[Gimp-user] bad results after rotating a image
Hello experts, I have a problem with a rotating logo.. (akazia_logo_v5.xcf) - http://www.agenda21-bad-urach.de/demo.html. I rotated it by 5 degres each over the full 360 cirlce, I scaled it down and indexed the colour (sorry this might not be the correct word in English) and created the gif with 50ms per frame. Now when you look at the result akazia_logo_v5_ani_demo.gif - http://www.agenda21-bad-urach.de/demo.html you can easily see how bad it comes out: - the text akazia is no more readable - the frame in has got steps when it rotates - at 90 and 270 degre there is a too long gap where nothing is visibable though I have set the 90degre frame to 88 and 270 to 268 resp. -92 degree I think this are user issues I just can not find out by try and error how to make it better. Has someone a hint what I can do? My assumption is not that nessesarly the downscale is the reason - I think already the induvidal frames could be better. This leads to the question in which size and resolution (dpi) I need to create the base and if there are does and donts for the rotation to get a better result. And last: I created 72 frames manually - is there a tool to automate this ??? Thanks a lot Michael This e-mail (and/or attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. Use or disclosure of it by anyone other than a designated addressee is unauthorized. If you are not an intended recipient, please delete this e-mail from the computer on which you received it. We thank you for notifying us immediately. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Re: bad results after rotating a image
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello experts, I have a problem with a rotating logo.. (akazia_logo_v5.xcf) - http://www.agenda21-bad-urach.de/demo.html. I rotated it by 5 degres each over the full 360 cirlce, I scaled it down and indexed the colour (sorry this might not be the correct word in English) and created the gif with 50ms per frame. looks fine. Now when you look at the result akazia_logo_v5_ani_demo.gif - http://www.agenda21-bad-urach.de/demo.html you can easily see how bad it comes out: - the text akazia is no more readable - the frame in has got steps when it rotates see below for the explanation... - at 90 and 270 degre there is a too long gap where nothing is visibable though I have set the 90degre frame to 88 and 270 to 268 resp. -92 degree To me it looks ok. You could make these frames shorter in time or paint the line by hand to give a thickness to the plane. I think this are user issues I just can not find out by try and error how to make it better. Has someone a hint what I can do? My assumption is not that nessesarly the downscale is the reason - I think already the induvidal frames could be better. This leads to the question in which size and resolution (dpi) First I thought you had either used a bad downscale (nearest neighbor instead of linear or cubic) or a bad indexing (the gif uses only 16 colours), but after playing with your xcf, I understand the problem: You are trying to make a transparent gif. The problem is due to the gif format. The only way to solve this is to forget about transparency and make any frame opaque with the colour you want to use on the web page. Gif cannot handle real transparency, just a cut-through illusion. You are hitting a fundamental limitation of GIF. I need to create the base and if there are does and donts for the rotation to get a better result. And last: I created 72 frames manually - is there a tool to automate this ??? You can script it with script-fu, and perhaps python-fu (depends on your OS, I think it's not yet ready for windows) and perl-fu. Thanks a lot Michael Best regards, Olivier ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Motivator Script?
I recently came across this neat toy: http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/motivator.php You can see quite a few examples of what you can do with this here: http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=264472 I was wondering: Is there some sort of script that allows you to do the same with GIMP? - Jürgen Hubert ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] GIMP can induce De Quervain's disease
Hello, This might be a common experience (or a well-known fact) among GIMP users. I just want to say that I just recovered from De Quervain's disease after an intensive week using GIMP. I'm not familiar with the new versions of this software, but mine requires keeping both my thumb and index finger pressed against the mouse while painting and retouching pictures. I did this for 4-5 days, 3-4 non-interrupted hours a day. I ended up with a strong pain in my wrist due to the inflammed tendons at the base of my thumb (De Quervain's disease). My right hand was practically inoperational for 2 1/2 months. A corticosteroid injection and a constant routine of ice and medication saved me from a wrist surgery. I could not believe a mouse could induce such damage to my hand while using GIMP. H. Noriega ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP can induce De Quervain's disease
Sorry to hear about this. However, would the same thing not happen if you were using Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro? Joey On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:13:41 +0800, Hector Noriega [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, This might be a common experience (or a well-known fact) among GIMP users. I just want to say that I just recovered from De Quervain's disease after an intensive week using GIMP. I'm not familiar with the new versions of this software, but mine requires keeping both my thumb and index finger pressed against the mouse while painting and retouching pictures. I did this for 4-5 days, 3-4 non-interrupted hours a day. I ended up with a strong pain in my wrist due to the inflammed tendons at the base of my thumb (De Quervain's disease). My right hand was practically inoperational for 2 1/2 months. A corticosteroid injection and a constant routine of ice and medication saved me from a wrist surgery. I could not believe a mouse could induce such damage to my hand while using GIMP. H. Noriega ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP can induce De Quervain's disease
Yes it would, any program requiring precision control with the mouse cancause it cause you are really cramped controlling it then. A better solutionis to use the right tool for the job, like using a tablet (from wacom or something) for painting an d photo retouching.RaymonOn 7/6/06, Joey Cagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry to hear about this. However, would the same thing not happen if you were using Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro? Joey On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:13:41 +0800, Hector Noriega [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, This might be a common experience (or a well-known fact) among GIMP users. I just want to say that I just recovered from De Quervain's disease after an intensive week using GIMP. I'm not familiar with the new versions of this software, but mine requires keeping both my thumb and index finger pressed against the mouse while painting and retouching pictures. I did this for 4-5 days, 3-4 non-interrupted hours a day. I ended up with a strong pain in my wrist due to the inflammed tendons at the base of my thumb (De Quervain's disease). My right hand was practically inoperational for 2 1/2 months. A corticosteroid injection and a constant routine of ice and medication saved me from a wrist surgery. I could not believe a mouse could induce such damage to my hand while using GIMP. H. Noriega ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
