Gimp - 2.4 Guía Del Usuario
GNU Image Manipulation Program
22 / 653
Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1
Welcome to the GIMP
The GIMP is a multiplatform photo manipulation tool. GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. The GIMP
is suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, and image construction.
is suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, and image construction.
It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch
processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.
processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.
GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The
advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be
easily scripted.
advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be
easily scripted.
One of The GIMP’s strengths is its free availability from many sources for many operating systems. Most GNU/Linux distri-
butions include The GIMP as a standard application. The GIMP is also available for other operating systems such as Microsoft
Windows or Apple’s Mac OS X (Darwin). The GIMP is a Free Software application covered by the General Public License (
butions include The GIMP as a standard application. The GIMP is also available for other operating systems such as Microsoft
Windows or Apple’s Mac OS X (Darwin). The GIMP is a Free Software application covered by the General Public License (
). The GPL provides users with the freedom to access and alter the source code that makes up computer programs.
1.1.1
Authors
The first version of the GIMP was written by Peter Mattis and Spencer Kimball. Many other developers have contributed more
recently, and thousands have provided support and testing. GIMP releases are currently being orchestrated by Sven Neumann
and Mitch Natterer and many other people called the GIMP-Team.
recently, and thousands have provided support and testing. GIMP releases are currently being orchestrated by Sven Neumann
and Mitch Natterer and many other people called the GIMP-Team.
1.1.2
The GIMP-Help system
The GIMP Documentation Team and other users have provided you with the information necessary to understand how to use The
GIMP. The User Manual is an important part of this help. The current version is on the
GIMP. The User Manual is an important part of this help. The current version is on the
of the Documenation Team in
HTML format. The HTML version is also available as context sensitive help (if you installed it) while using GIMP by pressing
the F1 key. Help on specific menu items can be accessed by pressing the F1 key while the mouse pointer is focused on the menu
item. Read on to begin your GIMP journey.
the F1 key. Help on specific menu items can be accessed by pressing the F1 key while the mouse pointer is focused on the menu
item. Read on to begin your GIMP journey.
1.1.3
Features and Capabilities
The following list is a short overview of some of the features and capabilities which GIMP offers you:
• A full suite of painting tools including brushes, a pencil, an airbrush, cloning, etc.
• Tile-based memory management, so image size is limited only by available disk space