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IRL (In Real Life) => Tech Talk => Topic started by: Bison on March 04, 2016, 02:43:52 PM

Title: GIMP
Post by: Bison on March 04, 2016, 02:43:52 PM
Anyone use this program?  How user friendly is the program?

Just looking for something to do some simple image manipulation to import images into Fantasy Grounds without having to outlay the money for Photoshop.
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: Silent Disapproval Robot on March 04, 2016, 02:47:11 PM
I used it for a while to remove the fisheye lens distortion I was getting from the camera on my drone.  I found it to be a frustrating experience and went back to Photoshop.  (which I've also stopped using as my licence expired)
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: mirth on March 04, 2016, 03:00:56 PM
I've used it in the past for work. I wouldn't call it "intuitive",  but I found it simpler to use than Photoshop (fewer things to click and fiddle with).  The documentation is pretty good - http://docs.gimp.org/2.8/en/

What do you mean by "simple image manipulation"? You may not need anything as complex as Photoshop or GIMP.
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: Bison on March 04, 2016, 03:05:00 PM
Well I need to do more research, but basically many D&D and Pathfinder PDF modules you can copy the map and remove the layers so that encounter markers are not imported with the map image to FG.  And eventually look at using images of some minis to make tokens for use in FG.
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: mirth on March 04, 2016, 03:07:18 PM
You may want to check out something like Pixlr - https://pixlr.com/
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: Bison on March 04, 2016, 03:09:47 PM
Interesting.  Thanks Mirth I'll have to give a better look later when I'm not being harassed by the ONE.
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: bbmike on March 04, 2016, 03:12:28 PM
Neo's harassing you?
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: mirth on March 04, 2016, 03:13:03 PM
Quote from: bbmike on March 04, 2016, 03:12:28 PM
Neo's harassing you?

Did he at least bring cookies?
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: Bison on March 04, 2016, 03:13:34 PM
If Neo is codeword for wife, then yes.
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: mirth on March 04, 2016, 03:18:17 PM
Quote from: Bison on March 04, 2016, 03:09:47 PM
Interesting.  Thanks Mirth I'll have to give a better look later when I'm not being harassed by the ONE.

I haven't personally used Pixlr, but I suspect it will be more user friendly than GIMP and will likely give you all the features you'll need.
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: bayonetbrant on March 04, 2016, 05:06:12 PM
I know Bayonet_Christ was using GIMP to do a bunch of map work a few years ago.
He figured it out pretty quick, but he's also a Mensa-level genius
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: Bison on March 04, 2016, 05:35:10 PM
I'm just a regular old genius.  :(
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: mirth on March 04, 2016, 05:42:28 PM
If I can figure it out, you should be able to. I'm a village idiot level genius ;)
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: bob48 on March 04, 2016, 05:46:51 PM
I didn't get the job as village idiot due to being over qualified.
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: mirth on March 04, 2016, 05:54:34 PM
Be honest Bob, you came to this thread expecting some other kind of Gimp.
Title: Re: GIMP
Post by: bob48 on March 05, 2016, 11:08:39 AM
Meh!