GIMP User Manual
Copyright
© 2000, 2001 by The GIMP Documentation Team
Table of Contents
1.
Introduction
What is The
GIMP
?
A Brief List of Features and Capabilities
Platform Support
About the Help System
What Can
GIMP
Do For Me?
Image Editing
Video Editing
Bug Submission
How to collect the information
Where to submit your bug report
2.
Using GIMP
Starting for the First Time
User Directory
Performance Tuning
Monitor Resolution
The Main Interface
The ToolBox
The Image Window
File Formats
Supported Formats
What Format Should I Use?
3.
ToolBox
Toolbox Introduction
The ToolBox
Module Browser
Help Page for Help
Context Help
Tip of the Day
About Dialog
4.
Image
Image Menu Introduction
The Image Window
Undo
Redo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Paste Into
Paste As New
Cut Named
Copy Named
Paste Named
Clear
Fill
Stroke
Invert Selection
Select All
Select None
Float Selection
Feather Selection
Sharpen Selection
Shrink Selection
Grow Selection
Border Selection
Save Selection to Channel
Zoom
Dot for Dot
The Info Window
The
General
Tab
The
Extended
Tab
The Navigation Window
Toggle Selection
Toggle Rulers
Toggle Statusbar
Toggle Guides
Snap to Guides
New View
Shrink Wrap
Convert to RGB
Convert to Grayscale
Convert to Indexed
Palette Options
Dithering
Desaturate
Invert
Equalize
Offset
Set Canvas Size
Scale Image
Scale Layer Warning
WARNING
Duplicate
5.
Layers
What are Layers?
Using Layers
The Layers Dialog
New Layer
Stack
Duplicate Layer
Anchor Layer
Delete Layer
Layer Boundary Size
The Chain Button
Layer to Image Size
Scale Layer
Merge Visible Layers
General
Merge Down
Flatten Image
Add Layer Mask
Apply Layer Mask
Delete Layer Mask
Layer Mask to Selection
Add Alpha Channel
Alpha to Selection
Edit Layer Attributes
General
6.
Channels
Channels Introduction
The Channels Dialog
Selections and Channels
The New Channel Dialog
Raise Channel
Lower Channel
Duplicate Channel
Channel to Selection
Delete Channel
Edit Channel Attributes
7.
Paths
Paths Introduction
The Paths Dialog
Control area
Edit area
Path area
New Path
Duplicate Path
Path to Selection
Stroke Path
Delete Path
Copy Path
Paste Path
Export Path
Import Path
Edit Path Attributes
8.
Tools
Tools Introduction
Tool Options Dialog
Airbrush
Overview
Airbrush Tool Options
Bezier Selection
Overview
Bezier Selection Tool Options
Blend
Overview
Blend Tool Options
Brightness-Contrast
Overview
Brightness - Contrast Options
Bucket Fill
Overview
Bucket Fill Tool Options
By Color Selection
Overview
Select by Color Options
Clone
Overview
Clone Tool Options
Color Balance
Overview
Color Balance Options
Color Picker
Overview
Color Picker Options
Convolver
Overview
Convolver Options
Crop
Overview
Crop Tool Options
Crop and Resize Information
Curves
Overview
Curves Tool Options
Dodge or Burn
Overview
Dodge / Burn Options
Elliptical Selection
Overview
Elliptical Selection Options
Eraser
Overview
Eraser Tool Options
Flip
Overview
Flip Tool Options
Free-Hand Selection
Overview
Free-Hand Selection Tool Options
Fuzzy Selection
Overview
Fuzzy Selection Tool Options
Histogram
Overview
Histogram Tools Options
Hue-Saturation
Overview
Hue-Saturation Options
Ink
Overview
Ink Tool Options
Intelligent Scissors
Overview
Intelligent Scissors Options
Levels
Overview
Levels Tool Options
Magnify
Overview
Magnify Tool Options
Measure
Overview
Measure Tool Options
Move
Overview
Paintbrush
Overview
Paintbrush Options
Pencil
Overview
Pencil Tool Options
Posterize
Overview
Posterize Tool Options
Rectangular Selection
Overview
Rectangular Selection Tool Options
Smudge
Overview
Smudge Tool Options
Text Tool
Overview
Text Tool Options
Threshold
Overview
Threshold Tool Options
Transform
Overview
Transform Tool Options
Rotation
Scaling
Shearing
Perspective
9.
File
File Operations Introduction
New Image
Open File
File Save or Save As
Not yet written
Last Opened
Close
Quit
Really Close
Really Quit
10.
Open
Opening Images
Open by Extension
11.
Save
Saving Images
Save by Extension
12.
Dialogs
Dialogs Introduction
Layers, Channels and Paths Dialog
The Preferences Dialog
New File Settings
Default Image Size and Unit
Default Image Resolution and Resolution Unit
Default Image Type
Maximum Image Size
Summary
Default Comment
Display Settings
Transparency
8-Bit Displays
Interface Settings
Interface
Help System
Image Windows
Tool Options
Environment Settings
Resource Consumption
Scaling
File Saving
Session Management
Window Positions
Devices
Monitor Settings
Get Monitor Resolution
Directories
The Brush Selection Dialog
Preview and Brush Information
Settings
Pixmap Brushes
The Brush Editor Dialog
Settings
The Gradient Selection Dialog
Gradient Editor
The Popup Menu
Copy Gradient
Delete Gradient
New Gradient
Rename Gradient
Replicate Segment
Save as PovRay
Split Segments Uniformly
The Pattern Selection Dialog
The Color Palette Dialog
The Palette Editor
General
Delete Palette
Import Palette
General
Merge Palette
New Palette
Indexed Palette
Input Devices
The Device Status Dialog
The Document Index Dialog
The Error Console Dialog
Undo History
The Standard GIMP Color Selector
The GTK Color Selector
The Triangle Color Selector
The Watercolor Color Selector
Edit Qmask Attributes
13.
