Introducing a New Product

Open Source:: How Companies Can Create Profit

Tom RogersGNU Image Manipulation Program(GIMP)

Product Description

GIMP is a graphics manipulation application which is quite often compared to Adobe Photoshop.

Freely distributed for tasks such asPhoto retouching, drawing, image conversions

This comparison is down-played by the creators of GIMP but the analogies persist.

Product Features

Customizable InterfaceCustom Widget Theming

Custom Tool Sets

Photo EnhancementDistortion and vignetting correction

Channel mixers

Digital Retouching

Product Features Cont.

Large Array of Hardware Support

File FormatsCommon file formats such asJPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF

Special Use FormatsMulti-Res/Color Depth Windows Icons

Rare/Custom FormatsExtended Capability Plugins

Product Features Cont.

Use of remote host locations through:FTP, HTTP, SMB, SFTP/SSH

Multi-Platform availabilityGNU/Linux

Microsoft Windows

Mac OS X

Other Unix Type Systems

Product Features Cont.

Extensive Tools Sets for editing/adjusting:Image Properties/Editing Guides

Layers, Layer Properties, Transparency

Color, Color Properties, Desaturation

Specialty Brushes, Selection and editing tools

Very Extensive List of FiltersArtistic and technical effects

Cost Analysis

Gimp is available at $0 cost under GNU Open Source Licensing.The GIMP website does encourage donations to the GIMP project.

Adobe Photoshop CS4 retail Price $699

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended $999Prices From: Adobe.com

Difference are mainly Specialized scientific formats and 3D images and animation.

Presenter

Northwestern UniversityDepartment of Anesthesiology

Tom Rogers

Contact through: Fox Valley CP Meetup;

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomrogers

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