Category5 Technology TV - Changing Photo Backgrounds Using the GIMP

Changing Photo Backgrounds Using the GIMP

S05E16
January 10, 2012

Robbie and Hillary show you how to use the free GNU Image Manipulation Program to remove and replace the background in a photograph to make a Christmas photo usable throughout the year.

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Feature: Using the free GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) to change the background of a photograph.
Taking the Christmas background out of a photo so it can be used year-round.
Using the Creative Commons search engine to find free images.
Opening an image from the web directly into GIMP.
Copying and pasting content into GIMP layers.
Scaling a layer in the GNU Image Manipulation Program.
Using the Free Select Tool in the GIMP to remove a background using layer masks.
Viewer Comment: Photoshop users know there are better ways than the lasso tool.
The difference between Photoshop's lasso and GIMP's free select tool.
Creating a layer mask from selection in the GIMP.
Creating a selection from layer mask in the GIMP.
Adjusting levels in the GIMP.
Adding shadows to your photo using the GIMP.
Download the XCF master file: photomanip.xcf
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