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Ironically, it's free: a review of GIMP 2.6.4

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ars technica; By Dave Girard 		Mail this story
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This is the first time that I'm reviewing GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), and it's definitely long overdue. As the open-source image editor of choice, the feature list of GIMP 2.6 is very long, and despite its status as a free application, it's as feature-packed as any commercial application. GIMP is loaded with the up-to-date tools many demanding professionals need: Bézier path editing with brush stroking, tablet support, Heal Tool, alpha channels, multiple-undo History, area-averaged eyedropper, PSD file compatibility, and a wackload of other high-end tools that are impressive in their attention to detail.

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techiem2 ·
It's nice to see an in depth, honest review like this rather than the typical "It's not exactly like PS so it fails" articles (or, alternately, the "It's foss so it's perfect" articles). Good coverage of the features, and good explanations for the missing/buggy features to point developers in the right direction.
Steven_Rosenber ·
Due to the lack of an MtPaint package or port for OpenBSD, I've been using the GIMP quite a bit lately, and it's been working out well.

I'd like to get deeper into using layers, as well as figuring out the best way to combine use of the GIMP and Inkscape.

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