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Linux Alternatives To Apple's Aperture

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the linux-users-deserve-pretty-pictures-too dept.

somethingkindawierd writes "An experiment focusing on open source tools for Ubuntu Linux to compete with Aperture on the Mac. The author didn't think he would find a worthwhile open source solution, but to his surprise he found some formidable raw processing tools. A good read for any Linux fan or photographer looking for capable and inexpensive tools"

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  1. Re:Here's a Summary! by voltel · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What about GIMP? Its a rather large suite, packed with lots of various photo-editing features you may or may never use. I use it in conjunction with imagemagick for all my photo-editing needs. Not a bad combination, but I find GIMP's interface to be a bit weird, its like it was designed by monkeys.

  2. Re:Golden ratio? by E+IS+mC(Square) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Well, I too do not really care about Golden ratio, but everybody has his/her own preferences.
    His point is partially valid too - while Picasa does let you crop pictures manually, there is no way to specify a ratio you want - Golden or any other.

  3. Re:Linux needs system-wide color management by E+IS+mC(Square) · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I see. In my case, I had gotten hold of some old Dell 512MB machine which I wanted to convert into a music server. Amarok manages to work - but just, and hogs up everything available on the machine. This means I can not do anything else on that box, but then, I never intended to - as long as it plays my 20GB+ collection of music (its attached to my sound system directly). And now I can control music from my other Ubuntu/XP/anything with the web server.
    Good luck with your efforts. It's a good beginning :-)