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    4             INTRODUCTION TO GIMP

                    Your Aim

                     4.1   Introduction to GIMP
                     4.2   GIMP Features
                     4.3   How to Download GIMP
                     4.4   GIMP File Formats
                     4.5   Let us Start GIMP

                     4.1 INTRODUCTION TO GIMP
                     There are so many photo editing software like Photoshop, Microsoft Paint and OpenOffice

                     Drawing, etc.  In this chapter,  we  are going to study  GIMP  (GNU  Image  Manipulation
                     Program) software.

                     GIMP is a free and open-source image editing software. It is used for image editing and
                     manipulation.

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                     GIMP is a multi-platform photo manipulation tool. Most GNU/Linux distributions include
                     GIMP as a standard application. The GIMP is also available for other operating systems
                     such as Microsoft Windows or Apple’s macOS

                     The GIMP is a free software application covered by the General Public License (GPL). The
                     GPL provides users with the freedom to access and alter the source code.

                     4.2 GIMP FEATURES
                          It is free and open-source software.

                          It supports different file formats such as gif, jpeg, tiff etc.

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