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New view and layer masks

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New view and layer masks Victor Domingos 22 Sep 17:40
  New view and layer masks Sven Neumann 23 Sep 18:43
New view and layer masks Asif Lodhi 24 Sep 08:29
  New view and layer masks Sven Neumann 24 Sep 20:24
   New view and layer masks Asif Lodhi 25 Sep 08:56
    New view and layer masks Victor Domingos 25 Sep 14:17
    New view and layer masks Pere Pujal i Carabantes 26 Sep 00:14
Victor Domingos
2007-09-22 17:40:29 UTC (over 17 years ago)

New view and layer masks

Hi!

Is it possible in GIMP to use different views to the same image, in a way that we can see a layer mask and the image itself at the same time? That could be useful in order to check results of a mask editing operation...

Thanks in advance, Victor Domingos (GIMPing from Portugal) http://lojamac.com/blog

Sven Neumann
2007-09-23 18:43:24 UTC (over 17 years ago)

New view and layer masks

Hi,

On Sat, 2007-09-22 at 16:40 +0100, Victor Domingos wrote:

Is it possible in GIMP to use different views to the same image, in a way that we can see a layer mask and the image itself at the same time? That could be useful in order to check results of a mask editing operation...

No, you can't do that. The state of the layer mask is part of the image structure and no matter how many views you have, you are always looking at the same image.

You can however quickly switch the effect of the layer mask on and off and also only view the layer mask itself by clicking on the mask preview in the Layers dialog while holding modifier keys. Please check the user manual for details.

Sven

Asif Lodhi
2007-09-24 08:29:47 UTC (over 17 years ago)

New view and layer masks

Hi Victor,

Message: 4
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:40:29 +0100 From: Victor Domingos
Subject: [Gimp-user] New view and layer masks Is it possible in GIMP to use different views to the same image, in a way that we can see a layer mask and the image itself at the same time? That could be useful in order to check results of a mask editing operation...

Though I don't exactly know your situation and don't even have Gimp in front of me right now but don't you think you could use the Quick Mask for checking the results of a mask editing operation?

-- Best regards,

Asif

Sven Neumann
2007-09-24 20:24:23 UTC (over 17 years ago)

New view and layer masks

Hi,

On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 11:29 +0500, Asif Lodhi wrote:

Though I don't exactly know your situation and don't even have Gimp in front of me right now but don't you think you could use the Quick Mask for checking the results of a mask editing operation?

Despite the name, Quick Mask doesn't have anything to do with layer masks. Quick mask is a just quick way to convert the selection to a channel and back.

Sven

Asif Lodhi
2007-09-25 08:56:40 UTC (over 17 years ago)

New view and layer masks

Hi Sven,

On 9/24/07, Sven Neumann wrote:

Victor Domingos wrote
Subject: [Gimp-user] New view and layer masks Is it possible in GIMP to use different views to the same image, in a way that we can see a layer mask and the image itself at the same time? That could be useful in order to check results of a mask editing operation...

On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 11:29 +0500, Asif Lodhi wrote:

Though I don't exactly know your situation and don't even have Gimp in front of me right now but don't you think you could use the Quick Mask for checking the results of a mask editing operation?

Despite the name, Quick Mask doesn't have anything to do with layer masks. Quick mask is a just quick way to convert the selection to a channel and back.

I suggested Quick Mask to Victor because he mentioned he wanted to "see" the layer mask and image at the same time because, IIRC, I *did* use Quick Mask (at least two years ago!) to create a very accurate masking effect because I wanted accuracy and could see the image while masking at the same time. I have started using Gimp after a long time and I recall now that Quick Mask has nothing to do with the Layer Mask. It just didn't occur to me when I replied to Victor.

-- Thanks & best regards,

Asif

Victor Domingos
2007-09-25 14:17:37 UTC (over 17 years ago)

New view and layer masks

Em 2007/09/25, às 07:56, Asif Lodhi escreveu:

On Mon, 2007-09-24 at 11:29 +0500, Asif Lodhi wrote:

Though I don't exactly know your situation and don't even have Gimp in
front of me right now but don't you think you could use the Quick Mask
for checking the results of a mask editing operation?

Despite the name, Quick Mask doesn't have anything to do with layer masks. Quick mask is a just quick way to convert the selection to a channel and back.

I suggested Quick Mask to Victor because he mentioned he wanted to "see" the layer mask and image at the same time because, IIRC, I *did* use Quick Mask (at least two years ago!) to create a very accurate masking effect because I wanted accuracy and could see the image while masking at the same time. I have started using Gimp after a long time and I recall now that Quick Mask has nothing to do with the Layer Mask. It just didn't occur to me when I replied to Victor.

-- Thanks & best regards,

Asif

I have been watching a videotutorial about PhotoShop and that's when this question has occurred to me. It could be usefull sometimes if we could watch the layer mask in a window and the global effect in the whole image/composition, in another window... It seems that it is not possible, for now. That's ok. I'll keep loving GIMP just as before ;)

Thanks, Victor Domingos
(GIMPing from a sunny Portugal)

Pere Pujal i Carabantes
2007-09-26 00:14:31 UTC (over 17 years ago)

New view and layer masks

El dt 25 de 09 del 2007 a les 11:56 +0500, en/na Asif Lodhi va escriure:

I suggested Quick Mask to Victor because he mentioned he wanted to "see" the layer mask and image at the same time because,

Another way to see both is by playing with transparencies:

Put a duplicate layer of the image on top of the one that has the layer mask and set transparency to about 40%-60% on the duplicate.

Thanks & best regards,

Asif

Yours
Pere