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Tech Talk:. Open Source Software for the Home Computer. Nathan Hall UNT Libraries Information Technology Services. IMAGE EDITING: Comparing Photoshop with Gimp. GIMP BACKGROUND.     GNU ("ɡ nu ) Image Manipulation Program     Available for Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux

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  1. Tech Talk: Open Source Software for the Home Computer Nathan HallUNT Libraries Information Technology Services

  2. IMAGE EDITING: Comparing Photoshop with Gimp

  3. GIMP BACKGROUND     GNU ("ɡnu) Image Manipulation Program     Available for Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux     Originally developed by students at UC Berkeley.     Currently maintained by the GNOME Project     Often compared to / reviewed against Photoshop

  4. DISCLAIMER     Gimp screenshots in this presentation were created with the Mac iteration of Gimp.     Photoshop screenshots were created with Adobe PS CS3 running on Windows Vista.     Some differences in interface design might be due to comparing software on two different operating systems.

  5. Workspace

  6. TOOL PALLET Many of the tools in the Gimp pallet are similar to Photoshop's. Photoshop Gimp

  7. CROP TOOL

  8. CURVES TOOL Photoshop Gimp

  9. CONTROLLING HUE AND SATURATION Gimp Photoshop

  10. Photoshop Gimp IMAGE MENU

  11. Photoshop Gimp LAYER MENU

  12. Gimp only, but analogous to the Adjustments sub-menu in Photoshop. TOOLS MENU

  13. Gimp Photoshop FILTERS MENU write yourown plug ins

  14. VIEW MENU Gimp Photoshop

  15. Gimp Photoshop WINDOWS MENU

  16. BUG!!!

  17. GIMP ADVANTAGES 1. Cost2. Familiar environment for Photoshop users 3. Familiar functionality for Photoshop users

  18. CRITICISM     Gimp's interface:         -too many windows / dialog boxes         -boxes can get stuck behind other open applications.     Gimp's functionality:         -no CMYK         -no color management (e.g. ICC)         -lacks support for RAW images

  19. GIMP IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF... ...you answer "yes" to any of the following questions.     You want more functionality than what comes with Photoshop Elements     Do you want to learn and practice basic/intermediate image editing techniques at home without paying for Photoshop CS[#]?     Are you a casual user?     Are you interested in open source software development?     Are you a law abiding cheapskate in general?

  20. GIMP IS WRONG FOR YOU IF... ...You answer "yes" to any of the following questions.         Are you an imaging/graphics professional? AND do you NOT want to tinker with software         Do you wish to be? AND can you afford the Photoshop license?

  21. Word Processing: Comparing MS Office Google Docs OpenOffice

  22. OpenOffice Offers:                 Word Processor                 Spreadsheet Maker                 Presentation Design                 Database Managment                 Vector Graphics Editor                 Math Tool Saves by default in OpenDocument Formats (ODF) Supported by MS Office 2007 SP2 Plug ins are available to support ODF in earlier versions of            MS Office OpenOffice can export to other formats.

  23. Inserting notes in OpenOffice ...

  24. ... Become comments in Word ...but "track changes" edits are saved and converted as if accepted.

  25. Open Office Spell check: not good

  26. What about Google docs? Free, but not open source.  (Though permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software and database and its documentation for any purpose.) This presentation was composed on Google docs. Presentation can be exported to Powerpoint or PDF.

  27. Google Docs Offers:                 Word Processor                 Spreadsheet Maker                 Form Maker                 Presentation Design Exports to pdf, ppt, doc, odf, html, rtf, txt

  28. Google Docs Some loss of formatting in (low frill) presentations Major loss of formatting when uploading a Word document to Google Docs Requires a Google account

  29. UNT Libraries Strategic Plan, in Word

  30. UNT Libraries Strategic Plan, in Google Docs

  31. Google Docs and Collaboration Invite people... Get the link to share... See who has access... Email as attachment... Send a message to collaborators... Publish as web page... View as web page...

  32. Thank you Questions and Comments?

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