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"Well... we got the gimp!"
7 years ago
Now isn't that a catchy title? ^^
Hey again guys. I promise I'll be getting back to answering everybody and uploading more soon, including all the stuff I haven't got to on DA yet. Some irl stuff kept me off the pc a lot the last few days. And a minor but consistent headache, and that's exactly what we're about to get to... >~<
When I have been on, I've been going through my sketch folder for a next round of those to hopefully go up, just a general clean-out before I start on my next batch of coms. And it's given me plenty of time to get extremely well acquainted with gimp 2.10! Yes, I'm as shocked as you are, it came out in our lifetime! Six years development according to the website, feels like a century. ^^
Now... This is the part where I was going to post a bit of a pros and cons list, some constructive criticism from a guy who's been using it since 2008 and, while I don't have an ego about many things, I think I know a bit about how to get the most out of this program by now! >w< Well, I've spent enough time to see what was old, new, removed and reworked, and whittle all that down to a simple three word recommendation...
DO. NOT. GET.
I had to get it. Believe me, there are one or two phenomenal upgrades to it that I had no choice but to get it for, (full photoshop file support for one, collabing should never be easier! :3) But if anybody's thinking of checking 2.10 out, and you already have an alternative program, I say stick with it. I simply cannot recommend it to newcomers in the state it's in now, it's far too frustrating. :/ Get 2.8, you'll have less migraines.
I'll go through that full pros/cons list another time if people are really curious, but for now let's just single out one thing that was the ultimate deal breaker for me - file support. Older version files do work, but there is a very convoluted system involving how layers and layer types work now. Switching them (which feels required in some cases) causes visual corruptions to files, old and new. On a related note, I tell you it's a damned good thing they added psd support, because those corruptions don't happen to them! Yes! Gimp is actually better at editing those files now then it is as editing ITS OWN FORMAT! >~<
That means I've found workarounds, but it's a huge rigmarole and an I have to be twice as careful to make sure my editing's not destructive. So assuming the changes are here to stay, I pose a question to gimps devs: If they work better and quicker as PSD's now, how about I just keep em like that, and edit them with something more familiar, huh? -_-
I've been alternating gimp and photoshop for about two years now, and I can safely say I'm comfortable with the latter now. So this whole thing has got me seriously debating upgrading to CC! (I've been using cs6) If any of my watchers use it, or just anyone who sees this journal, I'd love to get some feedback from you please. Do you think the current CC's an improvement over cs6?
Either way I'll definitely be looking into it, and if it can do the 1 or 2 things I'm keeping gimp around for... Well I been at this nearly 10 years now. Might finally be time to part ways with an old friend.
Hey again guys. I promise I'll be getting back to answering everybody and uploading more soon, including all the stuff I haven't got to on DA yet. Some irl stuff kept me off the pc a lot the last few days. And a minor but consistent headache, and that's exactly what we're about to get to... >~<
When I have been on, I've been going through my sketch folder for a next round of those to hopefully go up, just a general clean-out before I start on my next batch of coms. And it's given me plenty of time to get extremely well acquainted with gimp 2.10! Yes, I'm as shocked as you are, it came out in our lifetime! Six years development according to the website, feels like a century. ^^
Now... This is the part where I was going to post a bit of a pros and cons list, some constructive criticism from a guy who's been using it since 2008 and, while I don't have an ego about many things, I think I know a bit about how to get the most out of this program by now! >w< Well, I've spent enough time to see what was old, new, removed and reworked, and whittle all that down to a simple three word recommendation...
DO. NOT. GET.
I had to get it. Believe me, there are one or two phenomenal upgrades to it that I had no choice but to get it for, (full photoshop file support for one, collabing should never be easier! :3) But if anybody's thinking of checking 2.10 out, and you already have an alternative program, I say stick with it. I simply cannot recommend it to newcomers in the state it's in now, it's far too frustrating. :/ Get 2.8, you'll have less migraines.
I'll go through that full pros/cons list another time if people are really curious, but for now let's just single out one thing that was the ultimate deal breaker for me - file support. Older version files do work, but there is a very convoluted system involving how layers and layer types work now. Switching them (which feels required in some cases) causes visual corruptions to files, old and new. On a related note, I tell you it's a damned good thing they added psd support, because those corruptions don't happen to them! Yes! Gimp is actually better at editing those files now then it is as editing ITS OWN FORMAT! >~<
That means I've found workarounds, but it's a huge rigmarole and an I have to be twice as careful to make sure my editing's not destructive. So assuming the changes are here to stay, I pose a question to gimps devs: If they work better and quicker as PSD's now, how about I just keep em like that, and edit them with something more familiar, huh? -_-
I've been alternating gimp and photoshop for about two years now, and I can safely say I'm comfortable with the latter now. So this whole thing has got me seriously debating upgrading to CC! (I've been using cs6) If any of my watchers use it, or just anyone who sees this journal, I'd love to get some feedback from you please. Do you think the current CC's an improvement over cs6?
Either way I'll definitely be looking into it, and if it can do the 1 or 2 things I'm keeping gimp around for... Well I been at this nearly 10 years now. Might finally be time to part ways with an old friend.
I'll save you a rollback copy of cs6 if I can.