Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Feb 6, 2007, at 2:27 AM, jim wrote: > >> As subject says. anyone use this Free app? >> Almost as powerfull as photoshop, in some ways, maybe more. >> Interested hearing from anyone who does. > > No. Primary difficulties with The Gimp are the lack of 16 bit editing > and color management. For my work, there's little point to using an > image editor that does not support [EMAIL PROTECTED] editing and color > management. Some folks have found ways around these limitations, but > why struggle with it when better tools already exist? > > Godfrey >
Okay, naive non-programming/non-electrical engineer question here: Is Photoshop, Elements or otherwise, a 16-bit editior? I seem to remember that some features are and some features are not? Please clarify. If not, is your work around to shoot in raw and use raw editors and then save in what format? Are there 16 bit jpegs? Secondly, is the difference between 8 and 16 bit editing likely to be seen in 4x6 prints? I ask as I use the Gimp, find it pretty easy to use, make nice images on the computer screen that translate well into prints. Not to say that your system is not faster or better or that I wouldn't appreciate the shortcomings being improved as you and many others have commented on. As always, just trying to learn. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
