Re: [Gimp-user] Resizing
In addition to ImageMagick which can do all sorts of great stuff, to do this kind of thing we had to resort to writing a Perl program. Our inputs are TIFFs and our outputs are JPEGs in four different pixel size-ranges. The output pixel size for some is fixed (i.e. for thumbnails) and for others is variable, but within a range, depending upon the input size. On one hand it is "simple" when you describe it in words, along with a little hand-waving. However, trying to do it programatically is a bit messy. Perl does have image handling modules that help a lot. (Disclaimer, I did not personally do any of the real work; I just did the talking and hand-waving.) We have a library of many tens of thousands of source images as TIFFs. We keep them as TIFFs for ultra-long-term purposes, also for print-on-paper use, and don't want any compression, etc., etc. New source images are dropped into the library at will. A command is run several times per week, or as needed, which compares all the sources to all the targets and makes/remakes any new targets where targets do not yet exist or any source's timestamp is newer than the target. It can be done. Jay On 02/03/2021 04:10 PM, Rick Strong wrote: You probably need a script that references each file in a folder and acts on them individually before closing it and moving on to the next file in the folder. I used to do that sort of scripting for Corel Draw and PageMaker but I'm not in that game any more. It should be straightforward for anyone who knows what they are doing. Rick S. -Original Message- From: Jo Kent via gimp-user-list Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 6:18 AM To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: [Gimp-user] Resizing I have worked out how to batch resize which I’d great when all the images start of roughly the same size but I have a batch of images that vary from 300kb to 4500kb and I want them all to be approx 200kb is it possible to set a size rather than a percentage/pixel size that creates a variety of sizers, smaller but not what I require. To resize each image individually is very time consuming. Help! -- Jay Smith e-mail: j...@jaysmith.com mailto:j...@jaysmith.com website: http://www.JaySmith.com Jay Smith & Associates P.O. Box 650 Snow Camp, NC 27349 USA Phone: Int+US+336-376-9991 Toll-Free Phone in US & Canada: 1-800-447-8267 Fax: Int+US+336-376-6750 ___ 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] Resizing
You probably need a script that references each file in a folder and acts on them individually before closing it and moving on to the next file in the folder. I used to do that sort of scripting for Corel Draw and PageMaker but I'm not in that game any more. It should be straightforward for anyone who knows what they are doing. Rick S. -Original Message- From: Jo Kent via gimp-user-list Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2021 6:18 AM To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org Subject: [Gimp-user] Resizing I have worked out how to batch resize which I’d great when all the images start of roughly the same size but I have a batch of images that vary from 300kb to 4500kb and I want them all to be approx 200kb is it possible to set a size rather than a percentage/pixel size that creates a variety of sizers, smaller but not what I require. To resize each image individually is very time consuming. Help! ___ 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] Resizing
I have worked out how to batch resize which I’d great when all the images start of roughly the same size but I have a batch of images that vary from 300kb to 4500kb and I want them all to be approx 200kb is it possible to set a size rather than a percentage/pixel size that creates a variety of sizers, smaller but not what I require. To resize each image individually is very time consuming. Help! ___ 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] Resizing an image in Gimp is very slow.
>I use Gimp 2.10.14, & my tile cache size is 6GB. I don't understand >where the >memory usage in the status bar is found, but I have my dashboard up in >toolbox >and memory is not used up when the slow processing occurs. The image >was 11 >layers of 623 GB. But I FLATTENED it, to 58.8GB, & then deleted my >undo history. >When I resized it to 1800px's longest size, the progress bar works 2/3 >of the >way and then stops and then takes 4 minutes or more, at least, to >resize. The >dashboard shows no excessive use. I found this problem started when I >upgraded >to Gimp 2.10.14. Any one any ideas.? Big operations take time. Go and make a coffee. I have 32 GB of RAM and a 200 GB tile cache in SSD. Sometimes the operation takes 5-10 minutes, which is hardly anything. It might take 2 hours to save as well, but I can do something else during that time. -- BWK (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] Resizing an image in Gimp is very slow.
