Gimp - 2.2 Betriebsanweisung

GIMP User ManualThe GIMP Documentation Team2000, 2001

CONTENTS 912.32 The Document Index Dialog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10412.33 The Error Console Dialog .

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 99You can edit the left or right color by invoking left or right endpoint color. The LoadFrom and Save To menu options allow you t

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 10012.18 Rename GradientLets you specify a new name for a gradient. When you rename a gradient, the renamedgradient will appear in

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 101also edit a palette in the Palette tab folder, but the Color Palette Editor gives moreoptions.Palette Within the Palette tab, y

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 102New PaletteWill create a new, empty palette in the edit frame. A confirmation window with anamefield will appear. When you have c

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 103Import from ImageSelect Image as sourceSet the name of the palette you are about to create.Choose the one of the currently open

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 104Altering a color Choose the color that you want to alter by clicking on it. Choose editfrom the Operation menu. This will bring

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 10512.33 The Error Console DialogThe Error Console will show internal GIMP error messages. An example of such anerror is when GIMP

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 10612.37 The Triangle Color SelectorThe triangle color selector is one of the best color selectors in GIMP. This is due to thefact

CHAPTER13Filters13.1 Filters IntroductionThis chapter describes the many filters, plug-ins, and tools that ship with THE GIMP bydefault.13.2 Reshow Las

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 108Density Density controls the amount of dust elements that will populate the layer. Asetting that is too high here can become ex

CONTENTS 1013.39 Depth Merge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11913.40 Despeckle . . .

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 109Modify Blue/Luminance Channel This checkbox allows modifications to be made tothe Blue or Luminance of the active selection or l

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 11013.10 Animate CellsOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes, you can! Please send

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 11113.14 Apply CanvasOverviewThis filter applies a canvas-like effect to the current image. It textures the image asif it were an a

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 11213.17 BlendedOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes, you can! Please send a mes

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 113Time A subset of the Random Seed, Time, will initialize every blurring using the clockof the hardware platform. This ensures be

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 114Fade direction Fade dirdescribes the direction from which the spokes will fade. Theactual fading is set in the Brush Options.•

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 11513.26 Center GuideOverviewThe Center Guide filter places a horizontal and a vertical guide on your image.Center Guide OptionsCen

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 11613.29 Color EnhanceOverviewThe Color Enhance filter runs an automatic saturation stretch on the three channelsin the image. It d

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 117• The color well can be clicked to launch the color selection dialog.• If a more manual method of color selection is required,

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 11813.34 Convolution MatrixOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes, you can! Please

CONTENTS 1113.84 iWarp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13813.85 Jigsaw .

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 11913.37 DecomposeOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes, you can! Please send a m

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 12013.43 DisplaceOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes, you can! Please send a me

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 12113.47 EngraveOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes, you can! Please send a mes

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 12213.53 FlameOverviewThe Flame filter is a complex rendering tool in the Nature menu. There are manyavailable options which will a

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 123Camera The Camera settings affect the visual rendering of the flame artifact. Zoomchanges the visual closeness to the flame. Vali

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 124Windows The four Windows checkboxes display or hide the four methods of colormodification. These windows are fully interactive.•

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 12513.58 Frame FilterOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes you can! Please send a

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 12613.62 Dynamic Text ToolOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes you can! Please s

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 127Load The Load button is used for loading individual shapes into the editor. If there isa Gfig file located somewhere on the file s

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 128With BG of This dropdown is available only if the Draw on dropdown has either Newor Multiple selected. The available options he

CONTENTS 1213.132Selective Gaussian Blur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15913.133Selection to Path . .

