Goin' with the GIMP
Get your mind out of the gutter, not that type of gimp, the GIMP. I've downloaded and installed it, next up the tinkering stage.
Over the years I've found that Open Source software, such as the GIMP, Open Office and Linux, often times outperform their pay-per-view counter parts. We'll see if GIMP rises to the challenge. I've been using PhotoShop for years, from about version 3 on, so it's bound to take some adjustment. With the cost of PhotoShop and Paint Shop pro doing nothing but increasing well it's about time I start toying with their open source competitors.
Hopefully in a couple of weeks you'll see a new and improved layout here, with a Graphics by the GIMP logo attached. Otherwise, well I'll just have to concede defeat and proclaim my loyalty to Adobe.
If that doesn't work, you should check out the PhotoShop Elements program. It does most things that Photoshop does for a fraction of the price.
I prefer it because it sucks up less resources than the full package. Sometimes, less really is more.
BUT my favourite is Macromedia Fireworks. Less bells and whistles, but it's so CLEAN.
Posted by: agent bedhead at May 8, 2006 11:03 PMMaybe they've improved recently but Open Office used to suck balls. I do understand the desire to get away from the over-priced commercial software suites, though.
Posted by: zonker at May 10, 2006 08:18 AM