Filters
Filters Introduction
Reshow Last Filter
Repeat Last Filter
Alien Map 2
Overview
Alien Map 2 Options
See also
Alien Map
Overview
Alien Map Options
See also
Align Layers
Our apologies
Can I help?
Auto Crop
Overview
See also
Autostretch HSV
Overview
See also
Apply Canvas
Overview
The Apply Canvas Options
Blinds
Overview
Blinds Options
Blur
Overview
Blur Options
Burst
Overview
Burst Options
BZ2
Overview
BZ2 : Further Information
Stretch Contrast
Overview
See also
Center Guide
Overview
Center Guide Options
See also
Checkerboard
Overview
Checkerboard Options
Color Enhance
Overview
See also
Colorify
Overview
Colorify Options
Color to Alpha
Overview
Color to Alpha Options
See also
Compose
Our apologies
Can I help?
Cubism
Overview
The Cubism Options
Decompose
Our apologies
Can I help?
Ditherize
Overview
Ditherize Options
See also
Add Dust
Overview
Dust Options
Color Exchange
Overview
Color Exchange Options
Fade Alpha
Our apologies
Can I help?
FITS
Fit Text
Overview
Fit Text Options
Flame
Overview
Flame Options
Flame Rendering Options
Flame Camera
Filter Pack
Our apologies
Can I help?
Frame Filter
Our apologies
Can I help?
Frame Reshuffle
Our apologies
Can I help?
Animation Filter
Our apologies
Can I help?
Gaussian Blur
Overview
RLE Gaussian Blur
Overview
GeeZoom!
GFig
Overview
GFig Options
Object Settings
Grid Options
Paint Tab
Brush Tab
Select Tab
Options Tab
Ops
Operation Buttons
GIH
Our apologies
Can I help?
Gradient Map
Grid
Overview
Grid Options
GIMP
Table Magic
Overview
GIMP Table Magic Options
Remove Guides
Our apologies
Can I help?
Guides to Selection
Our apologies
Can I help?
Grid Guides
Our apologies
Can I help?
Guillotine
Our apologies
Can I help?
GZ
Overview
GZ : Further Information
Hot
Our apologies
Can I help?
HRZ
Jigsaw
Overview
Jigsaw Options
JPEG
Overview
JPEG File Options
Layer Functions
Our apologies
Can I help?
Mail
Our apologies
Can I help?
Adjust FG-BG / Color Range Mapping
Overview
Color Mapping
Max RGB
Our apologies
Can I help?
Maze
Overview
Maze Options
Motion Blur
Overview
Motion Blur Options
MIFF
Mosaic
Overview
Mosaic Options
Noisify
Our apologies
Can I help?
Not yet written
Our apologies
Can I help?
Normalize
Our apologies
Can I help?
Oilify
Overview
PAT
Overview
PAT Information
Pixelize
Overview
Pixelize Options
Plasma
Overview
Plasma Cloud Options
PNG
Overview
PNG File Options
PNM
Overview
PNM File Information
The Print Plug-In
Adjust Color
PSP
Qbist
The Qbist Dialog
Random Blends
Randomize
Our apologies
Can I help?
Repeat and Duplicate
Our apologies
Can I help?
Rotate Color Map
Main Tab
Misc Tab
Ripple
Rotate
Our apologies
Can I help?
Round Selection
Our apologies
Can I help?
Sample Colorize
Scatter HSV
Selection to Path
Our apologies
Can I help?
Selective Gaussian Blur
Semi-Flatten
Our apologies
Can I help?
SGI
Sharpen
Shift
Smooth Palette
Our apologies
Can I help?
Solid Noise
Overview
Solid Noise Settings
Spread
Our apologies
Can I help?
Stampify
Sunras
Terral Text
Overview
Terral Text Settings
TeX String
Overview
TeX String Settings
TGA
Threshold Alpha
Our apologies
Can I help?
TIFF
Tile
Tileable Blur
Overview
Tileable Blur Settings
URL
Value Invert
WMF
Xachvision
Our apologies
Can I help?
XWD
Zealous Crop
Our apologies
Can I help?
A.
Keyboard Shortcuts
B.
Command Line Options
GIMP
GIMP Tool
GIMP Remote
C.
GIMP
License
Glossary
List of Tables
2-1.
File Formats
12-1.
Title Format Codes
A-1.
Toolbox Functions
A-2.
File Menu
A-3.
Edit Menu
A-4.
View Menu
A-5.
Select Menu
A-6.
Layers Menu
A-7.
Image Menu
A-8.
Dialogs Menu
A-9.
Filters Menu
List of Figures
2-1.
The Image Window
2-2.
The
Image Menu
3-1.
The ToolBox
4-1.
The Image Window
5-1.
3D Representation of an Image with Layers
5-2.
The Final Image
5-3.
The Layers Dialog
5-4.
The Layers Menu
13-1.
The Main Window
13-2.
The setup
13-3.
The Color Settings
List of Examples
13-1.
Saving a bziped
TIFF
13-2.
Saving a gzipped
TIFF
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