On 02/02/2011 03:32 PM, Jeremy Nell wrote: > I've asked this before, with no answers. My aim, as a happy Gimp user, > is not to slate the software, but to improve it. I am not a developer, > but rather a digital artist who uses Gimp extensively. > > Working on large canvases, I see that Gimp slows down, where rendering > is concerned. For example, if I have a complex artwork and I want to > hide certain layers, then a simple click on the eye icon in the layer > takes a lot longer than it should. As much as developers hate > comparisons, this simple task is generally quicker in Photoshop. > > Another obvious "problem" is that, again, on a large canvas (A4 and up, > 300DPI), the brushes - when increased in scale - lag behind the mouse / > stylus. This indicates to me that Gimp's rendering engine could be > quicker. Again, I've compared the exact same task in Photoshop (CS3) > and it is considerably quicker (even with less RAM) allocated to it. > > Speaking of which, I am using an i7 PC with 3 gigs of RAM allocated to > Gimp alone, so I'm not sure how to make Gimp's response time any quicker. > > Will the next release of Gimp be a bit quicker? And what tips can > anyone give?
Same here, I would like some advice on this too :) Regards, Petar _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