I use Gimp 2.10.14, & my tile cache size is 6GB. I don't understand where the memory usage in the status bar is found, but I have my dashboard up in toolbox and memory is not used up when the slow processing occurs. The image was 11 layers of 623 GB. But I FLATTENED it, to 58.8GB, & then deleted my undo history. When I resized it to 1800px's longest size, the progress bar works 2/3 of the way and then stops and then takes 4 minutes or more, at least, to resize. The dashboard shows no excessive use. I found this problem started when I upgraded to Gimp 2.10.14. Any one any ideas.? -- CharlesJ-J (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] Resizing an image in Gimp is very slow.
On Mon, 2020-02-10 at 21:56 +0100, CharlesJ-J wrote: > I often have an image size of up to 5000 x 4000 px and maybe 50 or > more undo > history. Notice the memory usage in the title bar and/or status bar. When GIMP is using all of your memory, everything will be very very slow. (1) Make sure the "tile cache size" is set to at least half of your physical RAM in Edit->Preferences. You may need to experiment as you didn't mention operating system or how much memry you have or whether 32 or 64 bit. (2) there were some speedups - get 2.10.14, not 10.4, and see if that helps? i routinely work with large images but not with 35 layers. Sometimes 40,000 pixels on a side. slave liam -- Liam Quin - web slave for https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ with fabulous vintage art and fascinating texts to read. Click here to have the slave rewarded with warm gruel. ___ 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] Resizing an image in Gimp is very slow.
Hi CharlesJ-J, On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:56:34 +0100 CharlesJ-J wrote: > I often have an image size of up to 5000 x 4000 px and maybe 50 or more undo > history. There is often 10 - 15 layers, but I have then flattened the whole > lot. When I go to resize it (to 1800 x 1200 px) Gimp is VERY slow. The > progress bar will move quickly to ,say, 2/3 of the way, then stop for > sometimes up to 3 or 4 minutes. I have 10.4 Gimp. I have tried deleting the > undo history, but with no difference. If I have a saved XCF file, I have > tried closing my image, then reloading it. When Gimp is stalled, it uses high > CPU but not disc. Then the resizing process is fast. Have you any idea why > this happens & how to solve it? > This works fine for me with gimp-2.10.14 on mageia linux v8 on a sandy bridge core i3 box. What are your system specs? And can you share a problematic sample image? See https://github.com/shlomif/writing-the-perfect-question . -- Shlomi Fish https://www.shlomifish.org/ https://www.shlomifish.org/open-source/projects/fortune-mod/ With the NSA’s budget you would expect evil to be extinct by now. (By Kika). — http://www.shlomifish.org/humour/bits/facts/NSA/ Please reply to list if it's a mailing list post - http://shlom.in/reply . ___ 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] Resizing an image in Gimp is very slow.
