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First Look at GIMP 2.4

Posted by Zonk on from the he's-looking-at-me dept.

Liam30 writes "Newsforge (ed: part of the OSTG family) is running a story that gives a first look at the next version of GIMP." From the article: " A major update to the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), widely regarded as the leading free software raster image editing program, is scheduled for this month. The 2.4 release is expected to include a number of new features and enhancements to existing features ... The first thing most users will notice about 2.4 is the addition of three new tools to the palette: the Align tool, the Foreground Extraction tool, and a new 'Simple' Rectangle Selector. The Align tool lets you vertically and horizontally align image layers -- a task you had to perform manually before. You can align an image to any edge or the center, specify an offset in any direction, and adjust vertical and horizontal alignment separately."

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  1. Re:professional tools by dr.badass · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Why don't you ask Cinepaint using special effects professionals how great Photoshop is?

    What a pointless statement! Why not ask Photoshop-using photo, web, and print professionals how great CinePaint is? Why not get them to whip out their dicks, too, so you can decide whose opinion is more important?

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  2. Wow. Align layers. by mvonballmo · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I've had to use GIMP (and its cousin, Inkscape, who's interface shows a close family resemblance) only once or twice. It feels like an application made by people who think of a UI as gratuitous -- a necessary evil for those too lazy or stupid to use a command line. When it starts with no documents open, there are at least 4 or 5 freely floating windows, including a main window with umpteen stacked toolbars.

    And now I find that people have been using it for years without such basic tools as "Align". Aligning manually is like kerning your fonts by hand -- what's the point of software in this case? I bet the export as EPS function opens a text editor.

  3. Re:Devel version for Windows? by Ragesoss · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Sorry, no such thing. I looked for them for a while last night, actually. GIMP for Windows is just for noobs who can't be trusted with "unstable" software.