Re: [Gimp-user] [Gimp-developer] Precision Conversion Dithering and Triangular wave gradient issues
On 09/02/2014 07:00 PM, Michael Henning wrote: I think I might have fixed the segfault. Could you pull and test again? Thanks. -- drawoc commit 36d719c9862892ec64383699e7778264f06dd4be Author: Michael Henning Date: Tue Sep 2 18:49:41 2014 -0400 app: In GimpBlendTool, don't start the draw tool too early. Also simplify some related logic and rename related functions to be clearer. That did fix the segfault. Thanks! ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] [Gimp-developer] Precision Conversion Dithering and Triangular wave gradient issues
On 09/03/2014 06:19 AM, Elle Stone wrote: On 09/02/2014 07:00 PM, Michael Henning wrote: I think I might have fixed the segfault. Could you pull and test again? Thanks. -- drawoc commit 36d719c9862892ec64383699e7778264f06dd4be Author: Michael Henning Date: Tue Sep 2 18:49:41 2014 -0400 app: In GimpBlendTool, don't start the draw tool too early. Also simplify some related logic and rename related functions to be clearer. That did fix the segfault. Thanks! Sorry! Sent to the wrong list! ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Strugglign with Smooth Edges
Please, can anyone give me a really simple step by step to achieve smooth edges on an image in GIMP? I've tried the tutorials I can find online, but I must be missing something. I just don't understand how to make the edges of my image smooth? This footprint is a prime example of something I want to smooth out around the edges, but it just isn't working whenever I follow instruction I can find online. Can anyone please help me? Thank you so much. Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/148/original/turquoisefoot.png -- NoWhizzKid (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Strugglign with Smooth Edges
On 03/09/14 18:54, NoWhizzKid wrote: Please, can anyone give me a really simple step by step to achieve smooth edges on an image in GIMP? I've tried the tutorials I can find online, but I must be missing something. I just don't understand how to make the edges of my image smooth? This footprint is a prime example of something I want to smooth out around the edges, but it just isn't working whenever I follow instruction I can find online. Can anyone please help me? Thank you so much. Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/148/original/turquoisefoot.png I think we have a question for you: how did you create that? Because it's likely more an error you do than a wrong technique. If you want smooth outlines, you should create them using the path tool http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-using-paths.html, then create a selection from the path (SelectFrom path) and then bucket-fill the selection. With the path tool, the smoother lines are those created with the least nodes, and where the tangent handles on each node are symmetrical. A path done using you existing foot as a guide, then used for a selection and bucket-filled: http://imgur.com/Phb0SHA ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Strugglign with Smooth Edges
I think we have a question for you: how did you create that? Because it's likely more an error you do than a wrong technique. If you want smooth outlines, you should create them using the path tool http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-using-paths.html, then create a selection from the path (SelectFrom path) and then bucket-fill the selection. With the path tool, the smoother lines are those created with the least nodes, and where the tangent handles on each node are symmetrical. A path done using you existing foot as a guide, then used for a selection and bucket-filled: http://imgur.com/Phb0SHA Oh lord, lol. I am so grateful for your reply, and the image that you have attached is absolutely perfect - 100% what I am after. But I'm afraid I just don't understand most of what you have explained to me with regards to tangent handles, nodes etc. I am such an amateur! I will experiment with the path tool, but is there any way you could explain briefly how to start? The image I attached was originally a photograph of a paint footprint. I used the alpha channel to remove the background, then smoothed out the outline as best I could with the eraser and finally colourised the image. I appreciate this isn't the right way of doing things as the image doesn't look good! But I've taught myself how to use GIMP and it's still a struggle as I am a real novice! Thanks so much again for your reply :) -- NoWhizzKid (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] XCF doesn't open even when the preview is fine
Hello everybody, I'm new with a problem that is bugging me. I did spent hours on a pic with several layers, saving it regularly. Today I tried to open it. The preview shows the picture just fine but gimp states I need to open at least one layer to work. The XCF is 400 MB. Gimp 2.8.10 and 2.8.14 both had the same problem. Any help is appreciated, Oliver ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Strugglign with Smooth Edges
