GIMP Question

[devoncodain]

This is probably a dumb question but is it possible to save something in gimp like a logo so that all i have to do is overlay it on my photos. I made one but it messed up in the save. I am not really good with the photo software.

 

[green stuff]

Yes you can . You have to copy the logo you want to use as an overlay into a layer.

It goes as follows :

1) Open your photo in Gimp;
2) Open your logo in Gimp;
3) Hit Ctrl+A on your logo to select everything;
4) Hit Ctrl+C to copy your logo;
5) Go on your photo and hit Ctrl-V to paste the logo. Gimp then makes a "Flotting selection" which is a copied layer. Hit the "New layer" button in the layer window to apply the import.
6) If you want, you can then change the layer mode or the opacity to give it a transparent effect.

Hope that helps .

 

[devoncodain]

What I want to do is use my initials and just put them on my photos so just follow your instructions and that will work?

 

[devoncodain]

Thank You Thank You Thank You I finally got it.

 

[green stuff]

You're welcome .

If you have a lot of photos where you want to apply such effects, you can eventually batch script them in Gimp's scripting language "Script-Fu". The level of coding depends on what you want to do (search directories, apply on a specific file date, auto-crop, ...).

But usually it's easier to do it by hand to apply the necessary adjustments per context .