securitybreach Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 This week the GIMP project celebrates its 20th anniversary. Back in 1995, University of California students, Peter Mattis and Kimball Spencer, were members of the eXperimental Computing Facility, a Berkeley campus organization of undergraduate students enthusiastic about computers and programming. In June of that year, the two hinted at their intentions to write a free graphical image manipulation program as a means of giving back to the free software community. On November 21st, 20 years ago today, Peter Mattis announced the availability of the “General Image Manipulation Program” on Usenet (later on, the acronym would be redefined to stand for the “GNU Image Manipulation Program”). Since its public release the project has been evolving in many ways as a testbed for new ideas, which was considerably assisted by adding plug-in architecture. Over the years, GIMP amassed a huge amount of new features designed for all kinds of users and practical applications: general image editing, retouching and color grading, digital painting, graphic design, science imaging etc. Between 2006 and 2012, the team collaborated with Peter Sikking of man+machine works to define product vision and improve user experience. Thanks to this collaboration GIMP’s user interface has become more conventional for professional users, and various tools have become more powerful and easy to use. But more importantly, we got a much better idea how to design good interfaces........ http://www.gimp.org/...e-of-gimp-2816/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 It has a bit of a learning curve but it has become my favorite image program, partly because I was forced into it by using Linux and not wanting to reboot into windows. It also never had problems requiring google searching for fixes. It's always been reliable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 I love The GIMP. I've been using it for the last ten years in Linux. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReleaseRoderick Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I love The GIMP. I've been using it for the last ten years in Linux. Hm..mm? In that case I'd better do a look-see, then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 If you want a full featured image manipulation app in Linux, The GIMP is just about your only (and best) choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon James Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 depending on what you're trying to do, Inkscape and Blender are sometimes better choices for specific tasks. But I agree that GIMP tends to be the BEST choice, due to its all-encompassing swiss-army-knife approach. When it comes to "everything but the kitchen sink" solutions, I inevitably need the kitchen sink too. And that is the GIMP! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrat Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I use GIMP and Inkscape regularly. Great programs. If you you want something a bit simpler but still powerful, both Pinta and Krita are very good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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