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== To process a portrait ==<br />
# white balance<br />
# remove background<br />
# remove red-eye<br />
# (optional) white balance<br />
# add new background<br />
# blend edges with fuzzy circle paintbrush and/or blur tool<br />
# (optional) white balance again<br />
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== To remove background ==<br />
If you have an early version of gimp, use Quickmask to select the foreground image. For version 2.3 and up, use the Foreground Extractor.<br />
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=== Select foreground with Quickmask ===<br />
* http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/04/27/1327225&tid=75&tid=131<br />
* Select -> Toggle Quickmask<br />
* Choose eraser tool and erase the foreground image<br />
* If you go outside the lines of your object, click Select -> Invert, then click Select -> Toggle Quickmask, and use the eraser again to "put back" the mask.<br />
* When you are done, toggle the quickmask off. You should see a marching outline around your foreground image.<br />
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=== Select foreground with Foreground Extractor (Gimp 2.3+) ===<br />
* Select the foreground extraction tool and follow the prompts in the status bar<br />
* After you hit Enter, you should see a marching outline around your foreground image. <br />
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=== Create image without background ===<br />
* Once the extracted image is highlighted, do Edit -> Copy<br />
* In the Layers window, create a new transparent layer and select it<br />
* Do Edit -> Paste<br />
* In the Layers window, you should see the pasted image as a floating layer<br />
* Right-click the floating layer and choose "anchor layer"<br />
* Select the old non-transparent layer and delete it. <br />
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=== Soften the edges of your cutout ===<br />
http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/topic/Softening-The-Edges-Of-Your-Cutouts-1603-1.html <br />
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== Make Background Transparent ==<br />
http://aplawrence.com/Linux/crousegif.html<br />
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==Resize an Image==<br />
Choose Image -> Scale Image.<br />
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==Remove Red-Eye==<br />
http://gimp.org/tutorials/Red_Eye_Removal/<br />
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http://gimpguru.org/Tutorials/RedEye2/<br />
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I've had luck with the Fuzzy Selector and the Brightness/Contrast tool.<br />
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Best yet: Filters -> Enhance -> Red Eye Removal<br />
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==Auto Color Levels==<br />
Colors -> Auto -> White Balance</div>Scott