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The only problem I have with making a GIMP replacement is, I wouldn't know what to build. All of my image editing needs are filled by programs that shipped wit
by stonemetal 15y ago
The only problem I have with making a GIMP replacement is, I wouldn't know what to build. All of my image editing needs are filled by programs that shipped with my OS. I have used the GIMP before it was confusing(which would probably be resolvable if I spent time learning the app), but capable of what I needed. Yet every time I see it brought up it is usually called inadequate, with most of the problems called out looking like "doesn't work exactly like Photoshop so I am not even going to try it" sort of problems.
So my question is: Is there something actually wrong with the GIMP other than the fact that it is ugly? I don't consider the fact that it works differently from Photoshop a problem worth fixing.
- japhyr 15y agoOne of the biggest drawbacks of GIMP is its lack of adjustment layers.
- TheAmazingIdiot 15y agoMy (inadequate) understanding was that it could not process above 16 bit color spaces. Photoshop could manipulate the 24 and 32 bit spaces, hence heavy use in the professions.
- archangel_one 15y agoIIRC this is supposed to be resolved in the foreseeable future with the change to use GEGL as a backend. I think that's also supposed to enable adjustment layers as well, although I don't know what the timeframe is exactly.
- japhyr 15y agoI've been using linux (and GIMP) for three years now, and adjustment layers have been just around the corner this whole time. I haven't read anything recently to have a better understanding of the current timeframe.
- nitrogen 15y agoIMO the lack of layer groups is a second big drawback that I find myself working around as a regular GIMP user (lots of merging layers and hiding their source layers).