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3 Introduction to GIMP
Your Aim
to learn about:
Features of Gimp Starting Gimp
Components of Gimp Window Creating a New File
Opening an Image for Editing Saving a File
GIMP is a free and open-source graphics editor software used for image retouching and editing,
free-form drawing, cropping, converting between different image formats and more. GIMP is an
acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. To download the GIMP software, type the
URL: https://www.gimp.org/downloads/. in the address bar and press Enter key.
FEATURES OF GIMP
Following are the features of GIMP:
User-friendly interface
Image manipulation can be done quickly
Powerful tools are used to change the colour of an image by adjusting brightness, contrast,
colour balance, hue saturation levels, etc.
Create graphics for web applications with reduced file size, thus helping to load websites
faster
Layer effect preserves the original state of the image
Support for a wide range of file formats, including GIF, JPEG, PNG, XPM, TIFF, TGA, MPEG, PS,
PDF, PCX, BMP and more
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The initial version of GIMP was developed by Peter Mattis and Spencer Kimball. Specifically,
GIMP version 0.54 was launched in 1996, while GIMP 1.0 followed in 1998. The latest version
of GIMP is 2.10.38, released in May 2024.
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