Re: animation question
On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Chuck Egner wrote: > Another useful "trick" is to insert another layer (set to transparent) > ontop of the one you want to manipulate and then make your changes and > adjust the transparency on the floating selection with the layers and > transp. slider before you anchor to the layer below. What I ended up doing was to add anher layer, add my color and then merge visible layers, then went to the next fram.e I tried using the floating cross section, but couldnt' see to get the hang of it. Anyway, goodlearning expereince. I had read the Grokking the Gimp tutorial, but I do learn better by doing. > It comes in handy for fixin' pics also as you can use your small eraser > and zoom up to erase to background layer. > If your hacking a pic, keep several "scratch" files open (if you open > them from your original, they'll all be the right canvas size) and you > can use them to scale before you paste into your final image. > > Hang in there, layers give people fits and make them swear that there is > something wrong with their hardware, software, install, or the world in > general (sometimes rightly so), but they are usefull. > As always your mileage may vary, I think your running Red hat and it > seems that you've got enough resources to keep several gimp windows open > (if your not surfing), but I do see a difference between my AIX and > wintel boxes (uh, AIX is better, at least Xtn's don't crash the app all > the time). I'm using SuSE 7.0 - it seems to manage everything quite nicely. Won't disucss the f&*$%#g scanner and printer tho. Had the printer working for a day or so, now it refuses to run. Prior to putting Linux 6.2, and now 7.0 on this Pentium II six or so months ago, my only real onhands experience was with a 1985 XT. (And a few hours using photoshop at a friends house) I did do the majority of my 20 meg+ website on the XT, though. SHARP learning curve... > > Nice work with the Schnauser, > HTH and Stay warm The Schnauzer now has color. Thanks to all. :) http://www.katwerk.com/images/pissoff3_animate.gif -- Kate http://www.katewerk.com
Re: animation question
AHA! That's what the eyeballs are for Thankyou - I'll give it a shot later tonite. On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Jeff Trefftzs wrote: > Kate - > > I just loaded your animated gif into the Gimp (1.2). All the > layers > are there. Just look at the Layers & Channels dialog box. You > can > get at each layer individually. > > To view a single layer, turn off (by clicking) the eye icon next > to the > layers you *don't* wish to see. Click on the layer name to > select it as > the active layer and you can then work with it. > > Your best sources of information are > > 1. Grokking the Gimp: > > 2. The Gimp User Manual > > To find them, go to the Xtns menu of the Gimp, select Web > Browser, and > hey presto, there are built-in links to the manual and Grokking > the Gimp, > along with other useful sites. > > Hope this helps, > > --Jeff T > > > -- Kate http://www.katewerk.com
Re: animation question
On 28 Jan 2001 19:32:33 -0500, Kate McMillan wrote: > Question is this - I would like to add some more color, now that my first > little experiment is a success. But I cannot seem to figure out how to go > back into the layers to bring them up for editing? The best thing to do for your future projects is too look at GAP - Gimp Animation Package. It is an advanced way how to work with animation that enables you to use layers in their original sense in animation. Check out a tutorial at http://jimmac.musichall.cz/gimp/ Jimmac -- -[ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-[ http://jimmac.musichall.cz ]- "even a stopped clock gives a right time twice a day"
Re: animation question
Kate - I just loaded your animated gif into the Gimp (1.2). All the layers are there. Just look at the Layers & Channels dialog box. You can get at each layer individually. To view a single layer, turn off (by clicking) the eye icon next to the layers you *don't* wish to see. Click on the layer name to select it as the active layer and you can then work with it. Your best sources of information are 1. Grokking the Gimp: 2. The Gimp User Manual To find them, go to the Xtns menu of the Gimp, select Web Browser, and hey presto, there are built-in links to the manual and Grokking the Gimp, along with other useful sites. Hope this helps, --Jeff T
Re: animation question
OK - so it wasn't me, after all. Thanks. I'll know next time. :) On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, George Crary wrote: > Kate McMillan wrote: > >Very simple. http://www.katewerk.com/images/pissoff3_animate.gif > > > >Question is this - I would like to add some more color, now that my first > >little experiment is a success. But I cannot seem to figure out how to go > >back into the layers to bring them up for editing? > > > >I must be missing something obvious. > > > >(like rtfm.) > > Yeah, I guess so - -8-> > > or rather, http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/ Section 9.1 > > 9.1.1 Using GIF Files for Animation > 9.1.2 GIMP Layers Can Behave Like Animation Frames > 9.1.3 Saving Animations to GIF > 9.1.4 A Second Example of Creating a GIF Animation > 9.1.5 Animation Optimization > 9.1.6 IWarp > > > I believe you can disassemble/reassemble animated Gifs, (with > various Windoze software) but it looks like it would be a lot > more fun to work with Gimp layers (check out the transparency stuff) > > Your pissoff file is a Gif, so there's no way to get it back to > the original Gimp native format if you didn't save a copy of the > file in .XCF before converting/saving as Gif because: > > "... This is the only format that can save all the GIMP features > and states when working on a project. If your image contains multiple > layers, channels, selections, or paths, you must save using the XCF > format to avoid losing parts of your work." (from Section 9.2) > > > Happy Gimping, happy reading, get that dog housebroken, eh. > > g > > > > > -- Kate http://www.katewerk.com
Re: animation question
Kate McMillan wrote: >Very simple. http://www.katewerk.com/images/pissoff3_animate.gif > >Question is this - I would like to add some more color, now that my first >little experiment is a success. But I cannot seem to figure out how to go >back into the layers to bring them up for editing? > >I must be missing something obvious. > >(like rtfm.) Yeah, I guess so - -8-> or rather, http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/ Section 9.1 9.1.1 Using GIF Files for Animation 9.1.2 GIMP Layers Can Behave Like Animation Frames 9.1.3 Saving Animations to GIF 9.1.4 A Second Example of Creating a GIF Animation 9.1.5 Animation Optimization 9.1.6 IWarp I believe you can disassemble/reassemble animated Gifs, (with various Windoze software) but it looks like it would be a lot more fun to work with Gimp layers (check out the transparency stuff) Your pissoff file is a Gif, so there's no way to get it back to the original Gimp native format if you didn't save a copy of the file in .XCF before converting/saving as Gif because: "... This is the only format that can save all the GIMP features and states when working on a project. If your image contains multiple layers, channels, selections, or paths, you must save using the XCF format to avoid losing parts of your work." (from Section 9.2) Happy Gimping, happy reading, get that dog housebroken, eh. g
Re: animation question
On Sun, 28 Jan 2001, VosSedai wrote: > Hi the way I add color to any indexed image afterwards is to convert it > back to RGB add the color then re-index :) dont know if its right but it > works for me... hope it helps > luck, > Vossedai Doesn't seem to help. I want to be able to flip back to any one of the layers in the animation for revisions. All that appears is the final one. -- Kate http://www.katewerk.com
Re: animation question
Hi the way I add color to any indexed image afterwards is to convert it back to RGB add the color then re-index :) dont know if its right but it works for me... hope it helps luck, Vossedai "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence" -Albert Einstein- ___ Send a cool gift with your E-Card http://www.bluemountain.com/giftcenter/
