--- VytautasP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Simon Roberts wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm trying to put a bunch of photographs together as a collage. As > I do > > so, I want to be able to resize and reposition each one repeatedly > > until I'm happy with the overall layout. So far what I'm doing is > > pasting each image into a new layer, however, this isn't very > > satisfactory because the layers are all the full size of the image, > so > > when I resize them, I can't really see what the effect will be on > the > > image itself. Similarly, repositioning the layer is a rather hit > and > > miss way of repositioning the image that it contains. > > > > What should I be doing? > > > > TIA > > Simon > Image>Canvas size > Make it the size you like (or can). > Do not be afraid to make it bigger - you'll have more freedom to move > > pics. After you're satisfied with the result Image>Fit canvas to > layers. Thanks for this, but I fear I wasn't clear (or maybe I'm just misunderstanding your reply). My canvas is big enough to allow me to move the layers around (it's 20x30 inches @300 dpi, something of a memory hog :) The problem is that when I move or resize the individual layers that contain the individual images, I don't get a realistic preview of where the image will be because the image is only a small fraction of the layer size. If I knew how to paste an image into a new layer, and have that layer become the size of the pasted image, that would be a help, but I'm wondering if I'm just plain approaching this all wrong. How should I use GIMP so that each image I paste in can be manipulated independently (resized, repositioned)--as if each were a separate "object" rather than being pixels in the same pool? Thanks again, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." Naguib Mahfouz __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
