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WhoDo
08-05-2012, 6:42pm
GIMP 2.8 has been released - at least the Windows version - and it has some striking improvements. A full review (http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/05/hands-on-testing-the-gimp-28-and-its-new-single-window-interface.ars) is available at ars technica, or you can just download it for FREE and try it out for yourself.

For those who can't afford fancy post-processing software, GIMP is as good as you can get for FREE. New features in Version 2.8 include: "layer groups, a single window mode, canvas-based text editing ... and a layout overhaul to make the whole experience much easier and more user-friendly", at least according to PetaPixel (http://www.petapixel.com/2012/05/07/gimp-adds-new-interface-and-nested-layer-groups-in-version-2-8/#more-53939). My early tests show there is much more improvement than that, and the good news is that 16-bit and 32-bit image processing with GEGL should also be available this year.

At 75Mb v2.8 is a bit heftier than 2.6, but it's still way lighter than Adobe Lightroom, PSE or CS6 ... especially on the pocket. Enjoy! :cool:
Eberbachl
08-05-2012, 9:35pm
Enjoy indeed... I'm a big GIMP fan (on Linux though :D )!

;)
WhoDo
08-05-2012, 9:41pm
Enjoy indeed... I'm a big GIMP fan (on Linux though :D )!

;)

Ever use Puppy Linux? I had a little to do with that in another life. :p
Eberbachl
08-05-2012, 10:02pm
No - never tried it. I've been a bit of a Ubuntu evangelist for about the last four or five years. I'll check it out just for fun!

;)
WhoDo
08-05-2012, 10:07pm
No - never tried it. I've been a bit of a Ubuntu evangelist for about the last four or five years. I'll check it out just for fun!

;)

And that's what you'll get ... a whole lot of fun in a tiny package. Some recent versions are compatible with Ubuntu apps as well e.g. Lucid Puppy 5.25. I was project leader for 2.15, 4.2 and 4.21 and had some input into Lucid series, but that was a loooonnnnnggggggg time ago in Linux land. :o
znelbok
09-05-2012, 6:53am
I have never used GIMP, instead I have used paint.net (http://www.paint.net) which is also a free photoshop alternative. There are plenty of tutorials on the web for it as well.