Re: [Gimp-user] CMYK support
You might want to try putting 'gimp cmyk' into Google and have a read -- Owen On Sat, 14 Jan 2006, Carlos Muncharaz wrote: > Hi, I have just added to the mail list and here I bring some questions: > What about Gimp support for CMYK color mode? Have you discuss about it? > Will Gimp handle CMYK images? Can a graphic designer who works with CMYK > images to send to printer work with Linux and Gimp? ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] CMYK support
On Fri, 2004-01-16 at 11:56, Daniel Rogers wrote: > On Jan 16, 2004, at 10:13 AM, Thomas Spuhler wrote: > > > In one of the recent reviews of the upcoming Gimp 2 it has been > > advertised that it will fully support CMYK. > > (Which recent review?) Cannot find it anymore. Maybe it's pulled off the WEB since it was kind of unreal, just highlighting features that such as full CMYK support and being able to open all psd files w/o problems. > yes, this has been an irritating problem. Some time ago (3 years) it > was decided that the gimp would need to go though some major changes to > add things like CMYK. It was thought, then, that CMYK would be added > and that version would be called 2.0. Things have changed since then. > CMYK is still planned, but not in version 2.0. > > > There was actually a statement in the review like, if you have problems > > with the Photoshop license throw it away and use The Gimp. Or why spend > > $600 if you can use the Gimp and open these Photoshop files and edit > > them! > > Well, there are some things in psd files that the gimp clearly doesn't > support yet. So if you have lots of work in psd's getting rid of > photoshop might be a bit hasty. > > > We have heard from this mailing list that this is not the case. > > What is the reason that CMYK does not make it into Gimp. Is it very > > difficult to program or is there a patent issue? Lot's of other budget > > priced (Windows and Linux) graphic programs do not have it built in > > either. > > No, there is no patent issue that we know of. It is just that doing it > right takes either a lot of time, or a lot of money. We don't have the > latter, so the former is the answer. > > The answer is the CYMK support and a lot of other features are a direct > focus for some of us. Just when we finally do it, it will be the best > way we know how. We are well on our way to this goal. This seems to be a good answer! > > -- > Dan -- Best Regards Thomas J Spuhler All Tusonix outgoing e-mail has been scanned for viruses signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [Gimp-user] CMYK support
On Jan 16, 2004, at 10:13 AM, Thomas Spuhler wrote: In one of the recent reviews of the upcoming Gimp 2 it has been advertised that it will fully support CMYK. (Which recent review?) yes, this has been an irritating problem. Some time ago (3 years) it was decided that the gimp would need to go though some major changes to add things like CMYK. It was thought, then, that CMYK would be added and that version would be called 2.0. Things have changed since then. CMYK is still planned, but not in version 2.0. There was actually a statement in the review like, if you have problems with the Photoshop license throw it away and use The Gimp. Or why spend $600 if you can use the Gimp and open these Photoshop files and edit them! Well, there are some things in psd files that the gimp clearly doesn't support yet. So if you have lots of work in psd's getting rid of photoshop might be a bit hasty. We have heard from this mailing list that this is not the case. What is the reason that CMYK does not make it into Gimp. Is it very difficult to program or is there a patent issue? Lot's of other budget priced (Windows and Linux) graphic programs do not have it built in either. No, there is no patent issue that we know of. It is just that doing it right takes either a lot of time, or a lot of money. We don't have the latter, so the former is the answer. The answer is the CYMK support and a lot of other features are a direct focus for some of us. Just when we finally do it, it will be the best way we know how. We are well on our way to this goal. -- Dan ___ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
