I can't seem to make this work; I don't see any option for enlarging the workspace. I can enlarge the canvas as much as I want, but this doesn't change the size of the "window" through which my content is visible. As I paste in the second image and slide it over--in this case to the right, it disappears. It's almost like the second image is sliding under the blank background that was created when I enlarged the canvas.
>There are automated tools to facilitate this, but I have not used >them. > >The manual process is not terribly complicated. > >First, open one of the photos in the GIMP, then import the second >photo >as a layer. Drag and drop the second image to the image canvas, quick >& >easy. > >Next, do Image > Canvas size, and make the 'workspace' available big >enough to accommodate both photos side by side, with some room left >over >to move them around. > >Then align the photos so their edges fit together accurately. How to >do >this depends on the individual photos; some rotation and scaling (in >that order) of the layer you are moving around may be required to make >them match, and maybe a little tweaking with the Perspective tool, >which >enables one to arbitrarily stretch a layer by repositioning its >corners. > >Note that when using the Rotate tool, you can move the center of >rotation by dragging the cross hair icon in the middle of the grid to >wherever you want it. Making one detail near the top or bottom edge >of >your upper layer match the lower one exactly, and putting the center >of >rotation there, will save a lot of time and effort. > >Adjusting the transparency of the upper layer to about 50% will >greatly >assist in lining it up with the base layer. When your alignment, >rotation, scaling etc. are > >Once the two photos / layers are aligned and look right, "save" your >work as XCF, then save it again with a new name, i.e. add "-1" or >something to the name. This is so you can go back and tweak your >first >effort if and as needed. > >To make a seamless transition from one image to another, it may be >helpful to add a layer mask to the upper image and use a very soft >edged >brush (or the gradient tool) on the mask to fade the edge of the upper >image out a little. > >Finally, crop the aligned photos to square up their edges, make any >necessary color, light, etc. adjustments, save that result as XCF and >export the image to your format of choice as a finished product. > >Functions you may want to look up, if any are unfamiliar: The Move >tool, Scale tool, Rotate tool, Perspective tool, layer opacity >adjustment, Crop tool. > >I have made panoramas this way, and it worked out quite nicely. I >cheated, though, by taking the original pictures with a camera on a >tripod, which make the assembly /way/ easier than hand held results >permit. > >:o) -- Gothmog (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: gimp-user-list@gnome.org List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