I often have an image size of up to 5000 x 4000 px and maybe 50 or more undo history. There is often 10 - 15 layers, but I have then flattened the whole lot. When I go to resize it (to 1800 x 1200 px) Gimp is VERY slow. The progress bar will move quickly to ,say, 2/3 of the way, then stop for sometimes up to 3 or 4 minutes. I have 10.4 Gimp. I have tried deleting the undo history, but with no difference. If I have a saved XCF file, I have tried closing my image, then reloading it. When Gimp is stalled, it uses high CPU but not disc. Then the resizing process is fast. Have you any idea why this happens & how to solve it? -- CharlesJ-J (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] resizing
On Sat, 2019-07-20 at 20:28 -0400, Helen wrote: > Sorry! I meant to say, Is there a way, in GIMP, to size a picture to > precisely 1.5 megabytes? For an 8-bit precisoin RGB image like JPEG, each pixel uses 3 bytes of memory. So the image will be three times bigger than we might expect. So, divige 1.5 megapixels by 3 and aim for that number. 1.5 megabyets is 1024 * 1024 * 1.5 is 1572864, but we have to divide that by three, which gives us 524288 pixels. So it's the same except with a new number: > > 1. divide 1572864 by the current image width in pixels. 1. divide 524288 by the current image width in pixels. > > > > 2. multiply that number by the image *height* in pixels > > 3. take the square root of that result > > 4. put that number into the Height field in Scale Image > > 5. the Width field should update auomatically To get the image size in the title bar (it's already in the status bar) go to Edit->Preferences; under Image Windows near the bottom is Title & Status. In there at the end of the Image Title Format, add a space and then (%m) to get the memory size. I also find it useful to put %EE at the start (with a space after it), which gives an E if the image has been exported since it was last changed. Liam -- Liam Quin, https://www.delightfulcomputing.com/ Available for XML/Document/Information Architecture/XSLT/ XSL/XQuery/Web/Text Processing/A11Y training, work & consulting. Web slave for vintage clipart http://www.fromoldbooks.org/ ___ 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] resizing
On Sat, 2019-07-20 at 15:33 -0400, Helen via gimp-user-list wrote: > I'm submitting a picture that needs to be 1.5 megapixels. How do I > tell GIMP that this picture should be 1.5 M? This is a slightly mathsy reply but i hope the short answer isn't too intimidating :) Is it megapixels or megabytes? If megapixels, that's 1.5 * 1048576 pixels = 1572864 pixels. Short answer Open up scale image and note the current width and height of the image in pixels (set the units to px in the dropdown to the side of Height if yo uneed to) and then... 1. divide 1572864 by the current image width in pixels. 2. multiply that number by the image *height* in pixels 3. take the square root of that result 4. put that number into the Height field in Scale Image 5. the Width field should update auomatically Handy Hint: the result of scaling down an image looks bst if it's a factor of two, so swich units to % and ee. If it's nearly a factor of two, 51.2%, you'll get a better image by scaling down to 50% and then if needs be adding a solid border to make up the size. You may need to sharpen the image after scaling; use LoHalo or NoHalo as "interpolation" in the Scale Image dialog to see if they give a good result. Handy Hint Two: scaling up to make an image larger is asking GIMP to invent data. It doesn't do a good job at being creative. You can use the resynthesize plugin to try and do a better job, maybe. If you needs megabytes, it depends on the bits per pixel, but if 8, the calculation is similar but for an RGB JPEG image (no transparency) it's that same number 1572864 divided by three (for red, blue and green values for each pixel). That's 524288, so use 524288 in the formula to get megaytes instead of megapixels. I think. Long answer: If your current image is w wide and h high, then it is (w * h / 1048576) megapixels currently. You need to end up with w * h = 1048576 * 1.5 that is, neww * newh = 1572864 But we want to keep the aspect ratio of the picture when we scale or it will distort. So, we need that neww/newh = w/h. Armed with this, we can write, by multiplying both sides by neww, neww = w * newh/h and, from before, neww = 1572864 / newh So, w * newh/h = 1572864 / newh multiplying by newh * h and dividing by w we get, newh * hewh = 1572864 * h / w So, newh = sqrt(1572864 * h / w) So, in scale image, in the Height field, use a calculator, substitute in the current w and h values, do the calculation and take its square root. -- Liam Quin - web slave for https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ with fabulous vintage art and fascinating texts to read. Click here to have the slave beaten. ___ 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] resizing
Am 20.07.19 um 21:33 schrieb Helen via gimp-user-list: > I'm submitting a picture that needs to be 1.5 megapixels. How do I tell > GIMP that this picture should be 1.5 M? The scaling feature doesn't offer > me a chance to say that. Megapixels are a product of (roughly) width times height of an image in pixels, and as such not really properly specified - there are many ways to multiply two of these values and arrive at 1.5 megapixels. Going by the following chart (and assuming 1.4 MP or 1.6 MP are close enough, and fairly common display size - or at least height - standards), I'd go with an image of either 1440x960 pixels or 1536x1024 pixels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sensoraufl%C3%B6sungen.svg I'd opt for the former at 1.4 MP, though. -- Regards, Michael GPG: 96A8 B38A 728A 577D 724D 60E5 F855 53EC B36D 4CDD ___ 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] resizing
