[Gimp-user] print 2 pages to PDF file
So, if I import a multi-page pdf, all pages are imported as separate layers? How does one turn them into separate pages? Caruso On 06/12/09 04:32, Sven Neumann wrote: Hi, On Thu, 2009-06-11 at 18:14 -0400, James wrote: I have a 2 page PDF that I read into The Gimp and modified. Now I want to print is back out to PDF. I can only seem to print page 1 even though I said to print all pages. You imported the PDF pages as layers into a single image. And now you are printing the image, so only the upper layer is visible on the printout. You need to turn your layers into individual images and print them separately. Or turn off visibility of the upper layer so that the other page becomes visible, then print again. Sven Is there a way to combine two pdf files into one file? -- Carusoswi (via www.gimpusers.com) ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path
Not sure if this helps but after you create your text you can use the scale tool break the link between Width and height and scale the text on the width only. From: zhangwe...@realss.com To: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:05:12 +0800 Subject: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path Hello. I followed the tutorial of how to make text along path: http://gimp-tutorials.net/node/114 My difficulty here is to make manually condensed text along path. I want the text so much thin that any font's condensed version could not do. To make such condensed text, I either scale the text layer with layer scale tool, or I convert the text to path and scale the path. However after scaling layer or path, Text along path no longer apply. Any idea? thanks in advance for hints. Attached is the text along path I made, with the ordinary text, not condensed (only 1.4KB). _ Windows Live helps you keep up with all your friends, in one place. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9660826___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path
danny tauro wrote: Not sure if this helps but after you create your text you can use the scale tool break the link between Width and height and scale the text on the width only. I did exactly this (use the scale tool on the tool box) but this would make the layer as changed text layer that text layer tool Text along path could not work on, unless I allow text tool to revert my changes to make it a text layer again, which reverts height/width ratio. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Printing problems
Gimp 2.6.5, Vista software, HP printer. Selecting print in Gimp file area selects my HP printer window, but print results don't match my selection in HP printer window. Gimp doesn't talk to printer. Printer is ok in other software pgms. No special print window as shone in online help. -- John R. (via www.gimpusers.com) ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] File Open Location - No such file or directory
DJ writes: Whenever I have used File Open Location, I've gotten an error. I thought I'd revisit it again while going through a tutorial on blending modes. I got the same error, No such file or directory. Yet, I can right-click and Save Image As with no problem. I got the url by right-clicking and Copy Image Location. I searched, but did not see anything. You don't mention what platform you're on, or what version of GIMP or where you got it. But GIMP has several different ways of opening remote files -- gvfs, gnome-vfs, libcurl, wget -- and if your gimp is compiled to use a method you don't have, that'll cause errors. The choice is made at compile time; the runtime code doesn't fall back to use other methods if the preferred method fails. For instance, Ubuntu's GIMP is compiled to need gvfs, so if you don't have that installed (for instance, if you're running Xubuntu or some other window manager instead of a Gnome desktop) then Open Location or dragging from a browser probably won't work unless you build your own gimp with --without-gvfs. ...Akkana ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] gimp scripting/automating howto
I had a look at at http://carol.gimp.org/gimp/scripting/ and found the python-fu-batch-resize interesting. but how do I make it work for gimp2.6 in windows (XP sp3)? - sofar this is the only .py file I have - there is no folder Xtns and no such menu item. It should install as python_fu_batch_resize in Toolbox/Xtns/Batch/Resize so where do i put the file and to a start it from within gimp 2.6? -- jomavebe (via www.gimpusers.com) ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] gimp scripting/automating howto
jomavebe (for...@gimpusers.com) wrote (in part) (on 2009-06-13 at 12:53): I had a look at at http://carol.gimp.org/gimp/scripting/ and found the python-fu-batch-resize interesting. but how do I make it work for gimp2.6 in windows (XP sp3)? - sofar this is the only .py file I have - there is no folder Xtns and no such menu item. It should install as python_fu_batch_resize in Toolbox/Xtns/Batch/Resize so where do i put the file and to a start it from within gimp 2.6? Googling [gimp python windows 2.6] gets a number of hits. This looks like a pretty good one: http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/install-python-for-gimp-2-6-windows.html -- Regards ... Alec (bura...@gmail WinLiveMess - alec.m.burg...@skype) ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] How do I effectively use a blue screen scanning method with gimp
