Welcome to the Linux Foundation Forum!
Linux for a Graphic Designer?
Zelguedez
Posts: 2
hello im new to linux but a friend talks wonders about it (particulary ubuntu)
i want to give a try but i do not know if there are programs fo design (like photoshop, illustrator, indesign etc...) or if they are compatible with mac and windows
also i want to try ubuntu unless there is a better option for a designer
thank for your time:laugh:
0
Comments
-
There is a program in Linux called GIMP that mirrors Photoshop functionality. It's the best alternative to photoshop there is on linux. Personally I dualboot almost solely to use photoshop because I just can't get the hang of GIMP, but I'm sure I would be good with GIMP if it's where I started.
I've heard that Photoshop CS2 and CS4 will run under Wine in linux, so that may be your best chance.
If you're set on using photoshop, dual boot or use Wine. If you are just trying to get into to photomanipulation or don't mind learning something new GIMP comes pre-installed on Ubuntu and is a great program.0 -
Gimp, Inkscape and Blender are three programs you should look at, all/some are replacements for what you have used.0
-
open office draw isn't bad, either, for desktop publishing.
the GIMP really does do just about everything photoshop does, and it offers features that photoshop doesn't. The learning curve on the gimp will probably be comparable to that on photo shop, too. Several books have been published about the GIMP, one in particular by APress is pretty good. And there is tons of help out there on the web, too.0 -
thanks to all of you, initialy i have doubts but i will take your advices0
-
Due to the open nature of Linux software some apps are not quite up to par with the expensive professional graphics apps when it comes to the user iterface, but you can still do pretty much the same things and even run some windows software to get the job done.
In addition to what they stated you can also use imagemagick to manipulate files (even batches of files) quickly from the commmand line for similar modifications. As an example I have a script that I can use to quickly apply the copyright notice on the side of a picture in the negative color compared to the space behind it, apply the copyright to the photo code and potentiall resize of reformat all pictures in a directory. This can be very beneficial if you want to add your watermark of whatever to your entire collection of photos quickly.0 -
One thing to bear in mind is that Photoshop (most versions) works directly in Linux with Wine. I run PS-7, though I understand that CS-2 also works. Don't know about CS-3. Go to the Wine web site for a full list of supported applications: www.winehq.org0
Categories
- All Categories
- 51 LFX Mentorship
- 104 LFX Mentorship: Linux Kernel
- 576 Linux Foundation IT Professional Programs
- 304 Cloud Engineer IT Professional Program
- 125 Advanced Cloud Engineer IT Professional Program
- 53 DevOps Engineer IT Professional Program
- 61 Cloud Native Developer IT Professional Program
- 6 Express Training Courses
- 6 Express Courses - Discussion Forum
- 2.1K Training Courses
- 19 LFC110 Class Forum
- 7 LFC131 Class Forum
- 27 LFD102 Class Forum
- 158 LFD103 Class Forum
- 21 LFD121 Class Forum
- 1 LFD137 Class Forum
- 61 LFD201 Class Forum
- 1 LFD210 Class Forum
- LFD210-CN Class Forum
- 1 LFD213 Class Forum - Discontinued
- 128 LFD232 Class Forum
- LFD237 Class Forum
- 23 LFD254 Class Forum
- 613 LFD259 Class Forum
- 105 LFD272 Class Forum
- 1 LFD272-JP クラス フォーラム
- 1 LFD273 Class Forum
- 2 LFS145 Class Forum
- 25 LFS200 Class Forum
- 739 LFS201 Class Forum
- 1 LFS201-JP クラス フォーラム
- 11 LFS203 Class Forum
- 77 LFS207 Class Forum
- 300 LFS211 Class Forum
- 54 LFS216 Class Forum
- 47 LFS241 Class Forum
- 41 LFS242 Class Forum
- 37 LFS243 Class Forum
- 11 LFS244 Class Forum
- 37 LFS250 Class Forum
- 1 LFS250-JP クラス フォーラム
- LFS251 Class Forum
- 141 LFS253 Class Forum
- LFS254 Class Forum
- 1.1K LFS258 Class Forum
- 10 LFS258-JP クラス フォーラム
- 93 LFS260 Class Forum
- 132 LFS261 Class Forum
- 33 LFS262 Class Forum
- 80 LFS263 Class Forum
- 15 LFS264 Class Forum
- 11 LFS266 Class Forum
- 18 LFS267 Class Forum
- 18 LFS268 Class Forum
- 23 LFS269 Class Forum
- 203 LFS272 Class Forum
- 1 LFS272-JP クラス フォーラム
- LFS274 Class Forum
- LFS281 Class Forum
- 236 LFW211 Class Forum
- 172 LFW212 Class Forum
- 7 SKF100 Class Forum
- SKF200 Class Forum
- 903 Hardware
- 219 Drivers
- 74 I/O Devices
- 44 Monitors
- 116 Multimedia
- 209 Networking
- 101 Printers & Scanners
- 85 Storage
- 763 Linux Distributions
- 88 Debian
- 66 Fedora
- 15 Linux Mint
- 13 Mageia
- 24 openSUSE
- 142 Red Hat Enterprise
- 33 Slackware
- 13 SUSE Enterprise
- 357 Ubuntu
- 479 Linux System Administration
- 41 Cloud Computing
- 70 Command Line/Scripting
- Github systems admin projects
- 95 Linux Security
- 78 Network Management
- 108 System Management
- 49 Web Management
- 68 Mobile Computing
- 23 Android
- 30 Development
- 1.2K New to Linux
- 1.1K Getting Started with Linux
- 538 Off Topic
- 131 Introductions
- 217 Small Talk
- 22 Study Material
- 826 Programming and Development
- 278 Kernel Development
- 514 Software Development
- 928 Software
- 260 Applications
- 184 Command Line
- 3 Compiling/Installing
- 76 Games
- 316 Installation
- 61 All In Program
- 61 All In Forum
Upcoming Training
-
August 20, 2018
Kubernetes Administration (LFS458)
-
August 20, 2018
Linux System Administration (LFS301)
-
August 27, 2018
Open Source Virtualization (LFS462)
-
August 27, 2018
Linux Kernel Debugging and Security (LFD440)