Krita/KOffice Preview Version and Video Available

xiando writes "Developers aim at making Krita a user-friendly image manipulation program where users with no computer experience or slim experience with other light-duty image programs like Paint Shop Pro should feel right at home. LinuxReviews has a 5.5 MB preview video by developer Bart Coppens available, showing how the app looks and feels. Check it out or download the source preview packages by Daniel Molkentin to try it yourself. Developers hope to make Krita a part of the KDE office suite KOffice 1.4, scheduled spring 2005."

Comments

finally

[dwgranth]

after messing with the gimp for a bit (sounds dirty doesnt it).. i am relieved to know there is a simpler program for linux out there where i can do my image editing... not saying gimp is bad.. just a little hard to figure out at certain points

Paint Shop Pro basic?

[darkwhite]

Paint Shop Pro's functionality has been anything but basic for the past three releases. In fact, in some areas (like vector layers) it's been far superior to Photoshop for a long time.

Much needed IMHO: GIMP for digital photographers

[egghat]

IMHO the open source world needs a simple piece of software that does what every digital photographer needs:

* Eliminate red eyes
* Lighten, darken picture (or areas of the picture)
* change contrast
* sharpen contrast of picture
* cut picture frames
* import pictures from camera
* archive pictures
* send pictures to online printer

Every piece is there. But not in one package and not user friendly.

When you read about GIMP, many people think it's not as good as Photoshop, cause it does no colour separation. But GIMP is featurewise more than enough for millions of digital photographers. But sadly not usable for Joe Sixpack.

IMHO open source could attract much more new users by making specialized solutions, that are simple to use, than by making the featurewise ultimate solution. But of course every developer is free to do what he wants to do ...

Bye egghat.