Re: [Gimp-user] Need a little help!
To be sure, I could figure out how to do it if there were enough of the button to clone around the labels, but there probably isn't. One could just color the buttons with any old thing, or color them black and then recolor and decorate them. You could do that in Gimp with a few layers. It depends on how much shading and shadow is on the buttons. Dora -Original Message- From: Steve Kinney Sent: Friday, July 10, 2015 4:11 PM To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Need a little help! On 07/08/2015 09:43 AM, Bronk, Paul wrote: I am brand new to GIMP, and have a task my boss wants me to do. I need to erase the labels on these buttons, replace with same color, and then re-label with correct function for each button. Was there supposed to be an attachment, or (better) a link to an image file? What you describe sounds like a simple, routine task but it's hard to tell without something to look at. Can you help me?!! That's what we do here. :o) ___ 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com ___ 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] How to reduce image file size while retaining width/height of image?
On 07/09/2015 08:55 PM, Dora Smith wrote: > I'm not sure if gif offers compression or not. Depending on the image content, GIF files may be noticeably larger or smaller than equivalent JPG files. PNG files will usually be substantially larger than either. The GIF format is an indexed format: Every color in the image is assigned a numerical value, and the individual pixels are referenced to the resulting table. In some instances, a GIF file will be smaller than an equivalent JPG file, especially where the number of unique colors in an image is low, i.e. line art, cartoons, logos etc. Photographic content, not so much. Why nobody uses GIF any more: GIF does a very poor job of rendering gradients, i.e. photos with lots of clear sky or smooth shiny objects, due to its limited storage space for the values of unique colors: Smooth transitions in an image are rendered as a series of bands with visible edges when converted to GIF. Even where this is not a problem, GIF renderings of photographic content are usually larger than equivalent JPG files. The result of scaling a GIF file to a larger or smaller size, or editing color values in one, is horrible. The first step when working on a "found" GIF file in the GIMP is to do Image > Mode > RGB. If the edited file will be exports as a GIF, the GIMP will convert the image back to indexed format during the export process. At one time GIF was the only browser compatible format with transparency, but since it only has one value for transparency (100%) it has major aliasing problems - transparent regions that are not rectangular have jagged or stair-step edges when viewed against a contrasting background. PNG has a real alpha channel, enabling partial transparency which anti-aliases transparent regions very nicely, so these days that's what people use when transparency is required for web graphics, or to make image content with transparency portable across all common image editing tools. Another GIF feature, much overlooked today, is animation: Multi layer image files can be saved as GIF animations, and the GIMP has a tool for optimizing animated GIF file size by removing content that does not change from frame to frame in the individual layers. Internet advertisers abandoned animated GIF banners when Flash evolved into a user tracking spyware tool, and there are not many use cases for GIF animation in web design these days - Flash and Javascript can do more of the stuff web designers like. I have not made a GIF file for a decade or so. :o) ___ 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] Need a little help!
On 07/08/2015 09:43 AM, Bronk, Paul wrote: > I am brand new to GIMP, and have a task my boss wants me to do. > > I need to erase the labels on these buttons, replace with same color, and > then re-label with correct function for each button. Was there supposed to be an attachment, or (better) a link to an image file? What you describe sounds like a simple, routine task but it's hard to tell without something to look at. > Can you help me?!! That's what we do here. :o) ___ 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] How to reduce image file size while retaining width/height of image?
>rhimbo writes: >For what you're doing, it's usually easier to use Image->Scale >Image... >rather than the Scale tool. By default, if you change Width, the >Height will change automatically, keeping the aspect ratio (that's >the term for that width/height ratio) the same. > >The Scale tool is for when you need to adjust the size of a layer >interactively, maybe to match something else in the image; you don't >know beforehand how big you want the layer to end up. If you prefer >using that to Image->Scale Image..., you can set it to keep the >aspect ratio the same by checking "Keep Aspect" in the tool options >dialog, or by holding the Ctrl key down as you drag. > >Scale Image: http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-image-scale.html >Scale Tool: http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-tool-scale.html > >...Akkana Ah!!! Thank you!! That was a point of confusion for me previously. You've cleared it up. Many sincere thanks! -- rhimbo (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] How to reduce image file size while retaining width/height of image?
>You can export the file to a lossy file format such as JPG ( >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG). GIMP has an option to "Show >preview >in image window", which will also give you an estimate of the file >size >from the parameters. You can modify the "Quality" slider until you >reach a >desired file size. Does this help with what you wanted to achieve? Great. Thank you. I tried this and it did the trick Many thanks. -- rhimbo (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] How to reduce image file size while retaining width/height of image?
rhimbo writes: > I would like to reduce the file size of an image. But I would like to retain > the width/height dimension. Basically, I frequently need to do this to post > images of screen grabs to forums when I have a question and want to show the > important elements. > > I've found the Tools -> Transform Tools -> Scale. For what you're doing, it's usually easier to use Image->Scale Image... rather than the Scale tool. By default, if you change Width, the Height will change automatically, keeping the aspect ratio (that's the term for that width/height ratio) the same. The Scale tool is for when you need to adjust the size of a layer interactively, maybe to match something else in the image; you don't know beforehand how big you want the layer to end up. If you prefer using that to Image->Scale Image..., you can set it to keep the aspect ratio the same by checking "Keep Aspect" in the tool options dialog, or by holding the Ctrl key down as you drag. Scale Image: http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-image-scale.html Scale Tool: http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/gimp-tool-scale.html ...Akkana ___ 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
