Comments on: GIMP – An Introduction

By: Gert

Gert — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:24:52 +0000

When will the series on Gimp start? I am an amateur at this, bought my first DSLR a few weeks ago. Am on a very steep learning curve, and would love to learn how to start using GIMP like a pro!

By: Jillian

Jillian — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:37:13 +0000

As an amateur photographer, I find that GIMP offers endless possibilities. It’s great even with larger photos and file sizes. I love it.

By: Karim

Karim — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:22:07 +0000

I have been using The GIMP since version 1.2! There is nothing that I have found that PS can do that I cannot do in the GIMP. Some things in PS are automated but I have found that even then, I rather the manual result (as often PS over/under corrects) so the lack of built-in automation is not a problem. For those for who it is, you can probably get a plug-in to make GIMP equally capable (or possibly better).

The only other software I liked (before Corel bought them from Jasc) was Paint Shop Pro (PSP). It was worth the money. I find that PS is a great product but it is overpriced even for all that it does. (I had used PS up to CS3 –along side The GIMP– at a marketing firm I worked at). I am glad to see a respectable Photography group giving it the attention it deserves.

Karim

By: Mary Anne

Mary Anne — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:47:44 +0000

Wanted to try out gimp, but haven’t been able to successfully load it onto my iMac. Very frustrating. I’ve been following the instructions, just missing something I guess . . .

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:24:52 +0000

Absolutely.

http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/topic/Colori-e-old-photos-using-layermasks-21591-1.html

Just Google around, there are quite a few tutorials on this.

By: DSC-H50

DSC-H50 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:37:15 +0000

i look forward to learning about gimp! i downloaded once before and gave up. not sure what everything is nor have i ever used any post editing software other than picasa, which is very user friendly. reading all the comments i am seriously thinking of giving it another try. i would like to know if u can add color in a blk and white with this progrm?

By: C H Mackie

C H Mackie — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:56:18 +0000

About time some stuff on GIMP!!! awesome – the photoshop stuff while good just wasn’t relevant to me.

By: R. Davids

R. Davids — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:49:59 +0000

Thanks for the heads up. Evidentally, I somehow specified Gimp as the default. Anyway, as soon as I deleted it, everything reverted to the saved formats – mostly, TIFF, PSD & JPEG. In any event, I’ll stick with Photoshop…

By: Jed

Jed — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:57:22 +0000

nice overview; I’m really looking forward to this series. GIMP is my primary post-processor – I use in conjunction with RAWtherapee and have been impressed with the results.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:00:26 +0000

It’s about time, but better late than never!

Another great resource is the GIMP users group on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/groups/gimpusers/