Gimp

Gimp

WM 05/29/11
 * = ==General Description == ||< Gimp is a free software download graphics/picture editor. It is primary used as a retouching and editing tool. It works best on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X and GNU/Linux. In addition to detailed image retouching and free-form drawing, GIMP can accomplish essential image editing tasks such as resizing, editing, and cropping photos, photomontages combining multiple images, and converting between different image formats. GIMP can also be used to create basic animated images in the GIF format. GIMP is or will become a free software high-end graphics application for the editing and creation of original images, icons, graphical elements of web pages and art for user interface elements. Layers, layer masks and channels: an image being edited in GIMP can consist of many layers sitting in a stack. The GIMP user manual suggests that "A good way to visualize a GIMP image is as a stack of transparencies" where in GIMP terminology each transparency is a layer. ||
 * = ==Teacher/Student Use == ||< This program is a more advanced compared to Lunapic and BeFunky. But, because it is advanced it has some great tools at the disposal of the student. Once the software is downloaded it is a useable interface. It works well at times and not so well on others. Tools such as magic scissors are a great tool; reads the out line of the picture between points and cuts along the lines of picture. But, unfortunately it worked intermittently for me. So, I like the idea. Honestly, it may work better in a different operating system or on a Mac machine. ||
 * = ==Things to Know Before You Go == ||< Ok, before you go, note that this is a free download. But in order to use this application it has to be individually loaded. This makes it good for home use, and a little complicated for district. As teachers we are blocked from installing this program to our school computers. The site does accept donations, and will require an email address for each download. ||
 * = ==Technology Standards == ||< **8.1.2.A.5**
 * 8.1.8.A.3**
 * 8.1.4.B.1** ||