Existing users, 
GIMP
Scriptable image app: create, alter & manipulate photos.
Version: 2.6.7
Great alternative to Photoshop
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: JaguarF Wednesday, December 10 2008 @ 08:02 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: YES
Gimp has really evolved the last few years. Since version 2.6.0 came out a few months ago it has proven itself a decent alternative to Photoshop. Because of Adobe's ridiculous prices these days I won't upgrade to CS4, but hope instead to do all my work on Gimp and Aperture.
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Great alternative to Photoshop - Leppe
About Pixelmator, it's also PPC & Intel compatible!I understand why developers are moving to Intel only software, even when I think it's going too fast sometimes (but that's a personal opinion).
There are still a lot of PPC users in the graphical sector. That's why I think, at least in some software branches, it's going too fast. To bad that one of the better Open Source programs, like Gimp, went Intel so fast.
We have 5 Macs for graphic work. Only one of the five Macs is Intel.
We invested in new PowerMacs during the Intel switch so it's too soon to look forward and to buy 4 new MacPro's. We are also in a recession you know ;-). The G5 PowerMacs with 8 and 16 Gb RAM and a decent graphic card are still performing very well. I believe we will use them for another year or two (maybe 3).
Again, it's sad that such software went Intel only so fast. I recommend Pixelmator if Photoshop is too expensive for you. Pixelmator is a very fast program with regular updates. It's running great on Intel, G5 and even a G4 processor.
Tuesday, February 17 2009 @ 06:09 PM PST
Great alternative to Photoshop - sgmaurin
Have you had a look at PixelMator?http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10826255
Not free but very affordable and based on GIMP.
I was hoping GIMP would be 100% ported to OS X this upgrade, but still requires X11 as stated.
And if you feel like experimenting there's Gimp-App still in development
http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/
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