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philipromano

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Registered: 2008-07-17

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noob with gimp

I'm new at gimp(photoshop)and i'm reading the manual on gimp,but it doesn't explain about when i try to layer a pic the layer turns black,can some one help me with gimp plz

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smurnjiff

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Registered: 2007-06-25

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Re: noob with gimp

When you try to layer a pic?

philipromano

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Re: noob with gimp

yes,

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skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

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Re: noob with gimp

Do you mean in the layers window? I remember a while back that there was a regression, I think maybe in 2.5.0 that had this behavior. But both the stable branch and 2.5.1 don't have this problem anymore.

philipromano

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Registered: 2008-07-17

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Re: noob with gimp

i downloaded the arch logo pack and opened it with mirage,then gimp,edited a photo to layer with the logo,it turns black

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Xiong Chiamiov

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From: central coast, california

Registered: 2008-06-18

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Re: noob with gimp

i downloaded the arch logo pack and opened it with mirage,then gimp,edited a photo to layer with the logo,it turns black

I think there's some confusion going on here because we're not quite sure what you mean by "edited a photo to layer".  What are the exact steps you're doing, and what are the options called in the program?

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philipromano

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Registered: 2008-07-17

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Re: noob with gimp

ok, i might have not been so clear,i downloaded the arch logo pack and i wanted to put head phones on the arch,so i wasn't able to open the file,it was a svg,so i install mirage and it opened it to where i could see the logo,then it gave me the option to open with gimp,(which i was no able to do from the start).opened it and did my editign,also had my head phones already to go,well gimp offers to add a layer to the photo,(you know to blend two photos together),so i did but when i do that its black i can't see the photo,i've tought i did it right like what the manual says.even saved the svg file to gif, no difference.thanks for taking your time out for help.

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M177ER

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Registered: 2008-06-15

Posts: 148

Re: noob with gimp

Have you tried inkscape? http://www.archlinux.org/packages/895/
It will let you let you do whatever you want to the .svg. You can then export it as a .png, .bmp, etc or you can import it to GIMP (I haven't had much luck importing it myself).

This is a great website with inkscape tutorials: http://screencasters.heathenx.org/blog/

Last edited by M177ER (2008-07-19 14:27:09)

crouse

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From: Iowa - USA

Registered: 2006-08-19

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Re: noob with gimp

Here is a nice gimp link
http://tutorialblog.org/gimp-tutorials/

moljac024

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Registered: 2008-01-29

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Re: noob with gimp

You're trying to edit vector graphics with a raster graphics editor. Inkscape is for vector graphics.

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philipromano

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Registered: 2008-07-17

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Re: noob with gimp

thanks for the help,i got it:D

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rooloo

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Registered: 2008-07-09

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Re: noob with gimp

thanks for the help,i got it:D

nice avatar