Clients and customers can sometimes send files in odd file formats. The DirectDraw Surface file format is typically used for DirectX-compatible textures; these files are often used to texture game ...

Selective focus is a photographic effect that places one area of an image in sharp focus while blurring the rest. Traditionally you'd achieve this effect with special camera lenses; with the advent of ...

With a little bit of creativity and experimentation, the sky's the limit with GIMP. And so is outer space. By using a pre-rendered scene included in GIMP, we're going to create a galactic explosion.

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program), like so many other open source programs, started out as a student project at the University of California, Berkeley. It was developed by Spencer Kimball and ...

I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ...

OpenOSX has announced the release of a preview version of Gimp 2.0 for Mac OS X. Not to be confused with the Unix based printing system GIMP, Gimp 2.0 is an open source based photo manipulation tool.

The GNU Image Manipulation Program has officially released version 3.0, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of this open-source image editor. After seven years of rigorous development, ...