Re: [Gimp-developer] "Quick select" tool
On 2/12/10, S H wrote: > I think a better way would be to create a smart brush-style selection tool, > kind of a combination between quick mask and magic select. It would select > up to edges in the image, but no farther than a certain distance set in it's > options. This would allow rapid selection of an object, which could then > easily be further refined with current methods, e.g. layer mask, quick mask, > etc. > > Does this sound like a useful feature? It sounds like you request a Photoshop-like tool without digging any deep into GIMP. http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tool-foreground-select.html Funnily enough the upcoming advanced selection tool in CS5 does more or less what refining brush for SIOX from GSoC09 does :) Alexandre ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] "Quick select" tool
I'm afraid not. I tried it, and it seems quite slow, and doesn't have a live preview. Somebody just told me that Photoshop has a similar tool. I found a description of it here: http://www.photoshopcafe.com/cs3/qs.htm On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Owen wrote: > > > Currently GIMP has two tools that can smartly select a region of a > > real > > photo - the scissors tool, and the magic select tool. The magic select > > tool > > is only useful under very specific circumstances. The scissors tool, > > while > > useful, is often suboptimal speed-wise. > > > > I think a better way would be to create a smart brush-style selection > > tool, > > kind of a combination between quick mask and magic select. It would > > select > > up to edges in the image, but no farther than a certain distance set > > in it's > > options. This would allow rapid selection of an object, which could > > then > > easily be further refined with current methods, e.g. layer mask, quick > > mask, > > etc. > > > > Does this sound like a useful feature? > > > > > Probably, but does the Foreground select tool meet your requirements? > > > -- > > > > Owen > > ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
Re: [Gimp-developer] "Quick select" tool
> Currently GIMP has two tools that can smartly select a region of a > real > photo - the scissors tool, and the magic select tool. The magic select > tool > is only useful under very specific circumstances. The scissors tool, > while > useful, is often suboptimal speed-wise. > > I think a better way would be to create a smart brush-style selection > tool, > kind of a combination between quick mask and magic select. It would > select > up to edges in the image, but no farther than a certain distance set > in it's > options. This would allow rapid selection of an object, which could > then > easily be further refined with current methods, e.g. layer mask, quick > mask, > etc. > > Does this sound like a useful feature? > Probably, but does the Foreground select tool meet your requirements? -- Owen ___ Gimp-developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
