Re: [Gimp-user] GIMP's gradients are not smooth?

2010-01-10 Thread mac9416
one-layer gradient that looks very smooth. I can't articulate why a one-layer gradient looks better than semi-transparent gradient over a background, but it certainly seems to be the case. http://mac9416.keryxproject.org/images/gimp-smooth-gradient.png http://mac9416.keryxproject.org/images/gim

Re: [Gimp-user] Pixelation of text

2010-01-14 Thread mac9416
> 4) Do you have a suggestion what URL I could post this online. I'll do that very happily to get your feedback on the file. I personally like imgur. I would suggest saving it as a png as that will preserve the most quality. http://imgur.com/ On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Jay Smith wrote: >

Re: [Gimp-user] Listequette

2010-05-27 Thread mac9416
Hi, Steve, Question on the subject of listequette: Gmail defaults to "top-posting" in replies. But I think I've heard that it's considered rude. On this list, is it preferred to ignore Gmail's default and put my reply after the previous person's message? Thanks On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 7:03 PM, S

Re: [Gimp-user] Smoothing inked lines?

2010-07-14 Thread mac9416
This is something I've struggled with as well. I'm not sure if I've ever found a good solution, but Selective Gaussian blur comes to mind. It's in Filters > Blur > Selective Gaussian Blur. Just tinker with the settings and see what happens. Is there somewhere we can see one of the scans you're wo

Re: [Gimp-user] Smoothing inked lines?

2010-07-14 Thread mac9416
OK, try this: apply a Gaussian Blur to the image (I used it at 7 or 8 pixels) to smooth those lines up, and then apply a Unsharp Mask to sharpen it again. You should end up with fairly smooth lines. You can, of course, tinker with the settings of both filters to fine-tune the result. On Wed, Jul 1