The GIMP

A few days ago I defended The GIMP in this or /prog from someone who had said it was a joke or something like that, as I had tried it just for a minute and had a look at what it could do.

Today I had to edit a couple very simple images for a "web sight": a paletized image, and a JPEG which needed to be expanded and filled with something different, and here at work I didn't have Paint Shop Pro at hand, so I had to use The GIMP.

I must say sorry Mr. Anonymous. You were right, The GIMP is indeed a joke.

Interface...total failure
Tools design...total failure
Layers design...total failure
Color conversion...total failure
Image information...total failure
Stability...total failure

Total failure :(

Ive used gimp for a couple years, and I'm quite happy with it.
Once you know where everything is, you'll find you can do just about anything photoshop can.
Yes it does have some bugs, mostly stability issues on windows, but again once you know what it will do its easy enough to get around those problems.
Also Ive noticed most of the complaints about the ui come from people that are used to using photoshop, sorry for the pun but its like comparing apples to oranges, its two different programs meant to do the same job.
As far as the ease of use goes sure you can push a button in ps and have that generic effect , and gimp can do that too in certain circumstances, but I find creating those effects are far more fullfiling when I do it myself and have my own touches to them, again once you know how everything works.
Funny how photoshop is made for people who don't really know how to do graphics, or want to take the time to learn how.
Ma-by that's why it costs 600+ bucks to buy it.
Another funny thing Ive noticed is that even tho it costs soooo much so many people still have it.
So please complain some more about the pirated software you are using and the free open source program you cant figure out how to use.