[Gimp-user] A couple of questions from a newbie

2005-08-07 Thread Gmail User
This is off topic for Gimp users, but since you guys work with graphics a lot, I was hoping someone might know the answers. Anyone knows what is the name of the technique for creating an image (collage) out of thousands of images matched by colors, shades, etc.? Also, if there are any tools in per

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
On 8/7/05, Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- michael chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >It won't. But some people would like to keep an entire layer's data, > >but only have some of it visible. I've done things like that before. > >*shrugs* > > Seems reasonable I guess. But woul

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- michael chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >It won't. But some people would like to keep an entire layer's data, >but only have some of it visible. I've done things like that before. >*shrugs* Seems reasonable I guess. But wouldn't it be easier to use if all of the layer were visible and hide

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
On 8/7/05, Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, perhaps I need to elaborate... First open an picture (which > should be rectangular in shape). Then copy the picture (or a part > of it). Create a new pic (under File/New). Paste (a regular paste > into the new pic). Click on the rotate ico

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >i don't think it is cropping. i just tried that, but then maybe you have >to do image/center layer afterwards ?, try that. Ok, perhaps I need to elaborate... First open an picture (which should be rectangular in shape). Then copy the picture (or a part of

Re: [Gimp-user] Re: retouching dark photos

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
On 8/6/05, Steven Woody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pasi Savolainen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > more interesting, in the levels window, if i pick a point p1 as grey using > grey > picker, then pick another point p2 as another grey point. in this case, what > gimp will do? i think there are two

[Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
From: michael chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Aug 7, 2005 5:44 PM Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 8/7/05, Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But why would gimp crop the image? It won't. But some people would like to keep an entire layer's data, but o

[Gimp-user] scissors selection tool

2005-08-07 Thread michael chang
Sorry, forgot to foward to list. ^^" On 7/27/05, Sven Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Steve Stavropoulos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On 7/27/05, Rachelle McLean wrote: > >> With the selection tool that looks like a pair of scissors, and > >> acts lilke the magnetic lasso tool i

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
--- sam ende <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >either rotate the whole image (image/transform) or try increasing the >canvas size (image/canvas size) in height to the width of the image/layer >before rotating. Ok, that works. Thank you! But why would gimp crop the image? I tried resizing the canvas

Re: [Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Peter Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm trying to rotate an image (which is in a layer) by 90 degrees which is > taller than it's width. So when I rotate it, gimp will automatically crop > the image no matter what I do. I have the "Clip result" unchecked. > Gimp 2.2.8. How do I reme

[Gimp-user] Rotating an image

2005-08-07 Thread Peter Karlsson
Hi! I'm trying to rotate an image (which is in a layer) by 90 degrees which is taller than it's width. So when I rotate it, gimp will automatically crop the image no matter what I do. I have the "Clip result" unchecked. Gimp 2.2.8. How do I remedy this (I'm stumped)? Best regards Peter Karlsson