On Tue, 22 Aug 2017 11:32:48 +0200
rich2005 <[email protected]> wrote:
> >I see these Photoshop templates where you can put it an image and it
> >shows it at an angle on a stack of business cards, or automatically on
> >a billboard or the side of a truck or wrapped around a soda can or a
> >bifold/trifold...
> >
> >How do you use those templates in GIMP?
> >
> >I don't own photoshop (other than essentials), but I assume I can
> >bring in a flat image and Photoshop is doing the work to wrap the
> >image onto whatever that template shape is. Am I making the wrong
> >assumption?
>
> I know PS can use macros (collections of keystrokes/events) maybe these are
> incorporated into the PS template to size and deform your image to the
> required shape. In addition PS uses adjustment/effect layers, often
> incorporated in PS templates.
>
> Gimp does not use any of those. You might be able to use part of a PS template
> and scale / transform tools manually on your image, to fit in.
>
Note that GIMP can be scripted and automated using Scheme, Python, and other
languages to achieve a similar effect to PhotoShop's macros. They are not
compatible with one another though.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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