Re: [Gimp-user] Can't get this image sharp with GIMP. Any suggestions?

2005-11-01 Thread Tim E. Jedlicka - wrk
gimp wise you could try Filters->Unsharp Mask. But as for the camera - I couldn't tell from the sample pic if it is a focus problem. Is it focusing someplace else - easier to tell if there is more depth in the photo. Take a snap of a brick wall from an angle, or snap a photo of some stairs. Is

[Gimp-user] jpeg save settings

2005-10-01 Thread Tim E. Jedlicka - wrk
I've seen several debates about using the default jpeg quality setting when saving, but how about the DCT Method? The default is "Integer". I've always bumped it up(?) to "Floating Point" on the assumption that it is better and only increases CPU usage. The file size of the floating point DCT wa

[Gimp-user] Re: Merge pictures??

2005-07-21 Thread Tim E. Jedlicka - wrk
>I have two 'picture halves' (JPEG), that I would like to 'combine' in one >single .jpg-file - is this 'doable' at all, using the GIMP? Open both images. In one (the left hand side) Image->Scale Canvas And double the X axis size (unlink the Y axis by clicking on the "chain" icon. Go to the r

[Gimp-user] select rect snap to corner

2005-07-09 Thread Tim E. Jedlicka - wrk
I'm trying to use the "Select Rectangle" with a fixed aspect ratio. I would like it to snap to the corner of the image/layer. I have "snap to guides" set, but apparently the edges of an image don't have "default" guides. Is there a way to easily accomplish this? I'm usually trying to crop a 4x6

Re: [Gimp-user] Making GIMP a little more tablet friendly, maybe?

2005-06-23 Thread Tim E. Jedlicka - wrk
Sven> One is the user point of view: a cluttered preferences Sven> dialog makes it very hard to locate the option you are Sven> looking for. Is a compromise possible? Looking at how firefox handles this, there are menu based preferences, and then there are "customizations" via about:config