I'm beginning to think GIMP is better than Photoshop...

[Destiny]

Urgh.. Need help rendering, removing the white background from a Pokemon Picture.

I used these steps in GIMP to render (w/ the alpha channel):
1) Select with the fuzzy select tool on 1 px feathering
2) Grow selection by 1
3) Colour to Alpha

How can I do it in Photoshop? There is no colour to alpha.
When I use the Quick select tool and invert the selection, and cut the render, there is still a white border surrounding my render. There is no colour to alpha. The feather selection works differently.

[+Simplistic]

This be why GIMP be God, and PhotoShop be PhotoShopping it up, making it look good.

[Fatal]

that's not rendering :(

be cool and use the pen tool, its the only thing that makes high quality renders on low quality images.

on photoshop, you just select everything and delete it.

[Jefff]

Am I the only one who uses layer masks?

[edit] In photoshop (and works in the GIMP too), press delete
[edit] But make sure the alpha channel is unlocked

[Shadow]

I never understood how to use those Jeff...

[Jefff]

I never understood how to use those Jeff...

I'll make a tutorial on how to render with layer masks later today :)

[Reefat]

Photo Shop eats GIMP for breakfast lunch and dinner :( And just use the pen tool to go around the render, invert selection and then cut. Feather it if you want to.

[+Simplistic]

Photo Shop eats GIMP for breakfast lunch and dinner :( And just use the pen tool to go around the render, invert selection and then cut. Feather it if you want to.

Nu uh, PhotoShop PhotoShops itself eating GIMP. Really, it's GIMP that eats PhotoShop.

[Ssgoku]

If it's just rendering an image from a white background, for Photoshop, all you have to do is select the magic wand tool, select the white background, and press delete. o.o

[Jefff]

Photo Shop eats GIMP for breakfast lunch and dinner :( And just use the pen tool to go around the render, invert selection and then cut. Feather it if you want to.

Oh, so you can use LISP to write photoshop plugins? I mean if photoshop is better than GIMP in every way, it allows plugins through LISP, right?

[edit] I think this thread is now officially GIMP vs. Photoshop

[+Simplistic]

Oh, so you can use LISP to write photoshop plugins? I mean if photoshop is better than GIMP in every way, it allows plugins through LISP, right?

[edit] I think this thread is now officially GIMP vs. Photoshop

GIMP allows for self-written plugins as well. Or was this showing how PhotoShop is completely controlled by the company it is coded by, and not by the user?

[Jefff]

Yeah, GIMP plugins are written in LISP (or python or C, as well), I don't even know if Photoshop has any capability at all for user made plugins.

[+Simplistic]

Yeah, GIMP plugins are written in LISP (or python or C, as well), I don't even know if Photoshop has any capability at all for user made plugins.

It most likely does not, as it has previously been used as a monopoly of sorts.

[MaDeMoiSeLLe]

I have Photoshop on this laptop and I just downloaded GIMP to my other laptop yesterday, and sweet lord how confusing it is, I thought to myself.

How to erase the white background on Photoshop? Easy peasy. See the "Eraser" icon? Right click on it and choose "Magic Eraser", and simply click on the white background and voila! It's gone :3

So, Photoshop > GIMP. No matter what you so-called techie kids say. :3

[Jawa]

I have Photoshop on this laptop and I just downloaded GIMP to my other laptop yesterday, and sweet lord how confusing it is, I thought to myself.
Yes! That's exactly what I thought. I gave up trying to use GIMP. :(

[Jefff]

I have Photoshop on this laptop and I just downloaded GIMP to my other laptop yesterday, and sweet lord how confusing it is, I thought to myself.

How to erase the white background on Photoshop? Easy peasy. See the "Eraser" icon? Right click on it and choose "Magic Eraser", and simply click on the white background and voila! It's gone :3

So, Photoshop > GIMP. No matter what you so-called techie kids say. :3

Select the magic wand, click, delete.

[Jassie]

Yeah, GIMP plugins are written in LISP (or python or C, as well), I don't even know if Photoshop has any capability at all for user made plugins.

Im pretty sure it does..I think I came across some while looking for a way to replicate Photoshops photo filters in Gimp(Which I found :D ).Some people charge for them though :/

Jefff~Can you PM me the link to the tut when you make it?Always wondered how to use layer masks .-.

[Jefff]

Oh yah, they're written in some weird languages. I remember talking to you about that.

And I'll post the tutorial in here, I'll PM you when I'm done though. Completely forgot, I'll start like right now.

[Jassie]

Lol..Okay.Thank you very much Jefff :D

Edit:Can I just drop one of the F's when talking to you?

