GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program, and GIMP is a graphic editing program.. It is free software licensed under the GNU General Public License, and available for home use.  It is similar in nature to Adobe Photoshop, but was originally developed for a non-Windows platform. GIMP allows for image editing, and is useful for anyone submitting anything with images. It is fairly simple to crop, resize, and rotate any image, including screenshots taken from SnagIt or GIMP itself. GIMP is available on the Mosaic Applications menu under Graphics.  The following information provided in this web page will help the Mosaic user to better use and understand GIMP and hopefully help the user troubleshoot problems.

GIMP FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Common problems that occur in GIMP
Formatting an image in GIMP
Script-Fu in GIMP


Find more information about GIMP at http://www.gimp.org/

GIMP has a very useful tutorial section located within the application. This can be accessed in GIMP by pressing the F1 key or navigating to the Help toolbar and clicking on the Help option. The application help page appears as shown below.  From the Help inside of the application the tutorials and information on some advanced graphics editing functions are available. Some of the more frequently asked questions about GIMP can be found here on Mosaic's GIMP FAQ Page.


Additional help is available at the GIMP website, located at http://www.gimp.org.