GIMP Alternative, Qt Based?

avieth · Post by **avieth** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:21 pm

Is there a program siliar to the gimp that's qt based?

brazzmonkey · Post by **brazzmonkey** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:35 pm

uh, krita ? no, just kidding...

i don't think such thing exists...

mark_alec · Post by **mark_alec** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:27 am

krita

sonicbhoc · Post by **sonicbhoc** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:47 pm

dang, beat me to it.

brazzmonkey · Post by **brazzmonkey** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:50 pm

i'm not too much into graphics stuff but i thought krita is not as powerful as the gimp. krita seems ok for basic image manipulation. this is more than enough for me anyhow.
you may want to give it a shot and make your own opinion

MikeRS · Post by **MikeRS** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:01 pm

Krita officially beat GIMP in terms of features, version 1.5 has recently implemented many features that have been on GIMP's TODO list since the beginning (for example, full CMYK support; not yet in the GIMP, but now in Krita!)

Only downside that I feel of Krita is that the UI copies Photoshop, yuck

FishB8 · Post by **FishB8** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:30 pm

Only downside that I feel of Krita is that the UI copies Photoshop, yuck

No more than GIMP does, but then again, Photoshop doesn't use QT or GTK.

Krita is a nice program, but it's not really intended to be a replacement for GIMP. There is alot of functionality overlap, but GIMP is intended to be a photoeditor while Krita is intended to be more of a digital paint program. http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/01/10/1627212

sonicbhoc · Post by **sonicbhoc** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 3:12 am

Karbon14

CptnObvious999 · Post by **CptnObvious999** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:25 am

sonicbhoc wrote:Karbon14

Karbon14 is basically Krita except with vectors instead of bitmaps.

Anyways I agree Krita rules. (at least version 1.5). The UI is much better than GIMP in my opinion, actually I like it a little more than Photoshops but it isn't as powerful yet. (there is only one additional Krita script right now http://www.kde-files.org/?xcontentmode=616) I like how the middle mouse will zoom instead of scroll and how everything is docked on the sides instead of having a couple of windows (GIMP) or a couple of windows inside a window (Photoshop). Krita has become my new favorite editor.

nicta2 · Post by **nicta2** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 1:14 pm

Krita handles HDR (high dynamic range) and CMYK. Gimp is still stuck in 8 bit land, and that's quite limiting for anything photo related those days.

hvengel · Post by **hvengel** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:37 pm

Krita also supports the use of ICC profiles so that you can implement color managed work flows. The GIMP folks are still working on this and there are some vestages of it in the current GIMP developement branch but it is still not functional.

In addition to HDR Krita supports 16bit/channel images. It will be a while before GIMP supports these images. My guess - at least a year perhaps more.

lo-jay · Post by **lo-jay** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:36 am

try cinepaint for more color-depth - a movie industry branch of the gimp.
http://packages.gentoo.org/search/?sstring=cinepaint

cheers

hvengel · Post by **hvengel** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:02 pm

In some ways cinepaint is more mature than Krita. For example it's ICC profile (color management) support is a little better. It also has support for some file formats that Krita (and GIMP) do not support and like Krita has high bit depth and HDR support. In terms of overall feature sets I would rate Krita vs. cinepaint to be a toss up. With each having a few features that the other lacks. I do however think that the UI for Krita is a little better. Also cinepaint is in the middle of a major rewrite and I suspect when the new version (called Glasgow) is released that it will be worth having a good look at it.

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GIMP Alternative, Qt Based?

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