Get GIMP'd

GET GIMP’DOpen source image editing – Eric J. Gruber

What is GIMP? GNU Image Manipulation Program. 100% free, both in cost and in the right to

alter and use the software. Can be used as a paint program, for photo

retouching, as a batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, and more!

GIMP is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions.

GIMP vs. Photoshop Cost:

GIMP: $0 Photoshop: $699 (CS5); $999 (CS5

Extended) Size:

GIMP: 17.39 megabytes Photoshop: 1 gigabyte available hard-disk

space for installation; additional free space required during installation

Where to get GIMP Windows installer:

http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html Apple installer:

http://www.gimp.org/macintosh/ Unix/Linux installer:

http://www.gimp.org/unix/

GIMP vs. Photoshop Both programs provide a strong set of basic

photo editing commands and tools: 1)Ability to open/import most of the basic bitmap graphic filetypes including PNG, JPG, GIF; 2)Ability to adjust those images with crop, rotate, resize and many other transformations; 3)Ability to make local retouches, sharpening and other image corrections; 4)Do color and exposure/lightness corrections with a broad range of dialogs and tools;

GIMP vs. Photoshop Both programs provide a strong set of basic

photo editing commands and tools: 5)Mask selective areas on an image(or layer)- only there will edits/brushstrokes apply; 6)Allow creating a stack of two or dozens of layers from other images, text, vector graphics, etc; 7)Allow filters or special effects to be applied to one or more layers including the base image; 8)Produce output to several graphic filetypes, printers, and/or web pages/galleries.

Comparing GIMP with Photoshop

GIMP PhotoshopCrop Tool

Image ResizeImage>Image Resize Image>Image Size

Image SharpenFilters>Enhance>(opt

ions)Filter>Sharpen>(opti

ons)

Comparing GIMP with Photoshop

GIMP PhotoshopLevels

Colors>Levels Image>Adjustments>Levels

Comparing GIMP with Photoshop

GIMP PhotoshopCurves

Colors>Curves Image>Adjustments>Curves

Demonstration

Further reading Tutorials: for Beginner, Intermediate and

Expert users: http://www.gimp.org/tutorials See also:

http://gimp-tutorials.net http://www.noupe.com/gimp/30-exceptional-gimp-

tutorials-and-resources.html What’s new: Version’s 2.7’s features, which

make it still competitive with Photoshop: http://www.inatux.com/article?r=development-gimp-version-2.7-review

Questions?