Monash University (the institution I work at as a neuroscientist) decided to no longer provide academic researchers (staff and students) with Adobe Creative cloud (essential things like Illustrator and Adobe DC Pro) because they're "too expensive" for the budget. Staff and students are required to purchase said software out of their own wage. Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor (on AUD 1.3 mil/year) was given a going away party, which cost AUD 147,000.
Alas, I need to re-learn how to do all my skills again on free alternatives (i.e., Inkscape and GIMP).
I need to know how to select a colour channel, add a layer mask to remove the background, and then change the colour of a neural spike trace response. here is what it should look like (see images):
![[Image: true?v=v2]](https://community.adobe.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/673039i9053C4CDF579307C/image-dimensions/706x397/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2)
![[Image: true?v=v2&px=999]](https://community.adobe.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/673054i2479D7E1DB16431B/image-size/large/is-moderation-mode/true?v=v2&px=999)
![[Image: large?v=v2&px=999]](https://community.adobe.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/673048i91395DDF1F66F923/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Alas, I need to re-learn how to do all my skills again on free alternatives (i.e., Inkscape and GIMP).
I need to know how to select a colour channel, add a layer mask to remove the background, and then change the colour of a neural spike trace response. here is what it should look like (see images):