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Unit 10: 3D Modelling and Animation Tools

User interface notes
The GIMP uses multiple windows to contain all of GIMPs’ functionality, including opening each
image in a separate window. By default tools and tool settings and other dialogues are on the
right. GIMPs dialogues are re-arrangeable and by default less commonly used dialogues are not
shown.
figure 10.12: GiMp, version 2.4.3. GiMp is freely Distributed software

This windowing format has been criticised and users have been vocal about GIMPs’ interface, this
has led the maintainers of GIMP to oversee the formation of a usability team and the redesign of
GIMPs UI to provide a Single Window mode to be released in GIMP 2.8.
In order to construct its interface GIMP uses the GIMP tool kit (GTK+). GTK+ was designed to
replace Motif, a proprietary toolkit upon which GIMP depended. Originally GTK+ was a part of
the GIMP source tree, but has since been made into a standalone library. While originally being
designed to run on Unix-like operating systems, GIMP and GTK+ have been ported to Microsoft
Windows, Mac OS X, and other operating systems.
adobe photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems
Incorporated.

Adobe’s 2003 “Creative Suite” rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8’s renaming to Adobe
Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the 12th major release of Adobe Photoshop. The
CS rebranding also resulted in Adobe offering numerous software packages containing multiple
Adobe programs for a reduced price. Adobe Photoshop is released in two editions: Adobe
Photoshop, and Adobe Photoshop Extended, with the Extended having extra 3D image creation,
motion graphics editing, and advanced image analysis features. Adobe Photoshop Extended is
included in all of Adobe’s Creative Suite offerings except Design Standard, which includes the
Adobe Photoshop edition.
figure 10.13: adobe photoshop editing

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