GIMP 2.2 Released

wongn writes "Several weeks since the splash screen contest was first announced, the latest milestone release for GIMP has come about - GIMP 2.2.0 has just been officially released. Only the linux binaries and source have yet appeared. From the website: 'The GIMP developers are proud to announce the availability of version 2.2.0 of the GNU Image Manipulation Program. About nine months after version 2.0 hit the road, we have completed another development cycle and can bring a new stable GIMP to our users' desktops.'"

Comments

Seriously... Why would you use this?

[Anonymous Coward]

If GIMP was not open source, would you use it? Does it have anything over Photoshop in terms of Functionality or Ease of USe?

Re:Seriously... Why would you use this?

[happyemoticon]

See http://www.cryptonomicon.com/beginning.html.

Seriously, do you think a perponderence of people even use the features that Photoshop has over Gimp? My department, for instance, bought two licenses for CS so that we could crop and size some photos, and do some very basic web graphics.

The boss turned down my suggestion, I think, because of the usual suspicion and fear that surrounds GNU software: "What? It can't be free. There must be some catch. It might even be illegal." The only downside that Gimp has is the annoyance of, "Oooh I don't like it the interface is all different" from my coworkers. But like they say, nobody ever got fired for buying (insert your favorite 800-lb gorilla corporation here).

Re:Seriously... Why would you use this?

[Anonymous Coward]

Does it have anything over Photoshop in terms of Functionality or Ease of USe?

Yes, the GIMP supports the does-not-get-russian-programmers-unfairly-arrested plugin.

Re:Seriously... Why would you use this?

[csritchie]

"Seriously, do you think a perponderence of people even use the features that Photoshop has over Gimp?"

Yes, the _preponderance_ uses the features not found in the GIMP. This is mostly due to the fact the preponderance of people using the GIMP are not entry level web weenies in need of a better crop tool. The PS native format PSD files are standard for AE, Print design, 3D imports and exports. I can edit my PSD and have live updates posting out to my media work.

Photoshop isn't just the 800lbs gorilla for web, it's the 800lbs gorilla work _all_ media work.
It integrates with just about anything an artist needs to work with. From Greg Martin, to SKG, Photoshop's utilization goes far beyond web work and is flexible enough to accommodate the movie industry, the print industry, advertising, multimedia and web.

Ask any artist, if he can only have two tools to do all his work: video, print, advertising, tv, dv, web... It will be Photoshop and After Effects, hands down.

The GIMP is very good at what it does, but don't go jumping out of your /. jeans thinking you're an Art Director just yet ;)

What's New in 2.2

[Anonymous Coward]

Details of the release: http://wiki.gimp.org/gimp/WhatsNew2

Download?

[jeffkjo1]

GIMP 2.2.0 has just been officially released

Anybody have a link to a torrent?


Oh.... wait

Re:Real world vs. fanboy fantasies

[Dano Watt]

You forgot one important statistic: 0% of the people here will take you seriously.

Re:My problems with GIMP.

[Anonymous Coward]

I agree that the biggest problem GIMP has for widespread acceptance is the name. Frankly, it has labored without the benefit clever self recursion for far too long!

So, in the interest of its long term viablility, I formally propose a name change:

GIMP Isn't Microsoft Paint

will, I believe, catapult GIMP onto desktops around the world.

Splash screen

[mstefanus]

The splash screen that won the contest and some others that worth mentioning.