Using GIMP to edit images for forums on win/osx/Linux.

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Gimp is often called the poor persons Photoshop.
It is a powerful free open source image editing program that has a ton of features.
It can do most of the common things anyone even a professional might want too do with an image but lacks the flexibility of Photoshop but its $600 cheaper too.
It can be downloaded here: http://www.gimp.org/

note: a new version was just released that is a lot easier to use than earlier version.
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Open gimp then click file open to open an image just like any other program.
Finding you’re my documents folder is a little harder with gimp on windows than some programs.
It’s usually in c:\documents and settings\(your log in name)\my documents\
Click the rectangle selection tool:

 

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Then holding the mouse button down over the image select the area you want too keep.

 

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Then click image then “crop to selection”

 

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Then click image then “scale image” to resize the image

 

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Replace the largest number with 500 then click on the chain icon to make the other match then click scale.

 

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Then click file then save as and name it how you want and select a folder too save it too then click save.

Then this dialog will come up:
Check “show preview in image window”
Then move the slider until the size is under 95k
Then click save.
Note: clicking save defaults will bring up the same settings next time which will get you close and save some time.

 

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tada!
Thank you to wifey2b for the kicken image that this tutorial is based around.

 

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Date: 10/27/2007 7:08:24 PM
Author: strmrdr
tada!
Thank you to wifey2b for the kicken image that this tutorial is based around.

tada! Here I is and you are very welcomed :} so glad they are coming in handy - this, btw is the rose that was presented to me after I sang the other day :}