Gimp

[richtebw]

Anybody using GIMP as an alternative to PS? It is open source and free.
GIMP ver 2.8 has just been released. Downloads for Windows and Mac platforms available from www.gimpusers.com

[Russ]

Still on Gimp 2.6 - Linux Ubuntu 12.04
http://www.outdoorphoto.co.za/galler...-bfly1&cat=553
Only commplaint that its 8 bit and not 16 bit colour

[richtebw]

Version 2.8 for Linux/Windows/Mac handles 16 bit colour! Read the "whats new in 2.8" article at www.gimpusers.com
Visit http://sourceforge.net to download the Linux version.
GIMP discussion forum at http://gimptalk.com

[Russ]

2.8 is up and running, just need to get some time to explore it
Like the single window interface . Turn it on from main image window via windows | single window mode
Seems 16 and 32 bit color is only in the 2.10 development branch at this stage so 2.10 should be a viable alternative to PSlop

[Surge]

Anybody using GIMP as an alternative to PS? It is open source and free.

Yip, I started using GIMP from version 1.0.x (1999) and it's still my preferred image editor.
The 8-bit per channel restriction has always been a pain though so I've fallen back to CinePaint for 16-bit and 32-bit per channel support mainly for 16-bit per channel TIFFs (GIS data).

I'm really happy that the developers are finally getting GEGL integrated into GIMP. It's been a long wait!

As good as Abobe software is, I can't see myself forking out R8K for Photoshop CS5/6 and then another R2-3K for an upgrade every couple of years.
I'd rather put that money into some decent L glass.

Besides that I much prefer using a Linux bash shell for scripting workflows (a few GIMP script-fu scripts and a bash/python script and you can do nearly anything).

[richtebw]

There are two RAW editors that can be used together with GIMP. RawTherapee (32 and 64 bit versions) and UFRaw. RawTherapee can be downloaded from http://rawtherapee.com