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Removing photo backgrounds with The Gimp (free photo editing software)
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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May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
@WildForrestMonkeyBoy lol BURNED
Nce tut it helped alot.. damn transperancy
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
how to download this shit……..:((((((((((((
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
Feel free to post your more exciting version…
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
boring video but great effort
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
Tribal music?
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
this vid healped me alot
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
nevermind i think i figured it out – click windows then click recently closed docks
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
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?
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
Hey thanx
I saved the image as .png and then opened vegas pro and added a 2nd video track and it works now
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
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!
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
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
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
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.
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
No probs. Pay it forward!
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
thanks ur the best!!!
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
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!
May 9th, 2010 - 16:30
Thanks a lot for this. It helped me greatly!