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| Thread ID: 78443 | 2007-04-15 20:53:00 | Problems with MSPaint & Gimp | Bob43 (12145) | Press F1 |
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| 541315 | 2007-04-15 20:53:00 | Hi there, I have a problem with both MSPaint and Gimp, therefore I think the problem lies with the computer and not the program........... When I make a drawing or sketch, everything is fine until I save the drawing as jpg, bmp or gif. But when I reopen the file, there seems to be a smearing along the coloured areas, which tend very slowly to grow. I can spend hours on making the sketch - with lines, curves, letters etc.etc. and the sketch remains stable. After saving, when I reopen the file, there is smearing (ghost pixels?) all around the drawn areas. Anyone know what's going on? |
Bob43 (12145) | ||
| 541316 | 2007-04-15 21:30:00 | Use Irfanview (http://www.irfanview.com) instead of MS Paint. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 541317 | 2007-04-15 21:54:00 | What sort of compression are you using when you save. How often are you saving the files. What options are you using/enabling when you save the files? JPEG degrades with each save/edit. It's a lossy compression method. When using The Gimp, save in it's native format for editing, then convert a copy (save as) for general use and a smaller file size. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 541318 | 2007-04-15 22:25:00 | In Gimp, either save it as .xcf (native gimp format) or .png. | mejobloggs (264) | ||
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