[Gimp-user] Layers

2011-05-09 Thread Bob Meetin
I am running Ubuntu Linux 10.04. On my older linux pc GIMP included a menu option I think to access Layers, might have been Dialog -- Layers, I don't remember. This version of GIMP has Layer -- New Layer, but it's not immediately obvious in looking through all the menubar options where to get

Re: [Gimp-user] How to edit text in both Gimp Photoshop

2010-09-07 Thread Bob Meetin
i have never used it, but when you save, click on Select File Type (by Extension). psd is in the list. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] logo manipulation

2010-08-29 Thread Bob Meetin
the same clarity. -- Bob Meetin dotted i 303-926-0167 (home/business) www.dottedi.biz/blog.php ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Combine two images

2010-08-22 Thread Bob Meetin
: % convert image1.jpg image2.jpg +append -quality 85 combined_images.jpg i.e. if I understand the need -- Bob Meetin dotted i 303-926-0167 (home/business) www.dottedi.biz/blog.php ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https

Re: [Gimp-user] how to create something like harvey balls

2010-06-16 Thread Bob Meetin
time/effort. If anyone wishes to see a tutorial with diagrams I could probably do that this weekend. Thx, Bob Chris Mohler wrote: On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Bob Meetin b...@dottedi.biz wrote: I gave it a try last night using the measure tool to mark up approximate angles

[Gimp-user] how to create something like harvey balls

2010-06-15 Thread Bob Meetin
Hi, For a client I am developing a rating system and it will incorporate ratings in 10% increments from 0% to 100%. Is there a smart way in GIMP to fairly precise images. I will probably start at about 30px square and downsize if necessary. I may wish to add some additional increments

[Gimp-user] diagonally striped background image tutorial

2010-04-23 Thread Bob Meetin
If someone can point me to a tutorial on how to do this it would be nice. See: http://www.dottedi.biz/images/diagnostics/bot_bg.png. I need to create something similar but in different colors. It is diagonally striped and the stripes seem to merge at the bottom. The finished size in 10x145

Re: [Gimp-user] JPG file size increases with saving

2010-01-15 Thread Bob Meetin
Actually, you get almost no further degradation if you save the image again with the same settings that were used for the first save. The JPEG plug-in even stores information in the image when the image is opened and it will use that information to save it in the best possible way when you

[Gimp-user] convert an image into an outline

2009-11-24 Thread Bob Meetin
I have an image roughly 600 px square which in which the picture was taken on a white-ish background. I managed to crop it well enough to now have a silhouette of the object, black object on white background. Is there a way to convert it to an outline, say with a 1-3 pixel border? It is

Re: [Gimp-user] Urgently need to adjust photograph size

2009-11-17 Thread Bob Meetin
proportion, center as necessary and click to Resize. If you resize an image it tends to get a little soft, so now go to: Filters -- Enhance -- Sharpen -- about 50 -- and click OK Then save as new name... -- Bob Meetin www.dottedi.biz 303-926-0167 www.Twitter.com/bobmeetin Standards - you

Re: [Gimp-user] Urgently need to adjust photograph size

2009-11-17 Thread Bob Meetin
a little soft, so now go to: Filters -- Enhance -- Sharpen -- about 50 -- and click OK Then save as new name... OK, i've got as far as this part:- adjust the other dimension so that it is 4:3 proportion but how do I do this please? -- Bob Meetin www.dottedi.biz 303-926-0167

Re: [Gimp-user] Need new printer

2009-10-23 Thread Bob Meetin
later this afternoon? -- Bob Meetin www.dottedi.biz 303-926-0167 www.Twitter.com/bobmeetin Standards - you gotta love em with so many to choose from! Rocket Science - the Art of Managing Distractions ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user

[Gimp-user] drop out background tutorial

2009-09-15 Thread Bob Meetin
Subject says it all. I have a large assortment of product pictures which I need to give uniform backgrounds, preferably white. Can someone point me to a tutorial that discusses how? You can see a representative sample image at: http://www.dottedi.biz/images/diagnostics/DSC_4355.JPG. They

