Re: [APML] GIMP and GIMPshop

[Roland Roberts <roland@astrofoto.org>]

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>>>>> "nicola" == Nicola  <nmontec@libero.it> writes:

    nicola> GIMP does handle only 8/bits per channel.
    nicola> There is another alternative, which is still free and a lot
    nicola> promising which is Cinepaint
    nicola> http://cinepaint.sourceforge.net/press/index.html but is
    nicola> still at an early stage...

I haven't had time to try cinepaint, and although I am a Linux user for
the most part, I actually run VMWare to get Picture Window Pro for my
processing (I already have to have VMWare to run Windows for my day
job).  PWP is not free, but it's a lot less expensive the PhotoShop and
I find it more than adequate for my needs.  I have found a few things
awkward to do in PWP, but not many.  In fact so few, that I can't
immediately recall what they were....

I do end up using the GIMP for all my final annotations which mostly
means text at this point, but sometimes a few minor adjustments, too.
The 8-bits/channel is the primary reason I don't use it for all my
processing.

regards,

roland
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