GIMP 2.10 Release candidate 1 available
Finally, the GNU Image Manipulating Program (GIMP) 2.10 release candidate 1 is available for Linux as well as for the 64 bit version of Microsoft Windows. It is the first time, the open source software GIMP can be used for serious, professional image manipulation. It supports high bit depth (up to 32 bit precision) and color management. Most importantly, this is the first time GIMP gives access to radiometrically correct adjustment of contrast / levels / curves, color mixing and blending ( these operations have to be performed in a linear working space , i.e. in a color working space which has a tone reproduction curve with a gamma of 1.0 at all densities). Only few problems remain to be solved, before GIMP 2.10 can be officially released as stable.