I've discovered the capability that GIMP has for obtaining images directly from the scanner without creating intermediate files (i.e., File>Create>Scanner/Camera).  What I don't know but think I should is the format of the data be transferred from the scanner to GIMP.  I think the interface that is being used is called TWAIN.  Of course what really matters is the image quality being delivered by this mechanism.  For example, when scanning pictures that I want to edit, in GIMP, I've been avoiding the use of jpeg because of the lossy compression.  I'd opt for tiff if using intermediate files.  Also my scanner is capable of producing images in either 8bit or 16bit formats but when using the TWAIN interface I don't specify a file type.  I've noticed that I can select a 16bit quality on the scanner but I'm pretty sure that what I'm working on in GIMP is only 8bit even though there is never any indication of a format conversion which I think must be happening somewhere.  Is it the scanner or GIMP doing the conversion?  Or else the scanner is able to figure out that GIMP wants 8bit and does it without informing me about the discrepancy.  Is the data being transferred in a format equivalent to a file?  If so what type of file?  Or does the TWAIN specification dictate the format.

I can't paste a content from my clipboard in Windows to a new image in GIMP.

I have tryed to use:
pdb.gimp_edit_paste_as_new() from the Console,
and then it only give me the internal clipboard from GIMP.

I whant to do Arkive -> Create -> From Clipboard, 

The function could be easely activated with: 
shift+ctrl+V

But to do it manually seems complicated, and it do get me a new image from windows clipboard. But it seem that it should be possible to script it. Considering that it is only 3 keys to press, before I run my script.

I can not find any pythonfu or other way to activate it before my script, it is a function that is obviusly there, but that I have to use manualy.

Thanks

What is mask_bounds if the selection contains inner holes?

Such as in:


Or is there some other way to get the bounds?

So I've done some searching, but am unsure, whether there exists any API Reference for Script-Fu or Python-Fu.

If not, then would it perhaps be a good community project to undertake? Using something like Doxygen it shouldn't be too difficult.

Hi,
Have done a quick search through the Forum, plus have checked my User Manual but cannot find anywhere that tells me if I can compress a picture.
I thought I saw it yesterday while editing a pic but now for the life of me I cannot seem to find what it was I THOUGHT I saw!
Any help please!!  

Is there a way to print a thumbnail index of images in a folder with GIMP? I used to be able to do that with Paint Shop Pro 8.  Thanks!

Just to show that the developers do sometimes incorporate users 'wishes'

When drawing straight lines click - hold.shift - click someone asked if the angle of the line could be shown as well as the length.

and there it is...

I am very new to GIMP, I'm running it on my Acer Aspire Alpha 12 two-in-one notebook. I opened it for the first time just now, and the various menus (Tools, tool options, layers / brushes, etc.) are very, very tiny, so much so that I can't see them well, and certainly can't select them very easily or accurately.

Does anyone know how I increase the size of the text and icons in these windows/menus? Is it something I can do within GIMP or do I need to go it within Win 10, or?

Thanks, david

Similar to smudge too, I would like to smudge whole image. There isn't that named filter in GMIC.
How to create this effect using existing filters in GIMP and GMIC ?

Hello,

I want to design playing cards in the format of 57mm x 87mm which should pe printed later.

I calculated that I need for 300dpi  1028x673 pixels.  

Next I created a sample card but it looks ugly because the corners are pixelated. How to so it better? Is the .SVG format needed?

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