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03                                                 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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