Thanks! I'll be sure to give this a try! :) Peace...
Tom "Joao S. O. Bueno" wrote: > Hi there. > > The problem is happening at the time of color reduction to indexed > mode, inside the save as gif procedure. > > One simple work around seens to be merging your layers manualy, before > saving as gif. > > JS > -><- > > On Thursday 26 June 2003 19:46, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Hi! I'm creating a GIF image with a colored background and some > > colored text. I'm using gimp 1.2.4 on Windows 2000. Here is what > > I do: > > > > 1. Load an existing GIF that I want to modify (since it already > > has the desired background) > > 2. Create a new layer and fill with FG color > > 3. Select the background layer and use the "eye dropper" to select > > the background color > > 4. Select the new layer (with the FG color fill) and use the "Fill > > tool" to fill this layer with the desired background color > > 5. Create a new transparent layer > > 6. Select the background layer (bottom most layer) and use the > > "eye dropper" to select the color of the text in the background > > layer 7. Select the transparent layer > > 8. Use the dynamic text tool to render my desired text in the > > desired color using the "Monotype Corsiva" Windows font > > 9. At this point, the image looks PERFECT and the text is smooth > > and has no "jagged" edges or anything > > 10. Click <image>/File/Save As, I specify "By Extension" as the > > type and save the image with a ".gif" file extension. I merge all > > visible layers and the GIF is created. > > > > Now, when I view the newly created GIF, the text has jagged edges > > and is not smooth like it was when I first rendered it. Any ideas > > on what's going on? > > > > Thanks... > > > > Peace... > > > > Tom > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
