July 26th, 2007 by Rolf
This video is obsolete and has been replaced by Episode 66 And if you really want to see the old stuff……
The GIMP is different from other Windows or Macintosh programs and so a bit different to set up. With this video I show how to move the dialogs into the main window, how to set up the tools and which preferences to change.
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The TOC
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
TOC made by paynekj
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Another great episode. I’ve always customized the 2 default windows, kept them on separate sides of the screen, and placed the image in the middle. After seeing how you set it up, I realized how little I used most of that stuff, and if I just put the less used stuff into it’s own tab all in one window, I’ve got that much more screen space for the photo.
I just wish I could get 2.3 for Windows. Maybe it’s time to finally switch my desktop over to Linux.
Thanks for the encouragement!
This German web page (http://www.gimpusers.de)has always links to the the newest versions of Gimp. It needs no language skills – the important button is labeled “Download”.
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Thanks for the tutorials, enjoying them quite a bit! I’ve been a casual Gimp user for years but this will help me dig in more seriously.
-Matt
Thank you Rolf. This tutorial is very useful.
Hi, I just went through Meet the Gimp Episode 2 and configured things. But, when I was
copying the color (foreground/background) tab to the Gimp window, I slipped and let up on the mouse before it arrived. It disappeared from the copy from window, and did not appear in the intended window. I can’t figure out how to put that tab where Rolf put it. I continued on and have all the tools as Rolf has, but this tab has confounded me. How do I get it back?
Thanks!
Well, persistence paid off. I opened a tool, added a tab, dragged that to the desired window, and closed the unwanted window. But I have no idea exactly how I managed it!
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Thanks for this, very helpful! Will have to look through your other tutorials as well. =)
Thanks for your very understandable tutorials. I might be able soon to enhance my pictures
It would be great if you could also give the picture you are working on for each tutorial as some persons (I think I am not the only one) are trying to perform the actions in the same time than the video.
I also think that tutorial 2 should be tutorial 1 as you use the layer icon in tutorial 1 that, by default, is not in the gimp window.
The images are available for later shows, you’ll find the download links in the episodes.
Meet the GIMP is no systematic tutorial. I jump from simple to complicated, from beginners stuff to advanced material – sometimes you’ll find a little thematic series and then just the stuff that popped into my mind.
I see this as “educational entertainment”, it has to entertain at least me. Systematic education is my day job – I can do that but somebody has to pay me for that.
You have got some nice images on your flickr site!
Thanks a lot for your reply Rolf. Glad you like some of my pictures. Do you have a Flickr account?
As I like learning, I like your videos. Great entertainment. Thanks.
thanks a lot,this is really cool.
Ну естественно, на самом-то деле так оно и есть.
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