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Paint.NET: The Anti-GIMP?

Posted by timothy on from the translucent-tools-are-smart dept.

Arno contributes a link to Paint.NET, a free-of-charge raster-graphics program for Windows XP machines. "Quote: 'Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows XP. Paint.NET is jointly developed at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems. The programming language used to create Paint.NET is C#, with GDI+ extensions.' It really seems like a nice tool. I definitely prefer its UI to GIMP's."

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  1. Dude by nahnkari · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Go go go slashdot them !

  2. As much as I would love the swtich to GIMP by zaqattack911 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It just makes ugly looking photos.

    I've tried a lot of gimp versions. And even the most basic image manipulation tools in gimp (contrast,hue,unsharp mask.., burn dodge, scale image) produce some mediocre looking results. Somehow the behind-the-scenes algos that photoshop uses just produce better looking results.

    I wish it weren't true.

    I'll give paint .net a try, but I doubt it has everything I need.

  3. Re:Here it comes. by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And untill GiMP has 16 bit and color management, it still sucks side by side with PS.

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