Hi, one final answer: If you have to process a lot of files I would recommend you to wirte a script, especially if the same tasks have to be performed very often. GIMP-standard-scripts are written in scheme. I prefer perl-GIMP. If I can help you with this, let me know.
Bernd Gary Aitken schrieb: > Hi Brent, > > For painting, try this: > > Once you have the area selected, by whatever means: > > Create a new layer containing only the selected areas, > with a transparent background in other areas: > Edit/Copy (ctrl-C on windows) > This will copy everything in the selection (green areas, roads, etc) > Create a new layer. > Make sure "Transparent" is selected for background type when > creating it. > The layer will become the currently selected layer > Edit/Paste (ctrl-V on windows) > Click on the eyeball of original background in the layers dialog > The background will disappear; > you will be left with only your new layer being visible. > The transparent parts will be a grey checkerboard. > At this point, nothing is selected. > > Select everything except the transparent area. > Click on the "Select by Color" tool > Uncheck the "Select transparent areas" check box in the tool's options > Set the threshold to 255 > Click anywhere in the image not on the transparent background. > The selection will be outlined with an > alternating black-and-white, blinking line. > > Fill the selection with the color you want: > Select the color you want to use: > Double-click on the foreground color > (upper square, usually black, in lower left corner of the toolbox) > A dialog for choosing colors should appear. > Note the box which shows "current" and "old" color > Tweak the sliders or the color choice tool (object in left square) > to get the color you want shown as the "current" color > Click ok. > Note the upper square showing the foreground color in the toolbox > should now have the color you want to paint with. > Click on the bucket-fill tool > Make sure "FG color fill" is selected in the tool's options > Make sure "Fill whole selection" is selected in the tool's options > Click anywhere in the selection. > It should all change to a solid color with the new color; > transparent areas, outside the current selection, should still > show a gray checkerboard. > If you want the colored part to be partially transparent, > Use the "Opacity" slider for the layer. > > Save the result. > > If you find the final area covers more than you thought it would, > it is probably because the original selection contained stuff > you weren't aware of. > This will happen if you leave any of "Anti-aliasing" or "Feather > edges" or "Select transparent areas" or "Sample merged" checked > when making your original selection. > > Gary > > On 1/26/2012 1:57 PM, Brent Shifley wrote: >> Again I want to say thanks to all of you that helped me. I have >> another 77 images to process, and what you have sent me helped a lot. >> >> I was not able to follow the trick for "painting" 100+ different >> areas the same color, at the same time. As I stated before I am an >> absolute newbie to Gimp, and sometimes have need little "extra" help >> in understanding how to do a step/process/procedure, and why. Any >> other help would be appreciated. > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-user-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
