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Moving to Linux®: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! Second Edition
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Moving to Linux®: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! Second Edition

by Marcel Gagné
August 2005
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
512 pages
10h 11m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Chapter 17. Digital Art with the GIMP

Oddly enough, applications allowing users to work with graphics are among some of the most highly developed in the world. To see the truth in this rather bold statement, turn your eyes to Hollywood. Blockbusters such as Titanic, Star Trek: Nemesis, Shrek, and others use Linux and Linux clusters to create the complex special effects.

In terms of graphical design and photo editing, your Linux system comes with one of the most powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use packages there is, regardless of what OS you are running. It's called the GIMP. Allow me to introduce you to some of its many features.

The GIMP is one of those programs that has helped create an identity for Linux. Of course, there are plenty of programs ...

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