crop tool behaviour

1999-12-14 Thread Jakub Steiner
I don't think it's a good idea to move the cropping selection on topright and bottomleft corner while scale it on the other two. I'd rather use alt for the selection movement. imagine having a huge image and want to make a precise crop. You would have two reectangles, one in top right and one in b

Re: photo cut-out

1999-12-14 Thread prof. gaspare albano
On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, MCS wrote: > What is the best way to remove a person from a digital photo(jpeg)? I > want to extract the person (and nothing else) from the jpeg photo and > paste the person onto another jpeg image. I think: click on the free-handle-selection-tool (or lasso) in toolbox. T

Batch

1999-12-14 Thread Jo
Hi all, I am new to GIMP and what I am trying to do is make GIMP work in Batch mode. Would there be a kind soul who would tell me how to batch following example: >From command mode have a GIMP to: - Launch GIMP - create a new Script-Fu logo (say Crystal) with Text String : ABC123 and Font Size:

Re: photo cut-out

1999-12-14 Thread Jon Winters
On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, MCS wrote: > What is the best way to remove a person from a digital photo(jpeg)? I > want to extract the person (and nothing else) from the jpeg photo and > paste the person onto another jpeg image. You'll need to use one of the selection tools to select the person and then

Re: progressive jpeg

1999-12-14 Thread Jon Winters
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, T.V.Gnanasekaran wrote: > how to create progressive jpeg like the one at gimp.org > That is, first black&white picture comes andthen color > picture progresses at gimp.org site. Thats not progressive jpeg, its the old hi-rez lo-rez flip trick. Here is the IMG tag from that

Re: progressive jpeg

1999-12-14 Thread Jon Winters
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, T.V.Gnanasekaran wrote: > oh ya. I saw the code. > thanks. > But is there a way to get such effect in jpeg/gif/png? You can use any image the browser is capable of showing. -- Jon Winters http://www.obscurasite.com/ OpenVerse http://www.openverse.org/

Re: Box with rounded edges? (Warning: newbie)

1999-12-14 Thread Jon Winters
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Ian Boreham wrote: > At 14:20 9/12/99 -0600, Jon Winters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Then right mouse click on the image and > > > >select> To Path > > Sorry for the stupid question: > > I have only just started using Gimp, and I am not very familiar with it. > > I am r

Re: crop tool behaviour

1999-12-14 Thread Jon Winters
I use the crop tool to swipe out box and get it close. Then I fine tune things with the pop-up dialog that lets you place toe corners exactly where you want them. -- Jon Winters http://www.obscurasite.com/ OpenVerse http://www.openverse.org/

Re: crop tool behaviour

1999-12-14 Thread Jon Winters
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Jon Winters wrote: > > I use the crop tool to swipe out box and get it close. Then I fine tune > things with the pop-up dialog that lets you place toe corners exactly > where you want them. That message was sent "pre-coffee" this morning and I apologize for all the spell

Re: progressive jpeg

1999-12-14 Thread Amy Abascal
On Tue, 14 Dec 1999, Jon Winters wrote: > lowsrc="icons/frontpage-small-low.jpg" border="2" alt="The GIMP"> > Note, this doesn't work in all browsers. --Ames -- "Real Chics Dig Linux" Amy L. Abascal

Re: crop tool behaviour

1999-12-14 Thread nigel
You may want to try using the guides. To place guides right click on the left or top ruler and then drag a guide into the picture. You can fine tune its position by using the move tool. Now when you go to make your selection it will snap to the guides for your crop(assuming this function is turn

PPM in 24 bit?

1999-12-14 Thread Stephan Skrodzki
Hi there, as I'd like to create mpeg2 still frames with mpeg2encode from pictures I've created in Gimp. The only way I was able to do this at the moment was to export ppm files an to use these files with mpeg2encode. Although it is mentioned in the description of netpbm (man ppm), saving ppm'

Re: PPM in 24 bit?

1999-12-14 Thread Marc Lehmann
On Tue, Dec 14, 1999 at 06:39:27PM +0100, Stephan Skrodzki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > a) a possibility to write ppm's with more than 8 bit? I am quite sure that the Gimp writes images in 24 bit mode if your original image is in RGB mode: P3 # CREATOR: The GIMP's PNM Filter Version 1.0 512 512

Re: crop tool behaviour

1999-12-14 Thread nigel
errr thats a left click not right nigel wrote: > > You may want to try using the guides. To place guides right click on the > left or top ruler and then drag a guide into the picture. You can fine > tune its position by using the move tool. > > Now when you go to make your selection it will sn

Re: photo cut-out

1999-12-14 Thread Ian Boreham
At 23:11 13/12/99 -0500, MCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >What is the best way to remove a person from a digital photo(jpeg)? I >want to extract the person (and nothing else) from the jpeg photo and >paste the person onto another jpeg image. In the past when I used Photoshop, I often found the M

Re: photo cut-out

1999-12-14 Thread R.K.Aa
Ian Boreham wrote: > > At 23:11 13/12/99 -0500, MCS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >What is the best way to remove a person from a digital photo(jpeg)? I > >want to extract the person (and nothing else) from the jpeg photo and > >paste the person onto another jpeg image. > > In the past when I us