Sounds good. :) As a professional graphic designer with 10+ years of Photoshop experience, and 8+ years of GIMP experience, I can almost guarantee that your staff's time would be better spent learning how to use GIMP to do the work needed rather than try to achieve feature-parity with Photoshop. GIMP will never have all the features of Photoshop, and Photoshop will never have all the features of GIMP. It is important to note that GIMP was not designed to be a copy of Photoshop. Although most features have a relative equivalent, GIMP is a different program with different conventions and different graphics workflows. I was able to switch my graphics workflow to GIMP + Inkscape + Scribus, and extend it dramatically with Krita and Blender 3D. All these programs are FOSS (Free software), and allow an incredible degree of creative freedom I could only dream of before. To use GIMP and other Free software in a professional workflow takes outside-the-box thinking, and an adventurous spirit, as does learning any new professional toolset. For me, it required some patience, remembering that the effort I put into learning to use Photoshop as a professional design tool would be needed again in learning to use GIMP as a professional design tool. In my case, the payoff of having a free and evolving graphics environment that is cross-platform and free of proprietary license restrictions has been tremendous. Luckily, as you've seen there is a large community of people happy to help get over any rough spots you encounter. As a beneficiary of all the help in the community, it's my pleasure to give the same. Do let me know if you have more questions, and good luck to your team. :) -C -C On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 8:52 AM, Charanjeet Singh < charanjeets@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > > Thank you for your time and appreciate your valued suggestions. > > > > Forwarded the suggestions to the concerned deptt. Once the result > received, would return back to you. > > > > Regards > > Charanjeet Singh > > Access the IT Portal at -http://10.59.51.201/index.php > > > > *From:* C R [mailto:cajhne@xxxxxxxxx <cajhne@xxxxxxxxx>] > *Sent:* Sunday, March 06, 2016 3:48 AM > *To:* Charanjeet Singh > *Cc:* gimp-developer > *Subject:* Re: Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization > > > > 3 Single row Marquee tool > > 4 Single coloumn marquee tool > > -Draw a rectangle selection across the canvas from end to end where you > want the 1px selection. > > -In the rectangle select dialogue, scroll down to the "size" and enter "1" > for the width or height > > > > 5 Polygonal lasso tool > > -The default mode for the lasso tool in GIMP is polygon. Click and drag > for mouse mode. > > -Morover notice you can move points you have already put down simply by > dragging them where you want them (better than Photoshop in this way). > > > > 6 Magenetic lasso tool > > - Try the Scissors Select tool. > > > > 7 Quick Selection tool > > - Try the Foreground Selection Tool > > > > 11 Perspective crop tool > > - Select area to be cropped with lasso tool > > - Image > Crop to Selection > > - Use Perspective Tool to adjust > > > > 13 Color Sampler tool > > - Windows > Dockable Dialogues > Colors > > > > 14 Ruler tool > > - Try the Measure tool. > > > > 15 Spot healing brush tool > > - Try the Heal Tool. > > > > 13 Patch tool > > - Filters > Enhance > Heal Selection > > > > 14 Content aware move tool > > - make selection > > - Copy selection > > - Filters > Enhance > Heal Selection > > - Paste selection ... (I have no idea why you'd need a separate tool for > this. ;P) > > > > 15 Red Eye tool > > - Filters > Enhance > Red Eye Removal > > > > > > 18 Color replacement tool > > - Use "Select by Color Tool" > > - Colors > Color Balance / Hue Saturation / Etc. > > - Additionally: Colors > Map > Color Exchange > > > > 19 Mixer Brush tool > > - GIMP will acquire brushes that include background color mixing in the > 2.9/3.0 release > > - Check out Krita.org for an illustration program to rival Photoshop or > Painter X > > > > 21 Pattern stamp tool > > - Select Clone tool > > - Scroll down in tool settings to "Source", and choose "pattern" > > > > 22 History Brush tool > > - Open another copy of your current working document from your last save > point > > - select the Clone Tool > > - In your save point document, ctrl-click on the area to paint from > > - Switch back to your current document and paint as you like > > > > 23 Art History Brush tool > > - Not implemented, feel free. :) > > - Check out GMIC. It contains