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the GIMP BasicsDescriptionFrom the GIMP User Manual: The GIMP is a multiplatform photo manipulation tool. GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. The GIMP is suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, and image construction.It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc. GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted. Highlights: Free, available on Linux, similar functionality to Adobe Photoshop. Also, easily expandable with plug-ins. Availability and SetupThe GIMP is available on our Linux Cluster.To run the GIMP, simply type gimp. Using the GIMPThe GIMP is an X-Windows application with a GUI similar to that of Adobe Photoshop. It has support for reading and writing images in a large variety of formats.The GIMP User Manual is available online. Additional Help/DocumentationA hardcopy version of the GIMP manual is available in the Computer Graphics Lab (Room 203, 111 Cummington Street, lab hours and access).For more information on the GIMP, visit the GIMP web site and particular read The GIMP User Manual. Document Name: gimp Author/Maintainer: Aaron D. Fuegi (aarondf@bu.edu) Executable: /usr/bin/gimp Keywords: graphics, image, photoshop Machines List: Linux Cluster, CGL Cluster Related Help Pages: the GIMP Created September 29, 2004; Last Revised September 29, 2004; Last Modified 12:14 09-Feb-06 URL of this document: http://scv.bu.edu/documentation/software-help/drawing-presentation/gimp.html Go up to SCV Help Pages |
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