[Gimp-user] Removing Background

2010-10-02 Thread Beassweetpeas
> On 30/09/2010 22:29, Beassweetpeas wrote: >> I have just got Gimp and want to remove backgrounds of images.On the video >> tutorials I have watched there is a box on the right hand side for choosing >> background. I dont have this although Im sure it was on when I installed it. >> I only have

[Gimp-user] Background transparency

2010-10-02 Thread crutledge
Hello. I'm a novice user of GIMP. I use it to build covers for eBooks and for most of my uses GIMP is great. Sometimes I wish to drop (place?)a small image atop another. My problem is that all images come packaged in a rectangle. How do I ensure that the background of the inserted image is tra

Re: [Gimp-user] Removing Background

2010-10-02 Thread Ofnuts
On 02/10/2010 16:04, Beassweetpeas wrote: >> What you want isn't removing the background, but extracting the >> foreground :-) And there is a tool for this next to the scissors tool >> (once your have a selection on th eforeground, your can invert it and >> strike delete to remove the background)

Re: [Gimp-user] Background transparency

2010-10-02 Thread Burnie
On 10/02/2010 09:56 AM, crutledge wrote: > Hello. > > I'm a novice user of GIMP. I use it to build covers for eBooks and for most > of my uses GIMP is great. > > Sometimes I wish to drop (place?)a small image atop another. My problem is > that all images come packaged in a rectangle. How do I e