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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. What I want to know: Can I paint circles in it? by Misagon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    In older version of The Gimp it was very difficult to draw perfect concentric circles in it. I had to manually measure and mark the corners of the bounding box around the circle, and then I had to adjust for the "Stroke" feature drawing one pixel down and to the left instead of inside ... and so on.

    It's the little things that separate the good programs from the bad. Not the amount of features.

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  2. GIMP is becoming a real threat for Photoshop by ravee · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I have been a GIMP user for the past few years. I started using GIMP first on windows and then when I switched over to linux, it became my graphics package of choice. I think GIMP will become a real threat to Photoshop in the near future. The only thing stopping it is CMYK support which (most probably) will be added in the next version.

    I think it pays to use open source or GPLed software.

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  3. Re:professional tools by afd8856 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Man, you must really don't know what you're talking about.

    The reason for the success of Photoshop is given by not trying to be a niche tool for either designers or photographers. Any designer can, in any day, need Photoshop under its multiple facets. Creating a photo album or a contact sheet, designing a webpage or touching a photo for that website, it all has to be under the same app, with the same familiar workflow. The photographer might need to add a frame to that photo, or maybe he wants to add some text to get a postcard out of his picture.

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  4. Re:It moves by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Anyone noticed that the gimp icon (on /.) is moving its eyes now and then? Funny ...

    Yep, his eyes move. As far as I know, Wilbur (the name of the Coyote) is the only icon on Slashdot that is animated.

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  5. Re:professional tools by arose · · Score: 3, Insightful
    There absolutely is no other tool to touch Photoshop, simple as that. Ask any one of several million Photoshop using professionals.
    Why don't you ask Cinepaint using special effects professionals how great Photoshop is?
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