[Gimp-user] trying to learn path tool
Apologies for such basic questions. 1) when I have made a path to cut out a selection but before I finish if I enlarge the image the anchors and connecting lines all disappear. The undo history does not seem to let me step back from this. What is going on? 2) Is this the correct forum for completely new users? I do not wish to annoy the community with simplistic questions. Eain -- Eain (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] trying to learn path tool
Quoting Eain for...@gimpusers.com: Apologies for such basic questions. 1) when I have made a path to cut out a selection but before I finish if I enlarge the image the anchors and connecting lines all disappear. The undo history does not seem to let me step back from this. What is going on? I did not experience this disappearance of the path when enlarging the image; however, the path WILL disappear view if you activate a different tool from the Toolbox. The path will still be there, it is just hidden. You can make the path re-appear by double-clicking on its thumbnail preview in the Paths Dialog (if your Path Dialog is not visible, use Windows-Dockable Dialogs-Paths to raise it). Note also that there is an eyeball associated with the path which you can toggle (similar to how you change the visibility of layers in the Layers Dialog) to force the path to always be shown. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Scaling large tiff files
I work with a proprietary software package that imports image files (in this case, large tiffs containing hi-res images of architectural plans), and large plans, especially if you import five or six of them, tend to choke the application. It was suggested that I open these images in Photoshop and save them as pdf's. In PS, I can open them, save them as PDF's, task complete. In GIMP, the same exercise yielded pdf's that were of low resolution, and, in some cases, I believe, not true to the original scale of the tiff images (a very important factor to the software in which the ultimate images will be utilized). Can someone clue me in as to how I can open these large tiffs in GIMP, save or export them as pdf's, and preserve the original resolution (or viewing quality) and the same scale? Thanks. Caruso -- 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] Scaling large tiff files
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:42:45 +0100 (CET) Carusoswi for...@gimpusers.com wrote: I work with a proprietary software package that imports image files (in this case, large tiffs containing hi-res images of architectural plans), and large plans, especially if you import five or six of them, tend to choke the application. It was suggested that I open these images in Photoshop and save them as pdf's. In PS, I can open them, save them as PDF's, task complete. In GIMP, the same exercise yielded pdf's that were of low resolution, and, in some cases, I believe, not true to the original scale of the tiff images (a very important factor to the software in which the ultimate images will be utilized). Can someone clue me in as to how I can open these large tiffs in GIMP, save or export them as pdf's, and preserve the original resolution (or viewing quality) and the same scale? For windows: http://tiff.software.informer.com/download-tiff-to-dxf-convert-linux/ For Linux: http://linux.die.net/man/1/tiff2pdf Much better than relying on GIMP -- Frankbea...@videotron.ca ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Scaling large tiff files
I work with a proprietary software package that imports image files (in this case, large tiffs containing hi-res images of architectural plans), and large plans, especially if you import five or six of them, tend to choke the application. It was suggested that I open these images in Photoshop and save them as pdf's. In PS, I can open them, save them as PDF's, task complete. In GIMP, the same exercise yielded pdf's that were of low resolution, and, in some cases, I believe, not true to the original scale of the tiff images (a very important factor to the software in which the ultimate images will be utilized). Can someone clue me in as to how I can open these large tiffs in GIMP, save or export them as pdf's, and preserve the original resolution (or viewing quality) and the same scale? Gimp is definitely the wrong tool for for this. You have one answer, but you might also want to look at Scribus to import your tiffs and produce pdfs. Particularly if you wish to add annotations -- Owen ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Hi there
Hi there: I've been using The Gimp from some time now, but always as quick image editor. Now I want to use to more things. I'm by no means a pro, just a programmer, a linux user and an enthusiast on image editing. I'd like to learn about how using Gimp. Before posting something on the list I wish to know if there any kind of rule, besides the google first rule ;). Hope learn and help to learn. masterLoki ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Hi there
Hi there: I've been using The Gimp from some time now, but always as quick image editor. Now I want to use to more things. I'm by no means a pro, just a programmer, a linux user and an enthusiast on image editing. I'd like to learn about how using Gimp. Before posting something on the list I wish to know if there any kind of rule, besides the google first rule ;). Hope learn and help to learn. This manual is probably your best bet, http://docs.gimp.org/2.6/en/ Pretty old, http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/index.html but good on theory I haven't read this, but it's up to date and worth buying http://gimpbook.com/ Otherwise, as you say, Google for various tutorials, there are a zillion of them. http://www.gimpusers.com is a good place to bookmark Ask questions on irc.freenode.org #gimp -- Owen ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
