I love the Gimp. I find many features are easier to learn than Photoshop. It goes both ways though... some stuff is much nicer in Photoshop.
I miss a few features though - Gimp doesn't do 16 bits per color channel (yet), and it doesn't do clipping paths in JPEG files (which arent part of the JPEG standards). If it could do both of these it would meet all my professional needs.
Last time I checked out GIMP, it didn't have any color management [wikipedia.org]- no CMM, no recognition of ICC profiles. This makes it near impossible to edit photographs for printing or print them with predictability. It was a definite deal killer.
In fact, Linux was out, because I need color management in the OS too. Any progress on these fronts over the past 5 years or so? I'm always interested in Linux and check it out every so often, but so far my graphic arts needs have kept me on Macs.
Gimp Rocks! (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Gimp Rocks! (Score:2)
In fact, Linux was out, because I need color management in the OS too. Any progress on these fronts over the past 5 years or so? I'm always interested in Linux and check it out every so often, but so far my graphic arts needs have kept me on Macs.