Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What he said. GIMP operates best in a 1024x768 screen, so there are some problems with buttons that simply can't be moved onto the screen area at all, but on the whole it's a very nice piece of work. The main downside is that 16-bit implementation is via plugin, and from what I can see it doesn't seem to work except with images originating in GIMP. It's not a major nuisance working on images for the web, but it's a bit problematic for high-end stuff. I've also found a few minor stability issues with Digikam and ShowFoto, which is its image editing module (also installable separetely), and to do pixel-edits you need all three - Digikam, ShowFoto, and GIMP... so they're not quite up to Adobe for professional work. They're not too far off, though, and there's certainly a HUGE price advantage. Quoth the Nuno Miguel dos Santos Baeta : > It is easy to install GIMP. Go to > > <http://www.gimp.org/windows/> > > download the installer and run it :-) > > Right now I'm playing with digiKam <http://www.digikam.org/> (Rei > Shinozuka's advice) and I'm enjoying it. BTW, digiKam is photo > management program (Lightroom, Aperture), and GIMP is an image > manipulation program (Photoshop). -- R. Clayton McKee http://www.rcmckee.com Photojournalist rcmckee at rcmckee.com P O Box 571900 voice/fax 713/783-3502 Houston, TX 77257-1900 cell phone # on request