Comments on: Is GIMP cool or lame? http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp Like a Themepark of random information. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:53:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: brandonh http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-297974 brandonh Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:00:22 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-297974 <blockquote>"GIMP and Photoshop blow chunks. Paint.NET rules, but it’s Windows Only."</blockquote> Who's going to trust the guy using internet explorer with vista on what software to use? I've been toying with the GIMP lately. It's my first real editor, as mostly I've never had the need for anything more advanced than MS Paint. It's good to ask around, but just try it for yourself.

“GIMP and Photoshop blow chunks. Paint.NET rules, but it’s Windows Only.”

Who’s going to trust the guy using internet explorer with vista on what software to use?

I’ve been toying with the GIMP lately. It’s my first real editor, as mostly I’ve never had the need for anything more advanced than MS Paint. It’s good to ask around, but just try it for yourself.

]]> By: Dainis http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-286551 Dainis Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:28:27 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-286551 Hi, Does GIMP have text effects that don't require rasterization of the layer? I can't find anything like that. Best, Dainis Hi,

Does GIMP have text effects that don’t require rasterization of the layer? I can’t find anything like that.

Best,
Dainis

]]> By: The Zero http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-278911 The Zero Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:48:46 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-278911 @Blitz dude, get your facts straight before you blabber about stuff @Topic I've been working with GIMP for about a year now, and I must say, it's quite impressive Try it out for yourself @Blitz
dude, get your facts straight before you blabber about stuff

@Topic
I’ve been working with GIMP for about a year now, and I must say, it’s quite impressive
Try it out for yourself

]]> By: Blitz http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-278295 Blitz Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:55:56 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-278295 GIMP Is The Worst Piece Of Gargabe That Open Source Have Ever Made... GIMP Is The Worst Piece Of Gargabe That Open Source Have Ever Made…

]]> By: Prophetnoise http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-266523 Prophetnoise Fri, 02 May 2008 00:35:43 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-266523 I love the gimp on my macs. I'm using it to teach myself graphic design. X11 is on the OSX Install disc. Also, if you google Wilbur loves Apple, it will take you to a great site with a version of the GIMP ported for mac, with great install instructions. It's really easy. And if you get the GIMP from Wilbur Loves Apple, it's specifically designed to automatically open X11 when you open the GIMP. There's also scripts there so that you can use the Apple key instead of the ctrl key, among other things. I love the gimp on my macs. I’m using it to teach myself graphic design.

X11 is on the OSX Install disc.

Also, if you google Wilbur loves Apple, it will take you to a great site with a version of the GIMP ported for mac, with great install instructions. It’s really easy.

And if you get the GIMP from Wilbur Loves Apple, it’s specifically designed to automatically open X11 when you open the GIMP. There’s also scripts there so that you can use the Apple key instead of the ctrl key, among other things.

]]> By: Alpha Nerd http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-259557 Alpha Nerd Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:42:22 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-259557 GIMP and Photoshop blow chunks. Paint.NET rules, but it's Windows Only. GIMP and Photoshop blow chunks. Paint.NET rules, but it’s Windows Only.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-195766 Jeremy Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:17:47 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-195766 I don't really know. I think GIMP is harder to use than Photoshop, and is more complicated. But I'll have to check it out to find out. I don’t really know. I think GIMP is harder to use than Photoshop, and is more complicated. But I’ll have to check it out to find out.

]]> By: Katy http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178847 Katy Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:09:24 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178847 Someone else recommended NeoOffice, the problem is I have a years worth of meeting notes in OpenOffice format so that's why I plumped for it. You can open PSD files but it looks like you can't edit text layers as they get rasterized. I haven't been able to successfully open an Illustrator file. Someone else recommended NeoOffice, the problem is I have a years worth of meeting notes in OpenOffice format so that’s why I plumped for it.

You can open PSD files but it looks like you can’t edit text layers as they get rasterized. I haven’t been able to successfully open an Illustrator file.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178726 Thomas Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:44:41 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178726 Katy - Instead of Open Office, you should check out NeoOffice. It is like Open Office without X11. Ashish - I thought that Fireworks to GIMP would be easier seeing as it'd be a completely different program where as Photoshop and GIMP are similar. But it'll be a big change, very true. Can GIMP open AI or PSD files? That's one of my big questions of the moment. :) Katy - Instead of Open Office, you should check out NeoOffice. It is like Open Office without X11.

Ashish - I thought that Fireworks to GIMP would be easier seeing as it’d be a completely different program where as Photoshop and GIMP are similar. But it’ll be a big change, very true.

Can GIMP open AI or PSD files? That’s one of my big questions of the moment. :)

]]> By: Steven Moncivais http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178653 Steven Moncivais Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:12:04 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178653 I've been using GIMP for nearly four years now, and I can honestly say that I see no difference between Photoshop and GIMP, other than a shinier GUI that exists on Photoshop. Yes, it is better suited for bitmap and JPEG work, but that's not to say you can't vector with it. (I've never tried, but it could work, I guess. You might need to ask the GIMP community if they know convenient tricks for vectoring in GIMP.) Most of my own art work is either edited or colored in GIMP, and besides lacking certain effects, which I believe is only a matter of adding scripts and plug-ins, it works well for damn near any type of graphics work. I’ve been using GIMP for nearly four years now, and I can honestly say that I see no difference between Photoshop and GIMP, other than a shinier GUI that exists on Photoshop.
Yes, it is better suited for bitmap and JPEG work, but that’s not to say you can’t vector with it.
(I’ve never tried, but it could work, I guess. You might need to ask the GIMP community if they know convenient tricks for vectoring in GIMP.)
Most of my own art work is either edited or colored in GIMP, and besides lacking certain effects, which I believe is only a matter of adding scripts and plug-ins, it works well for damn near any type of graphics work.

]]> By: Ashish Bogawat http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178642 Ashish Bogawat Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:26:08 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178642 I would say switching from Fireworks to Gimp is harder than the Photoshop switch. The main reason being that Fireworks is much more vector-oriented when it comes to creating stuff. Gimp, for the most part, is a bitmap image editor like Photoshop used to be. In any case, I would recommend you give it a go and make sure you give it enough time. As with pretty much all community-driven software, the first impression may not be great, but it will grow on you steadily. I would say switching from Fireworks to Gimp is harder than the Photoshop switch. The main reason being that Fireworks is much more vector-oriented when it comes to creating stuff. Gimp, for the most part, is a bitmap image editor like Photoshop used to be.

In any case, I would recommend you give it a go and make sure you give it enough time. As with pretty much all community-driven software, the first impression may not be great, but it will grow on you steadily.

]]> By: Katy http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178630 Katy Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:36:43 +0000 http://www.twistermc.com/blog/2007/10/30/gimp#comment-178630 I love the Gimp. I use PhotoShop at work on my Mac and Gimp at home on my PC and I can switch between the two easily - you can install a script that maps PhotoShop shortcuts to the Gimp. Version 2.4's just come out with a more updated interface and a few tweaks to the tool set, I'd recommend trying it out. As for X11, I installed that on my Macbook in order to get Open Office to work and haven't noticed any problems. I love the Gimp. I use PhotoShop at work on my Mac and Gimp at home on my PC and I can switch between the two easily - you can install a script that maps PhotoShop shortcuts to the Gimp.

Version 2.4’s just come out with a more updated interface and a few tweaks to the tool set, I’d recommend trying it out.

As for X11, I installed that on my Macbook in order to get Open Office to work and haven’t noticed any problems.

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