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 129SelectionsThe Select Tab is only made available if Selection is the active option in the Painttab.Selection Type The Selection

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 130Radius The Radius slider is a subset of the Feather option. The slider sets the amountof feathering that will be created agains

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 131Tool The circle tool is the second tool in the Ops panel. The circle tool is used tocreate perfect circles. Circles are created

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 132• Circles and Ellipses can be moved with the center control point. This willhowever relocate the center control point, but not

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 13313.67 GimpressionistOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes you can! Please send

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 13413.69.3 Highlight EdgesOverviewThe Highlight Edges filter will produce a new layer from an old one that replicates athin shadow

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 13513.72 GIMP Table MagicOverviewAllows you to configure settings for saving an image as a formatted HTML table.GIMP Table Magic Op

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 13613.75 Guide GridOverviewThe Guide Grid filter places a grid arrangement of guides on the image. GuideGrid OptionsGuide Grid Sett

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 13713.78 HotOverviewThe Hot filter scans an image for pixels with RBG values that will give unsafe valuesof chrominance signal or c

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 13813.82 Image TileOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes you can! Please send a m

CONTENTS 1314 Keyboard Shortcuts 17115 Command Line Options 17515.1 GIMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 13913.86 JPEGOverviewAllows you to configure settings for saving a JPEG file. JPEG File OptionsJPEG File SettingsComments You can ad

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 14013.87 LaplaceOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes you can! Please send a mess

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 141Filename This input box should contain the name of the file that will be sent. Thisfilename does not have to correspond to an exi

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 14213.95 MazeOverviewThe Maze filter fills the active selection or layer with a maze. Every square in themaze is accessible from eve

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 143The center of the spin in this case, is the center of the image. Zoom blurring producesa blur that radiates out from the center

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 144Tile Size Tile Size increases or decreases the pixel size of the tile. Smaller settingsresult in more tiles, and larger setting

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 145See alsoFurther discussion of noise can be found in the glossary under the Noise entry.13.103 Not yet writtenOur apologiesSorry

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 14613.108 PapertileOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes you can! Please send a m

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 14713.113 PlasmaOverviewThe Plasma Renderer plugin is a natural cloud generator. The results of a plasmarender, can be both pleasi

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 148Save gamma This adds a gAMA chunk to your PNG file which reflects the currentGamma factor for your display (set globally for GIMP

CHAPTER1Introduction1.1 What is The GIMP?Introduction The GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. TheGIMP is an application suitable fo

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 14913.118 The Print Plug-InThe Main Print Dialog

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 150The main window is divided into five panes:Preview The Preview pane contains a positioning widget that allows interactive po-sit

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 151To its right is a button group that allows choosing English (inch) units or metric(centimeter) units. Below these are four boxe

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 152• Save Settings – immediately save the settings, and continue working in thePrint plugin.• Print – immediately print the image

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 153settings of the image. This enables you to get an idea of how the image will print out asyou adjust settings.Below that there a

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 154and vertical lines, this may actually yield the best results. For other types ofimages, the quality will be poor.• Adaptive Ran

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 155Qbist works best by repeatedly clicking any of the various preview buttonsuntil a desirable effect is observed. Being run l

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 156As discussed previously, the Main tab provides tools for the selection of colorranges. The top half of the tab is dedicated to

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 157• Area: The three options here alter what is shown in the preview area.– Entire Image: This option will display the entire imag

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 158Orientation Defines which way the ripples occur. Either horizontal or vertical.Edges When applying a ripple effect, the tool per

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 15• File formats supported include PostScript, JPEG, GIF, PNG, XPM, TIFF, TGA,MPEG, PCX, BMP and many others.• Selection tools

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 159Destination The Destination settings affect the active, or working image. The Des-tination dropdown includes any open images th

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 160Blur Radius The Blur Radius setting affects the maximum number of pixels consideredfor blurring. The higher the setting, the hi

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 16113.136 SharpenOverviewThe “Sharpen” Filter attempts to focus images. The amount of sharpness can bechosen. Higher values will l

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 16213.141 Solid NoiseOverviewThe Solid Noise filter renders a greyscale noise layer. This layer has many usefulsettings, that can b

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 163• The unit that defines the distance that pixels will be moved is set using thedropdown list. By default it is set to Px or pixe

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 164area in black, leaving the text string as the only immediately visible artifact. Terral TextOptionsTerral Text SettingsSolid no

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 16513.150 Threshold AlphaOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes you can! Please se

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 166The Tileable Blur filter can be utilized to blur already tileable images so that thetileable properties of the layer are not los

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 16713.158 URLOverviewTHE GIMP can load an image directly from an HTTP or FTP server. The image canbe in any of the formats that TH

