What's New in GIMP 3.0 RC 1 | A New Era of GIMP Is Almost Here

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

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[@altrogeruvah]

They've done a lot of honest work these past few years and I really can't wait for GIMP 3.0.

[@encapsulatio]

How do you know it's "honest" work or not? What criteria do you use to decide?

[@blaccoj]

@@encapsulatioAccording to the quality of these updates

[@deanjones2525]

Wow. They've been working hard. Thanks for the update. I'm looking forward to the final release.

[@CTRL_SMarcos]

Looks great, going in the right direction. Thanks for keeping us informed 💯

[@DiegoWeb13]

Hello Michael, great video news, hopefully Gimp 3 will come out soon. 🔝🔝👏👏👏🎬✨👍

[@aegisgfx]

Well I would say with the release of RC1 that should indicate that the full release of gimp 3 should be only 8 to 12 years away

[@yaroslav7328]

Great review! Really looking forward to the new version of GIMP! I am a photography enthusiast and GIMP is perfect and sufficient tool that meets all my needs.

[@KingKalo]

Hi Michael! The introduction of layer effects has really changed the game for GIMP as a whole. Sadly though of the features that I miss is non-destructive transformations like Photoshop, but what's great is that there is a hacky solution you can do to achieve NDE transforms since gegl effects are non-destructive now. The solution is using the Recursive Transform gegl effect. If you turn down the iterations to 0 and set the first iteration to 1, you essentially have NDE transforms like Photoshop. While it is a little bit more clunky than I'd prefer, it is extremely useful. You can even non-destructively transform text and edit it without removing your transforms! Basically what I'm saying is that I'd love to see a video showcasing this since many people believe GIMP can't do this or don't even know that GIMP is capable of doing this.

[@jorgeantao28]

I'm starting to see many Linux apps that look much more polished and professional. While a few still feel a bit rough around the edges, overall I'm very impressed. It's also exciting to see professional, paid apps coming to Linux-this is a fantastic development.

[@SteveMacSticky]

That's funny. I find the opposite. Windows apps look rough to me

[@Resolve4u]

We hope GIMP will be more stable and more features will be added.

[@theman7050]

Thanks. Your new studio looks so awesome!!!😊

[@MarcoKrieger]

Sounds good! Looks good! I'm hooked.

[@Rai2M]

Sounds good! Looks good! Slow af! Buggy as hell! Gimp ftw )))

[@lanceevans1689]

Despite my complaints, I'm very happy to see it finally come to life. Bravo!

[@arcanosam]

Thanks for share. Just waiting for the launch too

[@nlcportraits]

I'm excited for it and ready to download

[@simonebernacchia5724]

An RC for GIMP 3? Thought only my nephews would see that

[@prontomatias3081]

We have reserved GTA 6 for that :)

[@bartvandeenen]

I'm using the first release candidate, and it's more stable!!! The latest 2.x version crashes often on my machine when working with large files, and I haven't had a crash yet with RC1. I'm happy!

[@DanasAnis]

Filter layers for group layers seem promising to give some masking capabilities, it's a pity there is no option to mask individual fx layers yet. a long road to provide adjustment layers alternative, nevertheless, happy to see we are getting closer to proper workflows.

[@2mustange]

I feel like they should update the downloads page to show there is a release candidate available. A bit easier to navigate than the gitlab pages

[@nickzane4695]

Good news!

[@GerhardBothaWFF]

Thanks. I use Darktable to sort the RAW files. Hardly ever need GIMP after that. But for artistic use etc GIMP must come in to play and it looks like 3.0 is very useful now

[@brazzilianboy]

Fx to layer groups works like Photoshop when you change the group blend Pass Through to Normal, nice improvement

[@apatsa_basiteni]

Looks good, now I am tempted to install it alongside Krita

[@mdmashudrana1129]

Awesome

[@VoxConti]

Superb presentation. I tried the RC2, it seems very stable. All that’s missing is a dynamic scale tool. Do you know if this is planned? Happy New Year Holidays, Lucien

[@ParanoidFactoid]

The difference between adjustments here and in Ps is that a) Ps can stack adjustments and you can reorder those in the stack. Secondly, there's a paintable layer mask for adjustments in Ps which isn't in GIMP (yet). That said, this is a welcome transition.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

You can add layer effects to a layer group, reorder the layer effects in the stack, and add a layer mask to the layer group. I believe GIMP can do all these things.

[@ParanoidFactoid]

@@DaviesMediaDesign I'll give this a try. Reordering effects like with Adjustment Layers on Ps would be a welcome addition. But I see no way to use a layer mask to mask out effects like Ps does. I'd also like to be able to copy and paste effects stacks and make default stacks. But I'll try what you propose and see if I can make it work. These nondestructive changes are a welcome addition. Whatever doesn't work now I think may get added in later 3.0 dot revisions.