a wealth of interesting painting effects > for GIMP. > > > > 25 Background eraser tool > > - Can be achieved with resynthesize as above, but if you must have it in > an eraser tool form, feel free to implement. > > > > 26 Magic eraser tool > > - Fuzzy Select tool (Wand icon) > > - Layer > Mask > Add Layer Mask (check the "Selection" radio button and > the "Invert Mask" checkbox and Click "Add") > > > > 32 Dodge tool > > 33 Burn tool > > - Try the Dodge/Burn Tool. ;P > > > > 34 Sponge tool > > - Try the Blur/Sharpen Tool > > > > 36 Free form pen tool > > - Try the Ink Tool > > > > 37 Add anchor point tool > > 38 Delete anchor point tool > > 39 Convert point tool > > > > - All Integrated into the Paths Tool. > > - Check out my 30 second runthrough of the Paths Tool and related > functions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sgI8rCRLbQ > > > > 41 Vertical type tool > > 42 Horizontal type mask tool > > 43 Vertical type mask tool > > - Not implemented, these would be neat, but to be honest the Text tool > needs a serious overhaul anyway. > > - Check out Inkscape.org for vertical text, and a much better and more > versatile vector text system, and easy masks that don't need separate > tools. Turn any text into a mask in two clicks. > > > > 44 Path selection tool > > 45 Direct Selection tool > > - Windows > Dockable Dialogues > Paths > > - Click on the first empty box beside your path to show it. It's now > selectable with the Paths Tool. > > > > 46 Rectangle Tool > > - Feel free to impliment. This would be useful. > > - See Inkscape.org for a current solution that works great. > > > > 47 Rounded Rectangle tool > > - If you impliment this, please make it part of the rectangle tool. > There is no point at all to having separate tools. :P > > - Inkscape.org again :) It's like Adobe Illustrator. > > > > 48 Ellipse tool > > - Feel free to impliment > > 49 Polygon tool > > - Paths tool already does this. I don't know why Adobe made a separate > tool for this. It's unnecessary clutter. :) > > > > 50 Line tool > > - Paths tool... (hit b to end your line and start a new separate one) > > > > 51 Custom shape tool > > - Would be cool to see in GIMP > > - Check out the Polygon and Star Tool (Inkscape.org) > > > > 53 Rotate view tool > > - View > Rotate (also Ctrl + Shift + Middle Mouse Button) > > > > 58 Masking > > - Really? Gimp has more Masking options than the Carnival of Venice. ;P > > - Check out Quick Mask and Layer > Mask > Add Layer Mask > > - Also check out Mask to Selection, and Selction to Path. > > > > 59 Mode change in to CMYK > > - Feel free to try to impliment, but read this first: > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CMYK_support_in_The_GIMP > > - Check out Scribus for conversion into CMYK (FOGRA 27 is the default, > but you can add your own color profiles if that's not working for you) > > > > Hope it helps. :) > > > > -C > > > > On Sat, Mar 5, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Charanjeet Singh < > charanjeets@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > > Thank you for your valued response. > > > > Form our team following changes are required/suggested, then GIMP would be > the best fit to be used by the print media companies instead of using > expensive software’s. > > > > Any help/suggestion achieving the below mentioned > changes/suggestions/workaround is appreciated. > > > > > > *Comparison of tool box of Photoshop vs Gimp* > > > > > > > > > > *Sr. no.* > > *Tool Box* > > *Availability in Photoshop* > > *Availability in Gimp* > > > > > > > > > > 1 > > Rectengular Marquee tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 2 > > Circular Marquee tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 3 > > Single row Marquee tool > > Yes > > No > > 4 > > Single coloumn marquee tool > > Yes > > No > > 5 > > Lasso Tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 5 > > Polygonal lasso tool > > Yes > > No > > 6 > > Magenetic lasso tool > > Yes > > No > > 7 > > Quick Selection tool > > Yes > > No > > 8 > > Magic wand tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 9 > > Move Tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 10 > > Crop tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 11 > > Perspective crop tool > > Yes > > No > > 12 > > Eye Dropper tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 13 > > Color Sampler tool > > Yes > > No > > 14 > > Ruler tool > > Yes > > No > > 15 > > Spot healing brush tool > > Yes > > No > > 16 > > Healing brush tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 13 > > Patch tool > > Yes > > No > > 14 > > Content aware move tool > > Yes > > No > > 15 > > Red Eye tool > > Yes > > No > > 16 > > Brush Tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 17 > > Pencil tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 18 > > Color replacement tool > > Yes > > No > > 19 > > Mixer Brush tool > > Yes > > No > > 20 > > Clone stamp tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 21 > > Pattern stamp tool > > Yes > > No > > 22 > > History Brush tool > > Yes > > No > > 23 > > Art History Brush tool > > Yes > > No > > 24 > > Eraser tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 25 > > Background eraser tool > > Yes > > No > > 26 > > Magic eraser tool > > Yes > > No > > 27 > > Gradient tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 28 > > Paint Bucket tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 29 > > Blur tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 30 > > Sharpen tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 31 > > Smudge tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 32 > > Dodge tool > > Yes > > No > > 33 > > Burn tool > > Yes > > No > > 34 > > Sponge tool > > Yes > > No > > 35 > > Pen tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 36 > > Free form pen tool > > Yes > > No > > 37 > > Add anchor point tool > > Yes > > No > > 38 > > Delete anchor point tool > > Yes > > No > > 39 > > Convert point tool > > Yes > > No > > 40 > > Horizontal type tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 41 > > Vertical type tool > > Yes > > No > > 42 > > Horizontal type mask tool > > Yes > > No > > 43 > > Vertical type mask tool > > Yes > > No > > 44 > > Path selection tool > > Yes > > No > > 45 > > Direct Selection tool > > Yes > > No > > 46 > > Rectangle Tool > > Yes > > No > > 47 > > Rounded Rectangle tool > > Yes > > No > > 48 > > Ellipse tool > > Yes > > No > > 49 > > Polygon tool > > Yes > > No > > 50 > > Line tool > > Yes > > No > > 51 > > Custom shape tool > > Yes > > No > > 52 > > Hand tool > > Yes > > Yes > > 53 > > Rotate view tool > > Yes > > No > > 54 > > Zoom in > > Yes > > Yes > > 55 > > Zoom out > > Yes > > Yes > > 56 > > Foreground > > Yes > > Yes > > 57 > > Background > > Yes > > Yes > > 58 > > Masking > > Yes > > No > > 59 > > Mode change in to CMYK > > YES > > NO > > > > > > > > > > *Note : All the tools have options in other pallate in Photoshop while > Gimp has very limited options of every tool* > > > > Our company would like to support the Open Source software usage, support > for the above outlined options are required. > > > > Thanks in advance for your help/suggestion and support. > > *Thanks & Regards* > > *Charanjeet Singh | Senior Manager - IT* > > *Amar Ujala Publications Ltd.* |C-21 and 22, Sector – 59, Noida-201301 > (Uttar Pradesh) India | > Telephone: +91 120 4694235, +91 9873540011, +91 9711949696 > Email:* charanjeets*@del.amarujala.com <sateshsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > |Web: http://www.amarujala.com > > > > *From:* C R [mailto:cajhne@xxxxxxxxx] > *Sent:* Friday, March 04, 2016 6:33 PM > *To:* Charanjeet > *Cc:* gimp-developer > *Subject:* Re: Usuage of the Gimp for my Organization > > > > GIMP is an open source software project, which means you are free to > modify it as you like and use it for any purpose in accordance with this > license http://www.gimp.org/about/COPYING > > > > To modify GIMP, the easiest way is probably to download the source code > repositories from git: > > https://git.gnome.org/browse/gimp > > > > Other relevant developer information can be found here: > > http://www.gimp.org/develop/ > > > > It might also be noted that GIMP is a very large and very complex program > with a LOT of features. Before you invest the time to modify anything, it's > probably a good idea to explore whether or not the changes you want to make > are necessary for your project. Often you can achieve what you need with > features that GIMP comes with, or by writing extensions rather than trying > to change GIMP's core code. > > > > If the features that you want are not present you can always suggest them > to the community as well, some ideas are popular enough to make it into the > project. > > > > Welcome to the GIMP community, and good luck. :) > > > > -C > > > > > > > > > > Good luck. :) > > > > On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 8:36 AM, Charanjeet <charanjeets@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > > My Organization would like to use GIMP software, though some changes are > required. 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