[Gimp-user] Gimp 2.8.6 Windows - Queries new Plug-ins at every startup

[physoc <forums gimpusers com>]

Thanks for the extensive reply and tips. I may try again in a week or two when
I've 'recovered' from the initial setback and frustration, and who knows I may
find that I've been totally wrong in my impression of usefulness.
Regards, Tony

> I feel that perhaps you may be a bit misguided in your interpretation
> of
> GIMP.
>
> There are plenty of us who use it daily for high end photographic
> retouching and editing.  Like most things worth using, it may take a
> little
> time to become accustomed to the methods and interface.  Being
> initially
> confusing to you doesn't necessarily make it any less of a program in
> terms
> of capability or performance.
>
> GIMP is aimed at raster image manipulation.  It is more than capable
> for
> the just about any photo editing you may want to do (with few
> exceptions).
> I personally am willing to guess that it will do anything you
> personally
> need to do in Ps.
>
> GIMP will not read RAW files directly, but neither will Ps, just FYI. 
> Ps
> uses Adobe Camera RAW to first 'develop' the image, then passes it to
> Ps
> for editing.  In the same way, GIMP can use a RAW processor to first
> develop the image, then open it (of course, you have a nice choice of
> RAW
> processors to choose from in the F/OSS world).
>
> btw, if you are not actually developing your RAW files in ACR first,
> you're
> already losing a huge chunk of control right out of the gate. 
> Seriously.
>
> For instance, my own workflow has me opening/editing RAW files in
> RawTherapee, which I then pass directly (and easily) into my GIMP
> sessions.
>
> If it helps, I personally write tutorials specifically targeted at
> GIMP for
> photographic retouching/editing.  Perhaps walking through a couple of
> tutorials may help you wrap your head around the concepts that are
> different than what you might be used to?
>
> http://blog.patdavid.net/p/getting-around-in-gimp.html
>
> Also, I might suggest looking into a different location for
> downloading
> your version of GIMP.  Partha has builds that include many useful
> photographic plugins/scripts that may help your workflow out as well:
>
> http://www.partha.com/

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