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[wzigrang]

In the film days, this effect was achieved by taking the pic thru an embroidery hoop (?remember those??)over which nylon hose was stretched, then a cigarette (?remember those??) used to burn out a central hole for the sharp rendering.

[GraysonPeddie]

Interesting. I could do the same in GIMP.

About Paint Shop Pro, I remember Corel acquiring Jasc and unlike Paint Shop Pro 8, Print Shop Pro 9 and later version requires activation, which I'll have to contact customer support if I activate too many times like when it comes to reinstalling Windows or whatever I was doing. Sometimes, I'd have to resort myself to pirating even if I purchased Paint Shop Pro 9 or 10. *sigh*

[xyberviri]

I really hate gimp, it just doesn't work the same as the 700 copy of photoshop does.




i wish adobe tools were cheaper.

[nonseq]

xyberviri, on 16 April 2012 - 12:57 PM, said:

I really hate gimp, it just doesn't work the same as the 700 copy of photoshop does.




i wish adobe tools were cheaper.

I guess that's the real cost of Linux. Paintshop Pro is less than $100 and is the program that the author used for this demonstration but requires Windows.

[bcappel]

nonseq, on 16 April 2012 - 01:49 PM, said:

xyberviri, on 16 April 2012 - 12:57 PM, said:

I really hate gimp, it just doesn't work the same as the 700 copy of photoshop does.




i wish adobe tools were cheaper.

I guess that's the real cost of Linux. Paintshop Pro is less than $100 and is the program that the author used for this demonstration but requires Windows.

Actually Gimp is a Windows program also...there's probably a lot more windows users of Gimp than Linux users.

[nonseq]

bcappel, on 16 April 2012 - 03:35 PM, said:

nonseq, on 16 April 2012 - 01:49 PM, said:

xyberviri, on 16 April 2012 - 12:57 PM, said:

I really hate gimp, it just doesn't work the same as the 700 copy of photoshop does.




i wish adobe tools were cheaper.

I guess that's the real cost of Linux. Paintshop Pro is less than $100 and is the program that the author used for this demonstration but requires Windows.

Actually Gimp is a Windows program also...there's probably a lot more windows users of Gimp than Linux users.

Point taken. Another good reason for me not to assume. Mea Culpa

I should have known better my disdain for the GIMP was nurtured on Windows. There are other competent graphics programs available for Windows that are not as expensive as Photoshop (which I use daily on the Mac platform). No one who is using Windows should feel stuck with the GIMP.