2. At 4:11am CST on February 10, 2005, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
Only days ago I read about how bad iPhoto is:
http://jacken.dyndns.org/blog/archives/2005/02/06/iphoto-5-is-horrible/
So is it true? Is it a resource hog? That would be one reason to stick to
the GIMP which is inter-operableâ
3. At 9:00am CST on February 10, 2005, Brent O'Connor wrote:
Roy,
As far as I know GIMP is a graphics editor which has both vector and
raster editing tools. iPhoto on the other hand is more of your photo album
organizer and that goes also for Picasa. I donât really think you can compare
GIMP to either iPoto or Picasa because they are two entirely different
things.
And for vector graphic editing I prefer either Macromedia Fireworks or
Adobe Illustrator. And for raster graphic editing I prefer Photoshop. I think
GIMP is getting better but it still doesnât compare to what Macromedia and
Adobe have to offer, especially if you are a design professional. But I think
for the average Joe who wants to do a little personal photo and graphic
editing GIMP is ok. But then again Iâm not sure I would recommend GIMP for
the newbie unless they where on a budget because I think GIMP is actually
just as confusing as Photoshop or Illustrator at first and why not learn
Photoshop or Illustrator first since its so prevalent, it certainly looks
better on a resume. Of course this is all just my humble opinion and $0.02 so
take it for what itâs worth. :)
4. At 4:51pm CST on February 10, 2005, Jeff Croft wrote:
Yes, as Brent says, iPhoto/Picassa and GIMP are two very different things.
GIMP is better compared to Fireworks, probably, or maybe Photoshop.
GIMP is, in my opinion, a very nice open-source tool that has a lot of
power under the hood but simply doesnât have the fit and finish of Adobe and
Macromediaâs apps.
As for your question about iPhoto â it is a bit of a resource hog. No
argument there. However, it still performs pretty well and itâs hasnât
bothered me much of iPhoto 4 and 5. If youâre in a low-RAM situation and have
a huge amount of photos it might be an issue, but Iâve got a very modest
amount of RAM (512MB) on my Powerbook and just under 6000 photos in my iPhoto
library and it runs smooth enough for meâ
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