GIMP is powerful, but about two/three years behind PS. Like PS large learning curve. Not as user friendly as PS. If you need ease of use it is not for you.
I use GIMP only on certain photos that I want more out of, about once a month. Luminar is what I use for most of my editing because of ease of use. Note: I am an enthusiast, not professional.
I'm a "time is money" guy all the way, Brent. Your passion should be enhanced by your ability to get around in post, not constipated, and you already know PS! After all these years using the LR/PS combo I can't imagine trying to get as fluid using GIMP...or any other software for that matter. 10 bux is nothing compared to the aggravation and time lost cobbling together new software. Going from LR to PS and back, with all the different plug-ins available in both, is worth every penny and then some.
DonVA
Loc: British Columbia and New Mexico
I have looked at GIMP but for a Photoshop user it was too much like starting over. Elements turned out to be a complete waste of money and I took it off my computer again and chalked it up to experience. Affinity hit all the right buttons; comparatively easy to transition to, capable and low priced.
BrentHarder wrote:
DirtFarmer, thanks for bringing up the point of spending the money to use for your hobby. It's an option that makes sense. I am possibly thinking of just paying the money. It's up to $20 per month for me now.........not $10.
I just looked up the Adobe Photography plan and it's $10.
mwsilvers wrote:
Are you suggesting that Affinity Photo is less user friendly then PhotoShop? That's the first time I've heard that!
Yeah, and wait until he has issues with the learning curve on Gimp!
BrentHarder wrote:
Recently I made a HUGE error: I got an email message to update my operating system on my Mac to Big Sur. I installed it. Little did I know that I was making my CS6 Photoshop program and others non-functioning. Adobe of course wants everyone to pay a monthly subscription fee to have Photoshop and I am now looking into other options. So far the one I am gravitating to is Gimp. It is similar to Photoshop but no fee. I'm wondering if any of you UHH members have switched over to Gimp and if you have, how do you like it? I've been using Photoshop my whole photographic time and didn't want to have to learn a whole new program. I have downloaded Affinity Photo for the free 90 day trial period but it's not really very user friendly. Thanks for your advice in advance.
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At present the Mac developer for GIMP is no longer working on the updates to GIMP and they are looking for a programmer to support the Mac version. I have used GIMP with Darktable as the RAW processor and it works great together, however I prefer Photoshop CC at $120 a year. I keep GIMP on my Windows PC and Photoshop on my iMac and the advantage of GIMP is it can use PSD files when I need to make a change to an image on the Windows PC.
AviRoad
Loc: Westchester County, NY
I use LR and a number of other programs including ON1 and ACDSee. I've been using GIMP for a many years, too. I've found that some are better for one purpose than the others and some are better for others. But, I do find myself using GIMP very often, maybe that and ACDSee the most. For more refined purposes I use ON1 and LR.
bdk
Loc: Sanibel Fl.
I was wondering why you cant run cs6 , was it deleted, is the new op system not running it?
I know in windows there is a part where I can run older software, I dont know if Apple has that.
If you paid for it, and lost the disk, but still have the pass word, you can still find cs6 on line.
many web sites have it, mostly for Win but im sure there are sites with apple ...
DirtFarmer wrote:
I used GIMP about a decade ago. I switched to Photoshop because it was more capable. There is a difference in the user interface that takes some time to get used to.
I was reluctant to go with the subscription model when Adobe started it but eventually realized that it was cheaper for me than paying for updates as I had been doing.
Any hobby incurs costs. Photography is no exception. $10/month is a low cost part of the hobby for me. Costs less than monthly impulse purchases and provides me with more lasting value than the impulse purchases.
GIMP is the Gnu Image Manipulation Program.
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And the latest version is called Glimpse.
Brent:. There is a way you can revert back from Big Sur- Off hand I do not know how but have read there is a way- You might go to the Apple group area(forgot the name of the group). or try U tube. I know it can be done !! Might be your easiest answer...I did not upgrade as it does affect some of Adobe's programs and scanners - Another note for future use- I never upgrade for almost a year as there seems to be "THINGS" that don't show-up right away... If it works- Don't knock it!!
Gimp and Darktable are powerful tools. I use Linux as my primary OS so I decided to try them about 18 months ago. I found them to be somewhat difficult to use. My laptop has 64 gig of Ram so I built a Windows 10 virtual machine and allocated 32 gig. I haven't fully decided which software I want to use but the programs written for windows are much better. Since Gimp is a native Linux/Unix program it was optimized for those platforms. The ports are just that and not fully optimized. I found running Gimp on Windows much slower.
rfmaude41 wrote:
And the latest version is called Glimpse.
Glimpse is a separate branch from GIMP. Both development teams are reported to work with each other on new code, but at the end of the day, each team decides what they add to their own branch.
Brent, your "Surf Scenes" are terrific and you should not compromise on your quality photo's. If you are familiar with PS, then that's the way to go.
BrentHarder wrote:
LOL.......I didn't know it was named GIMP for that reason! I've been trying to use both programs and am really struggling with Affinity Photo but have been learning GIMP much faster.
I also find Photoshop to be easier to use than Affinity. I tried the 90 day trial period to see if I could justify canceling my Adobe subscription. I'm still using Adobe and will continue to pay the cost as it seems better than the other choices.
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