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 16813.164 WarpOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes you can! Please send a messag

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 16made up of “pixels” – tiny rectangles1which each have a single set color. These pixelsare colored in a way to make up images

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 16913.170 WMFOverviewTHE GIMP can read files in the WMF (Windows Meta File) format. This format isoften used for stock images (clip

CHAPTER 13. FILTERS 17013.175 Zealous CropOur apologiesSorry, but the help page for this item is not written yet. Can I help?Yes you can! Please send

CHAPTER14Keyboard ShortcutsKeyboard shortcuts provide a fast way to access menu items in GIMP. These are thedefault keyboard shortcuts - you can chang

CHAPTER 14. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 172Toolbox FunctionsFunction ShortcutAirbrushABezier SelectBBlendLBucket FillShiftBCloneCColor

CHAPTER 14. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 173Edit MenuFunction ShortcutClearCtrlKCopyCtrlCCopy NamedCtrlShiftCCutCtrlXCut Nam

CHAPTER 14. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 174Image MenuFunction ShortcutDuplicateCtrlDOffsetCtrlShiftOGrayscale ModeAltGIndexed Mode

CHAPTER15Command Line Options15.1 GIMPWhen you launch GIMP, it will often be from a graphical menu where you simply clickon the GIMP entry. This usual

CHAPTER 15. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS 176-no-splash-image Do not show the splash screen image as part of the splash screen.Only shows text information in t

CHAPTER 15. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS 177-libdir Prints the libdir used to install GIMP.-infodir Prints the infodir used to install GIMP.-mandir Prints the

CHAPTER 15. COMMAND LINE OPTIONS 178-libs Print the linker flags that are necessary to link a GIMP plug-in.-libs-noui Print the linker flags that are ne

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 17it would be helpful to know which window manager you are using. Another question thatcould be asked is whether GNOME or KDE

CHAPTER16GIMP LicenseGNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSEVersion 2, June 1991Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59Temple Place, Suite 330,

CHAPTER 16. GIMP LICENSE 180For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whethergratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the

CHAPTER 16. GIMP LICENSE 181Program does.1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of the Program’ssource code as you receive it, in any medium,

CHAPTER 16. GIMP LICENSE 182whose permissions for other licensees extend to the entirewhole, and thus to each and every part regardless of who wroteit

CHAPTER 16. GIMP LICENSE 183If distribution of executable or object code is made by offeringaccess to copy from a designated place, then offering equi

CHAPTER 16. GIMP LICENSE 184under any particular circumstance, the balance of the section isintended to apply and the section as a whole is intended t

CHAPTER 16. GIMP LICENSE 185status of all derivatives of our free software and of promotingthe sharing and reuse of software generally.NO WARRANTY11.

CHAPTER 16. GIMP LICENSE 186This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty

CHAPTER17GlossaryAAlpha Refers to transparency. An Alpha Channel allows transparency control. Certainimage formats may only contain a single Alpha Cha

CHAPTER 17. GLOSSARY 188can utilize the Floyd-Steinberg dithering technique, for example. This ditheringmethod is simply put, a mathematical way of cl

CHAPTER2Using GIMP2.1 Starting for the First TimeWhen you launch THE GIMP for the first time, you will see a special dialog box. Thisallows you to setu

CHAPTER 17. GLOSSARY 189posited with the active layer.The two images above were created using a brush with spacing set to sixty. Theimage on the left

CHAPTER 17. GLOSSARY 190DivideThe image on the left illustrates a normal layer mode and the image on theright shows the same two layers in divide mode

CHAPTER 17. GLOSSARY 191The image on the left illustrates a normal layer mode and the image on theright shows the same two layers in subtract mode.Dar

CHAPTER 17. GLOSSARY 192ValueThe image on the left illustrates a normal layer mode and the image on theright shows the same two layers in value mode.N

CHAPTER 17. GLOSSARY 193XXCF The native file format used by GIMP. XCF is an acronym for the eXperimentalComputing Facility which is located at the Univ

IndexLUT operations, 25About, 14Add Alpha Channel, 35Add Dust, 96Add Layer Mask, 34Adjust FG-BG, 97Airbrush, 44Alien Map, 98Alien Map 2, 97Alpha Chann

