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-- Brian Weber Computer Consultant Cap Gemini [EMAIL PROTECTED] It turns out that the Convolver Tool is what I was looking for. I tried the Bezier Tool and I just couldn't get the hang of it. Maybe it is an aquired thing? What I am doing is blanking out the background with a brush and then coping the picture and pasteing it into the other picture. From there I would go to the color selector and select the background color and then do an Edit>Cut and that would get rid of the background and leave the rest of the picture. I couldn't get all of the background out like that. That is where the Convolver Tool made all the difference. Thank you Phyllis and Sandip! I have been trying to figure this out for about a week. For some reason it just didn't click until I read your responses and now it all seems so simple. I have already done about 5 pictures in the past hour since recieving your emails. Thanks again! Phyllis Davis wrote: > > Hi Brian-- My suggestion would be to: > > 1. Use the Bezier Selection Tool to select your girlfriend in the one > picture > 2. Next, feather the selection by about 5 pixels (right click and choose > select>feather). > 3. Copy the selection (Edit>Copy) > 4. Paste it into the other picture (Edit>Paste) > 5. If your girlfriend's coloring doesn't quite match the coloring of the > folks in the other picture, correct her tone using levels > (Image>Color>Levels). > 6. If it still looks like your girlfriend is pasted into the picture, blur > the edges a bit by selecting a small brush using the Brush Selection dialog > box (Dialogs>Brushes), and using the Convolver Tool. (You can also try > applying the deinterlace or despeckle filters (Filters>Enhance) to blend her > in better.) > > Good luck! > > Phyllis > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian Weber > > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 6:45 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Transparent background? > > > > > > Hello all, > > Could somebody help me out? I am trying to cut a person out of one > > picture and put it into another picture. I used to do this with gif's > > and web pages by makeing the background all one color and assigning the > > color as transparent. I am trying to do that in gimp with two seperate > > pictures. I have my girlfriend posing in one picture and I have taken > > pictures of different places that I would like to paste just her on top > > of the other pictures and have it look like she was actually there. > > I am current using gimp version 1.0.4. Does anybody know > > an easy way > > of doing this? > > > > Thanks in advance for your help. > > -- > > Brian Weber > > Computer Consultant > > Cap Gemini > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Brian Weber Computer Consultant Cap Gemini [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Transparent background?
Brian Weber wrote: > and web pages by makeing the background all one color and assigning the > color as transparent. I am trying to do that in gimp with two seperate > pictures. I have my girlfriend posing in one picture and I have taken > pictures of different places that I would like to paste just her on top > of the other pictures and have it look like she was actually there. Well you can do it in gimp too with layers. Use a really odd color(like blue) for filling the unwanted area in your friend's pic. Then select it with the fuzzy select tool and cut it away. On a new layer paste the background that you need. Now to position your friend's pic, go to the pic layer. Use C-a to select all and the move tool to position precisely. Is there anything that I am overlooking here? -Sandip -- Sandip Bhattacharya [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hope 16 Web Solutions ICQ: 38380743 -- "When you hire people who are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are.
Transparent background?
Hello all, Could somebody help me out? I am trying to cut a person out of one picture and put it into another picture. I used to do this with gif's and web pages by makeing the background all one color and assigning the color as transparent. I am trying to do that in gimp with two seperate pictures. I have my girlfriend posing in one picture and I have taken pictures of different places that I would like to paste just her on top of the other pictures and have it look like she was actually there. I am current using gimp version 1.0.4. Does anybody know an easy way of doing this? Thanks in advance for your help. -- Brian Weber Computer Consultant Cap Gemini [EMAIL PROTECTED]
transparent background
I'm trying to save some 3-D text that I've created with bump-mapping on a transparent background. Indexing/grayscaling corrupts the image and I want to avoid this "ragged" look. Any suggestions?
Re: transparent background
On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Amy Abascal wrote: > Yes, don't just delete the background and save the image on a transparent > background. The image will not have anything to dither with and will > therefore be "ragged". Instead, > > > 1. Set your background color to a color that matches (or closely matches) > the background on your webpage. Instead of all those steps, just have your text (or whatever) on a transparent background, then do #1, and then do filters->colors->semi-flatten. later, Andrew
Re: transparent background
Yes, don't just delete the background and save the image on a transparent background. The image will not have anything to dither with and will therefore be "ragged". Instead, 1. Set your background color to a color that matches (or closely matches) the background on your webpage. 2. Select Layers -> Merge Visible Layers -> Clipped to Bottom Layer. 3. Select Image -> Transforms -> Autocrop 4. Use the "Magic Wand" selection tool to select the colors you want to make transparent. 5. Use Alt-x (or cut from the menu) to cut out the colors. Now you will have an edge that is dithered to the background color. You should be able to use this image on any background that isn't too contrasted from your original background. In otherwords, if the image was designed on a white background and your webpage is light grey (say #c0c0c0) you should be ok. But if it was designed on a white background and you try to put it on a black background, it will look like hell. Good Luck! On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, graficon wrote: > I'm trying to save some 3-D text that I've created with bump-mapping on > a transparent background. Indexing/grayscaling corrupts the image and I > want to avoid this "ragged" look. Any suggestions? > --Amy Abascal --- "A penny for your thoughts, a nickel for your neck!!" HAPPY HALLOWEEN http://www.fallenangel.com/hallowseve/ ---