[@GoodWill-s8j]

Waiting for RC2 🙃

[@annickvanblaere1904]

Still 2.10.38 on the website. Man you talk fast!!! 😊 Looking forward what will be possible with gimp 3.0. Don't quite understand all the possibilities Gimp has in stock, but still learning. Anyway thanks for this video.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

You have to go to the development downloads page, which I linked in the description and in the comments section. You can slow down playback speed using the video controls on the video. Thanks!

[@annickvanblaere1904]

Okay thank you with a big hug from Belgium in Europe. Also have your 2.10 masterclass ☺️.

[@nollpa2696]

@@DaviesMediaDesign I slowed the video down, and now it sounds like your drunk!😀

[@annickvanblaere1904]

@@nollpa2696 🤣

[@goldenultra]

It does start faster then 2.10😊

[@dappsull]

thanks - still missing the lensfun interface, though

[@hasanhuseyindincer5334]

👍👍

[@louisesusan]

Good day, I am new to photo editing and have just heard about GIMP and found your page. I am wanting to be able to just brighten a colour (on a person in a dress) and maybe highlight/leave background. Do you have an episode that explains how to do this, simply? Thank you

[@IamS.S.I]

👍

[@raandomplayer8589]

We got gimp 3 before GTA vi let's goooo

[@lydex_robotics]

[@alphabeta1337]

Single window mode ✅️ Layer groups ✅️ On canvas text editing ✅️ High bit depth ✅️ Non destructive editing ✅️ CMYK ✅️

[@SteveMacSticky]

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[@SteveMacSticky]

Greetings

[@annickvanblaere1904]

Hi Mike I've downloaded the 3.0.0 RC1 version, but I got this message while downloading. Gimp_font_factory_load_names: 617 unsupported fonts were ignored. Set the GIMP_DEBUG_FONTS environment variable for a listing. Set device 'System Aggregated Pointer' to mode: disabled. Actions "view-zoom-2-1" and "view-zoom-1-2" use the same accelerator. Disabling the accelerator on "view-zoom-2-1". What am I to do with this? What does it mean?

[@3polygons]

@Davies So... you said they are making the HUE, color balance, etc to work now internally in standard sRGB and not just their own sRGB Gimp implementation, which had some issues (very similar to what has been happening in corel PaintShop Pro for many years). That or "Gecko" (am not sure of what that is). Are you aware if (I was in talk with some of them, and they wanted full support for Adobe RGB, but dunno if plans changed) if are they as well making it possible to work fully in the Adobe RGB color space (when the user set it so in preferences)? This is important for professionals working with wide gamut monitors, and for printing. Indeed, for me is quite more important for print projects, as I need to _see_ certain color tones (my Eizo can display them) that are out of sRGB range, and edit them. The CMYK thing was my priority before, but they have a working proof mode and export which seems to be quite efficient, so, the big milestone now is making all dialog, panels, and image editing to work fully well in Adobe RGB, in my opinion. But I don't how that is going, as I stopped checking every commit update or bit of data I could catch on internet about this...

[@integritech-whakatane3686]

I use ProPhoto as my icc profile inside GIMP 3 just fine, so AdobeRGB should work fine too. You just need to download the icc file you need then move it to the GIMP colour profile folder. Incidentally, if you use Darktable for initial edits, export the file and reopen in GIMP, GIMP will recognise the colour profile (even if it isn’t installed in GIMP) and give the option to open in that profile or sRGB and then export with that profile type.

[@robertleeimages]

Unrelated to V3 nut have a question for you, does gimp have a stacking/focus stacking feature?

[@SKMRify]

The purpose of GIMP is not to replace Photoshop; just like Inkscape isn't a replacement for Illustrator, etc. They are for the amateur, hobbyist, small business owner and professional image editor or designer on a budget.

[@SeanRiley-s2f]

Truly.

[@StefenTower]

Replacing an unnecessary expense works if you're not on a budget, too. If GIMP does all one needs, why have Photoshop except to show off that you could pay for it? heh. Put that money to better use.

[@SeanRiley-s2f]

Okay.​@@StefenTower

[@ElnaGeringer]

Hi, can one still add the G'mic plug in to this version?

[@integritech-whakatane3686]

AFAIK, no. Plug-ins are not yet supported, though hopefully will be upon stable release.

[@ElnaGeringer]

@@integritech-whakatane3686 Thanks

[@droe90]

Does gimp work with dpp4?

[@Uliszs3d]

Hey guys where can i download that version to test it? thanks

[@alangauld6079]

From your 2 second demo that doesn't look remotely like adjustment layers. That's a huge disappointment because that would have been a major feature for GIMP. I'm not sure why they seem to find it so difficult to do but it looks like we have a long wait for the real deal.

