Re: [Gimp-user] HATE the new save vs. export behavior
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 20:29:57 -0600
"J. Leslie Turriff" wrote:
> On Friday 05 February 2016 04:56:53 vitalif wrote:
> > >Everyone just rebuild gimp with my patch
> > >http://svn.yourcmc.ru/viewvc.py/vitalif/trunk/scripts/patch-gimp-unite-sav
> > >e_export.diff?view=co and be happy
> >
> > P.S or use prebuilt gimp packages for debian unstable from my repo:
> > http://vmx.yourcmc.ru/var/debian/unstable/ ("deb
> > http://vmx.yourcmc.ru/var/debian unstable/" in sources.list)
>
> Strangely enough, not everyone uses a debian-based distro. :-)
>
And luckily enough, one can rebuild GIMP with this patch (and/or any other
patches) on other systems as well, assuming one wants to.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish (who also isn't using a Debian-based distribution)
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[Gimp-user] How to shrink photo, retain quality?? Business card design
Hi guys! I'm an amateur photo-editor, and have a decent understanding of Gimp basics. I am designing a business card for myself to be uploaded to gotprint.com I am using a 2.5inx3.5in. vertical layout. In the past I have used the basic online editor provided by gotprint to design a logo, this time I wanted to do it on Gimp to leave myself more options for editing. I need to include a photo of myself on the card. I have a hq photo taken by a Canon DSLR, and it looks great. When I create a new project on Gimp to the specific size of 2.5"x3.5" I have to shrink the image down, as it is around 2800x4200 pixels. Whenever I do this I lose A LOT of quality. On the gotprint editor I don't lose any quality, it uploads and looks as sharp as ever. I've researched ways to sharpen the image before resizing, using online resizing tools and even increasing the size of the image on Gimp from 2.5"x3.5" to something much bigger as to accommodate the photo, however the file size becomes too large to handle. How can I shrink a large photo of myself at 2800x4200 pixels to fit vertically on a business card that is 2.5"x3.5" (around 200x150 pixels) without losing quality? I know whenever an image is resized quality will be lost, so how to other companies fit images of people on business cards that look good? I greatly appreciate any and all help- I'm hoping to find a solution to this seemingly small problem soon. Thank you!! -- JoeyF (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
[Gimp-user] Where are the plug-ins?
The plug-in registry seems to be locked/trashed/kaput whatever. Is there any place that I can download plug-ins now? Or am I just out of luck? Many TIA! ___ 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
[Gimp-user] Hello
I joined this list because my Mac wouldn't open Gimp because it wasn't from the Apple Store. I figured it out, though, and I have Gimp working. Now I just need to learn it. It doesn't look too different than Photoshop. Sent from my brain. ___ 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
Re: [Gimp-user] How to shrink photo, retain quality?? Business card design
> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 19:59:59 +0100 > From: for...@gimpusers.com > To: gimp-user-list@gnome.org > CC: notificati...@gimpusers.com > Subject: [Gimp-user] How to shrink photo, retain quality?? Business card > design > > Hi guys! > > I'm an amateur photo-editor, and have a decent understanding of Gimp basics. > > I am designing a business card for myself to be uploaded to gotprint.com > > I am using a 2.5inx3.5in. vertical layout. In the past I have used the basic > online editor provided by gotprint to design a logo, this time I wanted to do > it > on Gimp to leave myself more options for editing. > > I need to include a photo of myself on the card Short, witty answer: Your image canvas is too small, you need to think bigger. Long answer: Since this is a project that will ultimately be put onto physical media (i.e. business cards), you need to think about your image less in terms of its raw pixels (as shown in GIMP) and more in terms of its physical printed size. An important thing to note is that the preferred "dots per inch" setting (the conversion between image pixels and real world) is generally MUCH higher for print processes than computer displays -- a computer monitor might have a resolution of, say, 72 pixels per inch (hold a ruler up to your screen if you want to measure it yourself), but printing processes demand a resolution like 300 or 600 dpi, which is at least four times larger. So if you want to create your business card as a GIMP image, the FIRST thing you need to do is set your DPI. You can check (and change) the dpi setting on your GIMP image from the Image > "Print Size..." menu option. Keep in mind this doesn't actually change the raw 'pixel size' of the image (i.e. how it appears displayed in GIMP), it only calibrates how the pixel size translates to physical size. You can also set an image's DPI setting from the Image > "Resize..." command, however, to truly resize an image to a specific resolution you will also need to ensure the target size shown in that dialog is displayed in physical units (not percent or pixels!) . To reduce some of the work ... if your business card will be 2.5x3.5" (portrait) and you need a print resolution of 300dpi, your whole image must be 750x1050 pixels; if you want a print resolution of 600dpi then your whole image must be 1500x2100 pixels. Then zoom out until the entire image canvas fits in the GIMP display. NOW you can begin drawing what the card looks like, add your photo to it (as a layer, of course), and worry about resizing the photo to match the rest of the card. Try to keep the number of resizes on the photo layer to a minimum -- i.e. if you resized the photo layer but didn't like the result, Undo the resize before you try again. Alternately, if you want to create a business card without having to worry about specifying a fixed print resolution (dpi), you should probably be drawing it in a different app, like the vector editor Inkscape. Vector editors have the advantage of being able to freely scale elements placed on the canvas without losing detail (vector elements are geometric, not pixel based), but the tradeoff is you probably can't submit the vector file directly for the final processing step (you'll need to do a rasterization/bitmap export for that purpose -- which involves specifying the desired target size, either in terms of pixel dimensions or dpi). -- Stratadrake strata_ran...@hotmail.com Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth. ___ 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
Re: [Gimp-user] How to shrink photo, retain quality?? Business card design
Hi, additionally to Richards advice: On 12.2.2016 at 7:59 PM Joeyf wrote: How can I shrink a large photo of myself at 2800x4200 pixels to fit vertically on a business card that is 2.5"x3.5" (around 200x150 pixels) without losing quality? I know whenever an image is resized quality will be lost, so how to other companies fit images of people on business cards that look good? I don't know how other companies do this job, but I'm sure there are many ways to do it. The GIMP way is to use Image -> Scale Image ..., the Scale Tool or Layer -> Scale Layer AND use a suitable interpolation. Interpolation=None gives the worst results. I would recommend Sinc (Lanczos3) or Cubic. If none of the interpolation methods returns acceptable results, you could try the following plug-ins: Scale2x: http://registry.gimp.org/node/24746 Scale in steps: http://registry.gimp.org/node/9676 GIMP 2.9 has dropped the 'Sinc (Lanczos3)' method (why?), but has 'NoHalo' and 'LoHalo' now. Your preferred Raw converter or ImageMagick could also be a choice. BTW I could not find any Downscale method in the G'Mic plug-in, which usually adds some more interesting filters. Have I missed something? I'm interested to read what finally did a good job for you. Greetings Sven Sie interessieren sich für wunderschöne Malereien, Märchenbücher und Heimtextilien? Dann schauen Sie mal rein: http://www.unikate4you.de ! ___ 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
