[Gimp-user] ditto machine scans

2006-02-05 Thread ivan ³pez
hello! I'm scanning two old magazines that were printed using a 'spirit duplicator', better known as a 'ditto machine'. The magazines are overall well preserved, but have faded badly in some parts, and some of my scans are coming out looking like this: http://textzi.net/02.png

[Gimp-user] need help with scanned images

2005-06-04 Thread ivan ³pez
hi, I'm scanning a booklet with the intention of making a PDF version of it. The booklet is printed on green paper and I'm having problems with the readability of the text. If you look at: http://textzi.net/cosas/07.png you'll see that the letters get a white edge around them that makes

[Gimp-user] extend fonts

2004-09-25 Thread ivan ³pez 
hi, i've been using gimp 2.0.0 on macos x for a few months and i'm quite happy with it : ) now i have run into troubles with some work i have to do. i need to edit an image that involves a font that's not included in the text options font popup menu. is there a way to add fonts that are on the