I'm submitting a picture that needs to be 1.5 megapixels. How do I tell GIMP that this picture should be 1.5 M? The scaling feature doesn't offer me a chance to say that. Thanks you, -- Helen Etters using Linux, suse12.3 ___ 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] resizing image creates blurry image
>I'm trying to resize an image from 398x398 to 28x28. I've followed >several guides and each time gives me the same effect. > >Things I've tried: > >1. Resize to 28x28 using NoHalo >2. Apply Gaussian blur then resize using NoHalo, finally using Unsharp >Mask to sharpen >3. Resize to 28x28 using LoHalo >4. Apply Gaussian blur then resize using LoHalo, finally using Unsharp >Mask to sharpen > >each of them came out with the same effect of the image being blurry. >I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong and none of the guides I've seen >seem to help. With such a large percentage reduction you are always going to lose a lot of detail. There is absolutely no way around this. You just can't represent the same amount of information in such a small number of pixels. -- BWK (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] resizing image creates blurry image
>Since 398 isn't an exact multiple of 28, it may help to crop it first >to 392 pixels by 392. Then scale down to 1/7th the size (56 x 56) and >use curves to make sure you still have contrast, then scale down 2x to >14x14 and sharpen. > >Make sure the image is in 16bpp or 32bpp precision (assuming Gimp >2.10) >and RGB, not indexed. > >Without seeing the original image it's hard to give better advice. The >images on the front of fromoldbooks.org are mostly scaled down with >Gimp in lohalo mode, often to between 1% and 3% of the original >height, >but at 200x300 pixels i have a chance of sme detail. > >slave ankh Thank you for the advice. I'll try that. Attached is the original image. I've also converted to svg as well to try and better handle the scaling. Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1047/original/RageHi.png -- firefly24 (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] resizing image creates blurry image
WOW - you are assuming the worst of me - I guess newbies overall do that do people ... but not - I want increased definition MORE pixels - I can get the error notice from ingramspark if seeing that will help you ... ??? Anyway - thanks for answering - we need a more vibrant help community here for GIMP since the other options are literally robbing all new start up users. -- Metella (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] resizing image creates blurry image
On Fri, 2018-11-09 at 19:21 +0100, firefly24 wrote: > I'm trying to resize an image from 398x398 to 28x28. Since 398 isn't an exact multiple of 28, it may help to crop it first to 392 pixels by 392. Then scale down to 1/7th the size (56 x 56) and use curves to make sure you still have contrast, then scale down 2x to 14x14 and sharpen. Make sure the image is in 16bpp or 32bpp precision (assuming Gimp 2.10) and RGB, not indexed. Without seeing the original image it's hard to give better advice. The images on the front of fromoldbooks.org are mostly scaled down with Gimp in lohalo mode, often to between 1% and 3% of the original height, but at 200x300 pixels i have a chance of sme detail. slave ankh -- Liam Quin - web slave for https://www.fromoldbooks.org/ with fabulous vintage art and fascinating texts to read. Click here to have the slave let out of its cage to do chores. ___ 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] resizing image creates blurry image
Are you talking pixels as the unit, ie, 398x398 pixels and trying to reduce that to 28x28 pixels. If so, I think you are going to be out of luck as the reduction is too great. Using reductio ad absurdum, what would you expect if you tried to reduce the image to 1x1 pixel? You cannot expect to have anything like the same information (image likeness) when reduced to such a small amount, approx .6% of the original). Owen > > I'm trying to resize an image from 398x398 to 28x28. I've followed several > guides and each time gives me the same effect. > > Things I've tried: > > 1. Resize to 28x28 using NoHalo > 2. Apply Gaussian blur then resize using NoHalo, finally using Unsharp Mask to > sharpen > 3. Resize to 28x28 using LoHalo > 4. Apply Gaussian blur then resize using LoHalo, finally using Unsharp Mask to > sharpen > > each of them came out with the same effect of the image being blurry. I'm not > sure what I'm doing wrong and none of the guides I've seen seem to help. ___ 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] resizing image creates blurry image
I Hope someone helps with this - I also have an image that looks like too few pixels and is blurry - ish - --- As someone learning - and decent at the basics - I find it difficult to get specific help - and dealing with Book Covers for Ingramspark and KDP - they are Exacting in what they will accept - and I find it hard to do the little things at the end of all the hard artistic work to get the covers accepted ... I'll be watching this thread -- Metella (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] resizing image creates blurry image
