The GIMP (Free Graphics Program)

[Gregged]

Bonnie's asked me about the GIMP - a completely (legally) free program to download and use to create and manipulate images. GIMP is an acronymn for GNU Image Manipulation Program.

Before I go any further, I should say I've never used GIMP but it's similar to other programs, and there's lots of tutorials and help out there. So if I can, then I'll help.

To use the latest version of GIMP, you have to download from 1 to 3 separate files. As of today, the latest version is 2.4.2 so I will give links for that. If it's been a few months, you should check out the latest recommended version.

So the available downloads are (download and install in the order they are listed below).

The GIMP Application version 2.4.2 (15 MB)

The English Help Files (16 MB) - there are other languages available, but if you're reading this, you probably read English! If it's not your first language though, download the language help file which has several languages in it (58 MB)

You can also download the GAP (GIMP Animation Package) which is used for creating animated graphics (2½ MB)

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There are many tutorial sites around -

GIMP video tutorials on YouTube

If you downloaded the Help Files above (which you should ) then you can start GIMP, go to "Help" on the menu and move down to "User Manual"

The GIMP Official Site Tutorials

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[cfFosterANGEL31]

WOW!!(lately my favorite word)) Will do this shortly. Gregged, I just got done paying good money to get my computer cleaned up(from viruses) these sites are ok, right???? Sorry just have to make sure,thought last week I had lost my puter don't want to take that chance again.
Thanks
Bonnie

 

[warrrior4him007]

iuse gimp too lol

 

[Gregged]

WOW!!(lately my favorite word)) Will do this shortly. Gregged, I just got done paying good money to get my computer cleaned up(from viruses) these sites are ok, right???? Sorry just have to make sure,thought last week I had lost my puter don't want to take that chance again.
Thanks
Bonnie

Yes These are the "official" sites It hasn't done anything to my computer anyway! It should be fine Bonnie You do have a good anti-virus on there now, right?

iuse gimp too lol

We have a resident expert

 

[cfFosterANGEL31]

Yep good anti virur!!! Sorry have so much going on here today!! Ok will try to download it.

 

[cfFosterANGEL31]

I download this The GIMP Application version 2.4.2
I see the link for the Eng. help files, but it is the same link as above?? After I did down load the above link and pushed on the help it said it was not found.
Where exactly is the Eng. help files?? Is it one of the mirrors??

 

[warrrior4him007]

well i apolgize my boy friend helped me with the installing of gimp and hes still at work lol

 

[cfFosterANGEL31]

cannot figure out where the help files are

 

[warrrior4him007]

you have to install them into the gimp

 

[warrrior4him007]

did u get my pm

 

[cfFosterANGEL31]

Yes I did get pm.
the help files page and the gimp installed program, look the same, do you install the same thing twice??

 

[Gregged]

The installation looks the same because it's all GIMP using the GIMP Windows installer but they are different files. One is the application, the other the help files.


The GIMP Application version 2.4.2 (15 MB) is http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gimp-win/gimp-2.4.2-i686-setup.exe


The English Help Files (16 MB) is http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gimp-win/gimp-help-2-0.13-eng-setup.exe

If they were the same, when you downloaded them, they would have overwritten each other (if of course you saved them to the same folder)

When you hover over the links and look to the bottom left of your browser, you will see the address where that link is going to take you to

http://www.gimp.org/windows/

 

[cfFosterANGEL31]

OH ok will try again, thanks

which would be better to run or save?? Think I ran the program, if save can they be in c document??

 

[warrrior4him007]

oaky do you have this file? gimp-help-2-0.12.tar.gz

 

[warrrior4him007]

okay get this file "gimp-help-2-0.12.tar.gz" and SAVe it to your harddrive. when done open and extract it (winRAR is a good program for this part), then cut and paste the resulting folder fromwhere you unzipped it INTO the gimp directory.that should install it for you.
If you have a newer version no problem just do the same thing.

 

[Gregged]

OH ok will try again, thanks

which would be better to run or save?? Think I ran the program, if save can they be in c document??

You can put them anywhere - Yes, C > My Documents if you want to But choosing "Run" should also be fine.

oaky do you have this file? gimp-help-2-0.12.tar.gz

This is a zipped file, and I don't think it's for Windows. All the Windows installers are http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html which is a link given directly from the main GIMP page (GIMP was not originally written for Windows).

 

[Gregged]

okay get this file "gimp-help-2-0.12.tar.gz" and SAVe it to your harddrive. when done open and extract it (winRAR is a good program for this part), then cut and paste the resulting folder fromwhere you unzipped it INTO the gimp directory.that should install it for you.
If you have a newer version no problem just do the same thing.

Sorry, forgot about WinRAR - but the Windows installer should be the easier route and means you don't have to worry about downloading that.

I downloaded and installed it all earlier today just using the links I gave in the first post

 

[cfFosterANGEL31]

Sorry, forgot about WinRAR - but the Windows installer should be the easier route and means you don't have to worry about downloading that.

I downloaded and installed it all earlier today just using the links I gave in the first post

Finally got it ALL!!!!PTL!!!! Only took ALL DAY!!
Now for the printing of directions, and studying!!! By this time next year should have it down pretty good.
Thanks so much for your help and endurance!!! Told ya this old brain is well getting OLD

 

[cfFosterANGEL31]

Hey Warrior and hubby thank you to, used the links gregged had, seems to work very good.Thanks guys!!!
I'm sure there will be plenty more questions.

 

[Gregged]

Finally got it ALL!!!!PTL!!!! Only took ALL DAY!!
Now for the printing of directions, and studying!!! By this time next year should have it down pretty good.
Thanks so much for your help and endurance!!! Told ya this old brain is well getting OLD

I'm glad you got it all installed Yep! Lots of learning time now... Well, we're here - and Warrior's used it and I've seen some of Warrior's graphics which I assume are done with GIMP (is that right, Warrior?) - so she will have lots of "know-how"

You did tell me the brain isn't as fast as it used to be, and I told ya you had a good brain in that head of yours... And it's gonna be good and last many more years yet! You're doing great