What linux-based photo/image editing software for an experienced photoshop user

enigma Z · 09-07-2004, 11:53 AM

I am a fairly experienced photoshop user, but I enjoy linux more, Is there a photo editing software with features and interface similar to photoshop? Or should I just wine photoshop?

bigrigdriver · 09-07-2004, 12:18 PM

You may already have it installed. It's called gimp. There is a lot of on-line documentation (Grokking the Gimp) which is probably also installed. You can also google up a copy of Gimp Users Manual (2 parts, text and graphics. just unpack in the same folder). I had to take a Photoshop course in school, but I found that I could go home and do the same things with gimp. Some of the terminology is different, but the behavior is much the same. Like Photoshop, it's a resource hog when doing graphics manipulation.

enigma Z · 09-07-2004, 12:21 PM

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Originally posted by bigrigdriver
Like Photoshop, it's a resource hog when doing graphics manipulation.

Haha!

I'll download it and try it.

rshaw · 09-07-2004, 12:51 PM

you can even re-map some (most?) of the keystroke combinations in gimp similar to photoshop. takes a bit of time, but worth it if you don't want to memorize yet another set of key combo's