On 03/09/14 19:38, NoWhizzKid wrote: I think we have a question for you: how did you create that? Because it's likely more an error you do than a wrong technique. If you want smooth outlines, you should create them using the path tool http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-using-paths.html, then create a selection from the path (SelectFrom path) and then bucket-fill the selection. With the path tool, the smoother lines are those created with the least nodes, and where the tangent handles on each node are symmetrical. A path done using you existing foot as a guide, then used for a selection and bucket-filled: http://imgur.com/Phb0SHA Oh lord, lol. I am so grateful for your reply, and the image that you have attached is absolutely perfect - 100% what I am after. But I'm afraid I just don't understand most of what you have explained to me with regards to tangent handles, nodes etc. I am such an amateur! I will experiment with the path tool, but is there any way you could explain briefly how to start? The image I attached was originally a photograph of a paint footprint. I used the alpha channel to remove the background, then smoothed out the outline as best I could with the eraser and finally colourised the image. I appreciate this isn't the right way of doing things as the image doesn't look good! But I've taught myself how to use GIMP and it's still a struggle as I am a real novice! Thanks so much again for your reply :) OK, so now I start t understand what happened to you. To remove the background, I assume that you used the layer mask technique. This can work well if you use a soft brush (ie a round brush with fuzzy borders). There are a few in the standard brushes (called Hardness 100 (very hard), Hardness 075 (medium hard), Hardness 050, Hardness 025). This produces smooth lines because the edge pixels of the foot print are partially transparent(*). And to colourize the image you applied a selection from the Fuzzy select (magic wand) or the Color select. Unfortunately these tools do an all-or-nothing job. Either the pixel is fully selected or it is not selected at all. So when you apply paint, the pixels that were subtly partially transparent become fully opaque, and there are no anti-aliasing pixels left and your outline becomes jaggy. Instead, you should have used the alpha lock to protect the partial transparency of these pixels. In other words, your technique is OK if you are careful, and the Path tool isn't necessary in this case (even if in many cases, it can solve the problem in a totally different way, as seen in my first post). (*) see http://gimpforums.com/thread-proper-subject-extraction-background-removal-and-background-painting ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Strugglign with Smooth Edges
Thank you!!! I'm slowly getting the hang of it, though not very accurate with my nodes at the minute!!! I'm struggling to fill the image though with an alternative colour? I don't understand where 'bucket fill' is? -- NoWhizzKid (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Strugglign with Smooth Edges
On 03/09/14 22:56, NoWhizzKid wrote: Thank you!!! I'm slowly getting the hang of it, though not very accurate with my nodes at the minute!!! I'm struggling to fill the image though with an alternative colour? I don't understand where 'bucket fill' is? The tilted bucket in the Toolbox palette, the by the menu ToolsPaint toolsBucket-fill, or with the Shift-B keyboard shortcut. ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Strugglign with Smooth Edges
OK, this is my first attempt. It looks dreadful. I used the paths tool and followed this tutorial... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bMJH6aQwsw It's so bad though! Where am I going wrong?! Thanks again for your help - I very much appreciate it :) Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/149/original/TurquoiseFootFromPath1.png -- NoWhizzKid (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] Strugglign with Smooth Edges
On 03/09/14 23:35, NoWhizzKid wrote: OK, this is my first attempt. It looks dreadful. I used the paths tool and followed this tutorial... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bMJH6aQwsw It's so bad though! Where am I going wrong?! Thanks again for your help - I very much appreciate it :) Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/149/original/TurquoiseFootFromPath1.png Why do you have the gray outline? Did you do the bucket fill on a clean layer? The trick with the path tool is to use as few nodes as possible. The more nodes, the more contrived the curve looks. In my version there are 16 nodes for the main print and 4 or 5 nodes for each toe.The path is also less contrived if the tangents on nodes are symmetrical (this is automatic if you depress the shift key while dragging the tangent handles). ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] XCF doesn't open even when the preview is fine
Hi, On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Oliver Dillenburger d-bur...@web.de wrote: Hello everybody, I'm new with a problem that is bugging me. I did spent hours on a pic with several layers, saving it regularly. Today I tried to open it. The preview shows the picture just fine but gimp states I need to open at least one layer to work. That reminds me something. Maybe someone on the list or in a bug report had a similar issue, but I can't find. What is the exact message error? The XCF is 400 MB. Is it a file you can share publicly? Could you upload it somewhere so that we can have a look? If that's not a file you want/are allowed to share, could you still upload it and send a private message with the link? Thanks. Jehan Gimp 2.8.10 and 2.8.14 both had the same problem. Any help is appreciated, Oliver ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] XCF doesn't open even when the preview is fine
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Jehan Pagès jehan.marmott...@gmail.com wrote: I'm new with a problem that is bugging me. I did spent hours on a pic with several layers, saving it regularly. And this isn't going to help immediately, but once I've been working on a file called my_cool_image_01.xcf for over an hour, I do a File-Save As (CTRL-Shift-S), and name it 'my_cool_image_02.xcf. This isn't just a GIMP thing - I do the same in all programs. Disk space is cheap; my time is not ;) Going forward, if you use this strategy you'll likely only lose an hour at most if things go sideways. But to be fully honest I pair that strategy with regular off-site backups :) Chris ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