INDEX 195Duplicate Channel, 37Duplicate Layer, 32Duplicate Path, 41Edit Channel Attributes, 38Edit Layer Attributes, 35Edit Path Attributes, 43Edit Qm

INDEX 196New Path, 41New View, 22Offset, 25Oilify, 134Open, 76Open by Extension, 76Open File, 73Operations with selections, 18Paint Tools, 68Paintbrus

INDEX 197Undo History, 94Using Layers, 29View operations, 21Watercolor Color Selector, 95What are Layers?, 28Why GIMP, 4Zoom, 21

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CHAPTER 2. USING GIMP 19You can change these settings later in THE GIMP’s Preferences Dialog.2.1.3 Monitor ResolutionEvery monitor is slightly dif

CHAPTER 2. USING GIMP 20The Image Window20 shows the Image Window created by the default settings. When you first start,no image window will be open be

CHAPTER 2. USING GIMP 212.3.1 Supported FormatsThe following table lists the formats supported by GIMP:File FormatsRead WriteAA - ASCII Art N YAVI - A

CHAPTER 2. USING GIMP 22However, XCF is only suitable for GIMP. If you want to share your image or putthe image on the web, you should probably use an

CHAPTER 2. USING GIMP 23XPM: X Pixmap This format is sometimes used by applications for the X WINDOWSYSTEM. The files created can be compiled directly

CHAPTER3ToolBox3.1 Toolbox IntroductionIn this chapter we’ll explain to you the menus and buttons of the Toolbox.3.2 The ToolBoxOne of the windows tha

CHAPTER 3. TOOLBOX 25You can also unload a module on the fly, e.g. you may not want the watercolor colorselector. If you unload a module, the functiona

CHAPTER4Image4.1 Image Menu IntroductionThis chapter will explain the GIMP Image main menu and its submenus. All operationshere a basic functions on i

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 27Also at the bottom of the image window (on the Statusbar) is the filename and otherinformation about the image such as the zoom leve

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 284.4 Clipboards4.4.1 CutThe Cut function allows you to delete a selection save it to the GIMP clipboard. It canthen be recalled with

Contents1 Introduction 141.1 What is The GIMP? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141.1.1 A Brief L

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 294.4.6 Cut NamedCut the current selection to a named buffer. You can cut several parts to different buffersby giving them different

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 304.5.2 FillFill fills the selected area with the foreground color for Fill with FG Color or back-ground color Fill with BG Color. If

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 31If you drag a selection, it will automatically be converted into a floatingone.Additional InformationDefault Keyboard Shortcut:

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 324.7 Customizing the view4.7.1 ZoomThe Zoom functions allow you to modify the magnification on an image. It enables youto zoom out on

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 33in) or clicking the magnifying glass icons. You can also drag the highlighted squareto pan the image (to change which part is viewa

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 34Changes made in one view will appear in other views. It is very useful for maintainingan overall view of an image while working on

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 35Use custom palette If you want to use a predefined palette, you have to use thisoption. You then choose your palette from the drop d

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 36A good alternative to transparency dithering is the Rightclick>Filters> Colors> Semi-Flatten function.Additional Infor

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 37If the “ Wrap Around” button is checked, the parts of the image that move outsidethe layer border will turn up on the other side of

CHAPTER 4. IMAGE 38you still want the same image size but a lower resolution. It will naturally be vice versaif you increase the resolution. Pixel Dim

CONTENTS 34.4.4 Paste Into . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284.4.5 Paste As New . . . . . .

