Rob I agree about the interface and operation of the Gimp.
As I spend a fair bit of time in Linux, I've wanted to be able to use the Gimp effectively. Unfortunately, the interface is so different to what Windows users are used to, it's just not intuitive. I guess if I spent a bit more time with it, I might grow to love it..... I haven't seen version 2 - maybe it's easier to come to grips with. For now, I'll keep my Windows 98 partition so that I can run Elements. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia Quoting Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Well I did the only smart thing and loaded the GIMP up to see for > myself. My > basic assessment is: don't venture down this path if you think you > might > possibly consider migrating to an Adobe product some time in the > future. The > interface and operation is so different that it would be like > learning from > scratch again. Adobe family products behave much the same way so > anyone > considering PS in their futures would be wise to stick with Adobe > elements. > > Colour management (or the lack thereof) is the other very pertinent > > consideration, there is none, unless you are working in a closed > system this > will pose a problem. It might be a great (if not the only) option > for non- > Windows/Mac OS platforms but otherwise I wouldn't recommend it as a > photo > editing tool for dedicated photographers. I'll play with it over > the next few > days but I don't expect I'll warm to it any. Just my biased > opinion. > > Cheers, > > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > >
