Graphic Converter vs Photoshop
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From: gl4317 on 1 Apr 2010 00:39 In article <300320102333137245%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <gl4317-3003102022430001(a)69-30-9-164.pxd.easystreet.com>, > <gl4317(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Photoshop saves the files in its own native format, with all the layers > > and other stuff built right into the file. You then export to GIF, JPEG, > > etc., or keep it as a GIF, JPEG, etc. without saving the native format. > > GraphicConverter has no such native format. You edit the pixels you have. > > both are editing the pixels you have, No. In its native file format, Photoshop can save such things as vectors and text for editing afterward. GraphicConverter converts text to pixels when it is finalized, not allowing one to edit the text afterward. There aren't layers. (At least, not in the version I have.) -- -Glennl Please note this e-mail address is a pit of spam, and most e-mail sent to this address are simply lost in the vast mess.
From: Jeffrey Goldberg on 1 Apr 2010 00:39 [c.s.m.system removed from follow-ups. This is a discussion for apps] John wrote: > I am wondering if the current GC will do the job for me. Just need a app > that can crop, retouch, filter, change, and mess with photos. It depends on what you mean by "retouch", "change" and "mess with". For some meanings of those expressions GC and iPhoto are enough. For other meanings it is sorely lacking. For the record I should mention GIMP. It's free, it's powerful, and it is a real pain to learn and use. If you can put up with its terrible user interface, it should do everything you want. -j -- Jeffrey Goldberg http://goldmark.org/jeff/ I rarely read HTML or poorly quoting posts Reply-To address is valid
From: gl4317 on 1 Apr 2010 00:48 In article <jwolf6589-59FA0C.21564431032010(a)nntp.charter.net>, John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > I am wondering if the current GC will do the job for me. Just need a app > that can crop, retouch, filter, change, and mess with photos. One of the things that I really miss about GraphicConverter when I use photoshop is the cropping tool. Photoshop has probably changed since the old version I have where I work was put out, but GraphicConverter has a nice little display in the upper right corner that gives the size of the resulting cropped image. If you need, say, a 560 x 500 for a web page, you can select one corner of what you want and as you move the rectangle it gives you a reading of the resulting image size as you move the other end of the rectangle. You can then move the other corner of the rectangle to the exact location to fit the size you want. You then select "Trim Selection" from the menu. In Photoshop, you choose the crop tool and just roughly guess at the image size as you crop it. You then have to choose Image Size from the menu to see what the actual resulting image size is after the crop. -- -Glennl Please note this e-mail address is a pit of spam, and most e-mail sent to this address are simply lost in the vast mess.
From: nospam on 1 Apr 2010 00:52 In article <gl4317-3103102139120001(a)69-30-9-104.pxd.easystreet.com>, <gl4317(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Photoshop saves the files in its own native format, with all the layers > > > and other stuff built right into the file. You then export to GIF, JPEG, > > > etc., or keep it as a GIF, JPEG, etc. without saving the native format. > > > GraphicConverter has no such native format. You edit the pixels you have. > > > > both are editing the pixels you have, > > No. In its native file format, Photoshop can save such things as vectors > and text for editing afterward. ok, i was just thinking images such as a jpeg or gif. > GraphicConverter converts text to pixels > when it is finalized, not allowing one to edit the text afterward. There > aren't layers. (At least, not in the version I have.) that's worse.
From: nospam on 1 Apr 2010 00:56
In article <gl4317-3103102148150001(a)69-30-9-104.pxd.easystreet.com>, <gl4317(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > One of the things that I really miss about GraphicConverter when I use > photoshop is the cropping tool. Photoshop has probably changed since the > old version I have where I work was put out, but GraphicConverter has a > nice little display in the upper right corner that gives the size of the > resulting cropped image. it's in the info palette, and it's probably in the version you have. > If you need, say, a 560 x 500 for a web page, > you can select one corner of what you want and as you move the rectangle > it gives you a reading of the resulting image size as you move the other > end of the rectangle. You can then move the other corner of the rectangle > to the exact location to fit the size you want. You then select "Trim > Selection" from the menu. you can set a fixed size crop and just click, then position the rectangle wherever you want. > In Photoshop, you choose the crop tool and just roughly guess at the image > size as you crop it. You then have to choose Image Size from the menu to > see what the actual resulting image size is after the crop. see above. |