Re: [CinePaint] cinepaint vs Gimp
Frank Peters <[email protected]>
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On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:14:41 -0800 Mathew Yeates <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > I just installed the latest cinepaint for use with viewing floating > point data. Very nice view of the Kodak Cineon test image. But I'm > curious about something. I noticed that cinepaint appears to be based on > pre 2.0 Gimp. What is missing in cinepaint that can be found in Gimp > 2.2.13?? There are so many developers over there in Gimp land. It would > be a shame if the improvements to Gimp over the years havent found there > way into cinepaint. > Well, since the GIMP is still limited to only 8-bit images, I would claim that any improvements to the GIMP over the years are essentially meaningless -- unless one is interested in designing exclusively for the web. Digital imagery has taken a giant leap over the past decade, and unless software can address higher bit levels and color management it becomes nothing more than a moot exercise. Being dependent on volunteer developers, Open Source projects tend to be less capable than commercial endeavors, but the fact that Open Source has produced what it has already, namely Cinepaint, LittleCMS, Image/GraphicsMagick, and Netpbm, et al, is, in my opinion, nothing short of remarkable. Frank Peters ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV