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List:       kde-kimageshop
Subject:    Re: Whither Krita?
From:       Dmitry Kazakov <dimula73 () gmail ! com>
Date:       2009-09-14 18:45:05
Message-ID: ae32c1ef0909141145q12301902y88f855d6615e44f2 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Well, may i start?

I'm a photographer. So i need a tool that can replace a photoshop on linux
for preparing my photos for print. Why don't i use Gimp? There are several
reasons:

1) [main reason] I hate it's user interface. I hate these loads of windows.

2) Absence of an ability to work with several colorspaces (fast Lab<->Rgb
switch).
3) Absence of a color profiling feature.
4) Absence of a Color Proofing feature

Last time i started Gimp i was lacking last three features (it was quite
long ago). That's why i dropped it.


What do i need from Krita (or any other editor to be able to set up a usual
photo workflow):

1) Ability to work with Lab, RGB, CMYK. It would be curious to have a HSV
colorspace as it can be efficiently used in Curves tool.
2) "Curves" tool. This is my main working tool. [MAIN]
3) Ability to do a Color Profiling
4) Ability to do a Color Proofing [MAIN]
5) Ability to blend channels like PS's "Apply Image" [MAIN]
6) Ability to work with channels separately [MAIN]

What i like in Krita:
1) Variety of colorspaces
2) I like Qt more than Gtk

What i don't like in Krita:
1) Absence of MDI interface. It's quite difficult to work with several
pictures at once
2) FILTERS DIALOG(!) with thumbnails that was introduced in 2.0. I think, if
i press Filter->Curves menu, i mean that i want to see Curves configuration
window only, NOT these loads of thumbnails and other filter's stuff.


-- 
Dmitry Kazakov

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<br>Well, may i start?<br><br>I&#39;m a photographer. So i need a tool that can \
replace a photoshop on linux  for preparing my photos for print. Why don&#39;t i use \
Gimp? There are several reasons:<br><br>1) [main reason] I hate it&#39;s user \
interface. I hate these loads of windows.<br> <br>2) Absence of an ability to work \
with several colorspaces (fast Lab&lt;-&gt;Rgb switch).<br>3) Absence of a color \
profiling feature. <br>4) Absence of a Color Proofing feature<br><br>Last time i \
started Gimp i was lacking last three features (it was quite long ago). That&#39;s \
why i dropped it.<br> <br><br>What do i need from Krita (or any other editor to be \
able to set up a usual photo workflow):<br><br>1) Ability to work with Lab, RGB, \
CMYK. It would be curious to have a HSV colorspace as it can be efficiently used in \
Curves tool.<br> 2) &quot;Curves&quot; tool. This is my main working tool. \
[MAIN]<br>3) Ability to do a Color Profiling<br>4) Ability to do a Color Proofing \
[MAIN]<br>5) Ability to blend channels like PS&#39;s &quot;Apply Image&quot; \
[MAIN]<br> 6) Ability to work with channels separately [MAIN]<br><br>What i like in \
Krita:<br>1) Variety of colorspaces<br>2) I like Qt more than Gtk<br><br>What i \
don&#39;t like in Krita:<br>1) Absence of MDI interface. It&#39;s quite difficult to \
work with several pictures at once<br> 2) FILTERS DIALOG(!) with thumbnails that was \
introduced in 2.0. I think, if i press Filter-&gt;Curves menu, i mean that i want to \
see Curves configuration window only, NOT these loads of thumbnails and other \
filter&#39;s stuff.<br> <br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Dmitry Kazakov<br>



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