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It takes a while to learn, but Gimp is actually a pretty decent program. Just don't expect the same degree of seamlessness as with a $1000 commercial application. And if you want to edit high resolution images, check out this site:
The Gimp is a good as Photoshop. In fact, any paint program that support layers does the job fine. I am used to use Photoshop to make textures to my games(hobby). I've had no problems with Gimp, since I made my Winslow - Linux transition and I'm pretty happy with it .
it allows u to run windows within linux and i use it mainly for adobe photoshop and illustrator, both which work amazingly well within vmware (it is around 400 bucks though, so if u have photoshop then i'm sure you're willing to dish out the cash for vmware, it works extremely well)
but the only problem is that u need to have a windows installer cd and xp is not a good choice if you've already used it and activated your product: go with something like windows 98; it's small, efficient, and gets the job done
hmmmm. That's interesting. vmware costs twice the price of winXP, and you still need to have a windowsCD Would not be easier to simply dual boot instead
VMWare can run almost any x86 Operating system. Its great for trying out lots of different distros and operating systems without having to touch your harddrive.
I see That sounds cool. Sorry for my ignorance. I've just thought it was a wine like paid emulator (I know, wine is NOT an emulator, but does exactly the same... potato, potata...lol) Thanks for the tip contrasutra
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