[Gimp-user] Square Pic in a Rectangular Hole
Dear Friends, I am new to GIMP and to this list, so please forgive me if I'm posting a question that has been asked a million times. I can't seem to find a searchable archive for the list (if there is one, feel free to point me toward it for future questions). I have some square photos that I cropped with another program awhile ago. I would like to print a test image based on them at a super-cheap photo finishing store (Costco, Wal-Mart, etc.). In essence, I'm trying to figure out a way to print a square picture on a rectangular page without cropping anything. In short, how can I use GIMP to add blank space to a given photo so that it keeps the original data within the confines of a 4x6 (for example) aspect ratio? Thank you in advance for your time and attention to my problem. -- Your servant in Christ, Julian Bryson See, hear, print, and purchase my music at http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/jbryson (small plugin required) View my photography at http://composerjules.deviantart.com ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Square Pic in a Rectangular Hole
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Julian Bryson jules...@gmail.com wrote: I am new to GIMP and to this list, so please forgive me if I'm posting a question that has been asked a million times. I can't seem to find a searchable archive for the list (if there is one, feel free to point me toward it for future questions). There are a few sites that index this list and offer a search - gmane for example: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.gimp.user/ There are links to archive sites listed here: http://www.gimp.org/mail_lists.html In short, how can I use GIMP to add blank space to a given photo so that it keeps the original data within the confines of a 4x6 (for example) aspect ratio? I believe you are looking for Image-Canvas Size... You may need to unlock the width/height from one another, but this should do what you want. Yours in Pasta, Chris ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Square Pic in a Rectangular Hole
Quoting Julian Bryson jules...@gmail.com: In short, how can I use GIMP to add blank space to a given photo so that it keeps the original data within the confines of a 4x6 (for example) aspect ratio? I recently wrote a script which should facilitate your task. The script will scale the active layer to fit within the selection -- or the image itself if there is no selection -- while maintaining the aspect ratio of the original layer. If you download the file at the following location and save it to your .gimp-2.6/scripts folder, then the next time you open GIMP there will be a new command called Fit to Selection under your Layer Menu. http://chiselapp.com/user/saulgoode/repository/script-fu/artifact/1798e8830fef11e639d5fe89eda4c0927d542d8c You would use the script by opening your original (square) image, using Image-Canvas Size to set the image dimensions to 4x6 (for example), and then perform Layer-Fit to Selection. More information is available at the following link: http://chiselapp.com/user/saulgoode/repository/script-fu/wiki?name=sg-layer-fit-to-selection ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user