Thread: Photoshop-type programs for poor souls...

The Gimp lacks some of the advanced reprographics features found in photoshop
colour spaces for large printers (poster printing)
support for commercial graphics tablets
few other bits 'n bobs
but short of being a professional artist, you wouldn't use any of the missing features anyway

and the gimp has one thing photoshop doesn't have
Script-fu

I used Gimp for a long time before I got Photoshop. I haven't found anything that Photoshop could do that Gimp can't. The only reason I use Photoshop now is because I got it free from my university and I don't like having to use the X11 window engine, but in Windows (I assume that's what you are using,) that doesn't matter.

I also think that the Photoshop environment is a little cleaner than Gimp. Does anybody else feel that Gimp is kind of cluttered?

Alright my mission is to learn as much about Gimp in the next few hours as possible. Just downloaded it - needless to say looks a bit confusing for a first timer.

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/

the GIMPLite Quickies will get you used to the most common tools

It's a shame you can't get Photoshop, I'd say it's much better than GIMP. GIMP does have a few really cool functions, that Photoshop don't, though Photoshop is much easier.

Originally Posted by Marvo

It's a shame you can't get Photoshop, I'd say it's much better than GIMP. GIMP does have a few really cool functions, that Photoshop don't, though Photoshop is much easier.

I admit photoshop is cleaner, and easier, but hey, you can't really beat free for me .

the gimp doesn't use nested windows (or MDI as it's known)
it's a strict *nix no-no (see disadvantages in the link above)
unlike most of the apps on Windows that use it (or in some cases - MS Office - flip flop between the two depending on the version)
so people from a Windows background may not like the separate windows

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

I admit photoshop is cleaner, and easier, but hey, you can't really beat free for me .

Honestly, I don't know a single person, who owns Photoshop CS3 legally.
The program is so easily cracked and hacked, Adobe is not even trying

Originally Posted by Seismosaur

I admit photoshop is cleaner, and easier, but hey, you can't really beat free for me .

Wait, you charge?

edit: oh wait; I read that wrong.

Joking. Sorry for the off topic and off beat humor