I'm trying to resize an image from 398x398 to 28x28. I've followed several guides and each time gives me the same effect. Things I've tried: 1. Resize to 28x28 using NoHalo 2. Apply Gaussian blur then resize using NoHalo, finally using Unsharp Mask to sharpen 3. Resize to 28x28 using LoHalo 4. Apply Gaussian blur then resize using LoHalo, finally using Unsharp Mask to sharpen each of them came out with the same effect of the image being blurry. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong and none of the guides I've seen seem to help. -- firefly24 (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] Resizing default screen shot size
I recently installed GIMP 2.8.22 on my laptop, and find that when I create a new image from a screenshot, the resulting image is 1857 x 1094 pixels, instead of the selected scren size of 1920 x 1080 pixels. Is the screenshot size configurable in the GIMP someplace? ns ___ 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] resizing canvas question
>I'm getting so frustrated with the lack of intuitive functioning of >this >program I'm just about ready to go back and pay for photoshop. >Arghhh >I have made a change in an image rotating part of it so that it now >extends >above the edge of the canvas. Resizing the canvas to layers does >nothing. I >had similar problems extending the canvas when I added an image from >another >file but nothing worked to fix that problem either. --snip-- Probably using the wrong tool or do not understand how the tool works or expecting click-n-wish to work Without greater details of the image you are using, all a bit of a guess but this is a demo of 1. Image menu -> Fit Canvas To Layers 2. Image menu -> Resize Canvas Either probably do the job, only 1 minute 30 seconds so no great epic. https://youtu.be/2fgJX7msSEc -- rich2005 (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] resizing canvas question
On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 12:31 PM carla wrote: > > Resizing the canvas to layers does nothing. > How _exactly_ did you try to resize the canvas? What menu item did you choose to do this? -- https://patdavid.net GPG: 66D1 7CA6 8088 4874 946D 18BD 67C7 6219 89E9 57AC ___ 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] resizing canvas question
This is difficult because it's not Ps, and I get the impression you haven't had a chance to read through he manual yet. Perhaps you could upload an .xcf file that you're having problems with for us to see? https://filebin.net the come back here and give us the link. On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 12:31 PM carla wrote: > I'm getting so frustrated with the lack of intuitive functioning of this > program I'm just about ready to go back and pay for photoshop. Arghhh > I have made a change in an image rotating part of it so that it now extends > above the edge of the canvas. Resizing the canvas to layers does nothing. > I > had similar problems extending the canvas when I added an image from > another > file but nothing worked to fix that problem either. It was all so easy in > photoshop- why is this so difficult > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://gimp.1065349.n5.nabble.com/resizing-canvas-question-tp50350.html > Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.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 > -- https://patdavid.net GPG: 66D1 7CA6 8088 4874 946D 18BD 67C7 6219 89E9 57AC ___ 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] resizing canvas question
I'm getting so frustrated with the lack of intuitive functioning of this program I'm just about ready to go back and pay for photoshop. Arghhh I have made a change in an image rotating part of it so that it now extends above the edge of the canvas. Resizing the canvas to layers does nothing. I had similar problems extending the canvas when I added an image from another file but nothing worked to fix that problem either. It was all so easy in photoshop- why is this so difficult -- View this message in context: http://gimp.1065349.n5.nabble.com/resizing-canvas-question-tp50350.html Sent from the Users mailing list archive at Nabble.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] Resizing
Melinda Ball via gimp-user-list wrote: I need to take a digital image, resize it to a 2 x 2 inch image to fit into an ornament. What I previously did in photoshop was to crop it to 2x2 inches, save it, then place it into a 4 x 6 new document, then save it as a jpeg. What I would do, after cropping the image to 2 inches square, is to select "Canvas size" in the Image menu. In the dialog menu, in the "Canvas Size" item, I would change the unit from "px" (pixel) to "in" (inches), and set the height and width to the desired values. Below that, in the "offset" section, I would click the "center" button at the far right of the dialog box. The file is now ready to export to any supported file format you desire. Having written that, it's not clear exactly what types of images you are using, and whether or not scaling is the best tool to use, but if you don't want to change the proportions of the elements in the image, you may want to "resize" rather than "scale" your source file. ns ___ 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] Resizing
Cropping and Resizing are two different actions.
To CROP means to cut away stuff so that you are left with only—in your
case—a 2 inch square image.
To RESIZE means you have reduced an image in size, not cut anything away. If
your original image was not EXACTLY square you can never end up with a
perfectly square smaller image. This is because RESIZING makes things
smaller, or bigger, by keeping the proportions or aspect ratio of the image
the same as the original.
The tool you want is the CROP tool. TOOLS > TRANSFORM TOOLS > CROP.
- Check FIXED > Aspect Ratio.
- SIZE > Inches (In)
- 2.0 , 2.0
- Make the cropping square bigger or smaller to fit by moving the corner
boxes.
- Press Enter.
- Save it as a GIMP .XCF, then EXPORT AS whatever you want: JPEG, PNG,
whatever your lab wants
- Put your cropped image into 4 x 6 document that will go to the photo lab.
Smile at the good job you have done! {8>)
Cheers,
Rick S.
-Original Message-
From: Melinda Ball via gimp-user-list
Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2016 11:39 PM
To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org
Subject: [Gimp-user] Resizing
I need to take a digital image, resize it to a 2 x 2 inch image to fit into
an ornament. What I previously did in photoshop was to crop it to 2x2
inches, save it, then place it into a 4 x 6 new document, then save it as a
jpeg. Then I was able to send it to a photo lab to be printed. I have messed
around with cropping my image in gimp and its not sticking to the 2 x 2 inch
photo that I need! Please help!
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Re: [Gimp-user] Resizing
Make sure that your original image is square (2x2) prior to resizing. Otherwise your aspect ratio will be wrong and the image will be distorted. Then use scale image and then copy the image. Open a new 4x6 document and paste into it. Finally export the image as jpeg. On Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 11:39 PM, Melinda Ball via gimp-user-list < gimp-user-list@gnome.org> wrote: > I need to take a digital image, resize it to a 2 x 2 inch image to fit > into an ornament. What I previously did in photoshop was to crop it to 2x2 > inches, save it, then place it into a 4 x 6 new document, then save it as a > jpeg. Then I was able to send it to a photo lab to be printed. I have > messed around with cropping my image in gimp and its not sticking to the 2 > x 2 inch photo that I need! Please help! > > ___ > 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] Resizing
On 28/11/16 05:39, Melinda Ball via gimp-user-list wrote: I need to take a digital image, resize it to a 2 x 2 inch image to fit into an ornament. What I previously did in photoshop was to crop it to 2x2 inches, save it, then place it into a 4 x 6 new document, then save it as a jpeg. Then I was able to send it to a photo lab to be printed. I have messed around with cropping my image in gimp and its not sticking to the 2 x 2 inch photo that I need! Please help! Can you describe step-by-step how you do dit? You must be missing something? Also, what is the size of the final image (in pixels), and what to you see in the Image>Print size dialog? ___ 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] Resizing
I need to take a digital image, resize it to a 2 x 2 inch image to fit into an ornament. What I previously did in photoshop was to crop it to 2x2 inches, save it, then place it into a 4 x 6 new document, then save it as a jpeg. Then I was able to send it to a photo lab to be printed. I have messed around with cropping my image in gimp and its not sticking to the 2 x 2 inch photo that I need! Please help! ___ 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] Resizing an imaged - revisted
Thanks Gary; that is what I needed! -- HarryA (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] Resizing an imaged - revisted
