Re: [CinePaint] cinepaint vs Gimp
Kai-Uwe Behrmann <[email protected]>
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Am 12.01.07, 10:50 +1100 schrieb Moritz Moeller: > Mathew Yeates wrote: > > > 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. > > We don't use either anymore. We switched to Krita, KOffice's imaging It is going to become a great app in its environment. Good to read someone is mentioning it in this thread. > app. It's geared towards paint, and unlike Cinepaint and Gimp, it is The paint core has many very nice features like water paint and different canvas media. Really interessting. > actually usable by artists. And it has full OpenEXR support with color >>actually usable by artists<<: if you'd like to tell us more ... > profiles and feels very 'Photoshoppy' I had the impression the ICC <-> OpenEXR conversion was not yet taken over from CinePaint. But may be I am wrong. Would be nice one OpenEXR file appears the same in two apps ;-) As well all fixes should be included as you requested. Multi layer support is coming. What is missing? > People just plain refuse to use Cinpaint for its non-existent usability Hey Moritz, there are various standards for useablity; such a statement without any detail is rough and leave only guesswork. The same way one can say linux/bsd is not useable: reason1, reason2 ... And many people say this with regards to other OS'es. > and while Gimp is 'ok', it's far from Krita in usability and basically > ruled out, because it only supports 8bit. > > No bashing, just the facts. :) Nice to read you had found your favourite. > Cheers, > > Moritz > kind regards Kai-Uwe Behrmann -- development for color management www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org + www.cinepaint.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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