Gimp Vs Photoshop

I'm debating moving all my post production to GIMP. Anyone here uses it? Does it support dual monitor setup, layers and can it still read PSD and PDF files? And would my transition cause me any major headaches?

I'd like to hear thoughts of people who've used both programs. Lasat time I used Gimp was when I was still in highschool, and it frustrated me then, but to be fair, I wasn't much better in photoshop at the time.

PSD - check
Layers - check
dual monitor - check

now to see if I will get frustrated... standby

I got frustrated. Open source cannot compete with corporate backed stuff in most spheres.

Gimp is not an iota of what photoshop is. there is a reason Photoshop is the de facto industry standard.

Frank, I come from a Unix / Linux background since early 90's. Being using GIMP for years. These days on windows as well.

Personally I am not a big plastic surgeon fan, so I cannot comment about doing a nose or boob job in either Photoshop or GIMP.

The rest I would use GIMP every time, the price tag of photoshop is just not worth it.

Big difference though for high end retouching to remember, Photoshop CS can do 16 bit, GIMP can only do 8 bit.

Any help, just ask, I will gladly share what I know, and learn together what I do not know.

What has already been mentioned on the topic is 100% correct. If cost is the main factor, and you dont re-touch your work for a living, consider going with The Gimp. I think it has come a long way from when it was first launched. However, if this is for business purposes, Id have to say stay with Adobe. Yes it is expensive, but there is a very good reason for that.

No image manipulation software can do what it does. Whether its simple adjustments or hardcore com-positing.
Its an industry standard because it does the job so efficiently and timely.

The trick with Adobe is to upgrade with the launches, or at least before upgrades reach cutoff. It works out to be more cost effective that way, than having to re-buy the entire package again.

Open source is a fantastic idea, and I support the theory wholeheartedly, but there are certain things that require a lot more than fiddling with tarballs, writing your own drivers, and trying to figure out where the blend modes are, or if there ARE blend modes, what its alternative name is in the new application.

Gimp now aparently also supports 32bit.

My experiances to day led to frustration. I think mainly because I'm already so used to the commands in PS that I do what I need to do almost as an instinct.

I really want to set up a linux - gimp processing machine at my studio, well... maybe not "really want to" but i thought it might be a nice way to go, support the open source world.

I'm going to try process a few images in Gimp from my next few shoots and see if my frustration turn into understanding, or if i go insane.

I started using photoshop 5.5 and I will still happily use CS2 with my eyes closed. I have never used anything above CS3, and i've always wondered if the upgrades really are worth while at all.

I have never used anything above CS3, and i've always wondered if the upgrades really are worth while at all.


one word: content-aware fill.

okay, thats three words with a hyphen, but this literally changed my life as a photographer.

CS6 is da bomb!

Once you go Photoshop CS6 you won't go back. If you are a pro shooting RAW use Photoshop it is the best app.
It uses all the ram because it is a 64bit program. If u see what the new one does with CUDA acceleration you will be flabbergasted. The new version really uses a Computer to the limit.

If you are a photographer that want to use a program for JPG tweaks Gimp will probably suffice.

Nothing touches Photoshop in terms of quality functionality and creative options.

Content-aware fill... I've heard a few speaking of this, as if it where a dark art :/

Um, 64Bit, that really uses the Computer to its limit? So basically I'll need a new PC then :P That was a good way of putting me off :P

I dont process my raws in PS, I export my raws after colour adjustments etc as psd files for skin smoothing and a few other tweaks... I do my utmost to stay away from jpeg until the images needs to see the web.

(unless im at the race track, then jpegs the norm.)

Okay, now i better go to Gimp and see if it'll make me anggry.

Gimp is ok if you do most of your work in camera, but it does feel like a slow younger brother with one big shoe for any kind of edit or manip. (>.<)

Have you considered PaintShop Pro ?(R400 )
Videos

supports 24BPP for HDR, dual monitor, RAW import
and has quite a few interesting features PS doesn't have (although I'm faithful to PS)

I'm not a big fan of Open Source for serious apps - It's the TFCD of the software world.

Have you considered PaintShop Pro ?(R400 )
Videos

+1

I'm not a big fan of Open Source for serious apps - It's the TFCD of the software world.


And that is why there are more Linux servers currently connected to the internet, than all other OS combined....

Same reason a lot of terminals in banks, resale is currently running on Linux.....

Seriously?


PS! Even modelbase is running on a non serious server (Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu) Server). So wish they rather choose Microsoft server.

I've heard a few speaking of this, as if it where a dark art :/

It is. Anything that awesome must be a sin.

One sees these types of arguments over and over.

The users that was used to Nokia, got frustrated with Erricson (and visa versa). So they trashed each other, but both made phone calls in 1995.

MS Word and Word perfect, same story.

Canon vs Nikon

Bowtech vs Matthews

And many many more examples in the history of technology

The fact that in the right hands, all of them can do the same job, has no value in the opinions.

Intel got the heads up in 1970s, motorola lost the IBM bit, Interl tried for years and years to keep their processor backwords compatible. Looking back, if IBM choose Motorola for their PC platform we would have advance a lot quicker in the computer field.

GIMP was developed for Linux. A lot of users that could not use Linux, started using PS. And after a few years, they call it a god, not because the application might be better, but just because its their comfort zone.

Bowtech vs Matthews

I have a yamaha (DX alpha) lol