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basic_game_image_editing_with_gimp [2014/03/29 03:33] – [Converting images to PNG] mithatbasic_game_image_editing_with_gimp [2014/03/29 04:48] – [Linux] mithat
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   - Go to [[http://www.gimp.org/downloads/|the GIMP download page]].   - Go to [[http://www.gimp.org/downloads/|the GIMP download page]].
   - Follow the instruction under "GIMP for Unix-like systems" to install GIMP for your distribution.   - Follow the instruction under "GIMP for Unix-like systems" to install GIMP for your distribution.
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 +<WRAP center round tip 60%>
 +Watch the videos below at full screen. (Click the "Full screen" icon in the embedded viewer toolbar.)
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 +You will probably also need to increase the resolution. (Gear icon, then select 720pHD.)
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 ===== Converting images to PNG ===== ===== Converting images to PNG =====
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     - Click "Export".     - Click "Export".
   - To save changes you have made to a PNG file, go to //File > Export to imageName.png//   - To save changes you have made to a PNG file, go to //File > Export to imageName.png//
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 Note: If you do a //File > Save// or File > //Save As...//, GIMP will save the file in its own .xcf format.  Note: If you do a //File > Save// or File > //Save As...//, GIMP will save the file in its own .xcf format. 
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     - You can change the selected area by clicking and dragging on any of the rectangles in the four corners.     - You can change the selected area by clicking and dragging on any of the rectangles in the four corners.
   - Crop away the unwanted bits by going to ''Image > Crop to Selection''   - Crop away the unwanted bits by going to ''Image > Crop to Selection''
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 ==== Autocrop ==== ==== Autocrop ====
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   - //Select > All//   - //Select > All//
   - //Image > Autocrop image//   - //Image > Autocrop image//
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 ===== Making backgrounds transparent ===== ===== Making backgrounds transparent =====
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     - You can "unselect" everything from //Select > None//.     - You can "unselect" everything from //Select > None//.
   - Clear the selected region by going to //Edit > Clear// or by hitting the Delete key.   - Clear the selected region by going to //Edit > Clear// or by hitting the Delete key.
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 ===== Resizing images ===== ===== Resizing images =====
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   - Set the width and/or height.   - Set the width and/or height.
   - Click the "Scale" button.   - Click the "Scale" button.
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 Feel free to experiment with the different Interpolation settings. Some algorithms work better for some images than others. "Cubic" seems to be a good default. You can use the above method to make an image larger as well, but shinking images works muuuuch better than making them larger. Feel free to experiment with the different Interpolation settings. Some algorithms work better for some images than others. "Cubic" seems to be a good default. You can use the above method to make an image larger as well, but shinking images works muuuuch better than making them larger.
basic_game_image_editing_with_gimp.txt · Last modified: 2014/03/29 04:57 by mithat

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