On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 16:39:00 -0400 "Bhavin Suthar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello All, > > I was evaluating GIMP and found below article about Adobe and GIMP > > http://www.labnol.org/internet/pictures/adobe-photoshop-vs-gimp-for-serious-photographers/920/ > > I was mainly concerned about below statements > > === > > If you use Photoshop to create artwork for print, then you can forget about > replacing it with GIMP for now, as GIMP supports only RGB colour. CMYK > support is due to be added, but for now it's not available. > > So can free software really compete with Photoshop? For the vast majority of > ordinary users the short answer is certainly 'yes'. However, for graphics > professionals — that is, Photoshop's target market — the answer has to be a > resounding 'no'. > Link<http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/software/contentcreation/0,1000001068,39288136-1,00.htm> 1. You can get a Gimpl Plug-in for cmyk, try http://www.blackfiveservices.co.uk/separate.shtml 2. Do you really need to make cmyk plates? > Can someone tell me the truth behind this? Does this also mean that if you > write text on image (like your jpeg Canon photos) then they can't be printed > properly? 3. Well what happened when you tried? Does your canon printer print rgb images? Then that rgb image with added text is still an rgb image! Owen _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
