I would be wasting time and getting frustrated doing this repeatedly.įinally, I tested a customized version of GIMP 2.8.2 for Mountain Lion (GIMP-2.8.2-p4-Mountain-Lion.dmg) that installs menus in the Japanese language by default. ![]() While I am to access the Preferences menu using the stable release of GIMP 2.8.22, exporting jpg and png images from the File menu was implemented in a clumsy manner that requires hopping over to another window before the export could be completed. I found that while I am able to install 2.99.14 on macOS 10.12.6 (Sierra) or 10.14 (Mojave), this beta version will not launch using either operating system. It was at this point that I decided to consider other GIMP releases.įor users who like to live on the “bleeding edge”, the open source community has come up with a GIMP 2.99.14 development release that is prone to bugs and missing features. ![]() Going one step further, I found that I could not open the GIMP Preferences menu when I logged into a second user account on my Mac. Deleting the GIMP folder from ~/Library/Application SupportĪs I learned afterward, clicking the GIMP Preferences menu still froze the system after completing the above steps.Deleting GIMP-2.10.app from the Application folder.You might assume that the matter would resolve itself by simply: Instead, it was somehow related to PhotoGIMP and its impact on the GIMP installation. When I first installed GIMP 2.10.32 in my Mojave 10.14 virtual machine that I use as a test bed, I noticed that I could open the GIMP Preferences menu in a normal manner.īased on that experience, I knew that the problem was not due to either macOS or GIMP 2.10.32. In my case, installing PhotoGIMP created an annoying user interface glitch: the inability to open the GIMP Preferences drop-down menu. Most users would probably be satisfied by running the latest stable release, which is GIMP 2.10.32.Īs an experienced Photoshop user, I was intrigued that developers had come up with a patch for GIMP 2.10+ called PhotoGIMP that provided features familiar to the Photoshop community. By taking time to master many of the other color correction and enhancement tools inside of GIMP, I could do a much better job of image editing.Īn issue I did not expect to encounter when I elected to install and use GIMP as my image editor was learning about the different versions and add-ons that are available. The result was an improvement from the original shot, but far from perfect. Just using the Levels slider and no other color adjustment tools, I show what the original scan looked like and compare it to my edited image: A photo that I had taken of a ticket taker at the Summer Palace in Beijing was noticeably underexposed, so I decided to try my hand at color correction using GIMP 2.10.32. Having decided to test drive GIMP as my new image editor, I used my Epson scanner to digitize a roll of Kodachrome slides that I produced during a trip to China. While images taken with cell phones and digital cameras can be easily offloaded to desktop computers, the same cannot be said for photos shot using a box or single lens reflex camera manufactured decades ago. Over the years, I have amassed a large collection of photographic prints and slides as well as scrapbooks of my travels abroad. Below is a synopsis of what I have encountered while using an open source program called GIMP ( GNU Image Manipulation Program). ![]() Completing image manipulation tasks without the aid of Photoshop has provided an opportunity for me to learn new software while supporting my workflow.
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