Free software

**baro-nite** · 05-07-2012, 01:48 PM

Originally posted by Marc Sabatella

Seems the knock against The GIMP always used to be that it pnly does 8 bit processing - not just that only produces 8-bit results, but that even internally, it only works at an 8-bit-per-channel color depth. Is this no longer true?

Still true in the just-released version 2.8. Apparently the development version allows 16- or even 32-bit editing, and this is planned for the next major release. But that will probably be a while.

average-guy · 05-10-2012, 07:37 PM - **1 Like**

To offset the steep learning curve of "The Gimp" I purchased "The Gimp 2.6 for photographers" and I found it to be a nice 350+ page tutorial on using The Gimp for post processing, scanning, and most things photographic. And the nice thing is what you learn is appliable to other editing software as well. I got my copy at Amazon.com.

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05-07-2012, 01:48 PM	#16
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Originally posted by Marc Sabatella Seems the knock against The GIMP always used to be that it pnly does 8 bit processing - not just that only produces 8-bit results, but that even internally, it only works at an 8-bit-per-channel color depth. Is this no longer true? Still true in the just-released version 2.8. Apparently the development version allows 16- or even 32-bit editing, and this is planned for the next major release. But that will probably be a while.

05-10-2012, 07:37 PM - 1 Like	#17
average-guy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Idaho Posts: 102	To offset the steep learning curve of "The Gimp" I purchased "The Gimp 2.6 for photographers" and I found it to be a nice 350+ page tutorial on using The Gimp for post processing, scanning, and most things photographic. And the nice thing is what you learn is appliable to other editing software as well. I got my copy at Amazon.com.