Picture editor

[Freeman]

I have recently been introduced to GIMP the free, beautiful photo editor. I must say that I like it so far even though it is taking me a while to figure out because I am used to Photoshop. Which photo editors do all of you use?

[lainlives]

Photoshop>Gimp

I use the gimp unless i need a feature that the gimp dont have, because photoshop takes forever to boot...

[Twey]

I've never used Photoshop. GIMP is free, Free, actually runs on my OS, and, in occasional conjunction with Inkscape, does everything I need it to (although admittedly I'm not a heavy graphical artist).

[boxxertrumps]

I use the Gimp also.

Photoshop>Gimp

wouldn't it be photoshop < gimp?

[djr33]

No. Photoshop>GIMP is right.
But GIMP is free.

[Twey]

What features does Photoshop have over the GIMP?

[lainlives]

per layer blending options (when i port a psd into the gimp all this is lost)

[Twey]

It may be a bug with the import code, as I'm fairly sure the GIMP has this (see the "layers" dialogue).

[djr33]

Photoshop is much smoother than GIMP, at least on my system.

For the price, GIMP is better. But Photoshop, regardless of price, is better.

I just like Photoshop more. Ask any real graphics artists. Or you could argue it's just a trend, but you'd think there would have been time by now for that to fade.


Some features--
healing brush; all of the filters; liquify filter; magnetic lasso; slices; transform with as many options

I can't speak for GIMP, but I doubt it has all of those.

[alexjewell]

Granted, Photoshop is top of the line, but the Gimp does compare. The deal is getting used to its different layout and interface. The problem lies in all the designers who've practically grown up with Photoshop getting used to one, not being broke after getting a new graphics editor and two, the new environment.

I think it's totally a matter of preference. For, I use neither of these. I use Macromedia Fireworks.