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Name:
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Viridiana
Arreguin
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Student
Number:
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GIMP: Chapter 1: Getting to Know
GIMP
IMPORTANT NOTE: GIMP has been updated since the printing of
this book. Some menus have changed a bit since the book’s publication. For
example, the XTNS menu item has disappeared and its contents combined with
other menus.
PART 1: READ Chapter 1 from the GIMP
book, then:
1.
Answer
all questions below, briefly but completely.
2.
Change the color of the answer to BLUE.
3.
Copy this
information and paste in a new post in your DIGITAL GRAPHICS blog.
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1. What does GIMP
stand for? GNU Image Manipulation Program
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2. What is GIMP and
when was it developed? GIMP is a program
for editing and creating digital graphics. It was developed in 1995.
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3. What is a dock in
GIMP? A dock is a dialog box
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4. What is a tear-off menu
in GIMP? They let you grab any menu and
turn it into a window.
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5. Is GIMP available
for systems other than Windows? If so, what systems? (See Appendix A for more
information about this): Mac OS X,
Linux, and most versions of UNIX
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6. Why might you use
the NEW VIEW feature of GIMP? It lets you have more than one view of the same image.
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7. Who is WILBER and
who created him? WILBER is GIMPS mascot.
Tuomas Kuosmanen created him.
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8. What version of
GIMP is installed on the computer you are using (either in the classroom or
at home) Version 2.8.4
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9. APPENDIX
Information: Briefly describe what the following appendices are about (the
appendices are found at the back of the book):
Appendix
A: Installing GIMP
Appendix
B: Installing GIMP on older systems
Appendix
C: Building your own GIMP
Appendix
D: Preview of GIMP 2.6
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GIMP
Keyboard Shortcut Keys:
Go
to http://www.keyxl.com/aaae27c/66/Gimp-Photo-software-keyboard-shortcuts.htm to
see a list of keyboard shortcuts for GIMP. What are the shortcuts for the
following?
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Function
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Shortcut
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Function
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Shortcut
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Create
new image
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Ctrl + n
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Merge
visible layers
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Ctrl + m
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Quit
GIMP
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Ctrl + q
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Make
gradient box visible
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Ctrl + g
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Close
an image
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Ctrl + w
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Make
layer box visible
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Ctrl + l
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Save
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Ctrl +s
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Transform
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Shift + t
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Undo
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Ctrl + z
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Invert
selection
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Ctrl + i
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Redo
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Ctrl + r
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Feather
selection
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Ctrl + Shift + f
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Open
a file
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Ctrl + o
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Crop
& resize selection
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Shift + c
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Copy
selection
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Ctrl + c
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Duplicate
image
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Ctrl + d
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Cut
selection
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Ctrl + x
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Select
all
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Ctrl + a
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Paste
selection
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Ctrl + v
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Select
none (“deselect”)
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Ctrl + k
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CRITICAL NOTE: For ALL
IMAGES you insert into your GIMP textbook assignments, BEFORE you upload:
· Resize image so the
width is NO MORE THAN 3” or 4” (in Word: PICTURE TOOLS on the Ribbon, look on
the far right size for size in inches)
· Compress the images to
96 ppi (in Word: PICTURE TOOLS on the Ribbon, look on the far left side for
COMPRESS PICTURES).
· Center image on the
page (CTRL E)
· Edit/Enhance: You may further
enhance/edit images (beyond what the book tells you to do) before you upload
if you like. Experiment! Have fun and discover great tools and filters in
GIMP.
· Be sure to upload
this document in Google Docs and add a link to your Home Page when it is
complete so this work can be graded.
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PART 2:
GIMP PROJECTS:
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Be sure
to save these images as .jpg files in your GIMP folder before
inserting them in this document.
NOTE: For information on how to save,
see pages 24-25, “Saving Files”
2. Look through the menus on the
left to see the supplemental information provided for you about the book.
3. Click on the PHOTOS FROM THE
BOOK link, and scroll down to see the two images for Chapter 1 (Chaco Canyon
and Wilber).
4. Click on the canyon image, then
right-click and select SAVE IMAGE AS. Save the image in your GIMP folder.
5. Now save the Wilber image in
your GIMP folder. (Important Note that Wilber is on a transparent background;
this means the image must be a PNG or GIF, as JPG images do NOT support
transparency)
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6. Wilber in Chaco Canyon:
· Create the image following the instructions for “A
First GIMP Project” found on pages 14-17.
· Save the image as a jpg in your
GIMP folder. (For information on how to save, see pages 24-25,
“Saving Files.”)
· Insert the image here:
7. Wilber In NYC: Now search Google Images for a great image of a
street scene in New York City. Save the image then place Wilber in the
scene. Save the image as a jpg in your GIMP folder,
and then insert here:
8. Logo: Name
Banner: Page 10 shows how to create a LOGO (or “banner”) image; however,
logos have now moved to another menu in the newer version of GIMP. Create a
logo in GIMP from the FILE menu by:
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· Choose a logo style from the list.
· When the dialog box for the logo opens (it may be
flashing on the task bar at the bottom of the screen) choose colors, fonts,
etc.
· In the TEXT box, type in your full name, then OK to
create the image.
· If you do not like it, close the window and try
another logo.
· When the logo looks the way you want, save the
image as a jpg in your GIMP folder, then insert
here:
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