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First Looks at The Gimp 2.5

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the like-a-fine-wine dept.

desmondhaynes writes "The GIMP team announced today the first release from the 2.5 development series. It is true that this version is unstable, but a little bird told me to give it a try and see what's it capable of. First of all, let me tell you that its interface is quite redesigned and I think that some users will have problems adjusting with it, but that's just my two cents. On the other hand, version 2.5.0 of The GIMP includes some hot new features, like the integration of GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) which will finally get support for higher color depths, more colorspaces and eventually non-destructive editing."

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  1. Re:Yay New Features by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You forgot "no interface elements that aren't batshit insane."

  2. Re:First looks at gimp 2.5.... by MightyYar · · Score: 4, Funny
    Let me start it off :)

    First of all, let me tell you that its interface is quite redesigned and I think that some users will have problems adjusting with it, but that's just my two cents. Now those users will know how the rest of us feel!

    I kid... if it had 16-bit support I would use the Gimp since I don't care about CMYK.
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  3. Re:How long... by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... before the MDI argument kicks off? ;)

    You need to be more patient, first we're going to discuss CMYK.

    Once we're done with that we'll look at your MFI problem...

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  4. Re:Have they changed the name yet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    What would we call it? I nominate "Fetish Slave Guy In Zippered Mask And Assless Chaps."
  5. Re:Have they changed the name yet? by Millennium · · Score: 2, Funny

    I nominate "Rose," because what's in a name? That which we call The GIMP by any other word would smell as sweet.

  6. You are free to call it anything you want by flyingfsck · · Score: 3, Funny

    It is GPL. You can doewnload it and change the name to anything you want.

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  7. Re:Have they changed the name yet? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    What would we call it?

    How about something like... Cropping, Rendering, and Alphas Program?

  8. Re:Have they changed the name yet? by domatic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Allow me to humbly advance some ideas:

    Professional Image Manipulation Program
    Simple Image Manipulation Program
    Lightmap Image Manipulation Program
    Windowed Image Manipulation Program