bill_tuthill Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I don't read photo.net very often nowadays, but ran across this thread. Yes, GIMP has better JPEG handling than Photoshop. It can write 2x1 chroma subsampling, as shot by most digital cameras, which Photoshop cannot do. It can determine the JPEG encoding of a file and save at the same quality settings to minimize re-artifacting. In most ways GIMP is merely a rip-off of Photoshop, with several useful features missing. Ones I miss are 16-bit, smart sharpen, and shadow/highlight tool. I don't miss non-RGB color spaces, or adjustment layer, but some people mention them. I prefer the GIMP menu structure to Photoshop, but in the latest version SaveAs has been replaced by Export, which is idiotic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_tuthill Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 duplicate (server slow tonight!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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david_dahlstrom Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 <p>"Consider using Adobe's monthly subscription service. You get Photoshop, Lightroom, and a bunch of other apps..."</p> <p>Just remember that if you do this and use any of the proprietary features of Photoshop, you effectively not longer have a license to even open your own files the moment you let your subscription lapse (or Adobe goes away). It's cheap for a reason.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angkordave Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 <blockquote> <p>Just remember that if you do this and use any of the proprietary features of Photoshop, you effectively not longer have a license to even open your own files the moment you let your subscription lapse (or Adobe goes away). It's cheap for a reason.</p> </blockquote> <p>Interesting thought; but LR is currently available on disc; so as it is compatable with ACR edits if you do let your Photoshop licence expire you should be able to read them in LR.<br /> I can hardly describe the Photoshop subscription as cheap; however its less painful to spread the payments.<br /> I convert all my edited images to JPGs or TIFs with backup copies of RAWs; so in the worst case scenario I will still have JPGs or Tiffs. I believe that PSDs can be opened in other apps like Aperture as well; so I'll not get too concerned at this stage.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basheer_ahmad Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 <p>I think photoshop is a good one to have installed on your computer. GIMP is on the other hand a free tool but i recommend using adobe photoshop. I would also like to let you know that the world is now smarter than the past, now you can use <a href="http://www.onlinephotoshop.net">photoshop online</a> which doesn't even need any downloading and installation process.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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