Beginning GIMP

From Novice to Professional

Akkana Peck - Collection The Expert's Voice in Open Source

552 pages, parution le 24/04/2006

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Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional explains how to use the open source image manipulation program, GIMP version 2.4. You'll learn how to install GIMP on Windows, Linux, and MacOS X platforms. Once you've installed the application, you'll learn about the interface and configuration options, and then jump into a quick-and-simple project to familiarize yourself even further.

You'll learn how to prepare camera images for display on web pages-including functions like rescaling, cropping, and balancing color. The book also explains with great detail how to utilize layers, paths, and masks. You'll also learn how to draw lines and shapes, use patterns and gradients, and even create your own brushes, patterns, and gradients.

Touch-ups are covered thoroughly: how to smudge away blemishes, fix red-eye, and stitch panoramic images. You'll even learn how to tap into the powerful filters, effects, and plug-ins that are available and automate tasks using scripts. The entire book is laid out in a project-based manner, so as you progress through it, numerous projects help solidify your newly acquired abilities.

L'auteur - Akkana Peck

Akkana Peck is a freelance software developer and writer who has been working with open source software for nearly 20 years. She has worked for a diverse collection of companies that include Netscape, Silicon Graphics, Sun, HP, and Apple, and has written imaging software ranging from GIMP plug-ins, to cartography, to scientific visualization.
Akkana is a longtime member of the GIMP community and enjoys giving GIMP courses and presentations, as well as filling up her hard drive with digital images. She lives in San Jose, California, with her husband and a motley assortment of old computers. You can find more of her musings at www.shallowsky.com.

Sommaire

About the Author
About the Technical Reviewer
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: Get to Know the GIMP
CHAPTER 2: Improving Digital Photos
CHAPTER 3: Introduction to Layers
CHAPTER 4: Drawing
CHAPTER 5: Selection
CHAPTER 6: Erasing and Touching Up
CHAPTER 7: Filters and Effects
CHAPTER 8: Color Manipulation, Channels, and Layer Modes
CHAPTER 9: Advanced Drawing
CHAPTER 10: Advanced Compositing
CHAPTER 11: Plug-Ins and Scripting
CHAPTER 12: Additional Topics
APPENDIX A: Getting and Installing the GIMP
APPENDIX B: Installing the GIMP on Windows
APPENDIX C: Installing the GIMP on Mac
APPENDIX D: Installing the GIMP on Linux or Unix
APPENDIX E: Building from Source
APPENDIX F: First Startup

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Apress
Auteur(s)	Akkana Peck
Collection	The Expert's Voice in Open Source
Parution	24/04/2006
Nb. de pages	552
Format	18 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1500g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9781590595879
ISBN13	978-1-59059-587-9