Inexpensive tablets for Linux and GIMP?

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

On the GIMP-User mailing list , Alessia wrote:
I need a GIMP compliant tablet.  I use a Linux based OS (Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex).
Another problem is that I’m searching for a tablet [that is] not expensive.
The trick is that last part – not expensive.  Wacom’s are pricey but well supported under Linux.  What we need are [...]

GIMP 2.6 review at Ars.Technica

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Ars.Technicahas posted a review of GIMP 2.6.4 for MacOS X and Ubuntu. An interesting note in this article is that cut & paste operations do not process color space conversions, such as from AdobeRGB to sRGB (GIMP’s native color space at the moment).  This is easy enough to fix if the source is opened and [...]

New User FAQ

Monday, July 9th, 2007

There are a number of questions that arise on the GIMP User Mailing List quite frequently.  Often these questions are not even about getting help with using the GIMP yet take up much of the discussion.  Instead of rehashing those discussions repeatedly, it helps to have an FAQ that addresses these questions.  You should also [...]

Working Production Edits for Section V

Monday, October 30th, 2006

This is my first post to the blog as I prepare for the release of the book.  The web site isn't open to the public yet, but I felt there should be some content here when I finally do open up.  So from this point on I'll try to track the progress of production for [...]