RE: try to convince me to use gimp
05-04-2016, 02:46 PM
Animation: For clearing with transparent layers you're thinking of something more like masking and honestly I haven't bothered with that sort of stuff myself. No universal background layer does sound problematic. I've heard Krita is good for animation but that's mostly a drawing program.
Layers larger than image boundaries: This is actually functionality expected for good reason. It's very much a good thing when it comes to many things. There is more functionality in allowing this than disallowing this.
I also recommend Photoshop. Of course, with any change (especially from something like PDN - which I used before Photoshop) it takes some getting used to, but it's absolutely worth it.
You can write scripts in js, automate macros, define your own filters, etc. etc. I personally do not like GIMP.
Layers larger than image boundaries: This is actually functionality expected for good reason. It's very much a good thing when it comes to many things. There is more functionality in allowing this than disallowing this.
I also recommend Photoshop. Of course, with any change (especially from something like PDN - which I used before Photoshop) it takes some getting used to, but it's absolutely worth it.
You can write scripts in js, automate macros, define your own filters, etc. etc. I personally do not like GIMP.