Re: [Gimp-user] Picking Gray Point in a Photograph and recalling pixel points

2009-06-07 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Sat, 2009-06-06 at 20:54 -0500, DJ wrote: > First, I was able to select a "sample point" per the instructions in > the documentation (drag a ruler w/the ctrl key down), but the Sample > Points Dialog did not come up. The documentation said it might not, > and that you had to open it separa

Re: [Gimp-user] Select > Feather - OR - Select > Invert > Feather

2009-06-07 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Sat, 2009-06-06 at 19:26 -0500, DJ wrote: > I've been playing around with your method of making a selection, and > I'm afraid I have a newbie question. How do you blur the QuickMask? > > I use the QuickMask all the time for making a selection with a fuzzy > brush. Do you simply activate

Re: [Gimp-user] Setting Keyboard Shortcut for Windows > Dockable Dialogs?

2009-06-07 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Sun, 2009-06-07 at 12:10 +0930, David Gowers wrote: > > I went to Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts and clicked on "Disabled" next to > > "Dialogs". The text changed to "New accelerator...". I tried a couple > > of combinations and each time the text would change back to > > "Disabled". > This is

Re: [Gimp-user] Picking Gray Point in a Photograph and recalling pixel points

2009-06-07 Thread laptop
< snip > > > > Have a look at Sample points dialogue. > This looks like it might be it :-) > > First, I was able to select a "sample point" per the instructions in > the documentation (drag a ruler w/the ctrl key down), but the Sample > Points Dialog did not come up. The documentation said it mi

Re: [Gimp-user] Picking Gray Point in a Photograph and recalling pixel points

2009-06-07 Thread laptop
< snip > > > Why would you want to use a sample point for the gray point in the > Levels tool? Just click on the "Pick gray point" eyedropper in the > Levels tools and then click on the spot in the image that you want to > select as the gray point. This will do what Norman described, just > comple

[Gimp-user] Gimp crashes

2009-06-07 Thread John R.
With an opened photo, the "filters" section runs ok. However, "tools" and "colors" crashes Gimp with a Windows message that the "program has stopped working". Downloaded/installed Gimp 2 times with same problem. -- John R. (via www.gimpusers.com) ___

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp crashes

2009-06-07 Thread Frank McCormick
On Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:33:32 +0200 (CEST) "John R." wrote: > With an opened photo, the "filters" section runs ok. However, > "tools" and "colors" crashes Gimp with a Windows message that the > "program has stopped working". Downloaded/installed Gimp 2 times > with same problem. I don't kn

Re: [Gimp-user] Gimp crashes

2009-06-07 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Sun, 2009-06-07 at 17:33 +0200, John R. wrote: > With an opened photo, the "filters" section runs ok. However, "tools" and > "colors" crashes Gimp with a Windows message that the "program has stopped > working". Downloaded/installed Gimp 2 times with same problem. Please check the bugtra

Re: [Gimp-user] Picking Gray Point in a Photograph and recalling pixel points

2009-06-07 Thread DJ
Hi Sven, gimpusers: >> Second, with the sample point selected, I opened the Levels Tool. I >> want to use this sample point as the "gray point". In the Levels Tool, >> I clicked the "Pick gray point" eyedropper, and then went to click on >> the sample points, but the only thing that happened was t

Re: [Gimp-user] Picking Gray Point in a Photograph and recalling pixel points

2009-06-07 Thread DJ
Hi laptop, gimpuser, >> Why would you want to use a sample point for the gray point in the >> Levels tool? Just click on the "Pick gray point" eyedropper in the >> Levels tools and then click on the spot in the image that you want to >> select as the gray point. This will do what Norman described,

Re: [Gimp-user] Picking Gray Point in a Photograph and recalling pixel points

2009-06-07 Thread laptop
> > I think the difficulty is how to decide where the mid-grey point is. > > Once decided upon then action is easy. > > I thought the tutorial might have had the answer to that by using the > 50% gray layer with Mode: Difference. > http://digital-photography-school.com/precise-color-cast-correcti

Re: [Gimp-user] Picking Gray Point in a Photograph and recalling pixel points

2009-06-07 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Sun, 2009-06-07 at 13:42 -0500, DJ wrote: > The original tutorial that I was following at > http://digital-photography-school.com/precise-color-cast-correction-with-gray-fill-layers > had the user add a temporary 50% Gray Layer (7f7f7f), Mode: Difference > to find a gray point. I manually

Re: [Gimp-user] Picking Gray Point in a Photograph and recalling pixel points

2009-06-07 Thread norman
> > The original tutorial that I was following at > > http://digital-photography-school.com/precise-color-cast-correction-with-gray-fill-layers > > had the user add a temporary 50% Gray Layer (7f7f7f), Mode: Difference > > to find a gray point. I manually picked the point, wrote it down on a > > p