The Book of GIMP: A Complete Guide to Nearly Everything - Softcover

Lecarme, Olivier; Delvare, Karine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593273835 ISBN 13: 9781593273835

Verlag: No Starch Press, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

GIMP is a free alternative to Adobe Photoshop with tons of professional-grade features. But with so many powerful tools and menu options, GIMP can be difficult to master. Whether you're struggling to get started or trying to master some of GIMP's more complex features, you'll find the answers you're looking for in The Book of GIMP.

The tutorials in the first half of the book walk you through essential GIMP skills, like resizing and cropping images, touching up spots and scratches, and customizing your work area. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions show you how to:

- Improve the lighting and composition of images

- Remove distortions and noise to make old and damaged photos look like new

-Create stunning panoramas and digital collages using a series of photos

- Make, edit, and export custom textures, logos, and animated GIFs

- Work with selections, channels, and masks to edit images like a pro

- Create colorful digital art, layer by layer

The book's second half offers a comprehensive reference to GIMP's many features, including color balancing, masks, filters, and plug-ins. You'll find tools described in unparalleled detail, with coverage of nearly every option and parameter.

With illustrated tutorials and detailed references, The Book of GIMP is sure to become your one-stop guide to just about everything GIMP.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Olivier Lecarme is a professor emeritus in computer science at the University of Nice, France. He has a doctorate in computer science. He has been a professor at the Universities of Grenoble, Montreal, Lausanne, and Nice, and has taught many aspects of computer science, including programming language fundamentals and graphics processing.

Karine Delvare is a web development consultant. She has a Masters in Computer Science, with a specialization in image and sound, and has collaborated on the GIMP development project. She lives in Mérignac, near Bordeaux, France.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: No Starch Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1593273835
• ISBN 13: 9781593273835
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 674
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: gpsr@libri.de; gpsr@libri.de; ; Friedensallee 273; Hamburg; 22763; Deutschland