On 11/19/14 18:45, HarryA wrote: > I have photo of my wife which is an up close shot of the face. > Because she is near sighted the view of eyes through the tri-focual lens are > made so small such that the side of the head shows through the lens. > > I have removed the eyes to separate layers (left and right eye layers) when > the three layers are made visible it looks like the original image. > > But no matter how I try I can not resize an eye image without the other > layers > getting resized also. I can not un-anchor nor dissociate the eye layer from > the face? > > The layers are not anchored together in the layers dialog. > > How does one do that? You are probably resizing the image and not the layer. Try this: 1. Make the left eye layer the active layer. 2. Use the rectangle select tool to make a selection around the eye and quite a bit more, but smaller than the whole image. 3. Layer / Crop to selection 4. Clear the selection (Select / None) 5. To make the layer larger: Layer / Scale Layer Gary ___ 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] Resizing an imaged - revisted
Hello all, I have photo of my wife which is an up close shot of the face. Because she is near sighted the view of eyes through the tri-focual lens are made so small such that the side of the head shows through the lens. I have removed the eyes to separate layers (left and right eye layers) when the three layers are made visible it looks like the original image. But no matter how I try I can not resize an eye image without the other layers getting resized also. I can not un-anchor nor dissociate the eye layer from the face? The layers are not anchored together in the layers dialog. How does one do that? thanks in advance, HarryA -- HarryA (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] Resizing a larger image to smaller image causes distortion
On 07/17/13 03:44, senoritaada wrote: Thanks very much for sharing all your thoughts. Before resizing larger image to smaller image you need to get the image exactly the the right shape with highest quality. Then your work will be much easier if you are a painter, web designer, photographer, graphics designer. There are many image resizing tools in market. The best that maintains edge clarity by keeping sharp and naturally smooth edges and reducing noise to manageable amounts. The sharpening-halos on the enlarged image must be reduced to get the best resized photo. Try reshade (www.reshade.com)image resizing tools. The distortion is only if you do not keep the aspect ratio locked. If you keep the dimensions locked to maintain the aspect ratio, there should be no distortion. -- Yours in Christ, Joseph A Nagy Jr "Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid." -- Proverbs 12:1 Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. Original content CopyFree (F) under the OWL http://copyfree.org/licenses/owl/license.txt ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] Resizing a larger image to smaller image causes distortion
Thanks very much for sharing all your thoughts. Before resizing larger image to smaller image you need to get the image exactly the the right shape with highest quality. Then your work will be much easier if you are a painter, web designer, photographer, graphics designer. There are many image resizing tools in market. The best that maintains edge clarity by keeping sharp and naturally smooth edges and reducing noise to manageable amounts. The sharpening-halos on the enlarged image must be reduced to get the best resized photo. Try reshade (www.reshade.com)image resizing tools. -- senoritaada (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
Re: [Gimp-user] resizing images to fit the canvas
2012/8/12 Misty Day : > I can size the canvas perfectly, but when I add an image as a layer and try > to resize the image, it will not resize to fit the canvas. How is this > done? Resize the layer, not the canvas. Image: Layer -> Scale Layer or Layer to Image Size. -- Olivier Lecarme ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
[Gimp-user] resizing images to fit the canvas
I can size the canvas perfectly, but when I add an image as a layer and try to resize the image, it will not resize to fit the canvas. How is this done?___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
