Is there any program like adobe photoshop for mac that is a little cheaper or free? I want to get a program that allows me to do high end graphics so I can start designing for a site.
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Photoshop like program
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Gimp
GIMP is really good. It can do most things Photoshop can. You need X11 to run it in, which you can get from your install disc if it's not in your Utilities forlder. www.gimp.org
GIMP is really good. It can do most things Photoshop can. You need X11 to run it in, which you can get from your install disc if it's not in your Utilities forlder. www.gimp.org
itickings
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Well, there are a number of cheaper as well as free programs. What features of Photoshop do you need? Recommending something for "high end graphics" is kind of difficult.
Some people find Pixelmator useful. I haven't used it extensively though, I got a license as part of an application bundle but have since purchased CS3.
GIMP has many features, and is probably as good feature-wise as it gets without Photoshop. But the interface is ... lacking. Can't complain about the price though. ;-)
Some people find Pixelmator useful. I haven't used it extensively though, I got a license as part of an application bundle but have since purchased CS3.
GIMP has many features, and is probably as good feature-wise as it gets without Photoshop. But the interface is ... lacking. Can't complain about the price though. ;-)
you could try photoshop elements
pixelmator is good too...
all quite cheap (i think within the $80 range) or less
pixelmator is good too...
all quite cheap (i think within the $80 range) or less
Duff-Man
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Duff-Man says...I would probably have to recommend PS Elements as well. It does *most* of what *most* people need and if you need more later and come up withy some extra $$ Abode usually offers a decent upgrade path to the full Photoshop and once in a while offers a really good price, usually a couple months before the next version is announced....oh yeah!
I've heard reports that GIMP is broken in Leopard (due to changes in X11), though I haven't confirmed that myself. As everyone above has mentioned, there are lots of choices for paid apps out there; if you're going to do paid work, it's worth investing in something with a friendlier user interface.
Cantello
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Just to throw some more cheap-ish apps in the bowl: the often overlooked Acorn (http://flyingmeat.com/acorn/) and the oddly-named ChocoFlop (http://www.chocoflop.com/).
I use Pixelmator, though.
I use Pixelmator, though.
I would recommend Acorn. Despite its uncluttered interface it is very powerful. Pixelmator is also very good but the GUI is absolutely horrible, in my opinion. Pallets and huds all over the place and the shiny black makes the tools difficult to find. If it had a proper Mac like UI it would be the one but as it stands, I don't like it.
My tastes are irrelevant though, you may think differently, what we can all agree on, I hope, is that both Acorn and Pixelmator are great apps. One of them will be right for you.
My tastes are irrelevant though, you may think differently, what we can all agree on, I hope, is that both Acorn and Pixelmator are great apps. One of them will be right for you.
Cantello
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I would also recommend Acorn, but I bought a Pixelmator license early on and did not want to spend money on another image editor, therefore I stick with Pixelmator for the moment.