[Cumbria] Next meeting...

[Ken Hough]

Michael Saunders wrote:

>As someone approaching Linux, what do you make of The GIMP? I'm not really
>au-fait with that kinda software, and my graphical talents rival
>Baldrick's "breakfast" masterpiece, but it seems to be catching the
>attention of Photoshop users thesedays.
>
I've played with GIMP. It looks and feels very different from Photoshop. 
Those who claim to know rate it alongside (if not better than) Photoshop.
I have Photoshop LE (came free with my Epson PHOTO EX printer) , which 
is a slightly sawn down version of the real (expensive) thing. This 
works OK.

My own impressions of GIMP are favourable once you get used to the 
different format  --  and it's free.

Because there is no Linux driver for my 35mm slide scanner, I do my 
scanning under MS Windows 98 / Photoshop LE and then reboot into Linux 
to manipulate images or to print them out.

You can of course mount MS Windows (FAT32) partitons under Linux.

If you are interested in 35mm scanners then look at Canon and Nikon -- 
they do provide Linux drivers.

Ken Hough