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[T. J. Brumfield]

The Gimp actually had context-aware fills years before Photoshop.

http://linuxers.org/article/adobes-content-aware-fill-huh-gimp-already-had-it-years

The Gimp could use an UI overhaul. I keep hearing it is in the works. We'll
see.

On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> > The Gimp has 95% of the features and tools of Photoshop. If you're used
> to
> > Photoshop, there is a learning curve with The Gimp. The big deal-breaker
> > for some is a lack of CMYK support, but I wouldn't say The Gimp is
> > laughable in comparisons to Photoshop for most users.
>
> Nobody outside the press printing industry uses CMYK any more, so that's
> less of a problem than it used to be.
>
> I'm more familiar with GIMP, but I'm well aware of both the feature set
> and the 3rd party plugin support that PS enjoys.  Even as a GIMP user for
> over 15 years, I find the GUI unintuitive.  Not so with PS.
>
> Groundbreaking features like context-aware fill are things that GIMP
> is unlikely to get in the forseeable future.  GIMP's lack of a usable
> method for image stacking, alignment, and mask creation is also painful.
> PS' multi-image batch processing is pretty slick, while GIMP's requires
> writing what appears to be Lisp code.  Hello?  And don't even get me
> started on PS' integration with other software & third party plugins.
>
> Yeah, I think "laughable" is an accurate term.  GIMP gets me by as
> a part time photographer, but it's way too restrictive for a full-timer
> who has deadlines to meet.
>
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