When you do get around to trying it again, please don't hesitate to drop back in and ask any questions. I'd be happy to help where I can!
On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 1:36 PM, physoc <for...@gimpusers.com> wrote: > Thanks for the extensive reply and tips. I may try again in a week or two > when > I've 'recovered' from the initial setback and frustration, and who knows I > may > find that I've been totally wrong in my impression of usefulness. > Regards, Tony > > >I feel that perhaps you may be a bit misguided in your interpretation > >of > >GIMP. > > > >There are plenty of us who use it daily for high end photographic > >retouching and editing. Like most things worth using, it may take a > >little > >time to become accustomed to the methods and interface. Being > >initially > >confusing to you doesn't necessarily make it any less of a program in > >terms > >of capability or performance. > > > >GIMP is aimed at raster image manipulation. It is more than capable > >for > >the just about any photo editing you may want to do (with few > >exceptions). > >I personally am willing to guess that it will do anything you > >personally > >need to do in Ps. > > > >GIMP will not read RAW files directly, but neither will Ps, just FYI. > >Ps > >uses Adobe Camera RAW to first 'develop' the image, then passes it to > >Ps > >for editing. In the same way, GIMP can use a RAW processor to first > >develop the image, then open it (of course, you have a nice choice of > >RAW > >processors to choose from in the F/OSS world). > > > >btw, if you are not actually developing your RAW files in ACR first, > >you're > >already losing a huge chunk of control right out of the gate. > >Seriously. > > > >For instance, my own workflow has me opening/editing RAW files in > >RawTherapee, which I then pass directly (and easily) into my GIMP > >sessions. > > > >If it helps, I personally write tutorials specifically targeted at > >GIMP for > >photographic retouching/editing. Perhaps walking through a couple of > >tutorials may help you wrap your head around the concepts that are > >different than what you might be used to? > > > >http://blog.patdavid.net/p/getting-around-in-gimp.html > > > >Also, I might suggest looking into a different location for > >downloading > >your version of GIMP. Partha has builds that include many useful > >photographic plugins/scripts that may help your workflow out as well: > > > >http://www.partha.com/ > > -- > physoc (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > -- pat david http://blog.patdavid.net _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
