On Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:16 -0500, "Walter G." <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the input, all. > > I've found out that the version of GIMP I downloaded does have color > management -- set at sRGB by default with an "Auto-Levels" function, > but it's a button buried in a dialogue box in an inconspicuous place, > without a shortcut in the "Image" menu. Now, as to how effective the > "Auto" function is, I can't say. I'm too new to this to be able to > give an opinion one way or the other. > > That said, I do have an ancient version of Photoshop Elements (2.0) > that I got with a hard drive purchase many years ago. Any thoughts as > to whether or not it would still be better to use than GIMP? >
I've played around with The Gimp off and on over the years. It's a worthwhile project which will eventually develop into a good alternative to PS Elements and maybe even Photoshop. But it isn't there yet. The biggest problems to be are lack of adjustment layers, lack of support for PS actions, lack of 16 bit support and an apparent inability to convert to a different profile on saving an image (I might be wrong about that, but I can't find a way to do it). And then there's that interface..... I think your old version of Elements would be preferable. I worked with Elements 1 for several years. There are tricks that can be implemented to make Elements run many Photoshop actions and to support advanced features like layer masks and curves. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
