[Gimp-user] Re: smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread Olivier Ripoll
Hago Ziegler wrote: > Hi, > > I have a problem with the outline of a scanned scripture. > The scripture was made with a pencil - therefore it is not compact and > quite rough. > > You can see a part of it as an example on > http://www.hagoschaos.de/gi27/line.html > > Image 1 shows the lines, how t

[Gimp-user] Re: smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread Ulf Rompe
Hago Ziegler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The scripture was made with a pencil - therefore it is not compact > and quite rough. > > You can see a part of it as an example on > http://www.hagoschaos.de/gi27/line.html One way to do it: 1. Run a Gaussian Blur on the picture. 5px should be good, bu

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread Hago Ziegler
Hi Oliver and Ulf, these more conventional methods, using different ways of blurring, I had tried already. The best I could achieve was: http://www.hagoschaos.de/gi27/line.html - image 3, and the initial "B" then becomes like image 4. Not very satisfying :-) The plugin I still have to try. Thanks

[Gimp-user] Re: smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread Olivier Ripoll
Hago Ziegler wrote: > Hi Oliver and Ulf, > > these more conventional methods, using different ways of blurring, I > had tried already. The best I could achieve was: > http://www.hagoschaos.de/gi27/line.html - image 3, and the initial "B" > then becomes like image 4. Perfect! It is gray, not black

RE: [Gimp-user] smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread Walker, Sam
There is a tutorial on the Gimp User Group website http://gug.sunsite.dk/ on touching up black and white scans that may be helpful. Regards, Sam -Original Message- From: Hago Ziegler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 3:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Gimp-use

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread David Millet
Hago, About the best technique I've found for doing something like that is: 1. use the select contiguous regions tool to select all the black 2. click the quickmask button in the lower left hand corner 3. use filters>blur>blur to blur the whole thing (aka smooth it, you'll have to blur it alot t

[Gimp-user] Re: smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread Olivier Ripoll
David Millet wrote: > Hago, > > About the best technique I've found for doing something like that is: > > 1. use the select contiguous regions tool to select all the black > 2. click the quickmask button in the lower left hand corner > 3. use filters>blur>blur to blur the whole thing (aka smooth i

[Gimp-user] Re: smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread Ulf Rompe
"David Millet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1. use the select contiguous regions tool to select all the black Since the "holes" of some characters (they must have a name that I don't even know know in my language) are a bit fragile and important, it could be a better approach to begin with selec

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread Hago Ziegler
Hi, things are getting better. See: http://www.hagoschaos.de/gi27/line.html image no.5 I got it with the GUG-tutorial. The only thing I don't like at this technique is, that original angels get rounded. What I don't really understand, is what the quickmask is doing. When I follow exactly the steps

[Gimp-user] Photosmart 7150 and GIMP- any hints?

2003-02-24 Thread William H. Fissell
Hi, I am running RH8.0 out of the box, other than that I compiled and installed gimp-print 4.3.10. I am trying to use gimpto print to my HP 7150, which prints a test page fine under CUPS or lprNG, but is mangled and wrong with any gimp settings I invent-- - the only photosmart options in the gim

[Gimp-user] Re: smooth outline to scripture

2003-02-24 Thread Olivier Ripoll
Hago Ziegler wrote: > Hi, > > things are getting better. See: > http://www.hagoschaos.de/gi27/line.html image no.5 > > I got it with the GUG-tutorial. The only thing I don't like at this > technique is, that original angels get rounded. > > What I don't really understand, is what the quickmask is

Re: [Gimp-user] Photosmart 7150 and GIMP- any hints?

2003-02-24 Thread Fred Bazolo
On Monday 24 February 2003 13:04, William H. Fissell wrote: > Hi, > > I am running RH8.0 out of the box, other than that I compiled and > installed gimp-print 4.3.10. I am trying to use gimpto print to my HP > 7150, which prints a test page fine under CUPS or lprNG, but is mangled > and wrong with