![]() Once some one is running Linux they may find that they do want to run a few windows applications. Many people stop using windows a year or so after trying it and run both up till then finding that eventually they aren't using windows at all. It's also easy to try Linux - all distributions offer bootable cd's so people can get the feel of them before actually installing. All distributions have forums full of helpful people if some one gets stuck. Many use the other popular one called Gnome. I use KDE but it's a bit heavy on the machine unless the graphical effects are turned off. There people are more likely to find the very very latest version of an application but may have to use the console to install it. They provide a link to a source of reasonably priced colour cards for cameras, printers and scanners. One the other hand another package Argyll colour management can be used to calibrate your own camera. I should add that Photivo is worth installing even if it isn't used much as it comes with masses of camera colour profiles which are kept up to date. On the other hand for a more conventional approach Ufraw can be used 1st. It does a straight raw conversion with no options based on performing all corrections with the facilities in the application. Photivo and the Gimp and many other can be used that way too. It also has perspective correction and tilt etc but other applications can be used as plugins so if more complex correction is needed Hugin can be used as a plugin. There are a series of video's that show what it can do on youtube and probably the developers site. Along with the usual retouching facilities and over all picture effects it also has panarama stitching, dof merging and hdr all without layers being apparent. The link will take you to the installation of one package I would recommend Fotoxx. Unsupported just means not part of the original distribution release and is just how OpenSuse work. Then use this site to add what ever you want with a one click installĪnd select show unsupported packages - that gives access to more recent releases of the various packages that are available. Yet another alternative Install virtualbox and then OpenSuse 12.3 as a guest operating system or dual boot but virtual box is a lot more convenient. Best way to find them is to search for what you want to do - even using PS terminology with GIMP in front of it. No installation I am aware of installs the lot as there are far too many. One problem with the GIMP is plugins and brushes. On this score a workflow of ufraw then either Photivo,Lightzone or the GIMP does make sense or even a mix of them but actually all will develop straight from raw even the GIMP. I have used PS some years ago, 10+ and didn't like it one bit - GIMP neither. There are a lot of people about that feel that the GIMP is a viable alternative to PS but it has the same usage learning curve -possibly worse. That sort of approach is really aimed at producing a package that is easier to use than PS but no where near as capable and more suitable for mass markets. I wouldn't be happy with a package that offered excellent portrait touch up and little else. For instance it does have dust removal presets and many many presets for doing specific things eg portrait touch up I am not sure how extensive these aspects are. I have looked at some of the tutorials though. Lightroom isn't something I have used and probably never will. ![]() ![]() It will also stitch panoramas and do comprehensive perspective correction. As all open source tends to use this package one way or another the same applies to all of them.Īn application called Hugin will generate lens correction data for an actual lens which is probably a better option than using a general one for a particular mark of lensas they will vary from one to another. It would be extremely unusual to find a camera not covered by this package. Then export to what ever application I like or save as a tiff. I prefer to use this application for raw development actually. ![]() Lightzone doesn't but probably will some day.Īn alternative is to use Ufraw to develop raw files as this has had lens correction by built in for some time. On the other hand Photivo has had some of that added recently. It's intended to be used that way as the GIMP provides the method of performing local retouching and using layer and mask modifications. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |