Comments on: GIMP – Image Manipulate Software http://www.isoftwarereviews.com/gimp-image-manipulate-software-review/ Software Review Rating Voting Tips... Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:02:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Derek http://www.isoftwarereviews.com/gimp-image-manipulate-software-review/comment-page-1/#comment-26044 Derek Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:36:58 +0000 http://www.isoftwarereviews.com/?p=281#comment-26044 GIMP is the only high-powered image editor that I use. I mostly can't comment on how GIMP compares to Photoshop feature-wise or usability-wise, because I've never really had a chance to use current editions of Photoshop. The reason why not connects to the one undeniable advantage that GIMP does have: it is free and open-source, while Photoshop (like all of the Adobe CS applications) is prohibitively expensive. Beyond that, I can attest that I have not had difficulty learning to use GIMP. Also, I often visit sites that have cool Photoshop tutorials, and I have yet to find one that I couldn't follow step by step and replicate using GIMP. Custom Photoshop brushes work in GIMP, too. No knock on Photoshop if you can afford it. For me, it's GIMP FTW! GIMP is the only high-powered image editor that I use. I mostly can’t comment on how GIMP compares to Photoshop feature-wise or usability-wise, because I’ve never really had a chance to use current editions of Photoshop. The reason why not connects to the one undeniable advantage that GIMP does have: it is free and open-source, while Photoshop (like all of the Adobe CS applications) is prohibitively expensive.

Beyond that, I can attest that I have not had difficulty learning to use GIMP. Also, I often visit sites that have cool Photoshop tutorials, and I have yet to find one that I couldn’t follow step by step and replicate using GIMP. Custom Photoshop brushes work in GIMP, too.

No knock on Photoshop if you can afford it. For me, it’s GIMP FTW!

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