It really is an upgraded version of MS Paint. And that is where I am torn I like all the features in GIMP, probably like them more than similar features in Paint.NET, but Paint.NET is just so easy to use. It seems that GIMP has won, at least on paper. A simple interface that is easy on the eye.Setting English as your default language.
Brushes with variable softness (feather)įeatures in Paint.NET you would like to use in GIMP:. Since many of my readers visit this page I thought I would extend with some further details.įeatures in GIMP you would like to use in Paint.NET: See you next time when I'll discuss "How to spot a desperate salesman". If you are a broke amateur photo editor with less or no programming skills Paint.NET is for you.Ī GNU program you shouldn't even bother with is Jahshaka (video editor) which is truly incomprehensible, even in English. To be fair The GIMP is an excellent choice for broke amateur photo editors with the will to fiddle around a bit. When you start GIMP with this batch file everything will be in English. Save as GIMP_en.bat and make a shortcut on your desktop (you can change the icon using Properties>Change Icon and browse the GIMP x.y/bin folder and select the original exe file. Where x.y is the version number of GIMP (check the folder Program Files/GIMP x.y/bin). Open notepad and write the following lines:. By accident I stumbled upon a Flickr forum where François Collard had solved it by creating a batch file. The mental vision in my head was of a bunch of GIMP developers grinning at my "incompetence". I was not the only one with the problem, and it had been "resolved"… on XP. After realizing that you could not change the language in the program I consulted the GIMP forum. The language was in Swedish and since 99% of Photoshop/Paint.NET/GIMP tutorials out there are in English I wanted to switch to an English interface. So installing the newest GIMP 2.6.2 on my Vista system proved no different. When toying around in Linux this seemed fun, but for everyday use it's a bit tedious. So what's wrong with that you probably wonder (especially you who don't know what GNU means)? Well, GNU assumes you like starting programs from command lines, and editing bin files to make things run smoothly. GIMP is competent and fun, but it feels… a bit GNU-like. My most recent experience was when my hard drive decided to fail and I played around with Ubuntu on a live DVD. While waiting for Paint.NET 4.0 (which probably won't be released anytime soon) and long awaited features (like: RGB Channels, masks, native customizable brushes, a skewing tool, a smudge tool etc.) I decided to try GIMP… again. And I also said that GIMP was slightly harder to use. Those of you who read my last post know that I placed Paint.NET as number four on my easiest to use software/OS top ten (unfortunately Blogger decided to transform my countdown list to small yellow blobs). 
PAINT.NET VS GIMP VS PHOTOSHOP FREE
But thankfully there are free alternatives which are just as competent, and less bulky, than Adobes award winning, extremely expensive photo editing software. Desperately trying to win a Sony DSC-H10 or a Sony Alpha 900 in the VAIO Photo Elite contest, I've decided that I cannot win this unless I unleash my Photoshop abilities.
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