Using Gimp 2.6.6 on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) Linux. (Working great, NO crashes as some people complain of.) The answer to this question is not as straight-forward as it sounds. Problem: - Scanning (xsane from within gimp) images of canceled postage stamps. (Also tried with Photoshop/Windows using various scanner drivers.) Usually there are 10-30 stamps in each scan (for productivity) which are then cut apart into individual images. We scan up to hundreds per week, thus this is an ongoing issue. - The stamps' designs are of varying colors, though their paper is usually white-ish and the designs of the stamps usually does _not_ reach the edge of the paper. - However, the _postmarks_ (usually black) DO reach the edge of the stamps' paper. - The desired end result is the stamp on a black background, like this: http://jsa.viewimage.net/jsa/web/Lists/Finland/SpecStamps/Regular/sc0197_used-fvf-superb-pm_142761_r_m.jpg - We usually scan against a black background and this works well unless the postmark reaches the edge of the stamp paper as in the above image. Even though we are scanning against a black background, it is never 100% black and we consider it _critical_ to make it 100% black. Thus we select the black background/surrounding area and fill it with black. However, in the process of selecting the background/surrounding area, it is almost impossible for the selection to avoid eating into (and following) the postmark into the design. We thus have to manually, tediously exclude the postmark from the selection before filling with black. Experiments so far: We have tried using TV's equivalent of a blue screen by which the stamps are against a colored background that is intended to be replaced with a different color. We have tried using backgrounds of various colors (physically putting colored paper on the scanner back), but invariably, we run into the problem of a shadow of whatever the background color is along the stamps' perforations on one or more sides. The result is different from one model of scanner to another, but they all seem to have a direction of light travel and thus at least one side has a shadow of whatever color. This seems to be the nature of flatbed scanners. Removing that color shadow is even more problematic than deselecting the postmark problem areas. Using a digital camera has not produced the desired results, both from a productivity standpoint and a quality standpoint. Clarity and focus of image quality is absolutely critical. Good enough is not good enough. There are lighting problems, distortion (curvature, plane, depth of field) problems, etc, etc., etc. to say nothing of the need to keep the object flat and digital cameras don't like shooting through glass (we have purchased heavy optical glass, but end up seeing the second side of the glass). And that is all before the issue of background color which still remains! So I am hoping for suggestions as to a) how to avoid the color shadow of using a colored background and b) if it cannot be avoided, how to fix it in gimp without a lot of messing around and/or other color distortion problems. Thanks. Jay ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] [Gramps-users] Needing sympathy and help
I think at times you may be faced with a hard decision - do I want to get the image or keep the photo? Drying old photos can be a problem, as they sometimes curl up strongly when dry. (If you allow them to dry emulsion side down on an unheated print dryer, they're liable to stick on the surface). When the image is very important, it may be worth running the risk of losing the photo by placing the wet print, emulsion side down, on a sheet of glass and allowing it to dry. You can photograph the flattened image (with any cracks minimised) through the glass; but you may not be able to soak the photo off again without damaging it. Best of luck! Let us know how you get on. Doug Emrys Williams wrote: Another thought is to consider copying the photos while they are still under water, before they have any chance to dry out and wrinkle. Personally, I'd photograph each photo through the water surface, as it lay on top of the pile, then remove the top photo. Then if the drying process wrecks them, you've still got a reasonable image. If they dry well, you can always scan them again later. Photographing through the water surface might need some practice, but I have done this very successfully with rock pools. Feel free to email me direct if you'd like some suggestions. More good luck! Emrys Duncan Lithgow wrote: Hi there all. On my last night in my home country of New Zealand I've been going through yet another box of family stuff. My grandfather was proloffic in creating and keeping documents of all kinds. I've just found several envelopes of photos so damaged by water that they are stuck together and I can only see enough to know that they include some very old family photos of which there are unlikely to be other copies. I'm feeling terrible about finding them. I know my mother would be horrified if she knew that they were in one of the boxes she stored poorly and which became water damaged. So I've put the clumps of paper into a bag and will take them home with me to Denmark. That's the sob story... Now the question is what can I do to make the best of this tragic situation? I know a bit about restoring the photos once I have them, but for no they are caked together in a clump. Please does anyone know what I can do? All I've come up with so far is taking the whole clump with me on a ong visit to the local sauna! Maybe that would separate them with some encouragement?! Help and advice appreciated. Duncan -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ___ Gramps-users mailing list gramps-us...@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ___ Gramps-users mailing list gramps-us...@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gramps-users ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] How do I effectively use a blue screen scanning method with gimp
On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 1:08 PM, Jay Smithj...@jaysmith.com wrote: [big snip] So I am hoping for suggestions as to a) how to avoid the color shadow of using a colored background and b) if it cannot be avoided, how to fix it in gimp without a lot of messing around and/or other color distortion problems. Have you tried putting something heavy on the colored background (I tend to use a thick book)? This may reduce or eliminate the shadow. Have you tried reducing the wand (or select by color) tool's threshold when selecting the black background? I would guess that the postmark color and the background color differ at least slightly. A couple of the raw scans of the stamps might be useful for analysis. Chris ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path
