[Gimp-user] Collage scaling up

2011-05-16 Thread rich
I intend to create a huge collage (22000 x 24000 pixels = 4.6 GB file size). Working on the image becomes impracticably slow. Is there a way to do the whole collage in small (10% of the size / resolution), arrange layers, masks etc. in the small version until it fits, and then convert it to

Re: [Gimp-user] Collage scaling up

2011-05-15 Thread Greg Chapman
Hi Chris, On 15 May 11 01:01 Christoph Schwitter christophschwit...@bluewin.ch said: If there is a way to do this? Or another way to get the same result? Scaling down will always mean that, at some point, you will need to up-scale it with the consequent loss of detail. Stitching several parts

Re: [Gimp-user] Collage scaling up

2011-05-15 Thread John Culleton
On Sunday, May 15, 2011 03:56:15 am Greg Chapman wrote: Hi Chris, On 15 May 11 01:01 Christoph Schwitter christophschwit...@bluewin.ch said: If there is a way to do this? Or another way to get the same result? Scaling down will always mean that, at some point, you will need to

[Gimp-user] Collage scaling up

2011-05-14 Thread Christoph Schwitter
I intend to create a huge collage (22000 x 24000 pixels = 4.6 GB file size). Working on the image becomes impracticably slow. Is there a way to do the whole collage in small (10% of the size / resolution), arrange layers, masks etc. in the small version until it fits, and then convert it to

[Gimp-user] Collage scaling up

2011-05-14 Thread Stefan Maerz
If there is a way to do this? Or another way to get the same result? The best thing I know to do is to work in small chunks whenever possible. You can open up .xcf files withIn another .xcf, using open as layers. Perhaps for the final layout you can bear though it? The open as layers feature