04-12-2025, 11:47 AM
I like the new incarnation of GIMP very, very much 
But there are some things which maybe could be clarified for me by more experienced users (I am new to GIMP, tried the previous versions and found them difficult ad somewhat confusing, but this one is really good - from the GUI perspective at least). I used Photoshop extensively in the past - and converted to GIMP after ADOBE decided to cancel my "lifetime" license (comp crashed, lost Photoshop, couldn't re-install as the license servers are off-line).
1) COLOR MANAGEMENT (GIMP 3.0.2)
-The way I understand it, monitor profile is specified in Edit - Preferences - Color Management - Monitor profile. Selecting the monitor profile here will affect the image view in the main window (yes/no). Currently I see no difference between calibrated and uncalibrated monitor (but the profile created with i1 Pro wasn't much different from the manufacturer profile anyway, so maybe this is OK. My monitor was spot-on straight out of the box BTW).
-There is no option for specifying printer profile anywhere (yes/no). Printer profile (paper) is specified in the printer setup (yes/no)
2) SOFT PROOFING
I am a bit confused here.
-'View - Color Management - Proof Colors (on/off)' appears to just activate the option for soft proofing in 'Image - Color Management - Soft proof Profile'. This seems to be somewhat redundant, as by default the option in 'Image - Color Management - Soft proof Profile' is set to "None". Selecting any profile other than "None" should activate soft proofing. IMHO this redundancy should be removed, as it is confusing and superfluous.
-It would be nice if it was possible to remove profiles from the list. Currently GIMP remembers all the profiles selected in any Color Management. Selection of the profile is done by either LEFT or RIGHT mouse click on a profile in the list. Why ? It would be nice if the right click enabled removal of the profile from the list instead of selecting it. Otherwise the list will be a kilometer long (OK, I am exaggerating, but still...)
But there are some things which maybe could be clarified for me by more experienced users (I am new to GIMP, tried the previous versions and found them difficult ad somewhat confusing, but this one is really good - from the GUI perspective at least). I used Photoshop extensively in the past - and converted to GIMP after ADOBE decided to cancel my "lifetime" license (comp crashed, lost Photoshop, couldn't re-install as the license servers are off-line).
1) COLOR MANAGEMENT (GIMP 3.0.2)
-The way I understand it, monitor profile is specified in Edit - Preferences - Color Management - Monitor profile. Selecting the monitor profile here will affect the image view in the main window (yes/no). Currently I see no difference between calibrated and uncalibrated monitor (but the profile created with i1 Pro wasn't much different from the manufacturer profile anyway, so maybe this is OK. My monitor was spot-on straight out of the box BTW).
-There is no option for specifying printer profile anywhere (yes/no). Printer profile (paper) is specified in the printer setup (yes/no)
2) SOFT PROOFING
I am a bit confused here.
-'View - Color Management - Proof Colors (on/off)' appears to just activate the option for soft proofing in 'Image - Color Management - Soft proof Profile'. This seems to be somewhat redundant, as by default the option in 'Image - Color Management - Soft proof Profile' is set to "None". Selecting any profile other than "None" should activate soft proofing. IMHO this redundancy should be removed, as it is confusing and superfluous.
-It would be nice if it was possible to remove profiles from the list. Currently GIMP remembers all the profiles selected in any Color Management. Selection of the profile is done by either LEFT or RIGHT mouse click on a profile in the list. Why ? It would be nice if the right click enabled removal of the profile from the list instead of selecting it. Otherwise the list will be a kilometer long (OK, I am exaggerating, but still...)