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The GIMP

CNET Editors' review

The volunteer developers of The GIMP have been working hard to develop a polished, user-friendly, and freely distributed image editor. This application caught our attention--and hearts--as one of the most powerful general-purpose image editors around. The application's features include channels; layers and masks; filters and effects; tabbed palettes; editable text tools; and color operations such as levels. The application provides professional tools that can stand against the big boys without the hefty price tag. The only downside to this otherwise flawless program is the installation process. As it stands now, you have to install the GTX Runtime Environment and The GIMP separately. Once installed, though, the program is extremely powerful and easy to work with. The GIMP is ideal for amateur photographers, Web designers, and anyone who wants to create and edit professional-quality digital images on a budget.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "hunting photoshop..."

    April 4, 2006  |   By alexmcfmartins

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    great tool,excellent for saving a couple of $$ if not planning using photoshop..best free image editor around.

    Cons

    if this is a photoshop cloning,it is also as dificult to work with...nothing a few hours won't heal!

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Excellence"

    March 26, 2006  |   By Maidenmaniac00

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    I have Adobe photoshop installed on my computer, and in my opinion The GIMP is in every way as good as it. The only difference really is.. this is free! I ran all of my spyware and anti-virus programs after i installed it cos' i found this so hard to believe, and nothing was found. I can't recommend this programme highly enough. There's no better product i've come across for producing digital art.

    Cons

    None at all, you could be shot for complaining

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Excellent!"

    March 23, 2006  |   By Arov

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    Free and professional.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Amazing"

    March 21, 2006  |   By Miglot

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    Gimp Is a free kopy of photo-shop. It have all tools you ned and a bit more. I rekomend this program.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Photoshop Features and it's FREE!"

    March 9, 2006  |   By fair1293

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    With the fact it is free, packaged with many filters, and has a community of plug-ons available, this is the best Image editor on the market. I am a computer engineering student at the University of Oklahoma and as well as a website developer for a student club there. I use this program on Software GUI projects, webdevelopment, image effects, and both personal and professional photography.

    Check out zachfair.com for some of my artwork and ou.edu/racquetball.com for the graphics I made for web development. I have not had any course on graphics, so that just proves how easy it is to use.

    Cons

    The fact that the program is not docked inside a background window annoyed me at first. However I have dual monitors so this feature makes the program easier to use. No cons really, it's free.

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Brilliant app for practically all imaging requirements"

    March 9, 2006  |   By Mick Mc

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    I spent ages searching for an imaging editing app to do exactly what I wanted till I stumbled across this one. Fantastic App.

    Cons

    The name & slightly complicated menu system are the only 'draw' backs.

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  • 3.0 stars

    "GOOD BUT NOT GREAT..."

    March 7, 2006  |   By tazio1968

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    The Gimp is quite similar to Photoshop (and ohters graphics software) There's a lot of function useful to edit photos and images, it's fast & free...

    Cons

    ...but it's not easy to understand the floating-panel-interface (just like Photoshop...), especially for a non-pro user like me. I had some crash on my PC, after the first installation. If you want to make some simple effect in photos and images...go for another software!

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  • 5.0 stars

    "works with windows 98"

    March 5, 2006  |   By trippy22

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    I just wanted to add to all the great reviews that I have a pretty old computer (1999) running windows 98, and the gimp works perfectly for me.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Its amazing!"

    February 26, 2006  |   By Neon_Lights

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    GIMP is basically a free mimic of Photoshop, and in my opinion, better.

    Even now that I have Photoshop, I only use it occasionally because GIMP loads faster and is easier to use.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Excellent product for image processing students and professionals"

    February 24, 2006  |   By mdoubledragon

    Version: The GIMP 2.2.10

    Pros

    I have just started digital image processing course in university. I tried everything from Photoimpact to photoshop elements but none of the tools suited my needs. Either they are for novice users hiding all the details, or they are 500MB beasts that are intended for graphics development. Then I revisited my buddy GIMP and found everything I needed was right there. Applying masks, convolution, histogram, thresholding and everything else my teacher tries to bore us with everyday is available for practical use. And above all its free. What else can a DIP student ask for?

    Cons

    Th einterface is one thing GIMP has been criticized over for years, but they dont seem to change it. Floating toolbars over the desktop make it clumsy, especially when you have some other applications running in the background too. GIMP has covered lot of ground in recent releases, so I hope when they release version 3, they redesign the interface because GIMP is now ready for the masses.

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