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The only way to get something that works like Photoshop..... I bet you can guess the answer! It's a bit like all those people who try to get a PC to run OSX. Just buy a damn Mac for goodness sake!
This reminds me of the endless bug reports we're getting right now about the Octave GUI not being indistinguishable from Matlab. Makes me wish people weren't so inflexible about the tiniest UI differences. It's difficult to please the converts.
I replaced Photoshop with Gimp years ago, but I still find Gimp incredibly painful to use. It accounts for a tiny proportion of my software use, but a massive proportion of my swearing. I use to think it was just down to being familiar with Photoshop, but I think I can only excuse it on that basis for so long.
Maybe someday the gIMP will be even close to Photoshop. Heck, maybe it is for some people's needs. But, I'm not even an artist and the gIMP doesn't come close to meeting my needs. "No decent OpenType typography, no layer styles, no smart objects, no dice." (from the comments on the OP) If all I need to do is crop or scale an image than sure, I might get by with gIMP though in that case I'd arguably get by better with…
> But, I actually use vector layers with layer styles ALL THE TIME. I actually use text layers with layer styles ALL THE TIME. I actually use non destructive adjustment layers ALL THE TIME. Just use Inkscape and call it a day?
If you're making edits directly to source pixel layers (or even making duplicate flattened layers and working on those), you're doing it wrong.
Photoshop is designed for non-destructive editing. An essential part of that is adjustment layers. Many serious photographers will never switch to GIMP until it can match the non-destructive features of Photoshop.
Editing photos without adjustment layers is like writing code without revision control.
The only way to get something that works like Photoshop..... I bet you can guess the answer! It's a bit like all those people who try to get a PC to run OSX. Just buy a damn Mac for goodness sake!
Gah, I don't understand why everyone doesn't just have infinite money for goodness sake!
This reminds me of the endless bug reports we're getting right now about the Octave GUI not being indistinguishable from Matlab. Makes me wish people weren't so inflexible about the tiniest UI differences. It's difficult to please the converts.
> Makes me wish people weren't so inflexible about the tiniest UI differences. It's difficult to please the converts. I replaced Photoshop with Gimp years ago, but I still find Gimp incredibly painful to use. It accounts for a tiny proportion of my software use, but a massive proportion of my swearing. I use to think it was just down to being familiar with Photoshop, but I think I can only excuse it on that basis for…
The only way to get something that works like Photoshop..... I bet you can guess the answer! It's a bit like all those people who try to get a PC to run OSX. Just buy a damn Mac for goodness sake!
Maybe someday the gIMP will be even close to Photoshop. Heck, maybe it is for some people's needs. But, I'm not even an artist and the gIMP doesn't come close to meeting my needs. "No decent OpenType typography, no layer styles, no smart objects, no dice." (from the comments on the OP) If all I need to do is crop or scale an image than sure, I might get by with gIMP though in that case I'd arguably get by better with…
Arguably, they don't support none of the vector layers, but thats something you could do in Inkscape. Agreed that it might be more convenient to stay in one tool, though.
This reminds me of the endless bug reports we're getting right now about the Octave GUI not being indistinguishable from Matlab. Makes me wish people weren't so inflexible about the tiniest UI differences. It's difficult to please the converts.
> Makes me wish people weren't so inflexible about the tiniest UI differences. It's difficult to please the converts. I replaced Photoshop with Gimp years ago, but I still find Gimp incredibly painful to use. It accounts for a tiny proportion of my software use, but a massive proportion of my swearing. I use to think it was just down to being familiar with Photoshop, but I think I can only excuse it on that basis for…