Comments on: 10 Reasons GIMP is Better Than Photoshop

By: jmouse888

jmouse888 — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:17:49 +0000

… then the title of this article should say “10 Reasons GIMP is Better Than Photoshop IF NOT USED FOR PROFESSIONAL DESIGN TASKS”

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:27:33 +0000

Thank you Dolores.

Dolores’ comments are from someone that used PS for 5 years!

I believe most people will find that PS may be ‘better’ in some regards, but many people that think they ‘need’ PS can actually do everything they require in GIMP.

It’s kinda like Apple hardware – just because it is supposed to be better they let you pay 50% more for it. Except in this case it’s 100% more.

Yes PS is the industry standard, but again, ‘most’ people can do anything they need to in GIMP. Plus, GIMP is closing any gap between the two with every new revision.

Lastly, with what you save on not buying PS you can buy a new computer to run GIMP on. ; )

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:04:20 +0000

David,

Do a little research before you post, it’ll save you some embarrassment.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:58:13 +0000

Sounds like another user feeling like an idiot because he had to take a second mortgage on his trailer to buy PS when he could have gotten everything he needed for free.

Think GIMP!

HeHe

By: lokochikimikimoo

lokochikimikimoo — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 20:36:13 +0000

Yes, Pirating is Illegal.

I’m sure 100% of your MP3′s are paid for and never from an unpaid ripped source.

I had Photoshop, Flash, Acrobat Pro etc pirated. All software developers try hard to prevent it. They charge US$699 so OF COURSE most people would pirate it. They didn’t lose any money because I would have NEVER forked over the $$ for a full license. They would make more $$ if the price was a reasonable 10 – 15% of that.

That being said, Gimp is free, easy to use after a learning curve as nothing is easy at first, NOT EVEN PS; It is a great editor for a Non commercial or professional user because lets face it, most users aren’t and wouldn’t know what they’re missing.

By: RAB SMITH

RAB SMITH — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:21:08 +0000

I can’t speak for selling pro-level photos using GIMP, but I’ve sold loads of colored comic-strip frames using this free program, and no-one ever complained about the quality. In fact, some customers came back for repeat business. True, GIMP took a bit of time to get to grips with, but the same is probably true of PS. I’ve seen examples of cartoon graphics by some artists with expensive Cintiq equipment, but often the results are far short of what GIMP does, or even what a trad cartoonist can do: it all depends how the artist utilizes the technology.

By: Darkademic

Darkademic — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:38:33 +0000

That’s only because you’re used to Photoshop. It’s exactly the opposite for me. I started using GIMP in 1998 so I’m very familiar with it, whereas I’ve barely used Photoshop and *it* is a nightmare.

It’s nothing to do with the quality of either software, they just work differently.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:36:32 +0000

I’ve been using PS since PS 6. I upgrade every other version or so and am on CS5. Adobe’s new upgrade policy will force me to upgrade every year. I’m diving into Gimp on principle alone. If it’s half as good as some people claim, I’ll make the switch.

By: toadstool

toadstool — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:49:58 +0000

Actually what it means is there isn’t a good reason to not have Gimp.

By: toadstool

toadstool — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:44:02 +0000

Who wants to take their Ferrari to a supermarket? I mean they don’t have a ton of trunk space. Some times it’s better to use the Kia, because it offers something the Ferrari doesn’t, especially if the Kia was free.