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Cannot adjust colors...from balance to curves........ - Joe - 07-29-2024 Just curious. I installed the latest available version of Gimp today - 2.10.34. Using the latest update of Windows. Have an image, a jpg, and am pasting another small jpg image onto a separate layer. Gimp will now not allow me to adjust Any of the color functions after pasting another item into the image? Tried selecting it among other things - many times - did nothing. The strange thing - if I attempt to adjust the colors separately - i.e. - without pasting one image into another image on separate layers - the color adjustments work properly. This is the point - I need to adjust the colors, with the pasted item in place, so I can match the colors and brightness with the other layers. Never had this problem happen when I used to use Photoshop. For your consideration - I thank you. RE: Cannot adjust colors...from balance to curves........ - sallyanne - 07-29-2024 Just for your info. The latest available/stable version of gimp in the 10 series is 2.10.38 Make sure your image modes are in RGB/A and not index or other. Then make sure you have the correct layer selected for your editing. Have you checked that there is no selection? If under selection - 'none is notgreyed out, you do. Also I read in here recently that you can go to Image > Guides > new guides from selection, will show you where it is if it is a small one. RE: Cannot adjust colors...from balance to curves........ - denzjos - 07-29-2024 Have you select the right layer to change the colour on and is 'Mode' of the layer set to 'Normal? RE: Cannot adjust colors...from balance to curves........ - rich2005 - 07-29-2024 Well, best to forget PS procedures, Gimp is not a PS clone. As previous posts , could be all sorts of things, A screenshot of the whole Gimp interface, including the layers dock and tool options dock often gives clue. First thing to check is for a tiny active selection, Check Select -> None. But then for copy / paste instead of ctrl-c / ctrl-v Start off using the Gimp menus and use Edit -> Paste as New Layer or Edit -> Paste in Place options. Often a better way to add the smaller image is File -> Open as Layers That saves a copy / paste. As a very short animation https://i.imgur.com/OMXlkhY.mp4 RE: Cannot adjust colors...from balance to curves........ - Krikor - 07-29-2024 (07-29-2024, 07:53 AM)Joe Wrote: Just curious. I installed the latest available version of Gimp today - 2.10.34. Using the latest update of Windows. Have an image, a jpg, and am pasting another small jpg image onto a separate layer. Gimp will now not allow me to adjust Any of the color functions after pasting another item into the image? Tried selecting it among other things - many times - did nothing. The strange thing - if I attempt to adjust the colors separately - i.e. - without pasting one image into another image on separate layers - the color adjustments work properly. This is the point - I need to adjust the colors, with the pasted item in place, so I can match the colors and brightness with the other layers. Never had this problem happen when I used to use Photoshop. For your consideration - I thank you. Check that a Floating Selection was not created during the operation of pasting the new image. If this has happened: 1- Click to create a new layer; or 2- Click on the anchor icon, found in the layers dock at the bottom among the available icons. RE: Cannot adjust colors...from balance to curves........ - Joe - 07-29-2024 (07-29-2024, 09:47 AM)sallyanne Wrote: Just for your info. The latest available/stable version of gimp in the 10 series is 2.10.38 Well - now I have 2.10.38. Checked all of features you mentioned. There are some changes now - sort of. Two of the items that I used most were Hue-saturation and Levels. Funny thing, now Hue-saturation is no longer working - but the levels control is. Most of the other features seem to be restored. Thank you for the much needed advice. (07-29-2024, 09:50 AM)denzjos Wrote: Have you select the right layer to change the colour on and is 'Mode' of the layer set to 'Normal? Right layer selected, both images are RGB mode. (07-29-2024, 10:28 AM)rich2005 Wrote: Well, best to forget PS procedures, Gimp is not a PS clone. Rich, Appreciate the tips. I shall give those a shot. This program does some interesting things. Please don't take this the wrong way - this program is beginning to remind me of "The Cone of Silence" from the vintage Get Smart TV show. (07-29-2024, 01:30 PM)Krikor Wrote:(07-29-2024, 07:53 AM)Joe Wrote: Just curious. I installed the latest available version of Gimp today - 2.10.34. Using the latest update of Windows. Have an image, a jpg, and am pasting another small jpg image onto a separate layer. Gimp will now not allow me to adjust Any of the color functions after pasting another item into the image? Tried selecting it among other things - many times - did nothing. The strange thing - if I attempt to adjust the colors separately - i.e. - without pasting one image into another image on separate layers - the color adjustments work properly. This is the point - I need to adjust the colors, with the pasted item in place, so I can match the colors and brightness with the other layers. Never had this problem happen when I used to use Photoshop. For your consideration - I thank you. (07-29-2024, 11:02 PM)Joe Wrote:(07-29-2024, 09:47 AM)sallyanne Wrote: Just for your info. The latest available/stable version of gimp in the 10 series is 2.10.38 Krikor, Just learned how to check that - a new shortcut for me. Control L. No floating selection. RE: Cannot adjust colors...from balance to curves........ - Joe - 07-30-2024 (07-29-2024, 07:53 AM)Joe Wrote: Just curious. I installed the latest available version of Gimp today - 2.10.34. Using the latest update of Windows. Have an image, a jpg, and am pasting another small jpg image onto a separate layer. Gimp will now not allow me to adjust Any of the color functions after pasting another item into the image? Tried selecting it among other things - many times - did nothing. The strange thing - if I attempt to adjust the colors separately - i.e. - without pasting one image into another image on separate layers - the color adjustments work properly. This is the point - I need to adjust the colors, with the pasted item in place, so I can match the colors and brightness with the other layers. Never had this problem happen when I used to use Photoshop. For your consideration - I thank y RE: Cannot adjust colors...from balance to curves........ - rich2005 - 07-30-2024 (07-30-2024, 12:12 AM)Joe Wrote: ...snip.... Wow.. indeed. Gimp is not sentient, It only does what the users enters. You could save a lot of guesswork if you posted a screenshot, however best guess in this case when (say) Filters -> Artistic are 'greyed - out' is check on the Image -> Mode If Indexed change it to RGB (as Sallyanne indicated in an earlier post) |