Gimp vs Photoshop

[Andrew Schreiber]

My only issue with GIMP is the user interface, this isnt to say it is bad merely that I am not used to it.

http://grimthing.com/archives/2007/0..._vs_Photoshop/ is an article that does a reasonable job. It made me think, do I really need Photoshop? Give it a read, the author does use some language that may not be appropriate for young children but he raises some very good points.

This being said, I shoot with a DSLR in RAW format, GIMP supports 8bits per channel, my raw files are 10bits per channel. If you, or your team, shoot using DSLRs in RAW format this may be an issue if you want to work directly with the RAW files.

[Not2B]

what about paint.net?

It's at http://www.getpaint.net

It's not to bad either.

[ChristopherSD]

Originally Posted by Not2B

what about paint.net?

It's at http://www.getpaint.net

It's not to bad either.

Came here to post this.

Plugins are amazing for Paint.NET.

[JoeWithTheSpecs]

I can say that Photoshop is the way to go even though it is much more expensive. I bought the Adobe Production Premium for myself with the student discount (80% OFF). It was 200$ for the CS5 version with the student discount and 100$ gift certificate.

[comphappy]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

This being said, I shoot with a DSLR in RAW format, GIMP supports 8bits per channel, my raw files are 10bits per channel. If you, or your team, shoot using DSLRs in RAW format this may be an issue if you want to work directly with the RAW files.

You need the ufraw plugin (also free and opensource) it supports up to 16-bits, I use it all the time with my DSLR.

I also have not found anything in photoshop that I cannot do in GIMP (might be hidden in that rather odd UI). I am not at all bashing Photoshop as I use it at work all the time.

What in particular were you wanting to do with GIMP, I have a bunch of tutorials for Web, Photos, and Animations.

All of the images on our team page were done (in a rushed fashion so the quality suffered on some of them) with GIMP, www.shsfirst.org