Yeah after the fact I looked at it more and I see your problem exactly. Perhaps a font editor that would let you change the font at the source? Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:33:56 +0800 From: zhangwe...@realss.com To: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path danny tauro wrote: Not sure if this helps but after you create your text you can use the scale tool break the link between Width and height and scale the text on the width only. I did exactly this (use the scale tool on the tool box) but this would make the layer as changed text layer that text layer tool Text along path could not work on, unless I allow text tool to revert my changes to make it a text layer again, which reverts height/width ratio. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user _ Create a cool, new character for your Windows Live™ Messenger. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9656621___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path
On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 11:05 PM, Zhang Weiwuzhangwe...@realss.com wrote: Hello. I followed the tutorial of how to make text along path: http://gimp-tutorials.net/node/114 My difficulty here is to make manually condensed text along path. I want the text so much thin that any font's condensed version could not do. To make such condensed text, I either scale the text layer with layer scale tool, or I convert the text to path and scale the path. However after scaling layer or path, Text along path no longer apply. Any idea? thanks in advance for hints. I'm not sure of any way to do this within GIMP. I was able to to this in Scribus[1] however, by following these instructions: http://wiki.scribus.net/index.php/Text_on_a_Path Then I was able to set the text width to 50%. Then selecting the text, doing Object-Convert-To Path, then File-Export-SVG I was able to make a SVG file that could be opened inside of GIMP. It's a somewhat clumsy method, but maybe it will work? Chris [1] http://docs.scribus.net/index.php?lang=enpage=download ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] gimp scripting/automating howto
This looks like a pretty good one: http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/install-python-for-gimp-2-6-windows.html the instructions worked like a charm thanks! but now I have to figure out how to work with Carol's batch-resize script. http://carol.gimp.org/gimp/scripting/ in the version of batch-resize I have it does not seem possible to select a folder. the dialogue only says open, no option to choose, unless it is file. same with the target folder so to run the the process both origin and target is file rather than a folder. this just ends up with a error message: WindowsError: [Error 267] The directory name is invalid: 'C:\\FOLDERS\\P1230003.JPG/*.*' in which FOLDERS is lots of folders, some with spaces in the names more info: Traceback (most recent call last): File C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\python\gimpfu.py, line 692, in response dialog.res = run_script(params) File C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\python\gimpfu.py, line 353, in run_script return apply(function, params) File C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\python-fu-batch-resize.py, line 62, in python_fu_batch_resize images = get_images(original_type, original_location) File C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins\python-fu-batch-resize.py, line 25, in get_images for filename in os.listdir(original_location): WindowsError: [Error 267] The directory name is invalid: 'C:\\FOLDERS\\P1230003.JPG/*.*' -- Johan B. (via www.gimpusers.com) ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] gimp scripting/automating howto
Hello, Can anyone recommend a nice howto on automating batch jobs on gimp (ie: resizing, border, etc.)? I just tried David's Batch Processor: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~hodsond/dbp.html the windows version is quick, has lots of settings. can also be used to change colours, sharpen and blur be careful to go through all the tabs so that you do not miss any settings! -- Johan B. (via www.gimpusers.com) ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path
Yeah after the fact I looked at it more and I see your problem exactly. Perhaps a font editor that would let you change the font at the source? Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:33:56 +0800 From: zhangwe...@realss.com To: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path danny tauro wrote: Not sure if this helps but after you create your text you can use the scale tool break the link between Width and height and scale the text on the width only. I did exactly this (use the scale tool on the tool box) but this would make the layer as changed text layer that text layer tool Text along path could not work on, unless I allow text tool to revert my changes to make it a text layer again, which reverts height/width ratio. Hi, I wonder why you can't use Inkscape to do this? -- Owen ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path
Fontwork in Open office will do it too...then just copy and paste into Gimp it works on windows at least. -- From: Owen rc...@pcug.org.au Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 5:34 PM To: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path Yeah after the fact I looked at it more and I see your problem exactly. Perhaps a font editor that would let you change the font at the source? Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:33:56 +0800 From: zhangwe...@realss.com To: gimp-user@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] how to make condensed text along path danny tauro wrote: Not sure if this helps but after you create your text you can use the scale tool break the link between Width and height and scale the text on the width only. I did exactly this (use the scale tool on the tool box) but this would make the layer as changed text layer that text layer tool Text along path could not work on, unless I allow text tool to revert my changes to make it a text layer again, which reverts height/width ratio. Hi, I wonder why you can't use Inkscape to do this? -- Owen ___ 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
