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Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional (Expert's Voice in Open Source) - Softcover

Peck, Akkana

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9781430210702: Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional (Expert's Voice in Open Source)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1430210702 ISBN 13: 9781430210702
Publisher: Apress, 2008

Synopsis

The GIMP Version 2.4 will be released end of 2005. We’ll likely be first to market a book about the new version. Other books are pre-Version 2.4 and very outdated

Takes a project-based approach. Reader will be taught through real-world examples and projects immediately applicable for their own work

GIMP is an emerging technology in Open Source that has been making big headlines. Was used to make the Scooby-Doo movie and the official mascot of Linux (Tux)

GIMP works on Mac OSX, Linux, and Windows. This book shows how to install it on each platform.

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About the Author

Akkana Peck is a freelance software developer and writer who has been working with open source software for nearly 20 years. She has worked for a diverse collection of companies including Netscape, Silicon Graphics, Sun Technologies, Hewlett Packard, and Apple, and has written imaging software ranging from GIMP plug-ins, to cartography, to scientific visualization. Akkana is a longtime member of the GIMP community and enjoys giving GIMP courses and presentations, as well as filling up her hard drive with digital images. She lives in San Jose, California with her husband and a motley assortment of old computers. You can find more of her musings at ShallowSky.com.

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Publisher
Apress
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1430210702
ISBN 13 
9781430210702
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
584
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