Gimp

[tiger_rascal]

Does anyone have it? Is it any good?

Im running Windows XP and I want to download it, since its the only free image editor I can find to do the task I want to do.

[tiger_rascal]

I have GIMP installed, but now I dont know how to open pictures in GIMP.

:confused:

I dont want to mess up my computer. I'll probably just uninstall it.

[tiger_rascal]

I figured out how to open a picture in GIMP, but its odd how I have to do it. Im not quite sure why I cant just open a photo file like normal, instead I have to either take a picture from my scanner or take a screenshot of it.

[tiger_rascal]

:mad: Now Im mad! I finally figured out how to do what I wanted to do and then after I was finished I tried to save but it wouldnt let me. Just when I thought I had it figured out how to save the new picture onto my computer, GIMP messed up, well it said I did it, and my picture is gone!

*very frustrated*

[tiger_rascal]

Well, I managed to save it in GIMP, but I dont understand why I cant save a jpeg copy to my computer. The only files it lets me select from are program files and such. All I want is to save a copy of the picture in jpeg form to my photo album, it should be simple, but this GIMP thing is far from simple.

If photoshop is any simpler, I think I would rather buy an older version of photoshop and dump the headache that is GIMP.

[tiger_rascal]

It saved my picture to my C: folder. I then moved it from there to My Documents. I wonder if I can delete it from my C: folder now? Im not sure why this has to be so complicated in this day and age. Oh well, its free so I cant complain much. Im surprised I've figured this much out so far!

[bekahbeans]

You uh...do realize you've been talking to yourself this whole thread right?

I have gimp. I use it all the time. But I'm a genius so...

[tiger_rascal]

What do you use it for?

If I dont say so myself, I've gotten fairly good at doing what I do with it. Maybe in the near future I will share a few pictures with you.

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

Chad always talks to himself... he just doesn't usually POST it :susp: lol j/k!

[tiger_rascal]

Actually, I knew someone like bekah would come along and eventually read and post, therefore I was not "talking" (posting) to myself. :tongue:

And this is a message board, I figured someone may be having similar problems or are just new to imaging software and may need help also.

[TrueB&B_BritFan]

yeah, yeah, sure... :tongue:

but since you were the only one w/ posts in this topic, so who exactly were you "replying" to then? :tongue: lol

[tiger_rascal]

I was simply adding to what I had learned or had not learned. And obviously I had readers, but no posters, therefore my posts are justified, and now I have two posters, that makes it even better. :tongue:

[bekahbeans]

lol, you two are funny

Yes, do share pics, Chad.


And I use it mainly to just crop and resize photos. I'm so advanced.

[tiger_rascal]

Tell me what you think, please.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid138/p4870c088af1c800ffc55345abb825b55/f7258980.jpg

[bekahbeans]

Ooh, that looks cool! Did you use gimp to change the colors and everything?

That's too complicated for me. I just make pictures smaller, or crop them ;)

[tiger_rascal]

It is complicated. I cant quite explain it. Basically, I take a color image, duplicate it, make the duplicate b&w and copy and paste the duplicate over the original color picture, add some kind of layer mask and then use the paintbrush to erase away parts of the b&w picture to allow color from the original picture to show through.

Here is another that people seem to like.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid138/p9e8915814aa4c80965f0910a27f9b345/f7258999.jpg

[bekahbeans]

I think I get it, mostly.

That's a very cool one. I like it better than the flower.