[Gimp-user] floating selection

2007-10-01 Thread carol irvin
-- Forwarded message -- From: carol irvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Oct 1, 2007 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] floating selection To: Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It kept happening no matter what I tried UNTIL I tried this anchoring. Then I flattened after I anchored. I could then

Re: [Gimp-user] Bit-depth Processing

2007-10-01 Thread carol irvin
I've done some photography but usually I end up painting over it and converting it to mixed media as I really prefer painting to photography. I think for users who are drawn to art and painting, GIMP may satisfy their needs more easily. The adage "pare it down" typically is a good one for all art

Re: [Gimp-user] Bit-depth Processing

2007-10-01 Thread jim feldman
Patrick Shanahan wrote: > * Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10-01-07 13:29] >> In any event, from what you've told me, GIMP may not be the right tool >> for me at this time. I want to retain all my bits. So until GIMP >> natively supports 12-bits or higher, I'm gonna have to stick to >> Photoshop for n

Re: [Gimp-user] Bit-depth Processing

2007-10-01 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Greg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10-01-07 13:29]: > I normally don't shoot in RAW because, from what I've read, it seems > difficult to work with, but it also sounds interesting, too. no more so than any other graphic format... > Also, I've read that not all RAW apps are created equal, that you can

Re: [Gimp-user] floating selection

2007-10-01 Thread Greg
--- carol irvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I go to crop something, Gimp crops it very nicely but, unlike, > PS, the image is then impossible to do anything else with as I now > have a floating layer. Interesting. Does this happen with GIMP's file format and/or others? I was cropping an

Re: [Gimp-user] Bit-depth Processing

2007-10-01 Thread Greg
--- jim feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've posted this before, and in case you missed it, you really need > to do a bit of digital "darkroom" 101. Go to www.normankoren.com and > read through his site. Really. I'm not trying to be pedantic or > condescending, but when you finish going thr

Re: [Gimp-user] Brazilan Zine about GIMP

2007-10-01 Thread Greg
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