[AccessD] Paint.net

Paint.Net started as a little home project (in 2004) in learning the .NET Framework around the time that Microsoft was really starting to hype .NET. It eventually evolved into a sort of showcase and proof-of-concept of a decent and strictly .NET application.

The Gimp has a much longer history, beginning in the mid 90's, as an image editor on Unix.

The main difference between the two is that the Gimp has more advanced features and also is cross platform (Windows, Linux, Mac).

Paint.Net isn't quite as feature rich and only runs on Windows (I guess Windows XP and above, if you have .NET installed), but it also has more eye candy and a flashier interface (which can be a bit distracting in my opinion though).

Popularity-wise, I'd have to say that the Gimp has a bigger user base, but thats not saying much since they are both vastly dwarfed by Photoshop.

- Hans


On 2011-12-01, at 2:02 PM, jwcolby wrote:

> Not to my knowledge.
> 
> http://www.paint.net/
> 
> 
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
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> Reality is what refuses to go away
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> On 12/1/2011 4:43 PM, Tina Norris Fields wrote:
>> When I try to find paint.net for download, I find GIMP. Are they the same thing?
>> T
>> 
>> Tina Norris Fields
>> tinanfields at torchlake.com
>> 231-322-2787
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>> 
>> On 11/27/2011 10:53 PM, Darryl Collins wrote:
>>> Ditto, but it looks very nice. We use GIMP at work, but this (at a glance) looks better. Nice one
>>> ! :) thanks.
>>> 
>>> Will download and have a look.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Darryl.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Jim Lawrence
>>> Sent: Monday, 28 November 2011 1:36 PM
>>> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Paint.net
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>>> Paint.Net looks like a nice program...I have never heard of it before.
>>> 
>>> Jim
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>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 5:40 PM
>>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>> Subject: [AccessD] Paint.net
>>> 
>>> I have to do reports over actual pictures of state documents. Of course the copy is very light. Is
>>> it possible to darken the washed out text with Paint.net without also darkening the background.
>>> IOW increase the contrast but more than that actually make the grey more black?
>>> 
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