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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.


















                                                                Fig 4.1

                 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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