while over dial up - i know this because i did it)

accura



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I tried it...
Authored by: robg on Oct 08, '02 04:13:39PM

... but XWindows just feels clunky and slow compared to the Mac OS (and yes, I tried Orboros or however it's spelled). Also, GIMP has potentially the most complex user interface on any program that I've ever tried to use ... Elements feels natural and took very little time to figure out.

It is a valid (free!) option, however, and people should definitely try it out to see if they like it.

-rob.



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Hmm good point
Authored by: Accura on Oct 08, '02 07:52:58PM

I guess i don't think about the look or gui any more, i've been using x-windows for a while (at work and home) and its not one of my start up items (this is on an old G3 as well, it doesn't slow down much)

gimp takes a while to get used to, but thats only because every one is used to photo shop, but can you remember when you first started using photoshop? i can, it wasn't very easy to use.

GIMP is a good program for graphix work, you can do every thing in it that you can in photoshop (some of the plugins are missing and need to be hunted down on the net) and its free. worth learning.

BTW Orboros sux ass, you should use something like windowsmaker. there are many nice looking window makers out there, just because we are using osX dosn't mean that we should use an aqua looking gui.

Accura



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I did.
Authored by: deleted_user18 on Oct 13, '02 11:19:55AM

But I didn't like it.

GIMP is a good program, but very complex. And having to brush up thounds of photos with a clunky xwindows interface isn't that great.

PS Elements 2 is much, much easier to handle. And it feels of course like a (very well done) Mac program.

You can do everything with GIMP, but PS Elements 2 saves you time. And if you can afford the 80 Euro...

GIMP is still on my harddisk - just to impress the Linux geeks :-)



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