SGI Freeware: gimp 1.2.5
gimp-1.2.5: description + notes
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. gimp
is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks
as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
It is an extremely capable piece of software with many
capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, a expert
quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a
mass production image renderer, a image format converter, etc.
GIMP is extremely expandable and extensible. It is designed to be
augmented with plugins and extensions to do just about anything. The
advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task
to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily
scripted.
The GIMP Homepage has more
information, including documentation, links to plugins, web sites,
clip art, etc.
Optional products that can be installed include:
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Free Fonts, a collection of 77 Type1 fonts, which can be found at these
places:
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Share Fonts, another set of fonts, available at:
If gimp displays corrupt images you
might try starting it with the "--no-xshm" switch.
Please report any cases where this helps!
Note: printing support has been moved to a separate package,
fw_gimp-print.
To auto-install this package, go back and click on the respective install icon.
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