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Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop

From -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop
Date 2025-01-05 15:51 -0500
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On 1/5/25 10:53 AM, DFS wrote:
> On 1/4/2025 6:56 AM, Lying Lameass Larry Piet (posting as Farley Flud) 
> wrote:
> 
>> Photoshop, the name that hangs on every lackey asshole's lips,
>> is actually severely limited in its bit depths.
>>
>> Photoshop, as well as other commercial garbage, only allows
>> processing in 8, 16, or 32-bit (integer) depths.
>>
>> The mighty GIMP, otoh, offers 6, 16, 32-bit integer as well
>> as 16 and 32-bit floating point and this is a HUGE difference
>> in modern, cutting-edge processing.
> 
> Show us the visual difference, with your own code of course, "image 
> processing expert" and "computing virtuoso" that can "program anything".

While Feeb is at it, he needs to explain how & why it is significant for 
there to be floating point at all, since the input sensor is integer 
based:  where is this necessary?  Because without a clear need, it 
sounds more like sloppy/lazy programming and/or false features.

Similarly, why 16 or 32 bits/channel is necessary when the human eye 
can't even biologically perceive that resolution (its considered to be 
10-12 bits/channel):  did the GIMP programmers choose 16 because they 
chose an easy (lazy) way to get to the 10 or 12 bits/channel that's 
anthropometrically appropriate?  Overkill results in sub-optimally 
larger file sizes.

Finally, just what good is for this amount of overkill on color bit 
depth when there's not even the hardware to display the answer on?

Specifically, who makes a 16 bit/channel computer monitors?  Who makes 
32 bit ones?  Name names/makes/models (and price).  Because the last 
I've seen was 12 bits/channel in an expensive reference display; the 
mainstream 'State of the Shelf' is still at 8 bits/channel (plus there's 
still some 6 bit based displays which are faking 8 bits/channel - one 
manufacturer got hit with a lawsuit on that a few years ago).

So even if humans could perceive 32 or 16 over 12 bits/channel, where's 
the hardware which can actually display more than 12 bits/channel?


-hh

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Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-04 11:56 +0000
  Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-05 10:53 -0500
    Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-05 15:51 -0500
      Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-05 22:10 +0000
        Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-05 20:00 -0500
          Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-01-06 10:57 +0000
            Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-06 06:42 -0500
              Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> - 2025-01-06 13:54 -0500
        Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-06 13:47 -0500
      Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-06 01:24 +0000
        Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-06 15:12 -0500
          Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-06 20:18 +0000
            Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-06 15:59 -0500
              Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-06 22:33 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-06 19:49 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-07 02:05 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-01-07 11:10 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-07 17:34 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-08 10:57 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 14:48 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 15:54 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 16:18 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-08 21:31 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 16:39 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 16:11 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-08 22:43 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 17:04 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 17:09 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 00:10 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-09 00:56 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 20:36 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-09 23:47 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-10 08:43 +0000
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-10 11:18 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-11 00:53 -0600
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-11 11:12 -0500
                Re: Why GIMP Is Better Than Photoshop Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-08 20:05 -0500

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