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From a pro standpoint, nothing matches Photoshop, I understand that. Certainly, Adobe understands that, also. If you recall, I started griping about Adobe and their anti-piracy efforts a couple years ago, and I had realized that Gimp actually gives me all the tools I really need. First thing I did was open the same photos I wanted to edit further, in both programs... and what I did in Photoshop, I tried to do in Gimp, during the same editing time. Yes, the learning curve was a bit steep, but the thing is, so was Photoshop for the first three versions I used. They're both incredibly complex and powerful apps, but I liken this to using Windows and MacOSX or Windows and Debian Linux. Two different tools, but the principles are the same. Heck, most of the icons on the toolbar are the same.
I think the first thing I actually did, was increase the RAM in my Photoshop computer to 8 gigs, so I could run both PS and Gimp at the same time. I'll probably never get rid of PS completely... by now I know it well enough to perform edits really fast, and if I need speed, PS will be the tool until I get to that same point with Gimp.
But, you're like me in that you're retired, and you've got the time. You do more pro work that I do, so you'll need PS even more, I would think... no sense cutting off your nose to spite the face.
I really do think that Adobe is going to go completely to a subscription model with their next upgrade, therefore I'm going to be prepared. I might even spend the money for a CS6 upgrade disc, since Gimp is free. It's too bad Adobe is making corporate decisions that hurt the end user, but that's their decisions to make. I figure in two or three years, CS7 will be Cloud-only and I'll have learned the Gimp enough to drop Photoshop entirely.
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