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image editing on the go GIMP Portable is the popular GIMP for Windows image editor packaged as a portable app, so you can take your images with you and do your editing on the go. Version 2.8.18 for Windows, Multilingual 62MB download / 202-273MB installed (Details) - Support GIMP development - Support PortableApps.com's development and hosting GIMP Portable works best with the PortableApps.com Platform Add-Ons: GIMP Portable Photoshop Layout Features The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. Installation Note: GIMP has issues when running from a location with non-ANSI characters in the path. Support For help getting GIMP Portable up and running, visit GIMP Portable Support: Download Details Publisher: the GIMP team & PortableApps.com (John T.

Making Photographs Black & White in GIMP | Scott Photographics | Free Photography & Graphic Design Resources Black and White images have been neglected ever since the introduction of colour into film photography, due to the fact that colour is ‘best’ and what we see (colour) is the true beauty of a scene/object. As this is the case now, whenever black and white images are created it is perceived as a kind of artistic aesthetic that the photographer has wanted to achieve and considering colour is the norm now, this photograph is viewed in a different light and more of an artists creation rather than the representative. So, I hope to get you more creative in experimenting with your photographs with these easy Black and White conversion processes! Black and White - Sand Dune, Northern Territory, Australia 1. There are a few different methods to achieving the black and White image: Here is the original photograph in colour: Original colour image Desaturate > Simple, yet no control over end result:Go, Colors –> Desaturate: Desaturate - Lightness Desaturate Luminosity Grayscale Channel Mixer Gradient Map 2.

Top 40+ GIMP plugins GIMP is the undisputed king of image editing in Linux platforms, and is next only to Photoshop in popularity in Windows and Mac platforms. With a large community of developers and an even larger pool of users, it is no surprise that GIMP is very popular. Much like Firefox, GIMP’s strength lies in its plugins, which are developed by the open-source toting community. Since the users themselves develop them, they know all the needs and conceive a plugin for everything. And what better way for me to endorse GIMP than a list of good plugins? You might also want to read our previous posts on GIMP: GIMP plugins for Web Design Anti-aliasing: Smoothen and fix straight lines.Adaptive contrast enhancement: Intelligent adjustment of contrast.Fourier Transformation: GIMP plugin version of Fourier Transformation.Refract/Reflect: Refraction effects to simulate falling water drops.Borders: Add borders to your image. Photography plugins for GIMP Miscellaneous GIMP plugins Further GIMP plugin resources