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Barely skilled user - How to put a clear layer with test on top of a .gif image

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Paula Koval
2016-09-22 01:36:34 UTC (about 8 years ago)

Barely skilled user - How to put a clear layer with test on top of a .gif image

I am looking for a way to add a layer to a gif image upon which I can add text, a layer that is transparent and will not move or flash, like writing on a window behind which there is action.

My thanks to everyone who sent possible answers to my question. I tried to implement them as I was reading the Gimp User Manual. I am not a skilled user. I am learning as I go. I had no idea that Python is a way of writing scripts for Gimp. I do not know where to find my Gimp profile. I am not kidding. The user manual does not mention it.

I am most appreciative of any help that you can offer. I am a personal user, helping my roomie to improve her blog.

My thanks in advance

Paula

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Ofnuts
2016-09-22 05:54:49 UTC (about 8 years ago)

Barely skilled user - How to put a clear layer with test on top of a .gif image

On 22/09/16 03:36, Paula Koval wrote:

I am looking for a way to add a layer to a gif image upon which I can add text, a layer that is transparent and will not move or flash, like writing on a window behind which there is action.

To do what you want you have to add the text (on the very same spot) to all the layers/frames of the animation. There are scripts and plugins to do this, For instance my own interleave-layers script used in "title" mode:

http://gimp-tools.sourceforge.net/animationtools.shtml

My thanks to everyone who sent possible answers to my question. I tried to implement them as I was reading the Gimp User Manual. I am not a skilled user. I am learning as I go. I had no idea that Python is a way of writing scripts for Gimp. I do not know where to find my Gimp profile. I am not kidding. The user manual does not mention it.

For the Gimp profile: http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/GIMPProfile/

rich2005
2016-09-23 12:17:51 UTC (about 8 years ago)

Barely skilled user - How to put a clear layer with test on top of a .gif image

I am looking for a way to add a layer to a gif image upon which I can add
text, a layer that is transparent and will not move or flash, like writing
on a window behind which there is action.

Try this demo video https://youtu.be/QZBMyKZJVlo 8 minutes

Uses one of Ofnuts scripts, interleave-layers which you can find at

http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-tools/files/scripts/