Greetings, forum. Yesterday afternoon (Thu Aug 12, 2021), my GIMP 2.10.24-rev-1, on Windows 10 64-bit, started malfunctioning for no reason at all. Nothing in Windows had changed. Nothing in GIMP had changed.
The nature of the malfunction is, any attempt to click any sub-menu of the File menu ("New", "Open", "Save-As", "Export-As") causes GIMP to freeze. The program enters a "not-responding" state indefinitely and has to be terminated by first clicking the "X" in the upper-right corner, then clicking the "Terminate Program" button on the "this program is not responding" box that pops up, then clicking "cancel" on the "lets tell Microsoft all about this" box that then pops up.
This is not acceptable, because while I can edit and alter images all I like (by first opening them in GIMP via Windows Explorer, thus bypassing the broken "File" menu), I can't save any of my work!
Steps I've taken in attempt to solve this:
1. Re-installed GIMP on top of itself. Result: Problem persists.
2. Un-installed then re-installed GIMP. Result: Problem persists.
I'm at a loss. I have no idea what caused this problem, no idea of why uninstall-then-reinstall failed to fix it, and no idea on how to fix it. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?
When attempting to remove backgrounds from an image, I think, the idea is to select the applicable area and then clear (delete/erase) the selected area. This makes the selected area transparent. Select by color can be effective but typically a small area near the edge of the object (i.e., portion of the image being preserved) is NOT handled accurately. In that, pixels to be removed remain or pixels to be keep get selected for removal. It becomes quite difficult to use the various selection tools to include these pixels.
It would seem that being able to use the various brush (painting) tools for this task would be desirable. For example, I tried using the Clone Tool but it appears that transparency cannot be cloned. In that pixels can be cloned but NOT the absence of pixels. Setting Hardness to zero is NO help.
Is there a way to use Brush Tools like the Clone Tool to make the target area Transparent?
I just installed Gimp 2.10.24 on a new computer, and it's reading the fonts from the Windows Font folder even though that folder isn't listed as a font folder in the Preferences>Folders>Fonts. All of the font folders in Preferences are empty. Is there a way to prevent Gimp from loading the Windows fonts and only load the Fonts I put in the folders listed under Preferences?
I changed the permissions of the fonts.conf file in Program Files>Gimp2/etc/fonts. Opened the file with Notepad and removed the line <dir>WINDOWSFONTDIR</dir>. I then copied a ttf font to the Program Files>Gimp 2>share>gimp>2.0>fonts folder and restarted Gimp. Now it only shows the one font, so this seems to work.
i want to convert some jpeg's to monochrome pcx. To solve the problems step by step my first try is to convert to monochrome jpg, but this didn't work.
The saved picture is still colorized. Even if i try the greyscale command it's colorized.
What's wrong with the script?
I am running GIMP 2.10.20 (revision 1). I am designing a logo for my boat - the name is Dragon Fire. I have an image of dragon breathing fire, along with the text "Dragon Fire" Rather than having solid color text, I decided to make the text filled with the flame. So I made a new layer and copied the flame into it. The flame has been placed under the text. This flame layer is just beneath the text layer.
I did a rectangular selection of the text (which has a transparent background) and made a mask using the selection. I subtracted this from the flame layer, but got a rectangular product.
How can I turn the text itself into a mask to subtract from the flame?
as a Newbie I searched and watched on Youtube how to create a fade into a picture.
I want to make a selection of my face and then fade the background into white.
I am successful doing this with a AddMask (white) and the Gradient Tool. But this is just a vertical fade. I want to customize this fade on a specific selection (of my head).
Hi,
I am experimenting with enhancement of old images.
The text and image on the right bottom are pale.
I would like the color darkness on the text and images on the right bottom the same as left top.
How to accomplish that in gimp.
Thank you and have a great day.
Mandy
I make a lot of composite pictures with many layers. I import an image as a layer and then I click on it and on the scale tool and I get a little grid over the layer and I can adjust the size as I like. I have done this many time, but in one document the scale tool is acting fishy. I get the grid, but it is not the same as the layer. It is some crazy configuration like width=3000 pixels. height=1 pixel.
I've tried to reset that tool, both in the gimp preferences and in the reset button in the scale dialog box. I can never make it go back to the original way of just giving me a grid over the selected layer.
Some plugins are not hidden in a menu but are at the end of a 'nest' of sub-menus. In particular is the Paths Dock where the right-click context menu is long. (1)
That is ok for a single use, consecutive repeated use is catered for by the Filters CTRL-F and SHIFT-CTRL-F keyboard shortcuts. (see: 8)
An alternative method is using the built-in Gimp Search. Press the ? / key (2) and enter the menu name as an entry (3) and it gives a list of possibilities. Click on the entry (4) and in this case it brings up the plugin dialogue (5)
If your memory is not too good, you do not have to be too accurate with the search term, often a partial phrase works (6) and if you are using lots of paths, do not be lazy, give them a name (7) It does help with path plugins. Back to the beginning, Using the same plugin repeatedly ? Then top of the Filters menu are Repeat functions (8).
Note: This is in addition to the Windows -> Help -> Plugin Browser which gives the menu location as text.
