Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-18 Thread Liam R E Quin
On Tue, 2012-01-17 at 15:17 -0500, Jay Smith wrote: > We have tried scanning on many different non-black background colors and > surfaces, but there are always some extreme-edge color artifacts > remaining ... leaving a sort of "halo" effect around the stamp object. I've found that scanning obj

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Judah Kleinveldt
Hi Have tried deep-edging the image using the path tool. I find that using that tool works best when removing a backround in an image. It takes a few minutes, though if you have many stamp-scans with the same dimensiona nd edges that single path you spent an hour creating becomes a joy to us

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Rob Antonishen
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 3:17 PM, Jay Smith wrote: > > Is there something like that which can be used to remove a color "halo" > that results from using a "green screen" approach to scanning? (I would > likely have to select different colors of "green screen" so that such > colors are not include

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Steve Kinney
On 01/17/2012 03:17 PM, Jay Smith wrote: > Problem: > > The stamps are currently scanned on a black background (for lack > of other color possibilities; the final goal is on a black > background). After scanning, the background is selected and turned > to 100% black to have greatest contrast for th

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Patrick Shanahan
* Willie B Bass [01-17-12 16:08]: > Stop emailing me > ___ > gimp-user-list mailing list > gimp-user-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list Somewhat challenged? Unsubscribe from the list. -- (paka)Patrick Shanahan

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Willie B Bass
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Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Chris Mohler
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Jay Smith wrote: > No to "Colors-Levels".  The problem in that operation is that it would > also affect the related black areas in the postmarks on the stamp.  The > color of the postmarks should not be darkened as it would change the > appearance of the image

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Seth Burgess
You can try "Color to Alpha" using a background color not found on the stamp, but you may end up needing to do back-filling under the stamp (draw on a layer underneath it) where it removed a portion, and it probably won't work that well for real-world images (slight variations aren't handled well

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Liam R E Quin
[resending from the right account, sorry!] On Tue, 2012-01-17 at 15:17 -0500, Jay Smith wrote: > We have tried scanning on many different non-black background colors and > surfaces, but there are always some extreme-edge color artifacts > remaining ... leaving a sort of "halo" effect around the

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Jay Smith
On 01/17/2012 03:29 PM, Chris Mohler wrote: On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Jay Smith wrote: Goal: To be able to select the background (for change to 100% black) without any "leakage" of the selection onto the stamp objects AND without ANY non-black color artifacts remaining after changing th

Re: [Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Chris Mohler
On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Jay Smith wrote: > Goal: > > To be able to select the background (for change to 100% black) without any > "leakage" of the selection onto the stamp objects AND without ANY non-black > color artifacts remaining after changing the selection to 100% black. Question:

[Gimp-user] Seeking better "green screen" method

2012-01-17 Thread Jay Smith
Hi, Gimp 2.6.6 on Ubuntu Linux 8.04. Scanning using VueScan Professional 8.5.20 with an "Epson Perfection 4490 Photo" scanner. Color profile has been built for the scanner using available photo color target from a well-known German source (can't remember name). Almost all my scanning is of