[Jefff]

GAH >_<
I started writing it when I first posted that, then went and saw Avatar, and then came back and finished it up, and vbulletin wouldn't let me post it because I relogged in since I started writing, and when I hit back got a message that the page expired so I can't see the damn post I spent an hour writing.

Sorry, I probably wont be writing it again, I'm really pissed of at vbulletin.
I can help you with it on YIM later though if you want.

And you can use as many Fs as you want :)

[Jassie]

Lmao..No problem :p If you feel like it later you can.Ive been rendering with the lasso select tool though.

[Destiny]

Oopsies. Got my problem, instead of deleting the surrounding area I inverted the selection and cut it, and that left the pix border :lol:

[+Simplistic]

GAH >_<
I started writing it when I first posted that, then went and saw Avatar, and then came back and finished it up, and vbulletin wouldn't let me post it because I relogged in since I started writing, and when I hit back got a message that the page expired so I can't see the damn post I spent an hour writing.

Sorry, I probably wont be writing it again, I'm really pissed of at vbulletin.
I can help you with it on YIM later though if you want.

And you can use as many Fs as you want :)
So we can call you Je?

[Jefff]

I didn't say you could, only Jassie gets to decide how many Fs to use.
You still have to call me Jefff >_<

[+Simplistic]

I thought you loved me. ;-;

[Jefff]

You're mind is too +simplistic.

[Danny]

Gimp is crap.
Photoshop is win.
End of story. :]

[+Simplistic]

Gimp is crap.
Photoshop is win.
End of story. :]
Nah. I think you should stop buying into this Capitalistic propaganda.

[A K]

in terms of availability GIMP is open source, which has it's ups and downs.
CS4 is better functionally, and can be used in sync with illustrator and indesign a lot better
so really, it depends on what aspect of it is better, what is worse.

you can use the magic wand as suggested
there's also the select colour range tool, which can select a colour and you can adjust the threshold there
when making a transparent background, you can hide the background layer and save as a PSD or PNG which should hold the transparency.

[Jefff]

"in terms of availability GIMP is open source, which has it's ups and downs."

FLOSS has down sides, in terms of availability?

[Jassie]

FLOSS has down sides, in terms of availability?

Are you talking about dental floss or something else .-. ?

I guess it really doesnt matter since either way I dont get it :|

[Jefff]

FLOSS is Free Libre Open Source Software (In other words, open source) :p

[Jassie]

Ah..That makes a bit more sense :p Thanks :]

[+Simplistic]

"in terms of availability GIMP is open source, which has it's ups and downs."

FLOSS has down sides, in terms of availability?
Yes. You can't get money off of it.

[Jefff]

How does that affect availability?

And you can, btw, the GPL allows you to distribute software however you like, as long as the source is made available (although, no one ever does, with the exception of cheap Linux discs, and Audacity bundled with audio hardware). BSD style licenses allows you to do anything you want, as long as you credit the original authors.

[+Simplistic]

How does that affect availability?

And you can, btw, the GPL allows you to distribute software however you like, as long as the source is made available (although, no one ever does, with the exception of cheap Linux discs, and Audacity bundled with audio hardware). BSD style licenses allows you to do anything you want, as long as you credit the original authors.
I know, I was joking.

[Ub3r Noob]

Urgh.. Need help rendering, removing the white background from a Pokemon Picture.

I used these steps in GIMP to render (w/ the alpha channel):
1) Select with the fuzzy select tool on 1 px feathering
2) Grow selection by 1
3) Colour to Alpha

How can I do it in Photoshop? There is no colour to alpha.
When I use the Quick select tool and invert the selection, and cut the render, there is still a white border surrounding my render. There is no colour to alpha. The feather selection works differently.

Click the magic wand tool. Click the background. Press delete.

[freefall]

depending on what i want to use them for, PS can be as good as GIMP, if not better. but imo the best program for recolouring a sprite is MS paint. :3

[Tomberry-King]

Can someone tell me how to get pictures from photoshop to Photobucket ? please ?

When i'm on photobucket i try to upload my pictures from photoshop but, nothings there.
When i go to my Documents i see it, but when i'm tryin to upload it, it does'nt appear :S

Help !!

[Jefff]

Can someone tell me how to get pictures from photoshop to Photobucket ? please ?

When i'm on photobucket i try to upload my pictures from photoshop but, nothings there.
When i go to my Documents i see it, but when i'm tryin to upload it, it does'nt appear :S

Help !!

I don't get what this has to do with Gimp vs. Photoshop?

Regardless, save as png or jpeg first, you can't upload psds.

[Tomberry-King]

Sorry i just needed some help thats all. :lol: Thankz anyway