You don't even need to do that, Photoshop Elements has sufficient colour management capability for most uses and costs ~$70. The GIMP is really not worth the time or effort to learn when it lacks features that are offered on even the cheap PS Elements, let alone full-up PS.
-Adam On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > spending the godzillion dollars is well worth it for color management alone. > > On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Walter G. <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I downloaded and installed GIMP a couple of days ago. I've tinkered >> around with it, just to check out the user interface, but haven't >> really attempted to do any real editing with it yet. It looks like a >> very capable editor from what I can tell, but I'm speaking as a >> relative neophyte when it comes to image editing. I did notice that >> there are some things that it lacks that are standard in Photoshop, >> Paint Shop Pro, and other image editors -- particularly automatic >> color level and image enhancement. I assume there are plug-ins for >> things like that, though I don't know that for a fact. >> >> Does anyone else have any experience with GIMP? I mean, if it can be >> made to do the common tasks that other image editors do, I don't see >> how one could go wrong, considering the price comparison -- free vs. a >> godzillion dollars. Tips and pointers appreciated! >> >> Best, >> >> Walt Gilbert >> >> -- >> http://www.facebook.com/walt.gilbert >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/walt_gilbert/ >> http://wally-gee.deviantart.com/ >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
