[Gimp-user] GIMP book ideas and authors invited.

2010-02-15 Thread Kshipra Singh
Hi All I am writing to you for Packt Publishing, Publishers of computer related books. We are planning to extend our catalogue of books based on Open Source graphics softwares and currently inviting book ideas and authors interested in writing these books. The details about the opportunity can

[Gimp-user] restoring faded transparencies

2010-02-15 Thread Alanp
>I was scanning a lot of colour transparencies, some taken up to 40 years ago, >and found that in some cases the colours had deteriorated badly. After a lot >of experimenting I have developed an automatic way of improving the digital >scans using gimp. I have put a technical article, the gimp plu

[Gimp-user] Connecticut Film Festival Interactive

2010-02-15 Thread Joseph Annino
I am a volunteer with the Connecticut Film Festival, Interactive and New Media component. Our festival, in its 6th year, this being the 2nd year of the Interactive and New Media component, is looking for presenters for workshops and panels. The festival is May 4-9, with the Interactive component

[Gimp-user] restoring faded transparencies

2010-02-15 Thread Alan
> >> I am in the fortunate position of having a professionally made print, some 20 >> years old, from a transparency (Kodachrome) some 40 years old, one of very >> many! My first attempt with my new slide scanner was on this same slide, and >> hence I am able to see the colour changes over those p

[Gimp-user] Cut/copy through multiple layers

2010-02-15 Thread Brian
>Quoting Brian : > >> I'm working on an image that has many layers, including one for >> outlines, fill >> colors, shading, etc. I want to cut and paste a particular portion of the >> image to another part of the image because I don't like the current >> placement. >> However, the only way I