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gimp-help-2: New From Visible

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gimp-help-2: New From Visible julien 25 Jan 15:05
  gimp-help-2: New From Visible Alexandre Prokoudine 25 Jan 16:03
gimp-help-2: New From Visible julien 26 Jan 07:15
  gimp-help-2: New From Visible Alexia Death 26 Jan 09:47
   gimp-help-2: New From Visible julien 27 Jan 08:16
julien
2009-01-25 15:05:33 UTC (about 16 years ago)

gimp-help-2: New From Visible

Hi,

I am not a developer, only a docwriter. I browsed the Web, read the thread in the archive of this list: I couldn't find answer to my questions about Layer/New From Visible.

The help pop-up tells "Create a new layer from what is visible in this image".
What is "visible"?

I can imagine a canvas smaller than the image: the command builds a layer with what is visible of this image.

But with two visible layers, the command builds a layer from these two layers merged together.
Then, what is the difference with Image/Merge Visible Layers ?

In the archive thread, this command is proposed to somewhat simulate PS Apply Image. But this merges two different images...

Please help me understanding this command.

Julien Hardelin

Alexandre Prokoudine
2009-01-25 16:03:07 UTC (about 16 years ago)

gimp-help-2: New From Visible

On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 5:05 PM, julien wrote:

I am not a developer, only a docwriter. I browsed the Web, read the thread in the archive of this list: I couldn't find answer to my questions about Layer/New From Visible.

The help pop-up tells "Create a new layer from what is visible in this image".
What is "visible"?

Using GIMP's terminology it is projection --- flattened stack of layers.

But with two visible layers, the command builds a layer from these two layers merged together.
Then, what is the difference with Image/Merge Visible Layers ?

Image/Merge Visible Layers does not create a new layer on top of the stack. I bet you could tell it from words "Create a new layer..." :-P

Alexandre

julien
2009-01-26 07:15:41 UTC (about 16 years ago)

gimp-help-2: New From Visible

What is "visible"?

Using GIMP's terminology it is projection --- flattened stack of layers.

Sorry, I am not accustomed to developer terminology. "visible" is related to a flattened stack of layers? I don't understand that. Is "visible" referring to the visible part of an image, as when the canvas is smaller than the image, or to the visible layers (the 'eye')?

But with two visible layers, the command builds a layer from these two layers merged together.
Then, what is the difference with Image/Merge Visible Layers ?

s evident.
The resulting layer is the same with both commands. What is the interest of adding this new layer on top of the stack?

Julien

Alexia Death
2009-01-26 09:47:53 UTC (about 16 years ago)

gimp-help-2: New From Visible

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:15 AM, julien wrote:

What is "visible"?

Using GIMP's terminology it is projection --- flattened stack of layers.

Sorry, I am not accustomed to developer terminology. "visible" is related to a flattened stack of layers? I don't understand that. Is "visible" referring to the visible part of an image, as when the canvas is smaller than the image, or to the visible layers (the 'eye')?

It is the copy of how the image looks, the visible result of your work.

That's evident.
The resulting layer is the same with both commands. What is the interest of adding this new layer on top of the stack?

The aim is to further manipulate the result, but keep the steps that created this situation. Example: You want to selectively blur some areas of your multilayer image. You create a new layer from what you see, blur it and then erase the parts you want your original work to show.

julien
2009-01-27 08:16:01 UTC (about 16 years ago)

gimp-help-2: New From Visible

Thank you,

I understand better. "What is visible" is really a flattenned stack of the visible layers (with an eye in the Layer dialog).

New From Visible works the same as Merge Visible Layers, excepted that it creates a new layer, not always at top of the layer stack, but, in some cases, just above the selected layer.

The question is the interest of this command. Alexia, please, could you detail your example? I don't see well how you "erase the parts you want your original work to show". Please, could you send me some image examples.

Julien