Meet the GIMP!
Video tutorials for GIMP and other free graphics programs
Episode 001: Preparing an image for the web
00:22 Welcome
01:42 Open the image
02:56 Rotation
05:05 Cropping
08:06 Giving it “pop” with an overlay layer
09:35 Resizing
11:10 Sharpening using sharpen
13:10 Saving as a jpg
14:07 What’s coming up in future episodes
15:07 The End
Episode 002: Setting Up The Gimp
00:20 Welcome
01:35 Tip of the day
02:10 Default Windows
02:50 Moving Dialogs into the main Window
04:10 Dialogs
04:30 Selecting/Removing Tools in the Toolbox
05:30 Preferences
09:00 The End
Episode 003: A Ship in the Fog – Part 1
00:24 Welcome
01:10 GimpUsers.de
02:55 Original image
03:24 The case for using RAW
05:59 The histogram
10:22 Switching the toolbox off with TAB
12:02 Checking the rotation
14:50 Cropping
19:00 Saving the image
20:40 The End
Episode 004: A Ship in the Fog (2) – Correcting Colours
00:43 Correcting colour using curves
01:43 Correcting colour using a layer
02:28 Multiply layer
03:25 Change the colour of the multiply layer
04:39 Adjust the ammount of correction using opacity
05:30 Adding blue
05:52 Screen mode layer
08:07 The End
Episode 005: A ship in the fog (3) – off to the print shop!
00:21 Welcome
00:52 Make it pop
01:10 Multiply layer
02:40 Add a layer mask
04:25 Checking you’re painting on the layer mask
09:26 Change the order of the layers
11:14 Blur the layer mask
12:25 Selective editing
12:50 Healing tool
15:30 Clone tool
16:38 Preparing for printer
16:45 Changing aspect ratio using Canvas Size
18:10 A new layer for the background
18:47 Printer guidelines
21:06 About the blog
21:40 Learning to see workshop
22:27 The End
Episode 006: Selective sharpening
01:00 The original image
01:25 Why we want to selectively sharpen
02:38 Copy the layer and add a layer mask
04:00 Edge-Detect on the layer mask
06:40 Blur the layer mask
07:12 Increase contrast using curves
08:34 Sharpen the image
10:25 Fine tuning
14:35 How sharpening works
15:49 tips from the top floor
18:26 The End
Episode 007: The Curves tool
00:25 Site statistics
02:10 Curves tool
03:29 – separate colour curves
04:30 – sampling the image
04:55 – translation function curve
07:20 – linear vs. logarithmic mode
08:24 – curve type
08:59 – save/open curve
09:35 – using the tool – S curve
10:45 – loosing information
12:46 The End
Episode 008: Questions and Answers
00:40 News
02:12 Sample points question
04:15 – trying it out
07:04 Colour picker
08:19 – sample merged
09:20 – sample average
09:55 Compressing .xcf files automatically
10:45 Blog video quality question
12:39 Non destructive curves? – No
13:20 Begining Gimp book
15:20 Photocast network
16:28 The End
Episode 009: Saving a Chapel (…..from underexposure)
00:23 Welcome
00:33 The original image by Norman
01:33 EXIF information
04:39 Re-sizing (just for the show)
05:18 Rotating by measuring
08:00 Make a layer copy and use the curves tool
10:23 Another layer copy for the sky
10:50 Add a layer mask
11:16 Gradient tool
17:23 Overlay layer
18:27 Cropping to a fixed aspect ratio
20:30 Sharpening
21:50 Save the image as jpg
22:38 Re-size for web
24:52 Thank you and goodbye
25:59 I’m back!
26:39 Fixing the sea
31:52 Closing remarks
34:13 The End
Episode 010: Rescuing the chapel from the rescue (Dodging and Burning)
00:25 Episode 9 update
01:16 Previous episode mistake
02:14 Correcting the mistake
03:00 – new layer mask
08:15 Dealing with the halos
08:51 Deliberate mistake with the gradient tool!
10:07 How avoid the mistake
11:33 Adjust the sky
12:15 The origins of dodging and burning
13:29 Dodging and burning Rolf’s way
13:38 – new layer
14:40 – dodging
16:40 – burning
19:19 Thanks
19:52 The End
Episode 011: RAW converting with UFRaw
01:53 How a digital camera works
05:50 RAW conversion
07:30 ICC Colour Profile
09:04 Running UFRaw
11:00 Setting up the colour management
14:05 Exposure controls
15:50 White balance settings
16:30 Rolf’s workflow
21:18 Base Curves
22:22 Luminosity, saturation curves
25:22 Crop and rotate
26:00 EXIF Information
27:00 Saving the image
31:00 the End
Episode 012: RAW, JPEG, TIFF????? What? When? Why?
