Abobe one shows me the “free trial” and “buy now”, whih is just indicative of an expensive, marketing-first product.
I get what you’re saying, but I think you missed the point. I said in my post that assuming both were free (or paid), which would you choose based on the website?
You can very quickly see what the software does. No clicking around. No guessing. No downloading to learn more. It’s all right there.
GIMP could add a few screenshots and it would dramatically improve the presentation. Nothing fancy. Nothing misleading or dishonest. Just an image that tells you what to expect, and maybe a few more to show off what it can do.
The screenshots don’t add any real insight into how it works. It just shows what the ui looks like. And, to be honest, the UI isn’t that much different between the apps.
I doubt you can actually capture the usability of an app on a website. I’m glad I don’t work in marketing. GIMP has the best marketing strategy by having the reputation of being the alternative to Photoshop and Photoshop being what it is. I don’t how you make happen though.
The screenshots don’t add any real insight into how it works. It just shows what the ui looks like.
I beg to differ. I work with RAW files all the time, and it’s VERY clear to me what Rawtherapee does from the screenshot alone, vs something like this (another FOSS raw image editor): https://www.darktable.org/
And darktable has a single, basic screenshot. Without it, you’d really have no idea what it does or how it works.
I think you might be a categorised as a “heavy user”, or at least more than me, a guy who uses GIMP once per year and barely knows the basics.
You’re clearly looking at this with a completely different lens. To me they look the same. Neither website speaks to me.
But I might not be the targeted audience. If I really wanted to know which app to pick, I’d look up some reviews and do some comparisons. The website is a tool in that, but not a deciding factor.
I can think it works differently for you, because you already know what you’re looking for and you just want to confirm your expectations. Maybe you’re not the intended audience either.
Maybe the website is I tended for the idiot masses who just see a pretty website and click “buy now”
I get what you’re saying, but I think you missed the point. I said in my post that assuming both were free (or paid), which would you choose based on the website?
Here’s another example, using another FOSS image editor: https://www.rawtherapee.com/
You can very quickly see what the software does. No clicking around. No guessing. No downloading to learn more. It’s all right there.
GIMP could add a few screenshots and it would dramatically improve the presentation. Nothing fancy. Nothing misleading or dishonest. Just an image that tells you what to expect, and maybe a few more to show off what it can do.
The screenshots don’t add any real insight into how it works. It just shows what the ui looks like. And, to be honest, the UI isn’t that much different between the apps.
I doubt you can actually capture the usability of an app on a website. I’m glad I don’t work in marketing. GIMP has the best marketing strategy by having the reputation of being the alternative to Photoshop and Photoshop being what it is. I don’t how you make happen though.
I beg to differ. I work with RAW files all the time, and it’s VERY clear to me what Rawtherapee does from the screenshot alone, vs something like this (another FOSS raw image editor): https://www.darktable.org/
And darktable has a single, basic screenshot. Without it, you’d really have no idea what it does or how it works.
I think you might be a categorised as a “heavy user”, or at least more than me, a guy who uses GIMP once per year and barely knows the basics.
You’re clearly looking at this with a completely different lens. To me they look the same. Neither website speaks to me.
But I might not be the targeted audience. If I really wanted to know which app to pick, I’d look up some reviews and do some comparisons. The website is a tool in that, but not a deciding factor.
I can think it works differently for you, because you already know what you’re looking for and you just want to confirm your expectations. Maybe you’re not the intended audience either.
Maybe the website is I tended for the idiot masses who just see a pretty website and click “buy now”