Fred P. Arnold (fparnold@balihai.uchicago.edu)
Tue, 05 Oct 1999 13:22:03 -0500 (CDT)
Hello,
The GIMP does work under Windows, and without add-on software. The link
to http://user.sgic.fi/~tml/gimp/win32/ is for a Win32 native version,
which removes the need to run either an X-Server (makes windows slower
yet), or a Linux distribution. The latest release includes printing
support, but it prints only the active layer, in its native size, so you
have to both flatten the image layers (if working with more than one), and
scale the screen/printer units before printing.
My personal experience with it has been positive, though color handling
can be a bit odd, and I don't know how to make it mimic the effect of
applying a contrast filter before desaturating the picture. (hint: if
anyone does, I'd love to know). However, all the basic tools are there,
and it's quite sophisticated. I was able to get a nice faux-cyanotype out
of it this morning in three steps, which is helpful for visualizing if you
really want a picture in screaming blue.
In a way, it's the software version of the Bender camera; not quite as
slick as the professional tools would be, but for getting acquiainted with
the techniques, and occasional use, a whole lot more economical.
Considering that photoshop costs at least 20boxes of 4x5 (b&w) film, it's
not a bad way to go.
-fred
"No science has ever made Frederick P. Arnold, Jr.
more rapid progress in a A&HPRC, U. of Chicago
shorter time than Chemistry." 5640 S. Ellis Ave
-Martin Heinrich Kloproth, 1791 Chicago, IL 60637
On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Wayde Allen wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Dennis Southwood wrote:
>
> > Do any of you have an opinion on the relative merits of Adobe Photoshop and
> > Corel Photo-paint? I could buy the full Corel Draw 9 suite for less than
> > the cost of Adobe Photoshop 5.5 alone. Should I? Would you?
>
> I'd seriously consider checking out the GNU Image Manipulation Program
> (GIMP) <http://www.gimp.org/>. Your cost is what it takes to download and
> install it. The GIMP was originally developed under Linux (which you can
> also get for free), but I think that there is some work underway to port
> it to the Windows environment <http://user.sgic.fi/~tml/gimp/win32/> or
> <http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/>. The Linux version works very
> well, I can't say anything about the windows port.
>
> This is kind of "alternative digital imaging", and you'd have to get
> your hands a bit dirty. How about giving it a try and reporting back
> to us?
>
> - Wayde
> (wallen@boulder.nist.gov)
>
>
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