CHAPTER5Layers5.1 What are Layers?Layers When you create an image, it is made up of thousands of tiny pixels, each ofwhich has a color, position, and

CHAPTER 5. LAYERS 403D Representation of an Image with LayersThe Final ImageLayers are one of the most powerful features in GIMP so it is important to

CHAPTER 5. LAYERS 41The Layers DialogAt the top of the dialog is a combo-box which defines what image the layers dialogis displaying. If Auto is select

CHAPTER 5. LAYERS 42The Layers Menu5.3 The Layers DialogThe Layers Dialog is the main interface to interact withLayers present in a GIMP image.You can

CHAPTER 5. LAYERS 435.4 New LayerWill create a new layer. You can set the new layers attributes in the Layer Name fieldplease seeEdit Layer Attributes

CHAPTER 5. LAYERS 44The Size area will control how big or small your new layer boundary will be just aswhen you created aNew Layer. The Offset area wi

CHAPTER 5. LAYERS 45Expanded as necessaryThe final layer has the size of the largest layer of all of the visible layers. (Rememberthat a layer in GIMP

CHAPTER 5. LAYERS 46result of your mask applied to the layer. To see the mask you have toAlt click on thethumbnail. If you want to see you layer w

CHAPTER6Channels6.1 Channels IntroductionThis chapter will explain the use of channels.6.2 The Channels DialogChannels The Channels tab displays the t

CHAPTER 6. CHANNELS 486.2.1 Selections and ChannelsYou are able to store a selection as a channel with the rightclick Select Save ToChannel command. T

CONTENTS 45.1 What are Layers? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395.2 Using Layers. . . . . .

CHAPTER 6. CHANNELS 496.8 Delete ChannelDeletes the active channel. The channel below the deleted channel will become theactive channel. You cannot de

CHAPTER7Paths7.1 Paths IntroductionIn this chapter we’ll explain to you how you can work with paths.7.2 The Paths DialogBasically paths are a way to s

CHAPTER 7. PATHS 51Path to Selection Will create a selection out of a path. Notice that the pathdoesn’t have to be closed. The created selection will

CHAPTER 7. PATHS 52Remove Point Will remove a point in your curve. The point must be be-tween the endpoints in a non-closed curve. If the curve is clo

CHAPTER 7. PATHS 53fading out, this will be honored when the path is stroked. This applies to any of themodes that the painting tool accepts.The follo

CHAPTER 7. PATHS 547.10 Export PathWill export the path to a file which can later beimported to another image. It may soundsimple, but it is important.

CHAPTER8Tools8.1 Tools IntroductionThis chapter contains descriptions of all GIMP tools.8.2 Tool Options DialogThe Tool Options dialog will show the t

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 56Pressure This slider controls the amount of color that the airbrush paints. A highersetting here will result in darker strokes.Addi

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 578.5.1 OverviewThe Blend tool renders a gradient based on the current foreground and back-ground colors. The start and end points ar

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 58• Conical (asymmetric): Creates a gradient similar in detail to the Conical(symmetric) one, but the gradient is not reversed at the

CONTENTS 57.8 Copy Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537.9 Paste Path . . . .

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 59Preview The Preview checkbox toggles the use of a dynamic update of the active layeror selection. If this option is turned on, any

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 608.8 By Color Selection8.8.1 OverviewThe Select by Color tool is capable of selecting areas of the current layer using color.Unlike

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 618.9 Clone8.9.1 OverviewThe Clone tool uses the current brush to copy from a source point. The sourcepoint can be in an image or pat

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 628.10.2 Color Balance OptionsColor Balance SettingsColor Levels The Color Levels input boxes provide a manual way of selecting theRG

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 638.12.2 Convolver OptionsConvolve SettingsOpacity The Opacity slider sets the transparency level for the operation. A higheropacity

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 64Tool Toggle This option will toggle between Crop and Resize. Crop will do exactlythat. It will crop the image to the selected area.

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 65Curve Type Curve type allows you to choose between Smooth or Free.• Smooth: This mode constrains the curve type to a smooth line wi

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 66•CtrlShift places the tool into straight line mode and constrains the angle ofthe created lines to 15 degrees.8.16 Elliptic

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 678.17 Eraser8.17.1 OverviewThe Eraser is used to remove blocks of color from the current layer, selection, orimage. If the Eraser is

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 688.18.2 Flip Tool OptionsFlip Tool SettingsTool Toggle The Tool Toggle settings control flipping in either a Horizontal directionor a

CONTENTS 68.15.2 Dodge / Burn Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658.16 Elliptical Selection . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 698.20 Fuzzy SelectionMagic Wand8.20.1 OverviewThe Fuzzy Selection tool is used to select contiguous regions of similar colorweight.8