01:05 Digital camera sensor size
06:56 Colour Depth
11:14 Compression
13:29 File Formats
14:18 Which file format to use
21:07 The End
Episode 013: A Triptych and a Challenge for You!
00:24 Welcome to triptychs
04:44 The source images
07:46 Resizing the images
09:25 Make the background
12:40 Placing the images on separate layers
16:36 Set the background colour
17:10 Frame each image using layers
20:45 Frame the triptych by stroking selection
24:50 Fine-tune the images
25:00 Use curves to get part of the image right
28:38 Use layer-mask to isolate other part of image
36:52 Add a caption using the text tool
40:00 Save the file
40:40 Resize for the web
41:05 Sharpen the individual images
43:00 Re-do the caption
44:16 Re-save as JPEG
44:53 23hq.com
46:15 – mtg-triptych tag
47:55 – Add image to Meet The Gimp group
51:42 The End
Episode 014: Liquid Rescaling, Seam Carving and COWS!
00:32 Liquid rescaling
02:34 Getting the plug-in
03:24 The start image
03:50 Shrinking the standard way
05:07 Shrink using liquid rescale
06:40 Comparing the two results
08:40 Protecting some areas
10:25 Removing some parts
10:55 Running the plug-in
12:58 Making a panorama
15:50 Not quite so wide
16:55 Stretching the panorama again
20:10 23hq photo sharing
24:13 The end
Episode 015: RAW to the rescue! Mini-HDR
00:34 Triptych challenge
02:55 More on liquid rescale
05:36 Red Hat Magazine
07:04 The Lensbaby source image
09:47 Raw conversion using UFRaw
14:30 Open in Gimp
15:00 Add TIFF as a new layer
16:00 Aligning the layers
18:18 Add a layer mask
21:45 Adjust the hue-saturation
25:46 Crop the image
28:40 Reduce the file size by cropping the top layer
30:00 Remove a distraction using the clone tool
34:48 Resize for web
37:40 Sharpening
42:23 The End
Episode 016: And the Winner is…. / Frames and Triptychs in a new Way
00:34 Gimp 2.4
01:30 Meet The Gimp web site
03:28 Interview with John Arnold from Photowalkthrough
11:07 Alternative triptych method
13:00 – create a canvas
13:44 – add the images as layers
15:20 – scale the layers
19:50 – add a layer mask
20:40 – make the edges ragged
24:20 (Tip for guides)
25:05 – Change the composition by moving a layer
28:27 Triptych contest entries
33:12 The End
Episode 017: Selecting Selections Part 1
00:32 Focus Ring podcast
01:11 Meet The Gimp Blog
03:15 Gimp.org documentation
04:45 What is a selection?
05:58 Removing a selection
06:20 Selection options
06:35 – replacing the selection
06:52 – add to selection
08:10 – subtract from selection
09:05 – intersect with current selection
10:00 – using keyboard modifiers for selection mode
11:52 – feathered edges
14:20 – rounded corners
17:20 – expand from centre
19:30 – fixed aspect ratio
20:57 – highlight
21:17 – fixed size and position
22:22 Guides
25:45 Free Select Tool
27:55 Quick mask
33:23 Hello Poland and Norway
35:14 The End
Episode 018: Selecting Selections (Part 2)
00:32 Meet The Gimp web-site
03:45 Fuzzy Select Tool
06:15 – threshold
08:40 – changing threshold dynamically
10:00 – selecting by hue
11:55 Colour select tool
12:40 Intelligent Scissors
16:45 Foreground select tool
21:00 The Feed
22:39 The End
Episode 019: Paaanoooraaamaaa! and a Challenge for You!
00:30 Chinese panoramic paintings
03:52 Hugin
05:10 – field of view and focal length
06:36 – projections
09:45 Pictures of Bremen
14:40 Panorama Challenge
16:30 the End
Episode 020: Easy Animation
00:35 New feed
01:44 Linux Phototgraphy blog
03:15 The basics of animation
05:20 Examine an example
06:23 Indexed colour map
07:30 Look at the frames (layers)
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