perhaps the biggest problem is the gimp is *slow*, much slower than
photoshop on the exact same hardware. there's a good reason for that,
which is that adobe spends a *lot* of time tweaking it to be fast,
including tweaks for specific processors the gimp just gets it to work
and leaves it that way.
On 28 May 2022, Alan B wrote
(in article<t6t3ig$3mv$[email protected]>):
Wolffan <[email protected]> wrote:
On 27 May 2022, Alan B wrote
(in article<t6qm6s$m33$[email protected]>):
…. is 30 years old. I can’t say I’ve been using for all that time >>>> but a
version has resided in my Applications folder for many years.
<https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/lemkesoft>
I’ve been a GC user since 1994. Currently on 11.6. The only apps which >>> I’ve had anywhere nearly as long are Word and Excel.
I’ve often wished that there was something similar for Windows.
I tried to use the GIMP on Windows a while ago.
<https://alternativeto.net/software/graphicconverter/?platform=windows>
The guys behind the GIMP seem to be under the impression that they’re competing with Photoshop. They’re not. They’re not even close.
They also seem to think that they can design a usable user interface. They’re wrong about that, too.
In article <[email protected]>,
Wolffan <[email protected]> wrote:
The guys behind the GIMP seem to be under the impression that they¹re
competing with Photoshop. They¹re not. They¹re not even close.
understatement of the century.
the gimp lacks key features photoshop had 25+ years ago and according
to its roadmap, will never implement them.
They also seem to think that they can design a usable user interface.
They¹re wrong about that, too.
photoshop's user interface is designed by artists, photographers, etc.
the gimp's user interface has no design. just a bunch of features
stuffed into menus and windows, with some sort of arrangement that
might make sense to someone.
perhaps the biggest problem is the gimp is *slow*, much slower than
photoshop on the exact same hardware. there's a good reason for that,
which is that adobe spends a *lot* of time tweaking it to be fast,
including tweaks for specific processors the gimp just gets it to work
and leaves it that way.
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