Apr 17
A step by step tutorial showing how to use Gimps rather amazing foreground selection tool. The Gimp is Free (as in price and freedom) Software you can download for Linux, Windows and Mac via gimp.org.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Thanks a lot for this. It helped me greatly!
July 24th, 2009 at 3:18 AM
Glad it helped! There’s other ways too, like using the path tool to trace the edge and then selecting “Path to selection”. This method is fast and easy for new users to understand though, when used on images with a pretty clear difference between foreground and background.
Anyway, glad it helped and happy Gimping!
August 13th, 2009 at 8:30 PM
thanks ur the best!!!
August 14th, 2009 at 11:56 PM
No probs. Pay it forward!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:27 PM
hey. have you ever used a photo mask? Would you be able to make a tutorial? I can’t find one. you know what I mean by photo mask. Like you google photo mask and they give you (usually) a black shape and you use it to make your picture that shape. I have no clue how to do it in gimp! this was very informative.
December 4th, 2009 at 11:00 PM
hi. i think i followed this video and did everything that it said correctly, but how do i import the file into sony vegas movie maker? it imports the file but when i view it there – nothing will show up
December 5th, 2009 at 1:16 AM
You have to save it as an image format vegas recognises that also has an alpha. .png is your best option, or if you have trouble with that try .tif. I think there’s an option you need to use in Vegas to enable it, too.
Ironically, although I actually own a legal copy of Vegas pro on Windows, I haven’t used either in years since switching to Linux, so my memories a bit rusty. Anyway, hope this helps!
December 5th, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Hey thanx
I saved the image as .png and then opened vegas pro and added a 2nd video track and it works now
December 6th, 2009 at 12:41 AM
hi i have one more question – see how this program has 3 areas? the left controls – the center picture – and then the right controls – all three of this areas showed up for me yesterday but now the right side control area is not showing… it just disappeared how do i get it back?
December 6th, 2009 at 12:45 AM
nevermind i think i figured it out – click windows then click recently closed docks
December 8th, 2009 at 2:03 PM
this vid healped me alot
January 16th, 2010 at 6:50 AM
Tribal music?