Friday, November 09, 2018

Open alternatives to privative software (XII): GIMP, the graphics editor

You need GNU/Gimp if you need edit a photo or any image.
The GIMP is a very powerfull tool, at least as much as the most well known and you needn't pay a lot of money for a licence and you have the guarantee than it's open source.
Anyway, as any other software, you need a good manual or a course to learn of the possibility.

Some of its feautures:
  • Multisystem: there are Windows, Mac (now full native), GNU/Linux y much more other unixes versions.
  • Most GNU/Linux distros includes GIMP installed of included in their official repositories.
  • Can import from or export to almost all graphics format.
  • This is open source and also free software, you needn't pay expensive licences.
  • You can do a lot of things with layers, make an animated GIF, images for different scenarios, etc...
Sice 2.8.x version was launched you can work in an unique window or not.
This version requires a pentium 4 processor at least and Windows version must be runned al least in Windows XP with service pack 3.



If our computer hasn't the minimal requirements (our PC must be older than 15 years old) we can use the older versions. They have most of the feautures with less requirements.

You can see professional possibilities and works in youtube, these videos will surprise you.

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