russbost
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 01:00 PM |
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Image editing software
Does anyone know of any free or cheap image editing software which can change the background colour of a picture, ie, say you have something pictured
against a grey uniform background & you want to change the background colour to black or white, I have Photoscape which is generally pretty good,
but the only way I can see to do it with that would be to use the clone or paint tool which would be messy & time consuming. It's something
I only need to do once & on around 100 images so really not looking for something of the likes of Photoshop or similar prices!
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chris-g
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 01:07 PM |
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GIMP and no its not anything kinky it stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program.
http://www.gimp.org/
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russbost
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 01:22 PM |
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Have just downloaded it - it looks very powerful, way more sophisticated than I need!!!
I've had a quick play & am struggling to do what I want, I'm guessing you use it frequently? What is the sequence of events to change
the background colour behind an image, or how do I select what bits I want to change colour of? Any help much appreciated!
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chris-g
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 01:30 PM |
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To be honest, I have no idea. I only use it to change the brightness, contrast and size. Yes its powerful, too powerful for what I need as well but
its free. I am sure there are tutorials on the gimp website. Sorry I can not be more help than that.
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russbost
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 01:32 PM |
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Ok cheers will have a play!
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
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furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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loggyboy
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 01:35 PM |
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If it can wait a week till I get back into the country I have a copy of an old paintshop pro 7 which is a happy medium (IMO) to the modern paintshops
etc and basic paint packages that come with OS's.
[Edited on 15-10-14 by loggyboy]
Mistral Motorsport
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russbost
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 01:50 PM |
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Any idea if that will work with windows 7? I'm sure this Gimp software will do the trick, just having a little difficulty getting my head around
it!
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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nick205
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 01:58 PM |
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I've been using Serif PhotoPlus (and PagePlus and DrawPlus) for work. There are free starter editions or you can go for the full editions,
which IMHO are really good value compared to the likes of PhotoShop.
http://www.serif.com/free-photo-editing-software/
The tool you need is Flood Fill or Flood Erase to change areas of the image. You set the sensitivity of the tool depending on how sharp youre images
are and the contrast between adjacent colours. You can fine tune different areas using the polygon select tool if necessary.
if you want to send me an image I'm happy to have a go at one and show you what's possible. U2U for an email address.
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russbost
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 02:24 PM |
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Just downloading that one for a try now - if I'm still being thick I'll drop you a U2U!
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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dhutch
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 04:17 PM |
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Tried GIMP, could make head or tail of it.
At work I just use the win7 version of MS paint, basic but manageable.
At home I use a 'magazine cover' version of Paintshop Pro 5 from back in the day, ancient but works.
Have also used photoshop from time to time, on others machines and free trials. Very nice, but costly.
Daniel
[Edited on 15/10/2014 by dhutch]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 04:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by russbost
Any idea if that will work with windows 7? I'm sure this Gimp software will do the trick, just having a little difficulty getting my head around
it!
Yes, works fine on 2000, nt, xp and 7, wouldnt surprise me if 8 was ok too.
Mistral Motorsport
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 06:10 PM |
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Photoscape?
Don't let it install anything on the sly though, (Google Chrome etc)
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dhutch
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 08:19 PM |
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Google Chrome is good!
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kingster996
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| posted on 15/10/14 at 10:01 PM |
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Been using photoshop professionally since 1990, but I too struggled with gimp! Interface is very odd (or was when I tried it).
Sorry I couldn't help with a suggestion, just wanted to say you're not alone :-)
I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 16/10/14 at 07:34 AM |
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OT Google Chrome
I'm not making a judgement on Google Chrome , I'm just saying watch out 'cos some of these free programs can be a bit sneaking by
loading stuff.
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 16/10/14 at 10:57 AM |
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Photoshop Elements
Keep an eye out for an older version of Photoshop Elements. I got version 6 off Ebay, very reasonably, and it came complete with one of those
"Classroom-in-a-Book" guides. Had it for a while, and am still on the learning curve. It will change background colours, once you work out
the method, and it does run on Win 7.
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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russbost
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| posted on 16/10/14 at 11:34 AM |
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Cheers guys, & thanx for all the suggestions, I'm using the serif photoplus suggested by Nick205, seems to do the job & not too hard to
get my head around, quite powerful if anyone finds themselves looking for similar! 
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
headlights, indicators, mirrors etc, best prices in the UK! Take a look at http://www.furoreproducts.co.uk/ or find more parts on Ebay, user names
furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/furoreproducts/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1
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dave r
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| posted on 16/10/14 at 03:45 PM |
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does gimp handle raw images ?
I'd love to give my imaginary friend a great big hug,
but this jacket makes it impossible.
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russbost
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| posted on 17/10/14 at 09:52 AM |
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Found this on Google re Gimp
Working with RAW Files in GIMP
You can’t work with RAW files in GIMP, though. That’s not a GIMP quirk, it’s a RAW quirk. In order to work with your images, you’ll need a RAW
converter to change them from a RAW format to something that GIMP can read, like TIFF or JPG. In addition to converting RAW files, RAW convertor
programs usually have some editing capabilities that allow you to make those white balance, and exposure changes and save them as a sidecar file. Once
you export the RAW file to JPG or TIFF, those settings are permanently applied to the file, and when you open the photo in GIMP it will recognize the
image just like any other JPG or TIFF.
The basic Serif starter package doesn't but youcan defo upgrade to one that does - hope this helps - all this stuff is way beyond what I'm
trying to do!
I no longer run Furore Products or Furore Cars Ltd, but would still highly recommend them for Acewell dashes, projector headlights, dominator
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furoreltd & furoreproducts, discounts available for LCB users.
Don't forget Stainless Steel Braided brake hoses, made to your exact requirements in any of around 16 colours.
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