[SLUG] GIMP (Was: Lenovo wins $150m NSW schools deal or April Fools joke?)

2009-05-18 Thread elliott-brennan
I'm curious about the discussion in relation to RGB and CMYK. With GIMP I've modified and had printed loads add large number here of photos I've taken and been very happy with the outcome, as have the obviously grin highly discerning people I've given the photos to. One of my work colleagues'

Re: [SLUG] GIMP (Was: Lenovo wins $150m NSW schools deal or April Fools joke?)

2009-05-18 Thread Glen Turner
elliott-brennan wrote: I've never been shown the difference (as in, here are examples of a photograph) and I don't know if most (the majority of) people would notice or care either way. The difference is mainly apparent when using shades around black. That's a part of the printer's palette

Re: [SLUG] GIMP (Was: Lenovo wins $150m NSW schools deal or April Fools joke?)

2009-05-18 Thread Richard Ibbotson
On Monday 18 May 2009 13:45:48 Glen Turner wrote: Also lacking in GIMP and Inkscape is support for spot printing and multi-colour processes. PANTONE is the most common of those process -- it is commonly used to print logos onto things. Yes. I've done a lot of work with old fashioned

Re: [SLUG] GIMP (Was: Lenovo wins $150m NSW schools deal or April Fools joke?)

2009-05-18 Thread Marghanita da Cruz
Richard Ibbotson wrote: On Monday 18 May 2009 13:45:48 Glen Turner wrote: Also lacking in GIMP and Inkscape is support for spot printing and multi-colour processes. PANTONE is the most common of those process -- it is commonly used to print logos onto things. Yes. I've done a lot of work