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 708.21 Histogram8.21.1 OverviewThe Histogram tool displays detailed pixel intensity information about the image or achannel.The main

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 718.22.2 Hue-Saturation OptionsThe Hue-Saturation dialog window allows the selection of the color range that will beaffected by the s

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 728.24 Intelligent Scissors8.24.1 OverviewThe Intelligent Scissors can be used to select contiguous areas of similar colorweight in a

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 73Modify Levels for Channel The Modify Levels for Channel button allows the selectionof the specific channel that will be modified by t

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 748.27 Measure8.27.1 OverviewThe Measure tool displays the distance and bearing between two points in yourimage.To measure, click and

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 758.29.1 OverviewThe paintbrush tool paints fuzzy brush strokes. All strokes are rendered usingthe current brush.See also: Brush Sele

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 76•Alt changes the paintbrush to a Color Picker that will set the background color.•Shift places the paintbrush tool into str

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 778.31 Posterize8.31.1 OverviewThe Posterize tool is designed to intelligently weigh the pixel colors of the selected areaor active l

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 78•Ctrl is used to subtract from existing selections and constrain the origin of theselection such that the initial click determi

CONTENTS 78.32 Rectangular Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 778.32.1 Overview . . . . . . .

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 798.34 Text Tool8.34.1 OverviewThe Text tool places rendered text as a new selection. Prior to clicking on theimage, the standard GTK

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 808.36 Transform Tools8.36.1 OverviewThe Transform tool is used to modify the active selection or layer in one of fourways.8.36.2 Tra

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 81Center Center X displays or sets the X-axis for the rotation axis point. The axis canbe moved with themouse by clicking and draggin

CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 828.36.6 PerspectiveThe Perspective tool changes the visual perspective angles of the current layer orselection. Perspective can be a

CHAPTER9File9.1 File Operations IntroductionThis chapter will explain how you can save your work as files and load it again later.For a list of file for

CHAPTER 9. FILE 84The Reset button resets all values to their default values. OK creates a newimage. Additional InformationDefault Keyboard Shortcut:

CHAPTER 9. FILE 85The Save dialog works like any other file dialog, but you also have two means offast navigation.TAB completion, if you have a dir

CHAPTER 9. FILE 869.8 QuitThe Quit entry on both the Toolbox and image File menus closes all open images andexits GIMP. If any images are unsaved, GIM

CHAPTER10Open10.1 Opening ImagesTo open images in The GIMP, use theFile Open dialog.See 20.10.2 Open by ExtensionWhen you choose Open from either the

CHAPTER11Save11.1 Saving ImagesTo save your images to disk, use theFile Save dialog.See 20.11.2 Save by ExtensionWhen saving a file using the File>

CONTENTS 812.4.5 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9012.4.6 Default Comment . . . . .

CHAPTER12Dialogs12.1 Dialogs IntroductionThis chapter contains descriptions of all GIMP dialogs.12.2 Layers, Channels and Paths DialogThe Layers, Chan

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 9012.4 New File Settings12.4.1 Default Image Size and UnitThe top fields will allow you to set the size in pixels and the bottom fie

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 91The white, black and gray only options disable checks and the trans-parency will be shown as a solid black, white, or gray c

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 92Recent Documents List Size Sets the number of previously opened or saved docu-ments that you can directly access from the Toolbo

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 93Marching Ants Speed When you make a selection in GIMP there will be a “blinking”boundary for the selection. This “blinking” boun

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 94Finding Contiguous RegionsDefault Threshold Here you can choose the default threshold for all tools which is ameasure for the pr

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 95thumbnail. If you set this option to Never, you have to press the Thumbnail button intheFile Open Dialog to be able to see a thu

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 96You don’t really want to calculate your resolution manually, so simply pressthe Calibrate button to pop up a dialog where yo

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 9712.11.1 Preview and Brush InformationYou will see that some of the brushes in the dialog have a little + sign. The + signis indi

CHAPTER 12. DIALOGS 98The Aspect Ratio defines the vertical diameter in a ratio to the horizontal diameter.A value of 1.0 will give a round brush since