Download - Get GIMP'd
GET GIMP’DOpen source image editing – Eric J. Gruber
What is GIMP? GNU Image Manipulation Program. 100% free, both in cost and in the right to
alter and use the software. Can be used as a paint program, for photo
retouching, as a batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, and more!
GIMP is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions.
GIMP vs. Photoshop Cost:
GIMP: $0 Photoshop: $699 (CS5); $999 (CS5
Extended) Size:
GIMP: 17.39 megabytes Photoshop: 1 gigabyte available hard-disk
space for installation; additional free space required during installation
Where to get GIMP Windows installer:
http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html Apple installer:
http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ Unix/Linux installer:
http://www.gimp.org/unix/
GIMP vs. Photoshop Both programs provide a strong set of basic
photo editing commands and tools: 1)Ability to open/import most of the basic bitmap graphic filetypes including PNG, JPG, GIF; 2)Ability to adjust those images with crop, rotate, resize and many other transformations; 3)Ability to make local retouches, sharpening and other image corrections; 4)Do color and exposure/lightness corrections with a broad range of dialogs and tools;
GIMP vs. Photoshop Both programs provide a strong set of basic
photo editing commands and tools: 5)Mask selective areas on an image(or layer)- only there will edits/brushstrokes apply; 6)Allow creating a stack of two or dozens of layers from other images, text, vector graphics, etc; 7)Allow filters or special effects to be applied to one or more layers including the base image; 8)Produce output to several graphic filetypes, printers, and/or web pages/galleries.
Comparing GIMP with Photoshop
GIMP PhotoshopCrop Tool
Image ResizeImage>Image Resize Image>Image Size
Image SharpenFilters>Enhance>(opt
ions)Filter>Sharpen>(opti
ons)
Comparing GIMP with Photoshop
GIMP PhotoshopLevels
Colors>Levels Image>Adjustments>Levels
Comparing GIMP with Photoshop
GIMP PhotoshopCurves
Colors>Curves Image>Adjustments>Curves
Demonstration
Further reading Tutorials: for Beginner, Intermediate and
Expert users: http://www.gimp.org/tutorials See also:
http://gimp-tutorials.net http://www.noupe.com/gimp/30-exceptional-gimp-
tutorials-and-resources.html What’s new: Version’s 2.7’s features, which
make it still competitive with Photoshop: http://www.inatux.com/article?r=development-gimp-version-2.7-review
Questions?