[Gimp-user] How do you remove halos?

2014-07-09 Thread Nu2Gimp
Hi Everyone, I'm very new at using Gimp. I haven't been using it for a week yet. Right now, I'm using the paint brush to outline objects then fill in the colors. I'm doing this all on a transparency. Sometimes the fill tool doesn't fill in the entire area that is blocked in by the paint strokes.

[Gimp-user] How do you remove halos?

2014-07-09 Thread Nu2Gimp
>Hi Everyone, > >I'm very new at using Gimp. I haven't been using it for a week yet. >Right now, I'm using the paint brush to outline objects then fill in >the colors. I'm doing this all on a transparency. > >Sometimes the fill tool doesn't fill in the entire area that is >blocked in by the paint s

[Gimp-user] ERASER TOOL

2014-07-09 Thread PDG-USER
Very new to this program with elementary uses for Gimp. Main task is erasing extraneous graphics from pdf. maps and drawings. Currently, the setting for the eraser tool is not removing graphics, but painting on the checkerboard pattern. I'm sure this is a simple fix (or understanding of the prog

Re: [Gimp-user] ERASER TOOL

2014-07-09 Thread JLuc
Le 09/07/2014 15:32, PDG-USER a écrit : Very new to this program with elementary uses for Gimp. Main task is erasing extraneous graphics from pdf. maps and drawings. Currently, the setting for the eraser tool is not removing graphics, but painting on the checkerboard pattern. I'm sure this is

[Gimp-user] ERASER TOOL

2014-07-09 Thread PDG-USER
>Le 09/07/2014 15:32, PDG-USER a crit : >have you tried, in the layers pane, to select the layer, click right, >and remove the alpha channel ? >JL Yes that worked. Thanks so much. -- PDG-USER (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing l

[Gimp-user] ERASER TOOL

2014-07-09 Thread PDG-USER
>Yes that worked. Thanks so much. Another simple question: Can the eraser tool shape be changed from circular to square? -- PDG-USER (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gimp-user-list@gnome.org List members

[Gimp-user] Gimp keeps disappearing from my Mac

2014-07-09 Thread jojo8
Hi I recently downloaded gimp for mac and have been using it without any problems, then when I tried to open it from my applications it said it cannot open gimp as it cannot be found. I did not uninstall it however when I finished using it one day I clicked in eject. Does this mean I uninstalled it

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp keeps disappearing from my Mac

2014-07-09 Thread Tobias Jakobs
Hello jojo8, I'm not a Mac user, but it is always important to provide as much information as possible. For your problem I think it would help to know: MacOS Version: Gimp Version: Where did you get Gimp from? 2014-07-09 16:34 GMT+02:00 jojo8 : > Also regarding re-installiing gimp for mac. Whene

[Gimp-user] How to resize image using command?

2014-07-09 Thread Kf Lee
hi I need to reduce the image size for faster web display. Can I issue gimp in command line, non interactive mode, to resize an image? Alse to to reduce further by lowering the quality? Thanks. kfl. ___ gimp-user-list mailing list List address:gim

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp keeps disappearing from my Mac

2014-07-09 Thread scl
Hi, On 9.7.2014 at 4:34 PM Id_graphics wrote: Hi I recently downloaded gimp for mac and have been using it without any problems, then when I tried to open it from my applications it said it cannot open gimp as it cannot be found. I did not uninstall it however when I finished using it one day I

Re: [Gimp-user] How to resize image using command?

2014-07-09 Thread Ofnuts
On 09/07/14 20:15, Kf Lee wrote: hi I need to reduce the image size for faster web display. Can I issue gimp in command line, non interactive mode, to resize an image? Alse to to reduce further by lowering the quality? Thanks. kfl. For this kind of use ImageMagick is much better than Gimp:

Re: [Gimp-user] How to resize image using command?

2014-07-09 Thread Chris F.A. Johnson
On Thu, 10 Jul 2014, Kf Lee wrote: I need to reduce the image size for faster web display. Can I issue gimp in command line, non interactive mode, to resize an image? Alse to to reduce further by lowering the quality? Use 'convert' from the ImageMagick package.

Re: [Gimp-user] ERASER TOOL

2014-07-09 Thread Ofnuts
On 09/07/14 16:00, PDG-USER wrote: Yes that worked. Thanks so much. Another simple question: Can the eraser tool shape be changed from circular to square? The eraser will use any brush, so you just have to select a square brush... ___ gimp-user-li

Re: [Gimp-user] How do you remove halos?

2014-07-09 Thread Ofnuts
On 09/07/14 15:25, Nu2Gimp wrote: Hi Everyone, I'm very new at using Gimp. I haven't been using it for a week yet. Right now, I'm using the paint brush to outline objects then fill in the colors. I'm doing this all on a transparency. Sometimes the fill tool doesn't fill in the entire area that

[Gimp-user] Resize image

2014-07-09 Thread Cindy Schmidt
I am a GIMP beginner 1.When I crop a picture, what is the best way to resize? I have been using Image/scale image, then setting width and height at 4896 & 3264. Is that best? Or how is best to help retain quality. 2. I have been using Filters/enhance/unsharp mask...is this best, rather than S

[Gimp-user] How do you remove halos?

2014-07-09 Thread Nu2Gimp
>The "halo" is "anti-aliasing" pixels that are not painted because they >have an intermediate color, and the fill tool will either completely >paint a pixel, or not paint it at all. For a complete explanation, >and >the good methods, see Proper subject extraction, background removal, >and >backg

Re: [Gimp-user] Resize image

2014-07-09 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Wed, 09 Jul 2014 14:50:54 -0500 Cindy Schmidt wrote: > I am a GIMP beginner > 1.When I crop a picture, what is the best way to resize? I have been using > Image/scale image, then setting width and height at 4896 & 3264. > Is that best? Or how is best to help retain quality. It depends on

Re: [Gimp-user] How to resize image using command?

2014-07-09 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:15:53 +0800 Kf Lee wrote: > I need to reduce the image size for faster web display. As others have said, convert works well, but for jpeg images you can use jpegoptim afterwards (and for png, pngcrush) to get further improvements. Save the originals, and run e.g. "identi