[TriLUG] this is probably heresy...

[Bill Vinson]

On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 10:43:56AM -0400, Vestal, Roy L. wrote:
> Agreed. I use both. GIMP is WAYYYY better. At LULU, I showed it to some
> folks that were going to The "School of Communication Arts", and they were
> impressed enough to ask how they could learn linux and get GIMP...

The GIMP is obviously impressive and is a tremendous coding
accomplishment, but in comparison to Photoshop it is not quite in the
same class.  For simple work the GIMP is comparable in terms of the work
it can put out, but the effort will most likely take much longer in GIMP
as it has a VERY rough GUI in terms of work efficiency and some of it's
tools are rudimentary in comparison to Photoshop's.

Now, don't get me wrong the GIMP is great, however, I can definitely
tell that it is more difficult to get the same work done. But you also
must look at how long each app has been out and evolving. Photoshop has
existed for a decent amount of time more and as such should be further
along. Plus, Adobe has real QA and UI designers who are paid to test
human computer interaction.  I doubt anyone is using GIMP with the same
idea (or professional background in interface design).

Bill