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Still no official macOS 2.9 build https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v2.9/
https://artplusmarketing.com/gimp-and-inkscape-on-retina-mac...
Long story short; if you're on retina screens (which most Macs have) there are bigger issues than just missing macOS builds.
It's really not usable on Macs at all.
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I have always advocated for Gimp but people esp designers want to stick to photoshop. Hope they understand the power of this open source
Can GIMP load psd files correctly? I seem to remember that there was some trouble loading psd files, but I don't remember exactly what. Edit to add: I ask because if GIMP cannot handle the de facto standard image file type without too much fiddling, people won't touch it. It is the same problem LibreOffice has, actually.
I use gimp to deal with psd files of web page layouts from designers and so far it's worked every time.
Still no official macOS 2.9 build https://download.gimp.org/mirror/pub/gimp/v2.9/
So I'll just add this: https://artplusmarketing.com/gimp-and-inkscape-on-retina-mac... Long story short; if you're on retina screens (which most Macs have) there are bigger issues than just missing macOS builds. It's really not usable on Macs at all.
It's odd, because I've read all the arguments about how OSX is a unix, etc., but in the real world I've found better success running user facing open source application on Windows.
I curious as to who is using GIMP for serious work. I have tried it numerous time in the past but always end up going back to PS. As of late I been making a switch to Affinity Photo but have always been pulling for GIMP.
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So I'll just add this: https://artplusmarketing.com/gimp-and-inkscape-on-retina-mac... Long story short; if you're on retina screens (which most Macs have) there are bigger issues than just missing macOS builds. It's really not usable on Macs at all.
Probably sounds silly, but I absolutely love Gimp and Inkscape, and use them both everyday. Their poor support on Mac was one of the reason I switched back to Windows. It's odd, because I've read all the arguments about how OSX is a unix, etc., but in the real world I've found better success running user facing open source application on Windows.
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The notes OP linked to indicate that there are more fixes included in this version. It is likely what importing a .doc in open office was 10 years ago. It proably works 99% of the time but that 1% will be right before an important deadline or something.
>It proably works 99% of the time but that 1% will be right before an important deadline or something. Are you a terrorist i loved to make this joke and it hurts me that you're downvoting me friends
I curious as to who is using GIMP for serious work. I have tried it numerous time in the past but always end up going back to PS. As of late I been making a switch to Affinity Photo but have always been pulling for GIMP.
The only complaints I've had are that development has always been slow, and interface was clunky until 2.0.
Before that I often used PaintShop Pro on Windows for the same tasks.
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I have always advocated for Gimp but people esp designers want to stick to photoshop. Hope they understand the power of this open source
Can GIMP load psd files correctly? I seem to remember that there was some trouble loading psd files, but I don't remember exactly what. Edit to add: I ask because if GIMP cannot handle the de facto standard image file type without too much fiddling, people won't touch it. It is the same problem LibreOffice has, actually.
Wikipedia: "A .PSD file is a layered image file used in Adobe PhotoShop."
Oh, that's what you mean by "standard".
Not "standard" as in, I can put onto a server, point a web page's IMG at it, and be confident it displays on everyone's browser.
Or "standard" as in, documented in some RFC or other standard document.
How well does Photoshop open the "standard" GIMP .xcf files?
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Can GIMP load psd files correctly? I seem to remember that there was some trouble loading psd files, but I don't remember exactly what. Edit to add: I ask because if GIMP cannot handle the de facto standard image file type without too much fiddling, people won't touch it. It is the same problem LibreOffice has, actually.
Never heard of PSD until your comment. Not so standard. Wikipedia: "A .PSD file is a layered image file used in Adobe PhotoShop." Oh, that's what you mean by "standard". Not "standard" as in, I can put onto a server, point a web page's IMG at it, and be confident it displays on everyone's browser. Or "standard" as in, documented in some RFC or other standard document. How well does Photoshop open the "standard" GIMP…
The Adobe PSD file format is documented in painful detail here https://www.adobe.com/devnet-apps/photoshop/fileformatashtml...
The format is binary and extremely convoluted, in part because it attempts to maintain compatibility with 20 years of versions of Photoshop. Because of this complexity, I am unaware of any program that can read or write a PSD file that supports all features of Photoshop. I am in fact aware of no non-Adobe program that will read and write a Photoshop file with editable text layers (including Gimp).