Re: [Gimp-user] drop out background tutorial

2009-09-15 Thread Bob Meetin
Paul Hartman wrote: On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Bob Meetin b...@dottedi.biz wrote: Subject says it all. I have a large assortment of product pictures which I need to give uniform backgrounds, preferably white. Can someone point me to a tutorial that discusses how? You can see

Re: [Gimp-user] sharpening

2009-07-27 Thread Bob Meetin
-user -- Bob Meetin www.dottedi.biz 303-926-0167 On www.Twitter.com/bobmeetin, Facebook, www.linkedin.com/in/bobmeetin, or catch my blog at www.dottedi.biz/blog.php Standards - you gotta love em - with so many to choose from! ___ Gimp-user

[Gimp-user] -crop formula

2009-06-14 Thread Bob Meetin
I have a batch of images all the same size, 1488x2240 pixels. I could use a pointer for a formula that would crop each image to a specific size and keep the same proportion, roughly 2:3, or perhaps crop to a 3:4 proportion. For instance crop the center 744x1120 pixels (50% of height or

Re: [Gimp-user] -crop formula

2009-06-14 Thread Bob Meetin
Bob Meetin wrote: I have a batch of images all the same size, 1488x2240 pixels. I could use a pointer for a formula that would crop each image to a specific size and keep the same proportion, roughly 2:3, or perhaps crop to a 3:4 proportion. For instance crop the center 744x1120 pixels

Re: [Gimp-user] Fonts

2009-01-05 Thread Bob Meetin
Tagg wrote: How can I add more fonts to gimp? It will depend on your OS, Linux, MAC, Win, etc but if you follow the standard method of installing fonts for your computer, GIMP should recognize them. Might have to reboot, not sure. ___ Gimp-user

[Gimp-user] perfect circle

2008-12-14 Thread Bob Meetin
This seems simple, but I tried: convert -size 100x100 xc:none -fill red -draw 'circle 50,50 0,50' red-circle.png convert -size 100x100 xc:none -fill red -draw 'circle 50,50 0,49' red-circle.png And numerous other variations, it either pushes one side too much or seems to be one pixel too small.

Re: [Gimp-user] perfect circle

2008-12-14 Thread Bob Meetin
4 with the .png files. I don't see much difference. Is there any reason why the png -depth 4 should not be used on a web page. I assume the IE pngfix will still work with it. -Bob Johan Vromans wrote: Bob Meetin b...@dottedi.biz writes: This seems simple, but I tried: convert -size

Re: [Gimp-user] Trying to make a mirror image.(Shadow)

2008-12-03 Thread Bob Meetin
easily do that in GIMP by combining two images. There are also some _javascript_, probably Mootools, library effects that you can use to achieve a similar effect. Squeeze my arm and I'll find a relevant page off list. -- Bob Meetin www.dottedi.biz 303-926-0167 Hook up with me on Twitter, Facebook, Linke

[Gimp-user] 300dpi image from 72dpi

2008-09-10 Thread Bob Meetin
? -- Bob Meetin www.dottedi.biz 303-926-0167 Hook up with me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Plaxo Pulse and Bebo or catch my blog at www.dottedi.biz/blog.php Standards - you gotta love em - there are so many to choose from! ___ Gimp-user mailing list

Re: [Gimp-user] Can gimp run on external hard drive?

2008-09-02 Thread Bob Meetin
see: http://portableapps.com/news/2008-06-04_-_gimp_portable_2.4.6 -- Bob Meetin www.dottedi.biz 303-926-0167 Hook up with me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Plaxo Pulse and Bebo or catch my blog at www.dottedi.biz/blog.php Standards - you gotta love em - there are so many to choose from

[Gimp-user] installation for the commoner

2008-06-09 Thread Bob Meetin
For the commoner running windows do you still need to first download and install GTK + 2.10.6-1 runtime environment before installing GIMP 2.4 or is there a bundle that only involves one download/install available? This is for clients who need it simple... -- Bob Meetin dotted i - Internet

[Gimp-user] simple how to background image

2008-04-18 Thread Bob Meetin
See an example at: http://www.caps2point0.org/templates/yt_sunblogger/images/pink/page_bg.png Is there a way to create an image like this in GIMP (or other heaven forbid) without having to spend hours copying, pasting, lining up pixels? It could be circles, squares, diamonds, etc as the

