Tell me about GIMP (the image editing software you dirty lot)!!!

[SlightlyMadShrek]

Any good?

Any bad?

I know it is free wbut I don't want to trash my PC by downloading it, or if it is no good.

GIMP is a prime example of something really good that costs zero money..

It is not as good as some of the really expensive apps but it blows the standard paint out of the water..

we love it here. does all i want, and mroe

So I shouldn't be put off by the name?

Definitely A Good Thing. It can do nearly everything Photoshop can do, except it's free .

It's very good, but does take some learning: menus have menus have menus. And it doesn't have a red-eye removal thingy. Well worth trying.

it does have red eye removal I have seen a colleague at work use it for that very purpose. It is one of the better & easier Red eye tools I have seen too.

I have microsoft PhotoGallery and plan to download Picasa too which both do red eye.

I primarily want this to create some simple images from clipart and stuff rather than as a photo editor

(at least in teh first instance.

OK - want it

link please?

here is the official web page with info

If you want to run it from an autoinstaller you need this link too.

If you download the manual it is the English one at teh bottom you need.

Thanks

The GIMP rocks. Used it for years, it's been stable for years and it's free (as in beer)...

Have happily run it on Windows/Linux and it's currently compiling on my little MacBook Pro.. ..hasn't ever misbehaved.. ..do it, download it, learn it, love it.. ;-)

SlightlyMadShrek: "it does have red eye removal I have seen a colleague at work use it for that very purpose."

Whoops. You are right - they have just started including an automatic red-eye removal plugin. It has always been possible to do it by hand.

Have downloaded it

Have installed it

Have opened it

PC still owrking

BUT where the hell do I start...I guess I had better download help files????

OMG.....I am soo confused.

All I want to do is create a grey rectangle, and put 3 cliparts on top of it to put in my webpage.....I don't have a clue where to start, there are so many options

You might be better with a drawing program - GIMP is heavy duty image processing, and hugely overkill for what you describe.

Like what? Any free suggestions?