[@lanceevans1689]

@@SKMRify Sadly, you are basically correct. At least when talking about the high end of open SW.

[@SKMRify]

@@lanceevans1689 Unfortunately. And its users contribute to the project's stagnation, too: If I only mention this in a Facebook GIMP group chat I can expect vilification.

[@StefenTower]

I saw in another video that actual adjustment layers is scheduled to be added in version 3.2.

[@nomanibnrahman7534]

When they will release this version officially?

[@yokipop9467]

its soon..

[@lanceevans1689]

@@yokipop9467 That's been the reply to 3.0's release for YEARS. So, not a helpful response.

[@yokipop9467]

@@lanceevans1689 just say less and wait more lol

[@LOC-Ness]

Wow are we finally out of 2004 with it?

[@airbrushdungeon]

I'll come back to GIMP when it has pen pressure sensitivity.

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Welcome back!

[@DXIndustriesInc]

Only 10 more years left now 👀

[@lordmeowsk]

They need to work on multi monitor support.

[@joni8829_]

No sky replacement? 😭

[@fishbarbeque8540]

Thats pretty easy to do though.

[@joni8829_]

@fishbarbeque8540 Not in a way where it looks good, no

[@SeanRiley-s2f]

It can be done even in PowerPoint depending on the image.​@@joni8829_

[@maximmortal3170]

Fourth. 😁

[@joni8829_]

First 🤓

[@successspotu]

Surprise i am thinking of gimp 3.0 take more 10 years

[@SjarMenace]

wth is rc

[@StefenTower]

Release candidate. RC's, relatively stable versions of software (usually with no showstopper issues), are released leading up to the full public release.

[@AdrianJarvis-zk7ld]

randomly selecting a few features is not useful

[@chrisbertrand2969]

They spend years just to get something new out, and the features that people really want (IMHO).. i.e. smart paint... don't make it.... why bother. This is why I use photoshop when I'd rather use GIMP. My video libraries will need backgrounds removed, or clearart creation, the tools need to be there... this would have done it... but nooo. Always something with them... tease and take away. This is the reason they will never replace photoshop... which I hate with a passion.

[@ChristianYoga]

Things took so long because the dev currently rewrite the code base. Once it done, all new feature can be added faster :) Imagine a building. You cannot built a ten-floor tower if your base is not solid.

[@chrisbertrand2969]

@@ChristianYoga Maybe so, but this has been going on for YEARS. While I understand your point, you can't do work on something when the features are just not there. I use GIMP whenever I can, but it is the same old story with them... lots of promises and years to try and get there. Hopefully as you say, they will be able to implement it quickly as it looks promising.

[@TechJolt3d]

Photoshop has dedicated devs and giant revenue stream that GIMP doesn't have. Even Krita sustains itself better (because of the Windows Store version + more donations I think)

[@DanasAnis]

Problem is why GIMP is not getting more funds is they don't give a clear and strong vision. For example, Krita devs made tough decisions, dropped the part where they positioned as yet another image editor and solely focused on digital painting with clear vision and goals and target audience, they succeeded. I cried a lot because Krita at the time had all the tools that are still missing in GIMP today. If GIMP dev team were more into developing tools for targeted audience like photo editors and listen or research what photo editors need, that would make matters better and possibly bring in more funding. GIMP is regarded as photo editing app anyway, but devs ignore this fact and that people seak alternative to Photoshop. Hopefully once GIMP 3 is stable and released, we'll get plug-in devs active to make a propper Photoshop alternative out of GIMP for Linux artists. Seems that even with amazing and big developments and steps made, GIMP dev team is still not trying to see what the bigger portion of GIMP users crave for. But maybe that's because GIMP is not their business activity and more a leisure time activity. We have to be grateful GIMP is being developed at all.

[@chrisbertrand2969]

@@TechJolt3d I hear what you are saying, but the devs for gimp have been ignoring user input for years (probably why they don't have a good revenue stream.... correlation maybe???? hmmm). I don't recall anyone asking for an entire code base rewrite, but then again, I'm not that invested either. As I said, they will never be greater than photoshop with the mentality and roadmap they continue to follow... revenue be damned.

[@stepannovotny4291]

I had to down-vote this video because you did not include a link to download RC1 and I cannot find any such download. Did you lie to us for the sake of click bait? Is this a WELL DESERVED down-vote?

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

No they are just late getting the public download link up on the GIMP site. You can get it, but you have to dig for it at the moment.

[@xtifr]

The source has been tagged; anyone can download and build RC1 now. And some people certainly have. The _official_ announcement has not yet been made because _one_ of the official build queues (flatpacks for Linux) is backlogged, but as far as I can tell, everything else is done.

[@VoxConti]

I even downloaded RC2

[@alternatuber6698]

UI still trash!