[Gimp-user] integrity of distorted images

2013-09-25 Thread kev
Hi Gimp Folk, Just started to explore gimp. Have an application for distortion effects, but need to know the following. If I create a square (jpeg) that is exactly 50% black and 50% white and then distort the image using, for example 'i warp' or 'whirl pinch', will the colour proportions of

Re: [Gimp-user] integrity of distorted images

2013-09-25 Thread Ofnuts
On 09/25/2013 02:29 AM, kev wrote: Hi Gimp Folk, Just started to explore gimp. Have an application for distortion effects, but need to know the following. If I create a square (jpeg) that is exactly 50% black and 50% white and then distort the image using, for example 'i warp' or 'whirl

Re: [Gimp-user] (no subject)

2013-09-25 Thread Ofnuts
On 09/25/2013 02:45 AM, glenda wright wrote: How do I get a clean white background with GIMP when displaying items on my website. You have to replace the background in your picture with transparency. How this is done depends a lot on the picture. Experienced photographers take the picture

[Gimp-user] GIMP being sold.

2013-09-25 Thread Glenn Christine Bumford
I've enjoyed using GIMP for some time but came across this today. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Photo-Image-Editing-for-Adobe-Photoshop-CS-6-7-8-10-11-Elements-Full-Retail-user-/141063615708?hash=item20d80bf4dc My understanding is that GIMP is free but if you look closely at the interface it

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP being sold.

2013-09-25 Thread John Meyer
On 9/25/2013 4:01 AM, Glenn Christine Bumford wrote: I've enjoyed using GIMP for some time but came across this today. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Photo-Image-Editing-for-Adobe-Photoshop-CS-6-7-8-10-11-Elements-Full-Retail-user-/141063615708?hash=item20d80bf4dc My understanding is that GIMP

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP being sold.

2013-09-25 Thread Pat David
The bigger crime might be the stolen images with a copyright plastered all over them... On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:00 PM, John Meyer johnme...@pueblocomputing.comwrote: On 9/25/2013 4:01 AM, Glenn Christine Bumford wrote: I've enjoyed using GIMP for some time but came across this today.

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP being sold.

2013-09-25 Thread Ofnuts
On 09/25/2013 08:08 PM, Pat David wrote: The bigger crime might be the stolen images with a copyright plastered all over them... False advertising... this is Gimp 2.8 and it says it runs on Win98/ME... (not sure about WinNT and Win2000 status, either)

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP being sold.

2013-09-25 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Wed, 2013-09-25 at 13:54 -0600, John Meyer wrote: There is no problem with selling GIMP in and of itself. Source code must, however, be made available; I've contacted the ebay seller to ask about that. Making it available may be as simple as pointing people to ftp.gimp.org if there are no