Should I get up my hopes?
I mentioned in another thread that I have been following Gimp for many years (since 2004, to be exact). I've tried it several times, but 8-bit color depth made it useless to me (except for simple web graphics use).
I've been spending a lot of money in professional photo editing applications and tools, and am going to spend more to make them run on my new PC. I would much prefer to donate that money to the Linux community, or to Gimp specifically, if only Gimp would deliver the goods (or even only the essential ones).
Now Gimp seems to get 16 bit color depth. Perhaps even adjustment layers. And perhaps layer masks with intelligent selection tools (take a peep at Nik's U-mask). Is there a chance Gimp will also support native Photoshop plugins and filters, inside a Linux environment? Perhaps I get carried away.
Does anyone see it happening that one day I can set up a complete workflow for photo editing and output on a Linux machine, including color management with hardware-based color profiling of the screen and prints, RAW conversion with adjustable highlight and shadow recovery as well as distortion, color aberration etc. correction, reversible editing and image storage, adjustment layers, keystone correction, artistic filters (tonal contrast, etc.), various selective sharpening tools, DAM (digital asset management) with tagging and keywords, camera, printer and paper profiles, conversion to different file formats, etc.?
Am I fantasizing?
Will Gimp, together with some other tools, ever get there?
I find that Linux gives me everything I'm looking for (and more), except for a photo editing solution. Is there anyone out there who feels the same?
I mentioned in another thread that I have been following Gimp for many years (since 2004, to be exact). I've tried it several times, but 8-bit color depth made it useless to me (except for simple web graphics use).
I've been spending a lot of money in professional photo editing applications and tools, and am going to spend more to make them run on my new PC. I would much prefer to donate that money to the Linux community, or to Gimp specifically, if only Gimp would deliver the goods (or even only the essential ones).
Now Gimp seems to get 16 bit color depth. Perhaps even adjustment layers. And perhaps layer masks with intelligent selection tools (take a peep at Nik's U-mask). Is there a chance Gimp will also support native Photoshop plugins and filters, inside a Linux environment? Perhaps I get carried away.
Does anyone see it happening that one day I can set up a complete workflow for photo editing and output on a Linux machine, including color management with hardware-based color profiling of the screen and prints, RAW conversion with adjustable highlight and shadow recovery as well as distortion, color aberration etc. correction, reversible editing and image storage, adjustment layers, keystone correction, artistic filters (tonal contrast, etc.), various selective sharpening tools, DAM (digital asset management) with tagging and keywords, camera, printer and paper profiles, conversion to different file formats, etc.?
Am I fantasizing?
Will Gimp, together with some other tools, ever get there?
I find that Linux gives me everything I'm looking for (and more), except for a photo editing solution. Is there anyone out there who feels the same?
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