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GimpShop: Photoshop alternative?
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GimpShop looks like a decent Photoshop replacement for somebody on a budget. I'm thinking of using it since my Photoshop needs are pretty basic, and I'd rather work with open source software for something like this and save a few bucks:
http://plasticbugs.com/?page_id=294
Anybody have first hand experience with this product?
There are some screenshots on this page. GimpShop is The Gimp (which has been around for a while) with a Photoshop-like interface.
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I use the Gimp, and like it. GimpShop is supposed to be similar (both use X11), so I'm sure it's cool as well.
The other alternative is Photoshop™ Elements 3, which is around $50 USD.
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Originally Posted by blackbird_1.0
I use the Gimp, and like it. GimpShop is supposed to be similar (both use X11), so I'm sure it's cool as well.
The other alternative is Photoshop™ Elements 3, which is around $50 USD.
I thought Adobe scrapped Elements?
What features is Elements lacking? Does it compete with will GimpShop?
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Originally Posted by Macanoid
Well, it's still in Alpha stage and looks like primarily a vehicle for applying filters to images. I do need to use layers, need to tweak text/font properties, use vectors, etc.
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True, it's still alpha but already useful, although no Photoshop or Gimp yet. Layers are already available, text editing with advanced formatting will be ready this or next week. As for Vectors, I'm not sure.
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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Originally Posted by besson3c
I thought Adobe scrapped Elements?
Nope. They're up to version 4, now.
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Can GimpShop use 3rd party photoshop filters?
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say no.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
What features is Elements lacking?
CMYK support primarily, which all GIMP derivatives also lack. Elements is also missing Quick Mask Mode and the Healing Brush. There may be a couple of other things, but that's what I remember.
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Well, it is a comforting feeling knowing that I can be a fully open source small business operation where the only proprietary software I rely on from time to time is Flash:
- GnuCash: Quicken replacement (I've been testing the Darwinport of 2.0, which we'll release this week)
- GimpShop: Photoshop replacement
- A variety of text editors could replace BBEdit for me, haven't quite settled in on something yet
- LAME (Unix tool I use for automating mp3 creation), ImageMagick (Unix tool I use for resizing images), Audacity, iTerm, gnupg, SSHKeychain, Mediawiki, a long list of other Unx-based software
- OpenOffice
- MySQL/Postgresql/PHP/Apache
- etc.
I'd love it if I could replace Flash with something else, but it doesn't look like that will happen soon.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
I'd love it if I could replace Flash with something else, but it doesn't look like that will happen soon.
Today I read that some parts of the Leopard GUI are already vector based. That got me thinking: what is Leopard will be truly vector based, and we combine that with CoreAnimation, could it be Apple may release a Motion-like application that will output flash-like files. It doesn't sound to unrealistic in my book.
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seahorse is a great Aqua native version of GIMP
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I think you mean Seashore?
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"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - Steve Jobs
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oop, yes. no wonder i couldn't find it in google... 
anyway, here's seashore
haven't used it much. but it looks great.
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oh wonderful, i have gimp on my windows xp i when i got my macbook i was rather sad that i was going to lose all that great graphi software.But now that gimp is available on the mac i can use this now while i am waiting photoshop, the only bad thing that i found with gimp is that the blend tool is very useless and the colour palette isn't as good as the one in photoshop.
I found that 'Open Canvas' was very good as well, but i have no idea if that is available on the mac as well
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