Gimp vs Photoshop
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HelloInsomnia
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It's probably not a bad idea to know both. Gimp is sweet and you can do pretty much everything you need in it. But if your working with other people your going to work on Photoshop projects and I hear that Gimp doesn't handle PSD files all that well.
turtlelove
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- Jan 15, 2012
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Don't waste your time on Gimp, Photoshop is where it's at and no boundaries. I knew of people that wasted too much time on paint shop pro back in the day, never took the time to pick up Photoshop. And their graphic skill lagged. If you want to get serious Photoshop.
Riders On The Storm
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- Feb 27, 2012
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try the best, i.e. photoshop 
pooinmyloo
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- Mar 16, 2012
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I agree with turtle love (there's a sentence I never thought I'd say). I've been using photoshop for years and recently turned to gimp as I was looking to try and get my head around linux. Photoshop is just another level above gimp. Yes, it's free and for freeware it's fantastic, but if you're looking to use it for professional reasons then imho photoshop is the only way.
zoyaraymonds
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i will go 4 PS...no doubt.
both have pros and cons. Of course as an expensive software photoshop has a lot more features and fancy stuff which will be more appealing to most people. But gim has other advantages. To my mind the biggest advantage is the bash mode. Which brings me to my point-I know for a fact that the thing running behind photofunia for example are some really complicated bash gimp commands. And thanks to that if you have to apply a single/multiple actions to a large number of files-gimp will be tons faster than photoshop. A comparison would be
a fast car vs
a case of bringing a knife to a gun fight...
Also as a die hard linux fan I would always go for gimp
a fast car vs
a case of bringing a knife to a gun fight...
Also as a die hard linux fan I would always go for gimp
- Mar 28, 2008
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I use Photoshop and Xara Designer. Photoshop does Raster graphics
and Xara Designer does Vector graphics (similar to Adobe illustrator).
I find it easier to draw graphics in Vector programs. A good free Vector
app is Inkscape for those that want to start working with vector and
can't afford to pay for Illustrator or Xara Designer.
Cheers! - "Wiz"
and Xara Designer does Vector graphics (similar to Adobe illustrator).
I find it easier to draw graphics in Vector programs. A good free Vector
app is Inkscape for those that want to start working with vector and
can't afford to pay for Illustrator or Xara Designer.
Cheers! - "Wiz"
I've been waiting for that moment for quite a while.............
utuxia
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- Feb 14, 2011
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That'll never happen. If they switch, they'll switch to a mac, not linux for desktop.
blackouts
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Finally someone talks about vectors!! All that blablabla about photoshop. Photoshop is for image manipulation and NOT a software to draw graphics.
For example: first letter A is made in illustrator and the second in Photoshop, but why the difference?? Because photoshop generates bitmap images and illustrator vectors!!
If you REALLY want to go professional you will have to learn to draw in vector!! When will people understand this ...
>>> http://justinseeley.com/2012/02/29/if-youre-using-photoshop-for-everything-youre-doing-it-wrong/