Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2012-01-01 Thread Daniel Smith
Well I'm glad I asked. Thanks for all the great info and answers. But one thing I forgot to mention in my first big spiel, (I'm very new to Gimp so am just trying to get the capabilities of it) is, whether anyone knows of has personal experience using Gimp for incorporation with video editing or li

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message , Frank Gore wrote: >http://www.digikam.org/drupal/node/373 > >I've used Digikam for my photo collections for years. Hey! Thanks a bunch! I didn't know about that one at all. ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http:

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Ronald F. Guilmette [12-31-11 17:39]: > So this explains why I asked about gimp support for .RW2 files, even though > I did in fact already see the pages you helpfully pointed me to. I'd like > to know if Gimp supports .RW2 files, or if it only "barely" supports them > (perhaps even, God forbid

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/31/2011 05:55 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > But I also learned that there is a free "DNG Converter" utility available > on the adobe.com site, an I just downloaded a copy of it, so I'll have it > later on, just in case. > > The bad news? Of course, it is only available for Windoze and Mac

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread John Coppens
On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:55:21 -0800 "Ronald F. Guilmette" wrote: > The bad news? Of course, it is only available for Windoze and Mac. :-( > Oh well. Better than nothing if I can't get Gimp+DCRaw+UFRaw to work for > any reason. Did you check digikam? http://www.barrypearson.co.uk/articles/dng/

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Frank Gore
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > But I also learned that there is a free "DNG Converter" utility available > on the adobe.com site, an I just downloaded a copy of it, so I'll have it > later on, just in case. > > The bad news? Of course, it is only available for Windo

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message , Frank Gore wrote: >On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette > wrote: >> >> Anyway, I just now went and resarched it and found that the Lumix cameras >> produce their raw images into something called .RW2 files. > >Might be worth checking if it can also generate .DNG fil

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message <20111231215523.gt25...@wahoo.no-ip.org>, Patrick Shanahan wrote: >Guess I should do the entire job :^) > >http://ufraw.sourceforge.net/Cameras.html Yes, thanks. I saw that too. But if you will recall, is was just earlier today that Frank Gore wrote: >Yeah, the current version

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message <20111231215357.gs25...@wahoo.no-ip.org>, Patrick Shanahan wrote: >* Ronald F. Guilmette [12-31-11 16:42]: >> I've been planning on buying a Lumix DMC-FZ150 next year, when the prices >> come down some more. > >... > >> I'd just like to ask if there is going to be any problem in

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Frank Gore
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > > Anyway, I just now went and resarched it and found that the Lumix cameras > produce their raw images into something called .RW2 files. Might be worth checking if it can also generate .DNG files. All of my Pentax cameras from the last

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Patrick Shanahan [12-31-11 16:54]: > * Ronald F. Guilmette [12-31-11 16:42]: > > I've been planning on buying a Lumix DMC-FZ150 next year, when the prices > > come down some more. > > ... > > > I'd just like to ask if there is going to be any problem in reading those > > into Gimp and/or g

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Ronald F. Guilmette [12-31-11 16:42]: > I've been planning on buying a Lumix DMC-FZ150 next year, when the prices > come down some more. ... > I'd just like to ask if there is going to be any problem in reading those > into Gimp and/or getting them converted into something like standard tif

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Ronald F. Guilmette
In message , Frank Gore wrote: >On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine > wrote: >> Only if you mean DCRaw. Because UFRaw development pretty much >> stagnated. Two releases in last two years. Compare that to ACR. > >Yeah, the current version of UFraw is pretty far behind. Gimp doe

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Steve Kinney
On 12/31/2011 01:45 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Daniel Smith wrote: > >> or has anyone heard of using/modifying Gimp for mobile dev purposes? > +1 - a bitmap image is a bitmap image, as long as the editor and the target app support one relevant format in com

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Frank Gore
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > Only if you mean DCRaw. Because UFRaw development pretty much > stagnated. Two releases in last two years. Compare that to ACR. Yeah, the current version of UFraw is pretty far behind. Gimp does not make use of dcraw directly, it uses

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Alexandre Prokoudine [12-31-11 14:11]: > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > > > I don't understand this statement, last sentence.  RAW support for/in gimp > > is provided by the same decoder most of the commercial apps utilize, > > dcraw.  And is updated much more frequ

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 11:06 PM, Patrick Shanahan wrote: > I don't understand this statement, last sentence.  RAW support for/in gimp > is provided by the same decoder most of the commercial apps utilize, > dcraw.  And is updated much more frequently and w/o cost compared to the > "commercial" ap

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 11:01 PM, Daniel Smith wrote: > To all early New Years partiers... There are, you know, timezones ;-) > Just to be clear, though it's funny, > I didn't mean using gimp ON mobile > devices, I meant using gimp to develop > FOR mobile devices. http://labs.qt.nokia.com/2010/1

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Daniel Smith [12-31-11 12:17]: > > I used to work with Photoshop every day for 10 years, and I think that > people who truly have a preference merely like the interface better > because they're used to it. I haven't been in graphics for a while > now, and I find Gimp every bit as good as the ol

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Daniel Smith
To all early New Years partiers... Just to be clear, though it's funny, I didn't mean using gimp ON mobile devices, I meant using gimp to develop FOR mobile devices. Now reread those links I sent, rethink, repost. Thanks Dan On 12/31/11, Alexandre Prokoudine wrote: > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:14

Re: [Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Alexandre Prokoudine
On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Daniel Smith wrote: > or has anyone heard of using/modifying Gimp for mobile dev purposes? It doesn't make a terrible lot of sense :) Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org ___ gimp-user-list mailing list g

[Gimp-user] Photoshop vs Gimp for mobile dev?

2011-12-31 Thread Daniel Smith
Steve, I had meant to ask you about the Gimp vs Pshop discussion you were having, before all the "name calling" began. :) I'm glad I found the original topic. What I wanted to ask you, goes to what you were saying about the benefits of Photoshop being basically in bit depth etc. I used to work wi