Re: [CinePaint] Potential CinePaint user seeking reassurance

> It is difficult to make completely general yet accurate statements
> about any software.  Cinepaint works for me, but my needs may not
> be similar to or as extensive as yours.  The best way to find the
> answer is to just try it and see.
>
> But it seems that you are attempting to find a single software
> solution to all of your problems, and, in my view, this is not the
> ideal approach.  You should be willing to have at your disposal
> a variety of different image programs, including Cinepaint, the
> GIMP, and any of the other many Open Source projects such as NETPBM,
> GraphicsMagick, and ImageMagick.  Rather than devoting all of your
> efforts to learning a single package, you time would be better spent
> in learning the fundamentals of digital image processing so that you
> can more intelligently utilize the many Open Source tools that
> are available.
>
> As an example, Cinepaint can be used to reduce image noise, but
> there are also independent tools, such as greycstoration, that
> may do a better job.  Because there is no automatic interface
> between these two programs, images would have to be processed
> with greycstoration externally and then loaded back into Cinepaint
> for any further work.  This may appear cumbersome, but with
> a little experience the overall process can become smooth and
> quick.
>
> You have expressed a desire to rid yourself of the proprietary
> world and adopt Linux totally.  Such a move, however, will require
> that the user possess a greater understanding of digital fundamentals,
> and this is especially true in the area of image processing.
> The proprietary Photoshop tries to bring it all together in a
> nice and painless package.  The Linux user has to work a little
> harder and be more knowledgeable but equal results are certainly
> possible.
>
> These are my views.  Others may see things differently.

Firstly, thanks a lot for your opinions.

I'm quite familiar with Linux, having been using it on servers for quite 
some time (if you read my blog www.mrnaz.com there's a post there 
telling the story of my decent move to Linux from Windows), and I fully 
agree with everything you said. I am not looking for a magic bullet, and 
I'm not new to or afraid of the idea of using an array of tools rather 
than one gigantic swiss army knife.

I was just attempting to ascertain if the CinePaint product was at a 
level of maturity where it was capable of being incorporated into a 
suite of tools to be used professionally, and I think you've answered 
that in the affirmative, which is great, as I was starting to rub up 
against some of the limitations of the Gimp, especially when sending 
files off to the printers was concerned.

Thanks for your insights and I'll definitely be trying out CinePaint 
soon. The only reason I haven't is because it's not currently in the 
Debian repository and I'm too busy (or lazy) :)

I look forward to participating in the CinePaint community.

السلام عليكم
- Naz.

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