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"The Gimp" and its plugins?
Does anyone use "The Gimp" as an image editor and if so, which plugins
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"RolandRB" wrote: Does anyone use "The Gimp" as an image editor and if so, which plugins do you recommend? I've got it installed but don't use it that much. Try the beta 2.3. If you're scanning to tif, you don't need many plug ins other than those installed, but Gimp has a website that shows the latest plugins. I use DarwinPorts on Mac. If you're on Windows, I believe there are various compiled binaries now, but I don't really know much about them. |
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RolandRB wrote:
Does anyone use "The Gimp" as an image editor and if so, which plugins do you recommend? Yes it is a perfectly acceptable alternative to PhotoShop. Interface may take some getting used to but no more than Photoshop's. I have not yet found the need for any plugins, in fact the compiled binaries on Windows and Mac OS come with verious special effects plug ins that mostly I've never even looked at. What plug ins do you think you might need? |
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On 28 Jan, 12:02, Richard Polhill wrote: RolandRB wrote: Does anyone use "The Gimp" as an image editor and if so, which plugins do you recommend?Yes it is a perfectly acceptable alternative to PhotoShop. Interface may take some getting used to but no more than Photoshop's. I have not yet found the need for any plugins, in fact the compiled binaries on Windows and Mac OS come with verious special effects plug ins that mostly I've never even looked at. What plug ins do you think you might need? Anti noise/grain plugins |
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RolandRB wrote:
Does anyone use "The Gimp" as an image editor and if so, which plugins do you recommend? I used a couple years ago under both Windows and Linux. The main complaint I have is while doing USM that you have to set the parameter, let it run, examine the result, undo, change parameters, run it... eg: the pre-viewing while adjusting is not very good. They may have improved it in the meantime. My other complaint is that it ran in 8-bit image mode. There was a separate version of it that did images in 16 bit, however it missed a lot of the other upgrades to the main Gimp edition. In short, the user interface is not as natural to use as PS, and the 16 bit image mode is not (was not, anyway) in the main release. It's worth a try (as it costs nothing but time), but keep your expectations in check. Cheers, Alan -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. |
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Alan Browne wrote:
RolandRB wrote: Does anyone use "The Gimp" as an image editor and if so, which plugins do you recommend? I used a couple years ago under both Windows and Linux. The main complaint I have is while doing USM that you have to set the parameter, let it run, examine the result, undo, change parameters, run it... eg: the pre-viewing while adjusting is not very good. They may have improved it in the meantime. My other complaint is that it ran in 8-bit image mode. There was a separate version of it that did images in 16 bit, however it missed a lot of the other upgrades to the main Gimp edition. In short, the user interface is not as natural to use as PS, and the 16 bit image mode is not (was not, anyway) in the main release. It's worth a try (as it costs nothing but time), but keep your expectations in check. Cheers, Alan Progressed a lot since then. You may be impressed with the current version. |
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Richard Polhill wrote:
RolandRB wrote: Does anyone use "The Gimp" as an image editor and if so, which plugins do you recommend? Yes it is a perfectly acceptable alternative to PhotoShop. Interface may take some getting used to but no more than Photoshop's. Agree in both cases. I have not yet found the need for any plugins, in fact the compiled binaries on Windows and Mac OS come with verious special effects plug ins that mostly I've never even looked at. If you want to scan directly from Gimp, you'll need the Xsane plugin. I'm not sure if it comes with the Windows or Mac versions by default. It doesn't with Kubuntu Linux packages, but it is only a few clicks away in Synaptic. What plug ins do you think you might need? I.e. what effects do you need? -- Lassi |
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On 29 Jan, 12:00, Lassi Hippeläinen wrote: Richard Polhill wrote: RolandRB wrote: Does anyone use "The Gimp" as an image editor and if so, which plugins do you recommend? Yes it is a perfectly acceptable alternative to PhotoShop. Interface may take some getting used to but no more than Photoshop's.Agree in both cases. I have not yet found the need for any plugins, in fact the compiled binaries on Windows and Mac OS come with verious special effects plug ins that mostly I've never even looked at.If you want to scan directly from Gimp, you'll need the Xsane plugin. I'm not sure if it comes with the Windows or Mac versions by default. It doesn't with Kubuntu Linux packages, but it is only a few clicks away in Synaptic. What plug ins do you think you might need?I.e. what effects do you need? I note they have a despckler but I was wanting something more to reduce film grain. |
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Lassi Hippeläinen writes:
If you want to scan directly from Gimp, you'll need the Xsane plugin. I'm not sure if it comes with the Windows or Mac versions by default. It doesn't with Kubuntu Linux packages, but it is only a few clicks away in Synaptic. Is the Gimp better than Photoshop in this respect? What I mean is that if I scan directly into Photoshop, the application is blocked until the scanning is complete (which makes the feature useless if I can scan 4-24 frames at the same time - I'd rather scan into files using a separate application in that case.) |
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Toni Nikkanen wrote: Lassi Hippeläinen writes: If you want to scan directly from Gimp, you'll need the Xsane plugin. I'm not sure if it comes with the Windows or Mac versions by default. It doesn't with Kubuntu Linux packages, but it is only a few clicks away in Synaptic. Is the Gimp better than Photoshop in this respect? What I mean is that if I scan directly into Photoshop, the application is blocked until the scanning is complete (which makes the feature useless if I can scan 4-24 frames at the same time - I'd rather scan into files using a separate application in that case.) Trying Gimp Beta 2.3 right now, it called up my Epson scanning program from GimpTwain, which came with the install. (I tend to scan with Vuescan). I suspect that it wouldn't be any different from Photoshop in that regard but I didn't attempt a scan. I'm using the DarwinPorts version of Gimp Beta 2.3. |
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