Anyone use GIMP?

DimensionGamesDimensionGames PRO Posts: 993
edited November -1 in Working with GS (Mac)
I am considering using GIMP for my animations using the layering system my question is would I be able to seperate them and use them?

Cheers

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  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    Should be able to. Gimp is very powerful, just ugly and has a tough learning curve compared to other apps. It uses X11, unfortunately... YUK.
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    When i do an animation with gimp i set up all the layers and then you can save a .gif then i open the .gif in preview and you can save each layer by right clicking from there. O there wise i think you would have to copy and paste each layer into its own file then save which i felt would take a lot longer. I personally like GIMP better than Photoshop. But thats probably because i learned to use it before photoshop. :)
  • Koda89Koda89 Member Posts: 275
    I use GIMP all the time. I likes it.
  • JackBQuickJackBQuick Member Posts: 524
    Will you be using the GIMP Animation Package? I haven't used it before but it looks cool!

    I've also heard a lot of good things about Pixen but haven't had a chance to test it out. (It's for pixel -- rather than vector -- graphics though. It's also free.)
  • Thanks for all the advice guys! Erm no I haven't thought of using it I was going to use the animation behaviour on gs. I'll have a look at it but for the moment GIMP suits my needs :)
  • JamesZeppelinJamesZeppelin Member Posts: 1,927
    closest you wil get to a free photoshop hands down!
  • netdzynrnetdzynr Member Posts: 296
    Actually, I'd say SumoPaint is pretty darn close (and not ugly :-)
    Requires Flash but still great:

    SumoPaint
  • synthesissynthesis Member Posts: 1,693
    HOLY CRAP!!!

    That SumoPaint is amazing. Damn near photoshop and web-based. Very slick!
    Nice tip netdzynr!!!
  • AfterBurnettAfterBurnett Member Posts: 3,474
    You had me until you said web-based.
  • nightskynightsky Member Posts: 23
    Pixelmator is a good choice :)
  • StusAppsStusApps Member, PRO Posts: 1,352
    POLYGAMe said:
    You had me until you said web-based.

    You can download a desktop version, but you have to pay a little bit
  • expired_012expired_012 Member Posts: 1,802
    Sumopaint is the best!! I've been using it for a while now, and i wouldn't be able to develop apps without it. It's so simple and easy to use!
  • In photoshop do you just use the layering feature?
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