GIMP

Overview

GIMP, as with most photo/image editing tools, involves a steep learning curve. Many tasks require a sound understanding of the principles involved and the techniques via which those are implemented

Also in common with other photo/image editing tools, GIMP files are very large, occupying

• up to 800 MB of RAM
• up to 200 MB of disk space per file
  • or several times this for files that are used with Mac OS X

Advantages

1. freely downloadable
2. available for Linux Mac OS X & Windows
3. supports many export/import formats

Disadvantages

1. less capablility in some functions, than expensive, commerical alternatives

Rpeters13:25, 24 August 2012 (EST)