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• 28 Aug 2008 10:38 PM [gimp-developer] patch for scale-region.c
• 28 Aug 2008 04:34 PM [meetthegimp] First Windows build for GIMP 2.5 available!
• 28 Aug 2008 11:51 AM [gimp-developer] gegl resize script, anyone?
• 28 Aug 2008 11:34 AM [gegl-developer] Multiple Auxiliary Inputs Operation
• 28 Aug 2008 09:54 AM [gimp-developer] patch for scale-region.c
• 28 Aug 2008 08:48 AM [gegl-developer] Multiple Auxiliary Inputs Operation
• 28 Aug 2008 08:47 AM [gegl-developer] Multiple Auxiliary Inputs Operation
• 28 Aug 2008 05:39 AM [gimp-user] control clone tool?

Facts and numbers
Current version: 2.4.7
Dev. version: 2.5.3

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About GIMP

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is open Software. It's a free image and graphics manipulation application, which has almost no disadvantages compared to the commercial image processing program Photoshop of Adobe for a wide range of applications. The software is available under the GNU Public License and its target users are people that need professional image processing software, people that don't want to buy expensive licences, are open minded to free and OpenSource-software and the advantages that results of using GIMP. GIMP can be used to

• create layouts for websites,
• to generate pictures and enhance existing images,
• and erverything else that has to do with 2D (bitmap based) graphics.

GIMP is being developed by many different people that not get any fee for it. Everybody can see the sourcecode and take part in the developement (i.e. writing documentation, report bugs, write scripts for it or adding features to the program itself). GIMP is listed in the Google "Summer of Code" project (not for 2007 but hopefully next year) and in the OpenUsability-project. In these projects someone applies with an idea or feature which is not yet or poorly implemented in the GIMP and earns money after completion.

Feature comparison

Feature	GIMP 2.3	Photoshop CS3
free Software	yes	no
Sourcecode available	yes	no
doing your own scripts/plugins	yes	yes
alpha-channels	yes	yes
protocol / journal for UNDO	yes	yes
bezier paths	yes	yes
layers and masks	yes	yes
channels	yes	yes
quickmask	yes	yes
filters (sharpen, gassian blur, polar coordinates, lighning effects, and many more)	yes	yes
color maniplation (curves, threshold, etc.)	yes	yes
layer effects	indirectly	yes
RGB-color channel	yes	yes
native CMYK support	no	yes
general color management	yes	yes
Lab-Colors	no	yes
Duotone-support	no	yes
adjustement layers	no	yes