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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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