-------------------------- Hello all... I really like what Peeter has put forth... I have been trying to get a hand of gimp for a little while now... Undoubtedly, it is amongst the best image-editors out there... Moreover, it's FREE ! I downloaded the Version 2 just day before yesterday... It's never been better! For those who thought GIMP was a geek-only functionality-based editor, Check-out Gimp 2.0... GUI is waaaaay better than anytime before... I don't think first-timers would be as scared now... it's very comfortable now... Great Make-Over! All should try it at least once... Here is an excerpt from web : The GIMP developers are proud to release version 2.0 of the GIMP, the leading free software tool for image manipulation. This release is a major event, marking the end of a three year development cycle by a group of volunteers and enthusiasts who have made this the most professional release of the GIMP ever. It is the first stable release that is officially supported not only on Unix-based operating systems, but also on Microsoft Windows and Macintosh OS X. Started in 1995 by Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis, the GIMP has evolved into a mature and powerful application. The latest release has major improvements in the user interface, making the GIMP more accessible for casual users as well as graphics professionals. The quality of the code base has also been substantially improved, making it easier for the open source community to contribute useful and high-quality add-ons to the GIMP. The full press release along with a document describing the new features of GIMP version 2.0 are available as PDF files. Jakub Steiner has prepared a bunch of small video presentations which show some of the new features as well. The GIMP 2.0 release is available for download at ftp.gimp.org and from the mirror sites. The Official Website of the GIMP: http://www.gimp.org Happy Editing Folks! :-) Regards... Paresh Pandit Mumbai, IN Thursday, April 08, 2004 -------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peeter Vissak Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 9:59 PM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Re: Colleges and ethics Is Gimp really that bad? They say 2.0 to be quite a piece of soft. There is quite solid commercial printing support (Cmyking and preprint stuff) to Gimp already, I've heard. Plus multiplatforming. Quite economic alltogether. Peeter --------------------------
