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Editing on a Linux PC
Mike Stone, Photographer
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Dallas | TX | USA | Posted: 5:09 PM on 02.27.09 |
->> Without going into all of the reasons why, I was hoping to see if anyone out there ever edits assignments in a Linux environment?
If so, I wanted to know what apps you are using.
I have found GIMP and it seems to be able to handle the rudimentary tasks of cropping and toning, but is there something else out there you would recommend?
One thing I was not able to accomplish, though it may be capable of doing it, is to edit captions and the iptc data with GIMP. How do you handle this?
As far as work flow management, I haven't found anything that would come close to filling in for Photo Mechanic. I have talked with the folks at Camera Bits, and they say that to even run it on Linux with some kind of emulator (sorry, that may not be the right terminology), would probably not run very smoothly. So the question is, any recommendations on a work flow management app?
Finally, FTP, recommendations there?
I know this is a stretch, but maybe someone out there as some experience with this, and please, let's not let this become a PC vs Mac discussion :)
Thanks! |
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Thomas Boydston, Student/Intern, Photographer
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Conroe | Tx | United States | Posted: 5:18 PM on 02.27.09 |
->> I've been running the Ubuntu distrubtion of Linux for about three months now and there's no way I'm going back.
PhotoMechanic and Photoshop CS2 can both run on a Linux machine under WINE, which is -not- an emulator, it just runs Windows programs under Linux. In some situations, Photoshop is actually faster like this.
Send me an email and I'll be happy to help you get your Linux'ing in full swing. |
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Brian Jackson, Photographer, Photo Editor
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San Carlos | CA | USA | Posted: 6:54 PM on 02.28.09 |
->> Ok, who would have thought I would have responded to this thread? ;) Been 100% Linux since 2001.
Photo Editing. All GIMP here. Once you start playing with it, it can do quite a bit. I've created untold number of collages, posters, flyers, as well as editing photos. It actually does a much better job at upsizing photos than PS does; no more 110% stuff that I keep hearing about. But if The GIMP doesn't float your boat, check out Krita.
Workflow...depends on what type of workflow. Just like there are many different apps out there for the other platforms, there are many ways you can work it. I use either my own workflow application which I wrote 7 years ago, or GQView, but that's more of a slideshow, exif viewer, culler, image sorter. I also think Bibble has a Linux version. There's a Lightroom type program called BlueMarine, but I've only played with a beta version a while ago. http://bluemarine.tidalwave.it/
FTP: gFTP, only thing I've used in 10 years. Well, I lied, good old command line ftp as well as sftp.
IPTC editor...been a while since I've had to much with IPTC, my clients don't really have the need for any IPTC data. But I wrote my own, I'd have to dig for it. There is an app out there called Mapivi, and it has a nice IPTC editor in it. I have filed a feature request on the GIMP like 7 years ago, but they were under the impression that IPTC and EXIF were the same and some of the newer tools in 2.4 or 2.6 were going to handle it. They have still missed the mark.
As Thomas mentioned, WINE, (while technically not an emulator), does a really good job running windos apps, esp since Google is throwing lots of cash their way. I ran NoiseNinja under WINE until they came out with their native Linux port.
Here's one page which offers Linux apps which are similar to windos apps: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Linux_software_equivalent_to_Windows_so...
good luck |
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Jason Orth, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Lincoln | NE | USA | Posted: 9:36 PM on 02.28.09 |
->> I used one (Ubuntu 7.10) for all of my racing shoots through 2008 - maybe not as heavy as some, but still 3-400 shots/night. I'm still using PS CS with WINE and used Digikam for my organization, though I've switched distros to Linux Mint.
BTW, there's a version of GIMP called "GIMPShop" where the menu structure/keyboard shortcuts are more PS-like and Krita has more of a PhotoShop-feel. However, I don't think GIMPShop up with current versions of GIMP, I could be wrong.
However, I'm encouraged by Thomas' success with Photo Mechanic as I've been looking to migrate to different photo management.
FWIW, right now I'm on a computer booted from a GIMP-equipped Puppy Linux on a USB drive. It's a great way to use a shared computer and was great for sending off the grip-and-grin trophy shots from a shared computer with an interface I was used to. I may install CS to it as well and I have "my computer" no matter what machine I'm on. |
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