[Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent

2008-11-12 Thread sablade08
Just beginning to use GIMP and I am baffled about how to properly transform a .gif file to make it appear transparent when I subsequently add it to a photo. Each method I have tried still has a "solid" image that blocks out the original photo. Thanks in advance. Gene ___

Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent

2008-11-12 Thread sablade08
Nathan, It's an image we created for our website to protect photos sent to us for display by watermarking them and I've tried layering and adding an alpha layer to no avail. I am clueless as to the ins and outs of imaging software and GIMP is the program we use. I've searched the tutorials to no

Re: [Gimp-user] Moving text while typing it.

2008-11-15 Thread sablade08
I thought that was just because I was using the MAC version. Actually, I find I can only move the text with the arrow keys while any use of the mouse closes the box to editing regardless of where one clicks. On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:04:38 +0200, "Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2008/11/15

[Gimp-user] Another question.

2008-11-17 Thread sablade08
Gimp 2.6.2 Mac OS X 10.5.5 I have photos to which I need to apply 2 watermarks that you guys showed me how to make transparent and I thank you for that as it was a huge step on the road to really digging into this ongoing task I've volunteered for. (Yeah, don't ever volunteer, but I've met a lot o

[Gimp-user] Fwd: Re: Conversion to XGA

2008-12-06 Thread sablade08
>> Can I, for instance, convert a 2277x3080 pixels image to a 1024x765 >> (XGA) image and how should I do that? >> >Yes, you can: >http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tutorial-quickie-scale.html Is it possible to resize about 3,000 photos using the method listed in the tutorial as a batch process to 64