Re: New to Gimp~

["willbritt2001" <willbritt2001@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you kindly folks, for the quick informative answers and link. As a
fact, I am a country dial-up fellow lost in the big-city internet. In my
rural area it costs $300+ just to hook up broadband and no guaranty of
performance. It sounds like Gimp is the solution for me, I believe I can
get it downloaded with patience. Should I go for Wininstaller 2.4.7 or
wait for ver2.6? Does anyone know about when a 2.6 installer will be
released?

Y'all have a good day




--- In gimpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "willbritt2001" <willbritt2001@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hello everyone, this is Bill. I am just an average home WinXP PC user,
> I've never done anything with photos outside of Microsoft Paint. I
have
> been hunting for a simple program to do more with home family photos
and
> found the Gimp website but have not downloaded it yet.
>
> What I am trying to do, to see if Gimp can do, is cut out unwanted
parts
> of photos then blend in the background. I have studied some pages at
> http://docs.gimp.org/en/ <http://docs.gimp.org/en/> , specifically
1.5.
> Removing Unwanted Objects from an Image
>
<http://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-imaging-photos.html#gimp-using-photography\
\
> -retouching> , Lasso and Magic Wand tools, but I am not yet clear on
> selecting the borders of the cutout. Can Magic Wand automatically
select
> an area of contrast to remove? I think I can figure out filling in the
> background afterwards.
>
> I will now try to upload an example section of a photo called
> 'beaveredit' and ask, for instance, can the 'hand' be removed?
>
> I have also been looking at the Adobe Photoshop Elements but that is
> such a HUGE program and too expensive for what little editing I want
to
> do.
>
> Thanks
>