On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:43:47 +0000, David Marrs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to apply the same layer mask to a number of stock photos. In this case > the mask is text but it could be anything. I want to get the best image for > the > mask and this means not only trying different photos but also aligning those > photos for best composition.
Although this is not implemented yet in the current GIMP, what you are trying to do for your composition could be done easily once "masking groups" or "clipping groups" are implemented. This feature, which exists in some other popular image manipulation program, allows you to group several layers and apply a single mask to the whole group. There is an old GIMP enhancement proposal about this feature: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51112 With this feature, you could have all your stock photos as layers in the same masking group and toggle their visibility or reposition them individually while the same mask is always used. I only use GIMP myself but I have seen some designers using that feature in other programs with great efficiency. It is very useful when you are working on a composition and you want to change some masked layers without changing the mask itself. Or vice-versa, when you want to change the mask without having to change several layers using that mask. It is too late to add that feature to GIMP 2.4 and it is probably not appropriate for 2.6 (unless the scope of 2.6 changes significantly) but it would be nice if someone could work on this for GIMP 3.0. -Raphaël _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
