Anyone using Gimp or other free Software

[bwcolor]

GIMP looks ok if you work in JPG, but it truncates TIFF to 8 bit. I've seen Darktable, but haven't used it. User interface looks much nicer than GIMP. Is it also limited to 8 bit?

[btgc]

Originally Posted by colyn

Gimp 2.8 now has single window mode.

After upgrading to 2.8 I used it about a week, noted menus right in the window weren't such a bad thing (like on early Macs?) and when some non-native plugins didn't work well in 2.8 I reverted to 2.6....will wait until 2.8 and surroundings get polished. btw i'm not only one who noted multi-window UI isn't that bad, at the end

I get what Tom says about UI, coders and human interface. But then, there are very few pieces of software designed by humans for humans I still think GIMP isn't worst what has happened to me. I can't argue if my free ride doesn't include five star extras - but then there are at least two type of people, some like to tinker and adjust, and some just pay more to get it all packaged and delivered. No problem while either don't kill to prove they are right.

If someone is ready to pay $300 per year for subscription (see above in thread) to edit his images, I can't object. I spend that money other ways. If I'd have to deliver to customers probably I'd use something other than GIMP. We live in wonderful world because we still have choices, be it software or something else. Still have.

[Rom]

Originally Posted by existrandom

i use GIMP because i can't afford PS like Raid's students... can anyone point me to image editing tutorial for GIMP user online? i understand GIMP cover a lot of the same things of PS, but the interface/ defaults/ settings are quite different

thanks!

Hi dear,

You can find a good ressource on the website of JeanFan, section tutorials . I think she has published also some on her DeviantArt account .

[oftheherd]

I'm not a fan of digital post processing, never having spent the necessary time to learn it well. But I have used GIMP since it is free and does what I want. I had never heard of UFRAW or RAWtherapee so thanks for those guys. Irfanview I have know of for years but not used much. It used to be used in forensics.

[paulfish4570]

i downloaded gimp yesterday. seems to be mostly for color work. i found some of the tools to be easier to use than on photoshop. windows live gallery remains the easiest to use editing software for simple tasks that i have found. i would rate gimp with picassa so far ...

[colyn]

Originally Posted by btgc

After upgrading to 2.8 I used it about a week, noted menus right in the window weren't such a bad thing (like on early Macs?) and when some non-native plugins didn't work well in 2.8 I reverted to 2.6....will wait until 2.8 and surroundings get polished. btw i'm not only one who noted multi-window UI isn't that bad, at the end

Here's a good set of scripts and filters for Gimp 2.8 http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/downl...pack-more.html

[btgc]

Originally Posted by colyn

Here's a good set of scripts and filters for Gimp 2.8 http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/downl...pack-more.html

Thank you for hint! Will look later....reverted to 2.6 because of Resynthesizer which didn't work under 2.8...probably some of this filters replace it...may be there are ways to do same without resynthesizer.

[shadowfox]

For batch processing, adding borders, watermark, etc. There is nothing that can beat ImageMagick and a little bit scripting.

For post-processing photos, don't overlook darktable.
That's the closest to Lightroom (in terms of purpose, in terms of philosophy, they are miles away) that you can get for free.

GIMP is parallel to Photoshop.

[Brucefg]

I use PS, the software is so good.

[newspaperguy]

What about Photoscape?
Perhaps it's because I'm old and computer stupid,
but I'm surprised no one has mentioned it.
Rick

[paulfish4570]

i'm with you, rick. i want KISS software. i still don't know what a layer is ...

[Peter_wrote:]

also be aware of the FX-foundry filters/scripts package for gimp. there are some nice tools for photo editing included.

and G'MIC, which is available as plugin for gimp.

[Dwig]

Originally Posted by kevin_v

Not trying to get too off topic, but, actually, in many large software design projects, there will be a designer or team of designers that draw up the UI. Generally, they specialize in Human-Computer interfaces and probably know how to write code, but still, their main purpose is designing the UI for others to program. ...

+1, at least that's the way it works in properly run development teams.

I did this as part of the Macromedia FreeHand team for nearly a decade. The "visible" portions of features were designed by people who knew UI design and knew how the software was used in the real world. Programmers only designed the "hidden" bits that made it work.

[diane21]

I don't have any experience of GIMP but i have used imverter.com....It's a free online image converter that converts image formats. From there, you can convert it into anything else you want. It works very well on any platform.

[daveleo]

The only problem I have with the GIMP (I have used it for years) is the 8bit limitation. It kind of makes shooting RAW images pointless because you end up with an 8bit JPG coming out of the GIMP, same as the camera puts out !

I wait for GIMP2.10 !

[jane7l]

i use gimp occasionally. for basic editions i use faststone. small, simple, fast and has nice set of tools one mostly needs.

janko

[dct]

Originally Posted by dct

Apart from RAW processing (RAWtherapee) my post processing WF consists only of IrfanView, GIMP and ExifTool.

As I got the RAW file converter EX (RFC) from Silkypix for free together with my X100, I changed my dual workflow.

1. Development
- for simple exposure changes: ooc JPEG --> IrfanView --> TIFF (8bit)
- for complex exposure changes: RAW --> Silkypix RFC --> TIFF (16bit)
and for EXIF additions and modifications: EXIFtool

2. Further Processing
- for crop, different resolutions: TIFF --> IrfanView --> JPEG
- for complex retouch work: TIFF --> GIMP --> TIFF (8bit) --> JPEG

Yes, I believe we have to wait until GIMP 3.x to get 16bit TIFF export.