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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009 edited
    BhelPuri wrote
    Thor,
    Just look at the image properties of each pic and find their sizes. Decide what size you want them to be. Resize them separately to the required size. Open canvas and insert the pics. Flatten (if your have more than 1 layer) and crop. Save. Enjoy!


    Yeah, except there's no way to open a "fresh" canvas and insert the pics. I can either open a new canvas OR open one of the images. I can't combine them.

    Flatten? Layer? Sounds Greek to me (no offense, D).
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      CommentAuthorErik Woods
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    Thor wrote
    Erik Woods wrote
    What exactly do you need done? How big are the original files and how big do you need the finished product to be?

    -Erik-


    Well, size is not that important (but hopefully not much more than 1 MB). I need to put two images next to each other, and then save it as one image. That's it, really.


    By size I mean pixels.

    -Erik-
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      CommentAuthorBhelPuri
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    Thor wrote
    Yeah, except there's no way to open a "fresh" canvas and insert the pics. I can either open a new canvas OR open one of the images. I can't combine them.


    That's strange. I use GIMP. It's straightforward to open a new canvas and insert a pic onto it. I would think that it should be the same in Photoshop too.

    Flatten? Layer? Sounds Greek to me (no offense, D).


    When you insert more than 1 image, I think each image is applied on a separate layer. When you're finished, you want to flatten all the layers to merge them.
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    BhelPuri wrote
    Why hasn't anyone mentioned GIMP yet? It's free and it's the closest thing to Photoshop out there.
    http://www.gimp.org/screenshots/

    I have used it, but it's not very intuitive I find. And everything is different from the regular Photoshop. Is there a good online tutorial?
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009 edited
    Erik Woods wrote
    Thor wrote
    Erik Woods wrote
    What exactly do you need done? How big are the original files and how big do you need the finished product to be?

    -Erik-


    Well, size is not that important (but hopefully not much more than 1 MB). I need to put two images next to each other, and then save it as one image. That's it, really.


    By size I mean pixels.

    -Erik-


    If it matters, both are 500x500 as they are now. However, the most important thing is getting the images on the same canvas, next to each other, and then I can adjust their pixel size then.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    Thor wrote
    I have lots of VHS goodies too (for example various taped appareances on TV from when I was a "celebrity" a couple of years ago), and always wondered if I could do the transfer myself. You know, by hooking my ol' VHS directly to the PC and press "play" or something. biggrin


    There's video cards you can plug in and record with the appropriate software but the rule is that the time and money you'll spend is much more than if you give it out to a studio. That's part of what i also do for a living btw wink At home you can always go with something relatively cheap like one of these:

    http://www.amazon.com/Pinnacle-Systems- … amp;sr=1-4
    http://www.amazon.com/Pinnacle-Systems- … amp;sr=1-6
    http://www.amazon.com/Pinnacle-Systems- … amp;sr=1-8
    http://www.amazon.com/Studio-Movieboard … mp;sr=1-12
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      CommentAuthorBhelPuri
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    OK. Here's a quick run through with two images

    http://imgur.com/dgH2X.png
    Image 1 and Image 2 loaded in GIMP. It automatically displays the sizes (Image 1 is 344 x 444 pixels and Image 2 is 372 x 380 pixels).

    I'll decide that I want to keep them side by side. So I'll resize them such that the height is the same (say, 400)
    For each image, Click on Image -> Scale image -> enter 400 in the height and save. You should get this- http://imgur.com/yf0RF.png

    Now create a new image. Click on File-> New -> Create a new image. Select an appropriate size for the image. Say 800 x 400. http://imgur.com/KzNfp.png

    Go to image 1, click on Edit- > Copy
    Go to new image, click on Edit -> Paste as new layer
    Move it if you need to.

    Got to image 2, click on Edit-> Copy
    Got to new image, click on Edit -> Paste as new layer and
    Move it so that the images are side by side.
    http://imgur.com/QOvHw.jpg

    Now you can crop the new image. After that you can click on Image-> Flatten Image.
    Save it. Enjoy! http://imgur.com/4AKyF.jpg
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    Bregt wrote
    BhelPuri wrote
    Why hasn't anyone mentioned GIMP yet? It's free and it's the closest thing to Photoshop out there.
    http://www.gimp.org/screenshots/

    I have used it, but it's not very intuitive I find. And everything is different from the regular Photoshop. Is there a good online tutorial?


    Photoshop is the king of this kind of software, really. It's better to invest the time you'll otherwise spend to find and learn those programs into learning the one instead.
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      CommentAuthorBhelPuri
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    Christodoulides wrote
    Bregt wrote
    BhelPuri wrote
    Why hasn't anyone mentioned GIMP yet? It's free and it's the closest thing to Photoshop out there.
    http://www.gimp.org/screenshots/

    I have used it, but it's not very intuitive I find. And everything is different from the regular Photoshop. Is there a good online tutorial?


