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Inkscape is one of my go-to examples when people say FLOSS cannot compete against commercial software. I use it daily for my research publications and it works

Inkscape is one of my go-to examples when people say FLOSS cannot compete against commercial software. I use it daily for my research publications and it works great. The other astounding example of FLOSS is IMHO QGIS (Quantum GIS). It's one of these softwares that every time you use it you can't stop being surprised it's free.

dmtrs 6y ago
and blender
- galfarragem 6y ago
  I expect it to be the leader 3D software in a few years. Blender is in the right path. Next version will add some of the tools that made Sketchup popular. Their bet in Python was also fortunate and they are starting to cash in.
  - whateveracct 6y ago
    I recently started learning Blender for 2D animation with the new and improved Grease Pencil. It's very cool technology! I can't wait to get the hang of it. Blender is an amazing program.
    - microcolonel 6y ago
      I think the real killer is going to be the constant improvements to the video editing and mixed 2D animation facilities. I recently used Blender for some casual video editing, and there were a couple things about the experience that really stunk (like not having proper control over framerates, while editing a 15fps video, needing to render to 30fps), but there is also a lot of promise with its tight integration with the Blender renderers and animation system. I think it's time for a mixed-content VFX BOMP with all the sequences composited and edited in Blender, end to end.
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- C-Rogers 6y ago
  Fun fact, I made the Inkscape 1.0 release video in Blender with SVG and PNG assets imported from Inkscape.
prox 6y ago
I know people love gimp, but I never cared for the way it is developed and how input / feedback was handled. I hope it is better now, because its interface is as weird as Blender was in its early days.
- m-p-3 6y ago
  The UI looks like this currently https://www.gimp.org/release-notes/images/2.10-update-ui.jpg https://www.gimp.org/release-notes/images/2.10-update-ui.jpg

dmtrs 6y ago

and blender

galfarragem 6y ago
I expect it to be the leader 3D software in a few years. Blender is in the right path. Next version will add some of the tools that made Sketchup popular. Their bet in Python was also fortunate and they are starting to cash in.
- whateveracct 6y ago
  I recently started learning Blender for 2D animation with the new and improved Grease Pencil. It's very cool technology! I can't wait to get the hang of it. Blender is an amazing program.
  - microcolonel 6y ago
    I think the real killer is going to be the constant improvements to the video editing and mixed 2D animation facilities. I recently used Blender for some casual video editing, and there were a couple things about the experience that really stunk (like not having proper control over framerates, while editing a 15fps video, needing to render to 30fps), but there is also a lot of promise with its tight integration with the Blender renderers and animation system. I think it's time for a mixed-content VFX BOMP with all the sequences composited and edited in Blender, end to end.
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C-Rogers 6y ago
Fun fact, I made the Inkscape 1.0 release video in Blender with SVG and PNG assets imported from Inkscape.

prox 6y ago

I know people love gimp, but I never cared for the way it is developed and how input / feedback was handled. I hope it is better now, because its interface is as weird as Blender was in its early days.

m-p-3 6y ago
The UI looks like this currently https://www.gimp.org/release-notes/images/2.10-update-ui.jpg https://www.gimp.org/release-notes/images/2.10-update-ui.jpg