This is an unstable development version of the GNU Image Manipulation Program.

Changelog:

Core:

• improved rectangle tool drawing for narrow mode
• ported lots (but not all) drawing code to Cairo
• optimized image rendering by using pre-multiplied alpha
• use new GLib features such as GRegex
• use new GTK+ features such as the new GtkTooltip API
• much improved GimpCurve object
• cleaner and smaller tool options
• enable brush scaling for the Smudge tool
• added debugging framework that can be enabled at run-time
• depend on GEGL and use it optionally in some color operations
• optional GEGL processing for all color tools
• add proper settings objects for all color tools
• add list of recently used settings to all color tools
• added experimental GEGL tool to use arbitrary GEGL operations
• event filtering and smoothing for better paint tool performance
• added motion constraints in the Move Tool
• some operations do not any longer automatically add an alpha channel
• some preparation for tagging resource files
• cutting a selection doesn't clear the selection any longer
• added new polygon select tool
• load brushes and other data files recursively (search through subdirs)
• started work on language selector for the text tool (unfinished)
• allow to set opacity of the transform tool preview
• merged toolbox menu into the image menu
• always keep an image window around
• improved image statusbar
• dropped 'documents' in favor of ~/.recently-used.xbel
• started to work on text box functionality in the text tool
• numerous bug fixes and cleanups

Plug-ins:

• dicom: improved handling of 16 bit image data
• help: use GIO to access the help index
• print: moved Page Setup out of the Print dialog
• psd-load: rewritten, cleaner and more features
• randomize: added previews
• ripple: added a Phase Shift control
• screenshot: optionally add the mouse cursor image on an extra layer
• uri: use GIO/GVfs where available
• whirlpinch: allow a larger range for the whirl angle

Python binding:

• allow to specify colors using CSS color names
• added new method Image.new_layer()

Script-Fu:

• enforce R5RS syntax for 'let'
• improved Frosty Logo script

PDB:

• added new text layer API
• added gimp-vectors-export-to-file and gimp-vectors-export-to-string
• added procedure to test for existance of a procedure in the PDB
• improved error handling for procedures

Libraries:

• added some Cairo utilities
• allow to use markup in tooltips
• libgimpthumb doesn't any longer depend on other GIMP libraries

Miscellaneous:

• use the gimptool program on Unix, too, instead of the gimptool script
• create the list of supported MIME types at compile-time
• gimp shows library versions when called with '--version --verbose'

Program Information Category: Multimedia Type: Free Version: 2.5.0 beta Size: Works on: Windows Product page: here