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i have GIMP, but never even tried photoshop, does it compare?

asked Jun 06 '10 at 16:44

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I have yet to find a program that compares at the same level and quality as Photoshop. If you're not looking for the absolute highest quality output and editing features, then GIMP should fill many of your needs. Many people can get by using GIMP but I know that many, including myself find the Photoshop experience much more concise and dependable. It's one of the few programs that I highly recommend people invest in.

answered Jun 06 '10 at 22:27

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edited Jun 06 '10 at 22:27

Not even close, you will have some that say "It's open source so it's free, and free is better." Not in this case, photoshop is so much better then GIMP that it's not even funny. Ever try to open a psd file in GIMP? you can but you can't edit layers (Yes I know PSD is photoshop) there seems to be just so much more you can do with it.

answered Jun 06 '10 at 16:52

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You can edit layers in gimp though.

(Sep 30 '10 at 20:40) ryebread761 ryebread761's gravatar image

Can Photoshop open .xcf, gbr, gih, or pat files?

(Sep 30 '10 at 21:39) Ryan Sweigert Ryan%20Sweigert's gravatar image

GIMP is not a good replacement for Photoshop, but if you can get around in it you can strong-arm you way into doing what you need to get done, albeit sometimes painfully. That's my perspective as a Photoshop user who's currently relegated to using GIMP for some image editing tasks, since I do not have a Mac license for Adobe Photoshop, only a PC license (old version of Photoshop.)

answered Jun 06 '10 at 22:24

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Yeah... BUT, If I had the money, I would be jumping on to Adobe as fast as possible, I'm ok with GIMP, but it has slow loading times and it doesnt cut it, I'm saving up for Adobe's Creative suite, That is £2,500

(Jun 06 '10 at 22:26) christhecoolboy christhecoolboy's gravatar image

I concur. I'm just making do with GIMP for the short term. Most of my image editing is on photos, and for that, I have Adobe Lightroom on my Mac.

(Jun 06 '10 at 22:30) ageekmom ♦ ageekmom's gravatar image

christhecoolboy if you are a student you can get CS5 cheap

(Sep 30 '10 at 21:30) Emily Emily's gravatar image

yeh, i have cs5 web premium, but my school bought it, and my it teacher let me have the serials and a copy of the discs :D

(Oct 01 '10 at 02:19) Tim Fontana Tim%20Fontana's gravatar image

content aware fill

answered Jun 06 '10 at 16:49

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It doesn't. For the average user, GIMP is a great editor. But for
professional editing of images, it doesn't hold a candle to Photoshop.

answered Jun 06 '10 at 16:54

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I would stick with Adobe Photoshop, it's the best!

answered Jun 06 '10 at 22:22

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Yeah, I always like Photoshop better because that is what I learned on.

answered Jun 06 '10 at 22:23

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Well, I use GIMP, thats because I currently dont have enough money for Adobe's Creative Suite...

answered Jun 06 '10 at 22:24

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Oh no! Photoshop is thousend times better! I would suggest pixlr.com istead of GIMP since that is alot better.

answered Jun 06 '10 at 22:26

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I would say the Photoshop is easier to use. I can make things break to easily in GIMP.

answered Sep 30 '10 at 21:26

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