GIMP for Windows 2.4.4

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GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.

Features and Capabilities:

Painting

System

Advanced Manipulation

and more...

What's New:

fixed typo in stock icon name
fixed handling of PSD files with empty layer names (bug #504149)
merged TinyScheme bug-fixes
removed duplicate entry from Tango palette
corrected parameter range in Chip Away script (bug #506110)
reduced redraw priority and speed of the marching ants (bug #479875)
fixed out-of-bounds array access in Convolution Matrix plug-in
reduced rounding errors in Convolution Matrix plug-in (bug #508114)
fixed potential crash on missing CMYK color profile
fixed crash in Bumpmap plug-in when called from some scripts (bug #509608)
Equalize should not equalise the alpha channel (bug #510210)
increased the number of points the ImageMap plug-in can handle (bug #511072)
adjusted the priority of the projection renderer (bug #511214)
smooth the brush mask to get a simpler cursor boundary (bug #304798)
show the selection even if the image window is invisible (bug #505758)
allow to commit a pending rectangular selection using Enter (bug #511599)
fixed bug in image dirty state logic (bug #509822)
improved GIMPressionist preformance and reduced startup time (bug #512126)
fixed a crash in the Convert to Color Profile plug-in (bug #512529)
merged some other minor fixes from trunk
translation updates (de, it, lt, ru, sv, uk)

Download: GIMP 2.4.4 (GPL, 16MB)

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(3 replies) #1 Intelman on 31 Jan 2008 - 16:39

Does anyone actually like GIMP, the interface is just so counter intuitive.

Edit: It seems there is a lot of people that like the interface...I think I'll try it again...

Last edited by Intelman on 31 Jan 2008 - 18:09

#1.1 th3rEsa on 31 Jan 2008 - 16:51

The interface is just great. You can align the particular windows just as you want, and you can do fullscreen image editing. Which you can't do with MDI applications like Photoshop (on Windows).

(I don't think you've ever seen Photoshop working on MacOS?

)

#1.2 Mr Fish on 31 Jan 2008 - 17:43

I hated Gimp at first, but once you get used to it's interface and the way it works, it's actually very good.

#1.3 night_stalker_z on 31 Jan 2008 - 20:57

The interface is quite intuitive compared to PhotoShop for certain actions like zooming and panning.

#2 cork1958 on 31 Jan 2008 - 17:03

It's not bad. Don't do much with photos, to speak of anyway.
Does feel kind of cumbersome, even in Linux.

Haven't used the Windows version though.

#3 +CelticWhisper on 31 Jan 2008 - 17:50

GIMP takes some getting used to, but once you learn the interface (and learn to love and use context menus) it's fantastic. Probably the best image editor I've ever used, and that includes Photoshop.

#4 Shadrack on 31 Jan 2008 - 17:53

GIMP is a very powerful editor, but I would have to agree with some that the interface isn't very intuitive at times.

I use Paint.NET as my preferred free image manipulator.

(1 reply) #5 El Sid on 31 Jan 2008 - 19:00

I got sick of the fact that when you minimize the program, you have to restore each part of the program manually. I tried, GimpShop, and it just crashed out, and now I'm using Paint.net. Not as powerful as photoshop, but does me just fine.

#5.1 markjensen on 31 Jan 2008 - 20:49

Dock your separate tools windows together. Simply drag it and drop it to connect. Then they minimize/maximize/restore/shade all as one.

Or do the "gimpshop" setup which sort of does the same thing, as well as other Photoshop-like changes.

#6 sanctified on 31 Jan 2008 - 19:16

Good for the casual web image editing but saying that this is better than Photoshop overall its just, well, not true.

(2 replies) #7 markjensen on 31 Jan 2008 - 20:52

GIMP is just fine for most home users. It is not acceptable for anyone needing CMYK colorspace for taking images to a print shop.

I find a good review, and explanation of why CMYK is crucial for commercial printing here: http://grimthing.com/archives/2007/01/11/Gimp_vs_Photoshop/

Can't beat the free price, and it does everything I need.

#7.1 El Sid on 31 Jan 2008 - 22:34

That's true, I don't like it personally (as stated above), but for given that this costs hundreds of $/£ less than Photoshop, it's a no-brainer, and it can't be pirated

#7.2 Havin_it on 01 Feb 2008 - 03:15

There is a CMYK plugin for GIMP, I've used it myself though I don't have a note of the location.

<Googles>

It might be this: http://cue.yellowmagic.info/softwares/separate.html

I notice there is a mention of CMYK profiles in the changelog, so who knows? Maybe this or another CMYK solution is actually bundled now.

#8 Shiranui on 01 Feb 2008 - 02:41

Gimp is ok for quick jobs. My main complaint is that I hate gtk apps in windows. I wish they would ditch it for something better.

#9 Mav Phoenix on 01 Feb 2008 - 05:51

I haven't used it in a while, how do the painting options compare to PS (brush selection, layer effects, etc.) from someone who has used both?

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