Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-09-29 Thread Greg Chapman
On 28 Sep 10 20:12 Ofnuts said: > Fuzziness may come from the "feathering". But lack of feathering can > also create another kind of fuzziness. JPEG artifacts are likely to give text or any area around solid colour "fuzziness" too! Greg Chapman http://www.gregtutor.plus.com Helping new users of

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-09-28 Thread Ofnuts
On 28/09/2010 23:43, Josh Bialkowski wrote: >> I'm new to Gimp and graphic design. I was able to create a logo with a >> transparent background. However, when I convert to jpg gif or png and then >> upload to my server (or insert into Word or PDF) it's fuzzy around the >> letters. > Scaling is on

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-09-28 Thread Josh Bialkowski
> I'm new to Gimp and graphic design. I was able to create a logo with a > transparent background. However, when I convert to jpg gif or png and then > upload to my server (or insert into Word or PDF) it's fuzzy around the > letters. Scaling is one reason for the fuzziness, the second is compressi

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-09-28 Thread Jay Smith
On 09/28/2010 05:11 PM, John Mills wrote: > Finally - one I may be able to answer .. > > Try scaling the image close to the size and resolution you expect to print > _before_ you add the text. I believe the text is essentially bitmapped > onto your image when you add it. If your printing implies a

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-09-28 Thread John Mills
Finally - one I may be able to answer .. Try scaling the image close to the size and resolution you expect to print _before_ you add the text. I believe the text is essentially bitmapped onto your image when you add it. If your printing implies a substantial enlargement you may be looking at th

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-09-28 Thread Ofnuts
On 28/09/2010 20:01, for...@gimpusers.com wrote: >> I'm new to Gimp and graphic design. I was able to create a logo with a >> transparent background. However, when I convert to jpg gif or png and then >> upload to my server (or insert into Word or PDF) it's fuzzy around the >> letters. >> Any ide

[Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-09-28 Thread forums
>I'm new to Gimp and graphic design. I was able to create a logo with a >transparent background. However, when I convert to jpg gif or png and then >upload to my server (or insert into Word or PDF) it's fuzzy around the >letters. >Any idea what to do to keep it looking sharp and get rid of the fu

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread Cristian Secară
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:09:40 +0100 (CET), bennettjon wrote: > But, we still don't have a good solution to using these images in > Word and converting to PDF without the noise. Of course, it's > possible - I've seen it many times. There must be a process to do > this successfully. Does anyone know

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread Torsten Neuer
Am Dienstag, 23. März 2010 17:14:12 schrieb Chris Mohler: > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:48 AM, bennettjon wrote: > > I think you are right...but it affects all of us as Gimp users, as we are > > creating images in Gimp that we ultimately want to use in PDF docs. > > A shot in the dark - have you tr

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread Chris Mohler
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:48 AM, bennettjon wrote: > I think you are right...but it affects all of us as Gimp users, as we are > creating images in Gimp that we ultimately want to use in PDF docs. A shot in the dark - have you tried using OpenOffice instead of Word? Create a new doc, paste in (o

[Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread bennettjon
>3/23/2010 1:20 PM keltezessel, Cristian Secara irta: >> On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:41:09 +0100, Tokes Abel wrote: >> >> >>> From the behavior of these documents I got to the conclusion that >>> Word stores all bitmap pictures in a jpg format. This is independent >>> from the source of the picture

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread Tőkés Ábel
3/23/2010 1:20 PM keltezéssel, Cristian Secară írta: > On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:41:09 +0100, Tőkés Ábel wrote: > > >> From the behavior of these documents I got to the conclusion that >> Word stores all bitmap pictures in a jpg format. This is independent >> from the source of the picture (wheth

[Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread bennettjon
>On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:41:09 +0100, Tokes Abel wrote: > >> From the behavior of these documents I got to the conclusion that >> Word stores all bitmap pictures in a jpg format. This is independent >> from the source of the picture (whether it was inserted as a picture >> file or just pasted from t

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread Cristian Secară
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:41:09 +0100, Tőkés Ábel wrote: > From the behavior of these documents I got to the conclusion that > Word stores all bitmap pictures in a jpg format. This is independent > from the source of the picture (whether it was inserted as a picture > file or just pasted from the cli

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-23 Thread Tőkés Ábel
3/22/2010 9:55 PM keltezéssel, bennettjon írta: >> On 3/22/2010 3:51 PM, bennettjon wrote: >> >>> Thanks Stefan for the quick reply. I will upload some images. However, >>> > the > >>> issue is not fuzziness in GIMP. The fuzziness occurs when inserting into >>> > Word >

[Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-22 Thread bennettjon
>On 3/22/2010 3:51 PM, bennettjon wrote: >> Thanks Stefan for the quick reply. I will upload some images. However, the >> issue is not fuzziness in GIMP. The fuzziness occurs when inserting into Word >> or Excel and either printing or converting to PDF. >> >> >Ok, that makes much more sense. Is

[Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-22 Thread bennettjon
>On 3/22/2010 3:22 PM, bennettjon wrote: >> >> You can see the logo at www.breathewell.com >> >> >Ok, well, what I meant was if you could show us a picture of the saved >file that is fuzzy, not the good looking one. > >However, my guess is that you are compressing it too much or a wrong >file

[Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-22 Thread bennettjon
>On 3/17/2010 3:55 PM, bennettjon wrote: >> I'm new to Gimp and graphic design. I was able to create a logo with a >> transparent background. However, when I convert to jpg gif or png and then >> upload to my server (or insert into Word or PDF) it's fuzzy around the >> letters. >> >> Any idea what

[Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-22 Thread bennettjon
>On 3/17/2010 3:55 PM, bennettjon wrote: >> I'm new to Gimp and graphic design. I was able to create a logo with a >> transparent background. However, when I convert to jpg gif or png and then >> upload to my server (or insert into Word or PDF) it's fuzzy around the >> letters. >> >> Any idea what

Re: [Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-17 Thread Olivier Lecarme
bennettjon wrote: > I'm new to Gimp and graphic design. I was able to create a logo with a > transparent background. However, when I convert to jpg gif or png and then > upload to my server (or insert into Word or PDF) it's fuzzy around the > letters. What is the size of your characters? Could

[Gimp-user] fuzzy around text

2010-03-17 Thread bennettjon
I'm new to Gimp and graphic design. I was able to create a logo with a transparent background. However, when I convert to jpg gif or png and then upload to my server (or insert into Word or PDF) it's fuzzy around the letters. Any idea what to do to keep it looking sharp and get rid of the fuzzine