photo imaging programs????
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well... that certainly depends on what you want to achieve. for highend print jobs, GIMP is nowhere yet, Photoshop's the way to go there. But: What do you intend to do? Where is iPhoto limited in what you want to achieve? From those features that you want, maybe we can look at what you need. GIMP is great for some things, GraphicConverter (shareware) for others, and then there's Adobe Photoshop Elements and others...
ElDiabloConCaca
U.S.D.A. Prime
The Gimp is nowhere near PhotoShop, in any stretch of comparison. Sure, they do similar things. Portions of The Gimp even resemble PhotoShop very closely.
Whomever on G4 TV insinuated that it was even close to PhotoShop in any way, shape, or form has absolutely no idea of what they're talking about.
That's like saying that a VW Beetle is comparable to a Ferrari. Perhaps they're in the same solar system if you use them for going back and forth from work, but if you use the cars for what they're really intended, the VW hardly looks anything like a car when compared to a Ferrari.
Anyone who uses PhotoShop in it's intended, professional, productive environment would know this. Those who only know PhotoShop superficially may be tricked into thinking that The Gimp and PhotoShop are on basically the same level, but that is simply because they either have not learned PhotoShop in-depth, or have no idea of how much more powerful PhotoShop is.
Don't be fooled into thinking this way -- it's poisonous.
With that being said, I can attest to the fact that The Gimp is an extremely powerful, semi-easy to use, free image editing program.
Whomever on G4 TV insinuated that it was even close to PhotoShop in any way, shape, or form has absolutely no idea of what they're talking about.
That's like saying that a VW Beetle is comparable to a Ferrari. Perhaps they're in the same solar system if you use them for going back and forth from work, but if you use the cars for what they're really intended, the VW hardly looks anything like a car when compared to a Ferrari.
Anyone who uses PhotoShop in it's intended, professional, productive environment would know this. Those who only know PhotoShop superficially may be tricked into thinking that The Gimp and PhotoShop are on basically the same level, but that is simply because they either have not learned PhotoShop in-depth, or have no idea of how much more powerful PhotoShop is.
Don't be fooled into thinking this way -- it's poisonous.
With that being said, I can attest to the fact that The Gimp is an extremely powerful, semi-easy to use, free image editing program.
Qion
Uber Nothing
ElDiabloConCaca said:
I'm well aware of Photoshop's abilities... I've been using it since version 3.0... the guy on G4 was probably speaking to a general audience, as I was. Like you said, GIMP is a powerful program, and being free, I think that the price to features ratio puts GIMP and Photoshop as two programs to be compared.
-That is, compared, not rivaled-
For me it's the other way 'round. I haven't looked into Gimp that much to see what it can't do. 
Since I've got my Adobe CS license through work, I'm not really in the market for something cheaper which can do less... But I hear good things about Adobe Photoshop Elements 4, for those who need a cheaper replacement. (Doesn't do CMYK, but handles RGB 8-bit well.)
Since I've got my Adobe CS license through work, I'm not really in the market for something cheaper which can do less... But I hear good things about Adobe Photoshop Elements 4, for those who need a cheaper replacement. (Doesn't do CMYK, but handles RGB 8-bit well.)
Natobasso
Tech-Bot 5000
Photoshop Elements 4.0 might fit your needs, though it doesn't have all the regular Photoshop app features, it does have the price you're looking for.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelmac/main.html
It's about $80 and it's downloadable from this web site (hit "order" button). To be honest, I haven't compared features between iPhoto and Photoshop Elements.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelmac/main.html
It's about $80 and it's downloadable from this web site (hit "order" button). To be honest, I haven't compared features between iPhoto and Photoshop Elements.
wow Im amazed at the resposnse to my question.
Thanks to all who tried to help me. I would like to find a program that alows for more creativity. Right now i have liveQuartz image editor, it lets me merge photos and ad effects, but it gets really slow sometimes. So i'll try Gimp and see if its any better.
Thanks all!!!!!!
Thanks to all who tried to help me. I would like to find a program that alows for more creativity. Right now i have liveQuartz image editor, it lets me merge photos and ad effects, but it gets really slow sometimes. So i'll try Gimp and see if its any better.
Thanks all!!!!!!
texanpenguin
Registered Penguin
If you're going to use any sort of GIMP, you really, really, *really* should use SeaShore. It's the GIMP in Cocoa (so it runs in Aqua, not in X11), and organised a little like Photoshop (it doesn't look like its interface was designed by an engineer, for example).
It's also worth noting that the download is under four megs, and uncompressed, it's under six.
It's not Photoshop or even GIMP good, but for most people, it's a happy medium between Photoshop and iPhoto, and I find it serves well as a "Paint" replacement for PC users.
It's also worth noting that the download is under four megs, and uncompressed, it's under six.
It's not Photoshop or even GIMP good, but for most people, it's a happy medium between Photoshop and iPhoto, and I find it serves well as a "Paint" replacement for PC users.
Lt Major Burns
"Dicky" Charlteston-Burns
I would second the Photoshop Elements suggestion. it sound like the exact midpoint between high end industry level photo production and iPhoto, both in features and ease of use, and alos in price.