GIMP

[cleavagesweat]

is anyone else using GIMP that used to use PS and not liking the transition so much? 

[KoolHndLuke]

I've used both and prefer PS, though, I don't remember what specifically I didn't like about GIMP. Photoshop just seems to have a bit more functionality I think- or the interface and tools are easier to use for me.

[cleavagesweat]

I don't really like adobe products bc they really like to entrench themselves in windows. meh... 

[fejeena]

Paint.net,  but an older version. Some years ago I did not like a new version and switched back to the older, since then I never checked for updates.

 

Gimp:  many years ago I used it, but did not really liked it.  Then I did not use it for a few years....and a few years ago I tried to install a new version.... But the damned thing did not allow to choose the installation path. I do not install anything in C .    C is Windows ( internet explorer and Antivirus program ) nothing else.  So I did not install it.

EDIT: Have they changed the installation?

 

Photoshop: too many shit I never need ( And I have only  version 6.0,  Shit how old is it ?   17 - 18 years ? 2000 or 2001 , there was Windows ME  )

[myuhinny]

I use both paint net and gimp2. But it all depends on what I need to do. I also have a very old photoshop version but I rarely use it for anything and paint net is very similar to photoshop.

[KoolHndLuke]

So what is better about paint.net? I've seen that some other mod authors seem to prefer it as well. I've never tried it- should I?

[fejeena]

depends on what you want to do.

And how long you have used another program....maybe you will never like another program.

I also use PhotoFiltre 7 ( no dds files, but good olden effect and some filters/structures that are better than Paint. ( e.g. a canvas effect) )

Even IrfanView ( a program to watch pictures. It can open dds, and you can quickly scroll down a whole textures folder)  have some effect you can add and save.

 

And GIMP and  Paint net are free.

 

 

 

[Reginald_001]

I went back to good old Macromedia Fireworks. I just use Gimp for file conversion.

[myuhinny]

Paint net can convert files to .DDS format. You can load multiple files into it so that they are side by side and you can transfer parts of one to a different one. Gimp2 has the best lasso tool out of paint - net and photoshop. 

[Stevierage]

I use paint.net and PS, but like others older versions.

Mostly use paint.net, its easy to use and noob friendly, community made plugins are quite good too. 

[fejeena]

And Paint net has at least two Plugins to create   _n.dds.

 

 

[Guest]

I do use GIMP as my main graphic editing program.

I find it quite powerful.

 

I also contributed a little to its development a few years ago (was with version 1.x)

[sp4rkfist]

Spoiler

 

 I did this with Gimp. It's powerful and more importantly, free.

[KoolHndLuke]

3 hours ago, sp4rkfist said:

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 I did this with Gimp. It's powerful and more importantly, free.

So is PS if you know how. Or at least I've read that you can. 

[Girfactor]

On 12/6/2018 at 11:18 AM, cleavagesweat said:

is anyone else using GIMP that used to use PS and not liking the transition so much? 

I have used GIMP in the past and didn't like how it runs compared to PS. PS has so many more options when it comes to editing things. I personally think if you can use GIMP as good as PS, go for it. But I prefer PS over GIMP any day.

 

My signature was also made in PS not GIMP.

[cleavagesweat]

is it just because there is a learning curve or does it just not do a lot of what PS does?