    Photoshop is the king of this kind of software, really. It's better to invest the time you'll otherwise spend to find and learn those programs into learning the one instead.


    Sure, Photoshop is the best out there. But it's not free. GIMP is free and is the closest to Photoshop in terms of features. Besides, GIMP is super-light.

    Bregt,
    I didn't use a tutorial at all. I found it quite intuitive.
    But here's a bunch of them- http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    Thanks a lot for the elaborate walkthrough, Bhelpuri. I don't have GIMP and I would prefer not to download any more photo programs at the moment, but perhaps I can use some of those tricks in paint.net or Microsoft Picture Manager. I'll try it out.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    BP, is it better than picasa or paint.net?
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  12. I managed to get a copy of Photoshop Elements 7.0 but I notice that the system requirements are way too much for my antique PC's specifications.

    I'm not too concerned though. I was looking at Picasa 3 today and I notice that you can edit the size of photos/images when you export the image to a folder. It's not too high-brow but I can modify the pixel x pixel size and that's all I really want.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    picasa and paint.net are light enough for every system
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  14. Christodoulides wrote
    picasa and paint.net are light enough for every system

    I certainly will revisit paint.net in the future - I've meddled with my PC enough the last few days to want to experiment with anything more!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBhelPuri
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2009
    Thor wrote
    Thanks a lot for the elaborate walkthrough, Bhelpuri. I don't have GIMP and I would prefer not to download any more photo programs at the moment, but perhaps I can use some of those tricks in paint.net or Microsoft Picture Manager. I'll try it out.


    No problem. That general method should work in most photo editing s/w.

    Like D said, it's best to stick to one s/w that has all the features that you want. I like GIMP because it's available for all platforms (unlike Paint.net which is only for Windows) and I frequently use it on Unix and Windows.

    In terms of comparison, if you're talking of features
    GIMP > Paint.net >> Picasa

    If you're talking ease of use
    Picasa >> Paint.net > GIMP

    It does look like Paint.NET is a decent balance between easy of use and features. But then it needs Microsoft .NET framework.
  16. BhelPuri wrote
    It does look like Paint.NET is a decent balance between easy of use and features. But then it needs Microsoft .NET framework.

    That was what put me off Paint.net. Being a simpleton when it comes to PCs, etc I prefer to go with something that works as a stand alone and doesn't require some additional items for it to work.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeNov 11th 2009
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ … f=dp_olp_1

    Alan I would take a look at the original program. It works with my older P.C. Prices start at $9
    Thomas
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  18. Picasa's great at making collages. Get CD covers from soundtrackcollector.com, save them to a folder, highlight all the covers and make a collage (one button) and voila!!


    CD Covers Collage
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeMar 24th 2010
    The new photoshop will be able to do wonders...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0aEp1oDOI
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    • CommentAuthorAnthony
    • CommentTimeMar 25th 2010
    Good GOD. I want that! shocked
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeSep 22nd 2011
    I don't have photoshop, but I have paint.net and the picture editor that comes with Windows.

    Does anyone know how you cut out the head of someone (cutting it exactly at the edges of the head, not just a square) and pasting it onto a different picture? Don't ask, I have my reasons! smile
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeSep 26th 2011
    Anyone?
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeSep 26th 2011
    Whenever I try and do any such thing, it's just a lot of patience, hard work and sense of accuracy with the selector tool... slant
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeSep 26th 2011
    Martijn wrote
    Whenever I try and do any such thing, it's just a lot of patience, hard work and sense of accuracy with the selector tool... slant


    Same here. There must be a better way.
    I am extremely serious.
  25. I don't really know. All I can suggest is to look through the selection tools you may have in paint.net and look for one that suits you. There should be a tool that you can use that estimates itself where a border is (e.g., a face outline) and it will add a line around the face. You then just copy the selected area and paste it as a separate layer onto the image you want to use.

    I suppose then you need to try and move the layer with the transferred face into the right position - but I don't know how to do this. Then just "flatten" the image to combine all the layers you have and there you have it!

    You should be able to select a region freehand with one of the selection tools.
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeSep 26th 2011
    You can try and PM Anthony? He's the local Adobe expert (and I'm not sure he looks in this thread).
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeSep 26th 2011 edited
    There's an open source Photoshop alternative called GIMP. You can do a lot with that tool, but like with Photoshop, it is not easy. Cutting a head out should be okay though.
    Kazoo
  28. I used GIMP to do this:

    http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l63/s … t=test.jpg

    First time I have tried it so it is a bit crude. Took me all of 5 minutes.
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  29. Can anybody help me with a font logo? Something similar to the "South Park" movie logo.
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