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« on: June 26, 2008, 09:20:38 am »

If you still use Microsoft Paint for your photo editing, It's time for an upgrade. Switch to the Gimp! It stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It was created by a team of open-source programers, and Windows and Mac installers are now availible. http://www.gimp.org/ is the homepage. To get Windows installers, go to http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/. You have to download the help files seperately. The Gimp has all features of MS Paint, including some other features, like filters that make text chromed, and even neon text. You can save images to all sorts of formats, including .xcf, Gimp's native file format. It's way better than Paint.

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Tip: to make an image transparent, refer to this tutorial. I found it on Google, so if you have any questions you might want to search Google first. By the way, you can also select peices of an image using other tools, too.

To animate an image, open the first frame of animation and open the layers dialog (ctrl+L). Next click on File>Open as Layers, and open all of the other frames of animation. You will see them in the layer dialog. Arrange them in the correct order if you haven't allready. Next, right click on a layer and click "edit layer attributes". To set the speed: At the end of the layer's name, type in (100ms) with the parentheses. The MS means Milliseconds and 100 is the speed. A higher number means it will go faster, and vice versa. Once you are done with ajusting the speed, go to File>Save As. Save it as a gif file. You will be prompted to either save as animation (do this) or merge layers. If it asks you to convert to indexed or grayscale, choose indexed. This won't change your current image. Also, if you want all of your frames of animation at the same speed, try selecting the speed when you save in the end (the screen where it asks you if you want to add a gif comment, etc.)

Photos demonstrating the Gimp's power will come soon, or later. Tongue Hey, just look in Google, or look at the yellow supernova in the Light Nova skin.
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« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2008, 09:42:53 am »

Cool, thanks!
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« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2008, 05:19:09 pm »

I myself have heard a lot about this. If you want Ps, but don't have $700, GET GIMP!
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« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2008, 12:55:09 pm »

I've used this. In fact, I'm just waiting until I can get it to get it. ... Of course, I could pop in my Boot CD for Ubuntu, but that takes a while to load and is a little laggy and crashes/freezes sometimes. Other than that(Maybe it's because of it being on CD), that's good too... But that's for a Linux topic or something Tongue
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« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2008, 02:32:47 pm »

I just downloaded it... But I'm not really understanding it... :-\
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« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2008, 03:02:30 am »

I have known about GIMP for quite a while now. I have Photoshop though so I don't need it.

And as for people like DB5000 who don't fully understand it, start simpler. Ever heard of Paint.NET? It's like Paint only much better. After you become good with Paint.NET, try GIMP.
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« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2008, 10:18:20 am »

Yeah... I just plain don't know how to use it...

Maybe I should give it a second try...
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« Reply #7 on: July 01, 2008, 11:19:16 pm »

I myself have heard a lot about this. If you want Ps, but don't have $700, GET GIMP!
My CS3 Extended was $1K, but my dad is a teacher so we get a hardcore discount. Tongue
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« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2008, 08:20:52 am »

Yeah... not sure how I didn't get the flood control... O.o

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« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2008, 01:00:20 pm »

Anyone know how to animate stuff in The GIMP, if it's possible?
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« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2008, 02:09:06 pm »

Yes, it's possible. I made my avatar that way. All you have to do is: Open the first frame of animation. Then click File<Open As Layers. Select the pictures representing the other frames of animation. After that open the layers dialog (Ctrl+L) and arrange them in animation order. Next, save as a GIF file. You will be prompted to either save as an animation or flatten the image since GIF files can't have more than one layer unless it's an animation. You may also be asked to convert it to grayscale or indexed clolor modes if your current color mode is RGB*. Convert it to indexed.

Or you could have just Googled "Gimp Animation". Tongue

*RGB color mode is all of the colors, grayscale is black and white, and indexed is where you choose from a range of colors on a platte, and can only use those colors.
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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2008, 02:15:39 pm »

Or just buy Ulead GIF Animator. It's great. Try it. Wink If you can't buy it, try the demo. Ulead GIF Animator even has animation effects such as diamond (makes frames turn in a diamond shape before revealing themselves), page turn (makes it as if you're turning pages from a book, really good effect), TV turn off (makes an effect as if a TV is turning off) and many other effects.

Or if you want a free, really simple, limited features software then try Microsoft GIF Animator.
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« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2008, 07:07:54 pm »

Already figured out animation after fiddling with The GIMP all day Saturday and Sunday Cheesy That's how I got my new Kaze avvie to be animated!
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« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2008, 10:13:29 am »

I'm actually kinda figuring out how to use it...
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« Reply #15 on: August 12, 2008, 10:57:04 am »

Good. Smiley Also note that I've updated my post to include "Animation 101".
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« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2008, 01:26:20 pm »

I used to use it but now i use Paint.NET.
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« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2008, 04:38:54 pm »

I just got GIMP and went experimenting and came up with my new banner.
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« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2008, 06:13:37 pm »

I would probably have split the gradient down the middle of the fig, but other than that it's not bad.
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