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  • 3.0 stars

    "Well featured portable image editor."

    February 3, 2011  |   By cd527phd

    Pros

    Wide variety of plugins available. Portable version integrates easily with the PortableApps.com control panel.

    Cons

    Very slow to load on a slow machine or one with less than a gigabyte of RAM available. Confusing conglomeration of tool bars for the newcomer.

    Summary

    Since I am not a regular at using any graphics programs I was looking for something portable and easy to use. It is portable enough, but can be a bit confusing to use. Searching through the help files provides some relief, but the help files also mention or show earlier iterations of the GIMP so a user is not confident they are getting the correct answer desired.

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  • Reply by Ben2talk on March 13, 2011

    I don't agree with the reviewer's analysis of the interface being confusing. I find that Photoshop is very confusing and complicated - GIMP is much easier for me. I only have two windows loading - one for the image (and each image has it's own window) which I prefer to photoshop loading up it's own 'desktop' and confining images to that single workspace... I prefer to set my own workspaces.

    All software can be confusing for many users - for very simple operations, stick to Irfanview or something light. For heavy, advanced editing - the GIMP is wonderful. As with anything, you need to take time to become accustomed to it.

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