Mark is correct. I was a Photoshop user for years. Now I use GIMP, which has some similarities, especially in superficial appearance, to PS. This causes problems for those who switch from one to the other. For example, the paintbrush tool would seem, at first, very similar in both apps, but it isn’t, and the differences will catch you.
The programs have some of the same capabilities, but they are implemented differently. Each has some capabilities, or better capabilities, than the other. What I would do is look at the manuals for each, concentrating on the capabilities you would need most, and making the comparison that way. For me, Adobe just got too greedy, and GIMP has all the capabilities I need. Perhaps that is the question you should ask: What capabilities that I need are best implemented in each program? No “review” you can read in less than an hour is likely to give you that. The Book of GIMP, by LeCarme and Delvare, written for an earlier version than the current one, may be available in a local library, and if you are already familiar with PS, should provide you with a better idea of how GIMP handles things you want to do. Ross > On Dec 22, 2020, at 11:17 AM, gimp-users.mbou...@spamgourmet.com wrote: > > Δημήτρης Γιάννος via gimp-user-list wrote: >> Oh, I also forgot the part about Photoshop being available for Tablets >> and phones. Could there be similar plans for GIMP? > > There's an entry on the FAQ about the lack of Android/iOS support: > https://www.gimp.org/docs/userfaq.html#will-you-release-gimp-for-android-or-ios-devices > > I can't really help with a comparison. I only use GIMP occasionally, mostly > for fairly basic things, and have never used Photoshop. > > I'd guess part of the problem with comparisons is that someone who uses > Photoshop all the time (so already has a license for it) can just download > GIMP for free, give it a go for a few hours and write a comparison. But > they'd perceive GIMP as difficult to use because it's not the same as > Photoshop and they haven't got used to the differences. On the other hand, > someone who happily uses GIMP all the time, and is really familiar with all > its features, isn't so likely to pay for Photoshop just to compare it to > GIMP. But if they did, they'd probably encounter similar difficulties with > Photoshop. There may well be some reviews out there written by people who do > use both regularly and can make a fair comparison, but the difficulty would > be finding them (and knowing that you've found them!) > > -- > Mark. > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list > List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
