Hi,
On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Oliver Dillenburger wrote:
> Here is a link to a screenshot that shows the problem:
>
> http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/34585260
>
> I can't upload the picture.
>
> Is there a general problem with "large" XCF files?
As far as I know (i.e. as users re
On 04.09.2014 02:24, Jehan Pagès wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Oliver Dillenburger wrote:
>> Hello everybody,
>>
>> I'm new with a problem that is bugging me.
>> I did spent hours on a pic with several layers, saving it regularly.
>>
>> Today I tried to open it. The preview sho
Hi,
On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 5:13 PM, Michael Schumacher wrote:
> On 04.09.2014 02:24, Jehan Pagès wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 8:36 PM, Oliver Dillenburger wrote:
>>> Hello everybody,
>>>
>>> I'm new with a problem that is bugging me.
>>> I did spent hours on a pic with several laye
>I'd prefer the XCF... hard to tell from the result... but since the
>alpha is constant (144), it could be that your bucket-fill tool isn't
>at
>full opacity.
OK, I'm losing the will to live with this now! I started out with the first
attached image - a photograph of a blue paint footprint. I the
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On 09/07/2014 01:12 PM, NoWhizzKid wrote:
> OK, I'm losing the will to live with this now! I started out
> with the first attached image - a photograph of a blue paint
> footprint. I then used the path tool and once I had completed
> the path of the f
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>http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/152/original/ElizPrintFromPath.png
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>A pixel map a.k.a. raster image is ultimately a grid of squares,
>and can not represent smooth curves accurately: Aliasing, the
>"jagged" or stair-step appearance,
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>In the case at hand you already have your vector path drawn, and
>unlike colored-in pixels, it will scale smoothly to any size. So,
>you can just open the XCF file, save it with another name, and
>scale it up. I would probably try about 300%.
>
>
Image > Scale
I understand wanting to jump right in and wanting it to work, but if you
don't have a basic understanding of image editing programs in general,
it can be hard to grasp at first. If you aren't the type that learns
from book or manual reading, (I'm not) you might try one a the various
> I'm sorry, I really am... I just don't understand. I just don't know
> HOW to do
> these things. I don't know my way around the menus well enough and/or
> know the
> language of the program well enough.
>
Maybe look at http://www.gimp.org/docs/ and not only peruse the help
but do some of the
