newbie2
April 11th, 2006, 12:25 PM
pspi comes to Linux
That obstacle applies only to those who need to compile pspi, though. Once compiled, pspi itself is freely redistributable. Last month, Lillqvist posted an update to his blog linking to downloadable binaries for Windows, SUSE Linux 10, Ubuntu 5.10, and Fedora Core 5.
Linux users can down install pspi and see what all the fuss is about. There are several sources for free and low-cost Photoshop plugins on the Web. As Lillqvist notes, many commercial plugins are available in demo form, and a number of graphic arts magazines give them away on bundled CDs.
In the taxonomy of reasons why some people are reluctant to leave Windows behind and switch to Linux, the ability to run third-party Photoshop plugins ranks fairly low. But professional artists are a trendy bunch, so when they hit the tipping point a lot of mainstreamers will take notice. Plus, it's always good to scratch another barrier off the list.
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/04/05/1828238
http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/pspi.html
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That obstacle applies only to those who need to compile pspi, though. Once compiled, pspi itself is freely redistributable. Last month, Lillqvist posted an update to his blog linking to downloadable binaries for Windows, SUSE Linux 10, Ubuntu 5.10, and Fedora Core 5.
Linux users can down install pspi and see what all the fuss is about. There are several sources for free and low-cost Photoshop plugins on the Web. As Lillqvist notes, many commercial plugins are available in demo form, and a number of graphic arts magazines give them away on bundled CDs.
In the taxonomy of reasons why some people are reluctant to leave Windows behind and switch to Linux, the ability to run third-party Photoshop plugins ranks fairly low. But professional artists are a trendy bunch, so when they hit the tipping point a lot of mainstreamers will take notice. Plus, it's always good to scratch another barrier off the list.
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/04/05/1828238
http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/pspi.html
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