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On 14/04/14 16:30, bad apple wrote: > On 14/04/14 13:31, Neil Winchurst wrote: >> I do use Gimp quite often but I find it a bit heavy going sometimes. >> It seems to be a bit OTT for me much of the time. Very often I am >> preparing a photo for one of my blogs so I do not need to do much. >> >> Very often all I do is, >> >> crop it a bit if needed >> scale the image >> sharpen it up a bit >> check levels >> check curves >> add a border >> flatten the image >> export it to jpg >> >> I know that there is so much more available in Gimp but I am talking >> about preparing a photo for showing on the web, not for printing. So I >> am wondering if anyone could suggest a program similar to Gimp but >> simpler to use, that is much less of a heavyweight. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Neil > > Might be worth trying out Krita, a KDE app - to get the latest you'll > want to install a PPA though. > > sudo apt-add-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install krita > > It's still pretty powerful but less weird and confusing than the Gimp. > > Regards > I often use Kolorpaint for quick stuff. It's another KDE based app. Don't remember a border function but there are workarounds eg. rather than fiddle with the border functions in Scribus I often create a white (or other colour) image larger than the photo and plonk, the photo on top. This should work in any half decent paint app. Keith -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- All e-mails including their file attachments are scanned for viruses uspam using ClamAV's scan engine. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq