[Gimp-user] text processing script
Hello the list ! I am totally new to the Gimp and would need to write a script that does the following: 1) generate text strings (with a specified font) using all consonants (except for X, W, Y and Z) that look like this: - B -XBXXX -XXBXX -XXXBX -B I was wondering if doing this through the Gimp is really efficient (I was thinking of using a spreadsheet instead). 2) Insert the above made lines in one jpeg picture each (800x600), vertically and horizontally centred. 3) Make five copies of every jpeg and manipulate contrast in order to fade from highest to lowest according to a certain step (luminance/square-root of 2). To those wondering, this is for stimuli building in a psychology experiment. I would very much appreciate any hints on which tools to use. Cheers, Damien. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] text processing script
On 11/13/2010 11:12 AM, Damien wrote: Hello the list ! I am totally new to the Gimp and would need to write a script that does the following: There are two ways to script Gimp: Scheme (a LISP derivative) that is built-in, and Python that may be part of your install (and can be otherwise added later, even if it's not painless). I use Python. 1) generate text strings (with a specified font) using all consonants (except for X, W, Y and Z) that look like this: - B -XBXXX -XXBXX -XXXBX -B I was wondering if doing this through the Gimp is really efficient (I was thinking of using a spreadsheet instead). This would be done by the script, likely light-years more efficient than a spreadsheet. 2) Insert the above made lines in one jpeg picture each (800x600), vertically and horizontally centred. I suggest using PNG format for this instead. The files won't be bigger and you won't get any artifacts 3) Make five copies of every jpeg and manipulate contrast in order to fade from highest to lowest according to a certain step (luminance/square-root of 2). For some definition of contrast :) To those wondering, this is for stimuli building in a psychology experiment. I would very much appreciate any hints on which tools to use. Gimp may be usable, but the ImageMagick toolbox with a shell script is likely to be a much better solution. See here for some examples wit text, http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/text/ while extenive image manipulation is shown here: http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/color/ (notet that you can even describe mathematically what you want...) Cheers, Damien. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
[Gimp-user] Beginner's ? re selection/move
I've been using Gimp for over a year for simple projects. I've always been able to use the rectangle select tool and then crop an image. For some reason, now whenever I try to use the rectangle select tool, it includes the move function and just moves the image--won't let me select a rectangle to crop, copy, etc . . . What can I do to get the simple select rectangle function back? Thanks in advance, hermitsoul -- hermitsoul (via gimpusers.com) ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Beginner's ? re selection/move
On 11/13/2010 06:18 PM, hermitsoul wrote: I've been using Gimp for over a year for simple projects. I've always been able to use the rectangle select tool and then crop an image. For some reason, now whenever I try to use the rectangle select tool, it includes the move function and just moves the image--won't let me select a rectangle to crop, copy, etc . . . What can I do to get the simple select rectangle function back? The behavior your describe is the behavior of most tools when the Alt key is depressed before the mouse click. See if you have the same behavior in other tools. If so, find out why your Alt key is depressed. Wrist? Cat? Hardware malfunction? You can also reset your keybprd shortcuts to defaults (Preferences/Interface) but I don't see where this particular one is defined. ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Beginner's ? re selection/move
Hi, On 13 Nov 10 17:18 hermitsoul for...@gimpusers.com said: I've been using Gimp for over a year for simple projects. I've always been able to use the rectangle select tool and then crop an image. For some reason, now whenever I try to use the rectangle select tool, it includes the move function and just moves the image--won't let me select a rectangle to crop, copy, etc . . . What can I do to get the simple select rectangle function back? Are you sure you're not just confusing the RECTANGLE SELECT and CROP tools. Drag on the selected area with RECTANGLE SELECT or CROP and you move the selection. Click on the selection with RECTANGLE SELECT and you confirm the selection Click on the selection with CROP and you crop the selection. Greg Chapman http://www.gregtutor.plus.com Helping new users of KompoZer and The GIMP ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
