Re: [Gimp-user] extract a reasonably dark image from its background?
>>They want 300dpi, you sent 61dpi! No way. > >>Also the dimensions are incorrect > >>OK, so with gimp, open a new image, 1063x615 px at 300 dpi and redo >>your card > >>Owen > > > Sorry not nearly on the same page yet Owen. > > "open a new image..." > > It can't be this image that I open as my new image > http://www.divshare.com/download/16735622-95f > can it?? > > which was a screenshot I took off Vistaprints screen > > and which this Vista screenshot > http://www.divshare.com/download/16734472-6d9 > > seems to explain as a "Genetically Flawed Image seriously deficient in > pixels" > > Also where do I find the "300 dpi" setting The image you downloaded is a very small image and totally unsuitable for direct application, in gimp, go to Image->Image properties and you see it does not match the required specification Now that image is also 24 bit, so by and large, you are going to have to either create your background from scratch or rescale, Image->Scale Image (set dpi to 300, ok, then set dimensions to what is required, ok) But that may not be satisfactory Starting from scratch, (ie, make your own background) you set your new image to 300dpi by; File->new and set size Then select "Advanced" and set dpi -- Owen ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] extract a reasonably dark image from its background?
> There is a new development which is more easily explained here on this > screenshot: http://www.divshare.com/download/16734472-6d9 > > This is the actual card size and appearance that I would be happy > with: http://www.divshare.com/download/16727868-e64 > > but for some weird reason Vistaprint's specs won't accept it so I have > to try and see if GIMP can make an image to Vistaprint's > specifications as explained on the screenshot in the first link. Did you read the reject notice. They want 300dpi, you sent 61dpi! No way. Also the dimensions are incorrect OK, so with gimp, open a new image, 1063x615 px at 300 dpi and redo your card -- Owen ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] extract a reasonably dark image from its background?
> Your email is formatted strangely. Hard to read. > > I think this is a good reason to do levels first. Alternatively change the mode to indexed and 2 levels. Then change it back to rgb -- Owen ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] extract a reasonably dark image from its background?
Your email is formatted strangely. Hard to read. I think this is a good reason to do levels first. Without doing levels, you get a semi-transparent black, and the background shows through. Before levels: http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m171/rocketmonkeys/1-beforelevels.png After levels: http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m171/rocketmonkeys/2-afterlevels.png After Color To Alpha: http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m171/rocketmonkeys/3-aftercolortoalpha.png Notice that the blacks are true black, not semi-transparent. This because you started with black, not gray. This is what it looks like with a blue background: http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m171/rocketmonkeys/4-withbluebackground.png Try it out, let me know if you're still stuck. -James ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] extract a reasonably dark image from its background?
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:39 AM, James wrote: > Otherwise if it's dark gray (not quite > black), that will translate to partially-transparent when you do the > Color to Alpha. Isn't that a good thing? Then you get a soft edge that blends well on other backgrounds rather than a hard edge that looks like jagged crap. -- Frank Gore THE place to talk photography! www.FriendlyPhotoZone.com ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] extract a reasonably dark image from its background?
I'd recommend doing Color > Levels first, then making sure the black is as black as you want. Otherwise if it's dark gray (not quite black), that will translate to partially-transparent when you do the Color to Alpha. You could also do Color > Levels and adjust alpha layer after. Either way. -James ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] extract a reasonably dark image from its background?
On 12-02-06 01:46 AM, GimpDummy wrote: So I just want to paste the image from the links below onto a light blue business card if that is possible. http://www.divshare.com/download/16727822-d94 It is easy to remove the white background in the image. Right click the image, then select Layer -> Transparency -> Colour to Alpha... then click OK. Now you can copy and paste the layer to the one with the blue background. -- Cheers! Kevin. http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that distract Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why we're | powerful!" #include | --Chris Hardwick ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
Re: [Gimp-user] extract a reasonably dark image from its background?
What you could do is go to Color > Color To Alpha > Change the color to white. That should remove all the white. ~ Kasim Sent from my iPod On Feb 6, 2012, at 1:46 AM, GimpDummy wrote: > Hi How does anybody know how I extract a reasonably dark image from its > background? > > Below are two identical images with white background. > > But the preset colour of my vistaprint business card is light blue. > > So I just want to paste the image from the links below onto a light blue > business card if that is possible. > > http://www.divshare.com/download/16727822-d94 > > http://www.divshare.com/download/16727831-e09 > > This is almost 100% what I want: > http://www.divshare.com/download/16727868-e64 > > but for some reason the resolution from this home made job comes out terrible > at Vista Print so I have to do the card writing on their site and give them a > better resolution image which the one in the first two links is. > > > Thanks in advance. > > > -- > GimpDummy (via gimpusers.com) > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > gimp-user-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list ___ gimp-user-list mailing list gimp-user-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list
