The GIMP 2.0
The GIMP 2.0 image editor, is yet another piece of perfection produced by the open source community. Like all other open source codes, the major contribution in this version is also made by some college students. It contains almost all the features that one can find in the latest Adobe Photoshop version. In fact, it can be said to be one step ahead of that and I have found in great while designing roller banners.
The troubleshooting of the GIMP 2.0 is so prompt that whenever you face any kind of problem in installing or even in running the program, you just need to post it on any of the Linux community forums, and your problem will be solved. The program runs very well on both types of Linux desktop, be it a KDE (K Desktop Environment) or a GNOME one.
It is fully compatible with all the versions of Adobe Photoshop as well as Paint. Through this, we can produce output in any of these formats but the vice versa is not possible. One amazing thing about the GIMP 2.0 is that it runs with the same compatibility on Windows as well. So it is an image manipulation application whose cost is negligible as compared to that of its peers. In fact we can say that its real value is much more than all those similar packages which can be bought in exchange of bucks.
Some of the main features of the program include filters and effects, colour operations, layers and masks, channels, editable text tools, and improved printing.
In spite of so many advantages, there are some people who might spread a bad word about the program. The main problem with them is they call it a poor application or software simply because their understanding level of software that do not run on Microsoft Windows, is very poor. They just don’t want to accept that there is some operating system more user friendly than that of windows or any other operating system which is paid.
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