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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. 8-bit graphic ? by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Please don't flame me if I am talking nonsense, but I've been told that GIMP is still based on the old 8-bit technology.

    If I am right, may I know if the new 2.4 version has any improvement on this front ?

    Thanks !!

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  2. Re:What I want to know: Can I paint circles in it? by arose · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Ctrl.

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  3. Re:GIMP is becoming a real threat for Photoshop by $rtbl_this · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Probably it'd be a threat today if the Windows version supported a containing window

    Like this?

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  4. Re:SOIX! by Otter · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Sure, it's powerful, but it still lacks what Photoshop has out of the box...

    Is that Align Layers functionality being added to GIMP already in Photoshop? It may well be -- we have a relatively old version at work and I only use that once or twice a year, so it could have been added since I learned Photoshop a decade ago -- but I'm not aware of it.

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