[Gimp-user] Delete to transparency

2009-06-09 Thread Theo M.
>On Tuesday 09 June 2009 18:56:04 Theo M wrote: >> was under the impression that the I could delete >> to transparency, and despite my best efforts I >> could not get it work. > >If you imported the image or layer from a JPeG (.jpg) >file, it will not have an alpha property for that layer. > >Use m

Re: [Gimp-user] Delete to transparency

2009-06-09 Thread Leon Brooks
On Tuesday 09 June 2009 18:56:04 Theo M wrote: > was under the impression that the I could delete > to transparency, and despite my best efforts I > could not get it work. If you imported the image or layer from a JPeG (.jpg) file, it will not have an alpha property for that layer. Use menu: Laye

Re: [Gimp-user] Delete to transparency

2009-06-09 Thread Simon Budig
Theo M (for...@gimpusers.com) wrote: > Just a side note to my reference in the subject line, when i opened the > images to layers, i found that the inverse selection I did "to delete > everything but the rider", did not delete to transparent but rather to white, > which I then "convert colour to al

[Gimp-user] Delete to transparency

2009-06-09 Thread Theo M
Hi, I'm a newbie to Gimp and I wonder if some of the users can help me out. At my flickr site http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-real-james-bond/3610598846/ i have a merged image made of a group of 4 shots of a rider jumping a gap. I did this in a round about fashion which took a lot of time. Can a