[Gimp-user] resize image, loss of quality / successive saves

2008-01-17 Thread Bob Meetin
if this question has been asked before please point me to the answer. whenever i open a vanilla image in gimp then resize to a smaller dimension it becomes fuzzy, soft focus. to get the sharpness back i select filters - sharpen - then about 50 sharpness and all is well again. is this a

Re: [Gimp-user] slide copying

2007-12-29 Thread Bob Meetin
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Re: [Gimp-user] Question about involuntary resizing

2007-11-09 Thread Bob Meetin
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[Gimp-user] curvy shape with separating bar

2007-09-12 Thread Bob Meetin - www.dottedi.biz
create a shape like this with smooth curves, not the jagged stuff? When I used the 'elliptical region tool' to create a circle it looks pretty good. -- Bob Meetin dotted i - Internet Strategies Solutions www.dottedi.biz 303-926-0167 ___ Gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] curvy shape with separating bar - another example

2007-09-12 Thread Bob Meetin - www.dottedi.biz
An example of what I would like to be able to create in gimp: http://www.bigstockphoto.com/images/bsp-headleft.gif -- the smooth horizontal curvy shape white/light green, with the separating green border that grows from left to right Is this reasonably doable in GIMP? Bob Meetin

Re: [Gimp-user] Making a Stereoimage of Each Layer

2007-08-02 Thread Bob Meetin
If you are doing something like this repetitively you might want to consider using ImageMagick and its command-line tool, convert. It can be used to combine sequentially either horizontally or vertically multiple images. No more said as that is another user group. -Bob Sven Neumann wrote:

[Gimp-user] soft-edge effect with corner

2007-07-29 Thread Bob Meetin
I know how to create drop shadows and round corners, but I'm really foggy on how to combine the two and create a corner with a soft inner gradient type edge. To see an example visit: http://www.homestead.com/~site/hslo/website/gallery3.ffhtml select the fist template (pink with spa). it would

[Gimp-user] toolbox configuration

2007-05-27 Thread Bob Meetin
two questions: 1) can you configure GIMP (windows) so that it does not open up a new toolbox with each opened image? 2) how do you configure the toolbox so that when you open an image it activates a particular tool, such as 'select rectangular regions', rather than something that was

[Gimp-user] baffling image resolution question

2007-05-20 Thread Bob Meetin
See example images at www.dottedi.biz/codesamples/broken The image (vanilla) was taken with an ordinary digital slr. I know it is large - if you check the other image, same problem. It is 300dpi. You can see this if checking with windows image properties or with photoshop. However, when I

Re: [Gimp-user] baffling image resolution question

2007-05-20 Thread Bob Meetin
Schroeven wrote: Bob Meetin schreef: See example images at www.dottedi.biz/codesamples/broken The image (vanilla) was taken with an ordinary digital slr. I know it is large - if you check the other image, same problem. It is 300dpi. You can see this if checking with windows image

Re: [Gimp-user] swapping color - resolved

2007-04-30 Thread Bob Meetin
Yes - Converting to RGB and resaving as .gifsolved the problem. Thanks to all. And yes, too - I understand the effects of the various common image types. In this case I need to stick with .gif unless the client says different (and I will offer some explanation). Too bad IE (6) does not

[Gimp-user] swapping color

2007-04-29 Thread Bob Meetin
I inherited an image, a logo, in which I need to swap out one color, solid region, for another. Seems simple. I open in gimp, select the region using, have tried both 'Select regions by color' and 'Select contiguous regions', then apply any new color and I end up with a mix of the original

Re: [Gimp-user] Logo uses RoostHeavy Font.

2007-04-12 Thread Bob Meetin
If you are on a windows pc, all you should need to do is install the font via the windows control panel. To do this, go to Start -- Control Panel -- Fonts Drag/drop the font into this folder. You might have to restart gimp, but in my case it works fine and also with my other utilities that

[Gimp-user] is it possible to create a fade transition .gif iwth GIMP

2007-04-06 Thread Bob Meetin
Subject says it all, mostly. I'd like to know if it is possible to create a fade-in, fade-out transitional effect with a single .gif image using GIMP? Preferaby where the image one fade out intersects with the image two fade in? -Bob ___ Gimp-user