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The Gimp from the Eyes of a Photoshop User
Eugenia writes "Many in the F/OSS community are raving about the Gimp, however pros who have actually used Photoshop think differently: This Mac professional designer goes through the steps of getting Gimp 2.0 up and running on his Mac, only to get baffled by the chaotic interface in general and its non-standard UI compared to other Mac apps, its slowness to open large files and to apply filters, the unintuitive tools that accompany it and its very visible bad quality of text and lines/shapes. That designer even bought a 'supported' version of MacGimp by an OSS-Mac company, Archei, but he never heard back for his support requests (free Gimp for Macs here). I think that's one of the best-written articles I've ever read about the reality of most open-source geek-driven projects vs their equivelant professional/proprietary ones. Personally, before I get persuaded to use Gimp again for my photography projects, I would need --in addition to the author's peeves -- full 16-bit per channel support, high-quality scanning/printing drivers with integrated GUI (a'la SilverFast), and a 'crop and rotate' feature (as seen in PS/PSE). Besides, both Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop Elements cost bellow $100 (with PS Elements getting bundled with most scanners/printers/digital cameras, albeit without the much needed 16bit support either)."
gimp
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
I suggest they rename it to Firehercules or Spartacus.
I'm having a hard time with this one....
-dameron
Bad analogy. The Gimp is more like that big wheel transportation device in one of the South Park episodes. You had to have something painfully rammed up you ass while driving it. And it didn't have to be that way.
Sorry, but I find firefox to be the worst photo editor ever!
And if you have a problem, you can't just get a tow from the nearest garage, you have to get a volunteer to do it. On his own time in whatever haphazard way he knows how.
Oh, and I almost forgot, if you complain publicly that you didn't like the Saturn, you'd get hundreds of anonymous replies from people who don't know a spark plug from a brake light, never mind not having drivers licenses telling you that it's all your fault.
One place?
if this was fark, the story would get an obvious tag. what would you expect of a user of a certain program, that is proficient has used it for years when he/she tries another program with a different interface and workflow?
Oh, right. Like Microsoft's "Excel." Of course, swing the other way and you have "Word." Shouldn't they have called it "Document"? And what is the "PowerPoint" thing? Sounds like an auto-targeting system for a cannon. And "Access"? Does that get me onto the Internet or something?
At least they seemed to get it right with their server products. I mean, "SQL Server" for a database seems obvious, and "Exchange" is for... well, if you don't count attracting virii, it's for exchanging things with people. "Internet Information Server" is for serving information to the Internet. Oh, yes, and of course "Windows Server" is for... um... uh... hmm....
Dammit! I never know when to shut up.
The Spoon
Updated 6/28/2011
Yes, damn that GIMP for depending on The Gimp Toolkit!
Which interface is more complex: Photoshop or AutoCAD? Are there other programs (not OSs) that are more complicated to operate than graphics-oriented ones? Girlfriend 2.0 doesn't count.
AutoCAD is more complex, but then again, its task is more complex. Either way, they are both complex. Girlfriend 2.0 is not nearly as complicated nor as annoying as Wife 3.0 ;-) Not to mention the extra money and resources it eats up with no apparent benefit...
24 beers in a case, 24 hours in a day. Coincidence? I think not!
and no i will not give it the honor of capital letters(gimp) that respect is earned when you make something that can deliver on it's claims.
Developer #1: "Watcha doin' today? Wanna work on improving GIMP usability?"
Developer #2: "Nope. I refuse to acknowledge the vast consensus that PS is much faster and more usable."
Developer #3 [bursting through door]: "Have you guys SEEN? An AC on Slashdot is refusing to use capital letters when referring to the GIMP!"
All: "HOLY FUCK! Let's get coding!"
(A week later, GIMP 3.0 is released to worldwide acclaim. AC contends that "gimp still suxx0rz" but after intense negotiations agrees to capitalize the M and the P.)