[Gimp-user] Best File Format For Scanned Images

2006-10-25 Thread Tom Purl
tely future-proof, but I don't want to convert these images more than once every couple of decades if possible. Thanks in advance for any help! Tom Purl ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user

Re: [Gimp-user] Best File Format For Scanned Images

2006-10-25 Thread Tom Purl
Thanks Markus and Chris for the advice! I checked out the Wikipedia page on the JPEG format, and found this excellent link on image degradation when you edit a jpeg: * http://www.jmg-galleries.com/articles/jpeg_compression.html It appears that at the very least, I should first convert my image i

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secure institutions

2006-10-26 Thread Tom Purl
What are your requirements, other than "work in a prison"? To what type of security are you referring? > HI, > > Does anyone have any experience / anecdotal evidence of using the GIMP > in prisons or situations where security was of paramount importance. > Coming accross resistance and would like

Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP used in prisons / secure institutions

2006-10-27 Thread Tom Purl
7;s highly unlikely, especially for large, well-respected projects like Gimp. HTH! Tom Purl > That is exactly the type of resistance that I am expecting. Certain > bodies will trust Micorsoft / Adobe etc because they never cause > problems (ahem!) I think the fear is that the because t

Re: [Gimp-user] New to GIMP need help is scripting

2006-12-06 Thread Tom Purl
I would do this with Imagemagick's "convert" program, which isn't affiliated with the Gimp project. HTH! Tom Purl > Hi all, > > Im a newb at GIMP, i just got it working with Postscript today. It > functions > great for my needs, but I need to do this. I

[Gimp-user] PSD or XCF?

2007-12-08 Thread Tom Purl
Gimp to crash are pretty simple, and usually cannot be reproduced. Is this flakiness the result of using the Gimp on Windows or the result of using PSD files instead of XCF files? Thanks in advance! Tom Purl ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp