Development How You Can Help GIMP is Free Software and a part of the GNU Project. In the free software world, there is generally no distinction between users and developers. As in a friendly neighbourhood, everybody pitches in to help their neighbors. Please consider the time you give in assistance to others as payment. Ways in which you can help: program new features, report bugs (errors in the program), debug existing features, add documentation, translate GIMP to your own language, translate the documentation, write tutorials, participate in the UI brainstorm, improve this web site, make artwork for GIMP used in or with GIMP, let people know you used GIMP for your artwork, give away copies of GIMP, help others to learn to use GIMP, etc. As you can see, anyone can help. Development Status The team is currently busy working on v2.10. Porting internals of GIMP to GEGL is mostly done, but more plugins have to be ported to GEGL, and GEGL needs to be made faster. Bug Reports Web Development Hacking
Inkscape. Draw Freely. 5 Ways To Develop a Company Culture for Remote Teams The Digital Careers Series is supported by Elance, the world’s leading site for online work. Check out Startup Cloud for tips on how to build a remote team. Developing a company culture can be a challenge for any business, but especially for ones that employ remote workers. However, it's crucial for long-term success to have a strong set of values and principles to give your company a unique character that your staff can believe in. Despite the difficulty of distance, it is possible to grow a company culture when your staff are dotted around the world. You just have to work a little harder at it. We've spoken to two HR experts to bring you five ways to develop and sustain a company culture for remote teams. 1. It's not enough to have vague guidelines — you need to have a strong mission statement backed up by a company philosophy that outlines your entire ethos. Your mission statement should be short and memorable, and it should use your philosophy to expand and explain. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Downloads Current Stable Version The current stable release of GIMP is 2.8.18 (2016-07-14). We think your OS is Ubuntu. Show downloads for GNU/Linux | OS X | Microsoft Windows | All GIMP for Unix-like systems It's very likely your Unix-like system such as a GNU/Linux distribution already comes with a GIMP package. GIMP can also run on Solaris and is available for the BSD family of systems such as FreeBSD and OpenBSD. Please refer to the documentation for your Unix-like system on the installation of software. GIMP for Mac OS X Download GIMP 2.8.18 via BitTorrent Download GIMP 2.8.18 directly The download links above will attempt to download GIMP from one of our trusted mirror servers. Since the 2.8.2 version, GIMP runs on OSX natively. Native build The official GIMP 2.8 DMG installer (linked above) is a stock GIMP build without any add-ons. The MD5 hash sum for gimp-2.8.18-x86_64.dmg is: 76858c813e9974b187edfd71ce6d83c6506d6a3c. Older Downloads Macports A (easy?) Download Macports Homebrew Download Homebrew Fink
Converter The latest public version is 1.2.3, but you seem to be using version 0.8.6. Please consider upgrading to the latest version, using the button to the right. How it works Pop-up conversion screenshot Operating the Converter is as simple as possible, it works in three distinct ways: Single conversion on selection Select a piece of text containing a measurement and right click (on Mac, hold the Option key and click): the converted value will be shown in the resulting pop-up menu. Page conversion Left-click on the Converter icon in the bottom-right corner — all measurements found by the Converter throughout the page are converted. Custom conversion Expand the Converter menu by clicking on the arrow next to the Converter icon and choose "Custom conversion" — this way you can even convert measurements you encounter offline (e.g. in an e-mail or in a real-life cookbook). Further information Please feel free to drop me a line if you need any more information. Recent features
HOW TO: Manage Your Online Reputation Using SEO The Future of Search Series is supported by SES San Francisco Conference & Expo, the leading search, social and display conference. From August 15-19, get five days of education, inspiration and conversations with marketing experts across the digital space. Save 20% with the code MASH20. It's a fair bet that your boss, dates and anyone you give your business card to will type your name into a search engine. Of the almost 80% of U.S. hiring managers who had searched for candidates online, 70% of them said they had rejected a candidate based on what they found in his or her search results, according to a 2009 study commissioned by Microsoft. While you might not be able to remove damaging content from the Internet, there's a good chance that you can minimize its impact using simple SEO techniques. Here's how to get started. Step 1: See Where You Stand Before you can manage your online reputation, you have to assess it. If you find something unflattering, ask yourself: Did I post it? Step 3.
Feature Overview GIMP is a versatile graphics manipulation package. This page should help you get a taste of what GIMP is capable of. You can also have a look at our introduction page or browse through the tutorials. Customizable Interface Each task requires a different environment and GIMP allows you to customize the view and behavior the way you like it. GIMP features a great fullscreen mode allowing you to not only preview your artwork but also do editing work while using the most of your screen estate. Photo Enhancement Numerous digital photo imperfections can be easily compensated for using GIMP. The included channel mixer gives you the flexibility and power to get your B/W photography stand out the way you need. Digital Retouching GIMP is ideal for advanced photo retouching techniques. Hardware Support GIMP includes a very unique support for various input devices out of the box. File Formats Supported Platforms GNU/Linux (i386, PPC) Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista) Mac OS X Sun OpenSolaris FreeBSD
Tutorial Auto caching The cache of a web page will be saved as soon as you put a marker on the web page if auto-caching function is enabled. With the auto-caching function, it prevents from losing the web page and marker information even when the marked original web page disappears. How to refer the cache Referring the cache by using right-click context menu on the marker object 1) Right-click on the marker object you would like to refer the cache. 2) Select "Cache" from the context menu, and select "Open cache" or "Open in a new tab". Referring the cache by using cache view 1) Click button on the sidebar. 2) Cache view will be displayed and the list of cached web pages will be displayed. 3) In the list, right-click on the cached web page you would like to refer to. 4) The list of date on which the cache was obtained is displayed in the context menu. 5) To go back to the marked position in the page, select the title of marker in the displayed list. Advanced settings Precautions How to delete all cached file
10 Things to Include in Your Startup Pitch Presentation Bill Clark is the CEO of MicroAngel Capital Partners, a venture firm that gives more investors access to alternative investments. He also gives investors the ability to invest in startups online through crowdfunding. You can follow him on Twitter @austinbillc. When you pitch to investors or venture capitalists, assume that you are not going to have a lot of time. SEE ALSO: Mashable's Startup Investment Tips Series Have a presentation (a "pitch deck") prepared with which you can pitch your entire idea and business plan in less than 20 minutes. 1. The cover page should have your logo, business name and a tagline. 2. Summarize all of the information before you present it, and use this opportunity to get your audience interested in your company. 3. Investors are not only putting money toward your idea, they’re investing in your team. If applicable, emphasize that your team has worked together in the past or for a long period of time. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Preparing the Presentation
Tutorials Beginner GIMP Quickies Use GIMP for simple graphics needs without having to learn advanced image manipulation methods. Simple Floating Logo This tutorial walks through some basic image and layer manipulation techniques. Layer Masks An introduction to using layer masks to modify the opacity of a layer. Basic Color Curves A first look at the Curves tool and adjusting color tones in an image. Photo Editing Digital B&W Conversion Detailed conversion tutorial for generating a B&W result from a color image. Luminosity Masks Using multiple layer masks to isolate specific tones in your image for editing. Tone Mapping with ‘Colors/Exposure’ Using high bit depth GIMP’s ‘Colors/Exposure’ operation to add exposure compensation to shadows and midtones while retaining highlight details. Programming Basic GIMP Perl Learn how to write simple perl scripts using the gimp-perl module (GNU/Linux users only). Automate Editing Using GIMP Python to automate a workflow. All (Legacy) Tutorials List
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