Gimp
2.0 Tutorial (new version)
The Gimp is an excellent graphics editor that
will enble you to create and modify images with PhotoShop
quality without the price. Gimp has all of the features
you need. The Multimedia Book covers each aspect
of Gimp step by step with images illustrating how to work
with Gimp
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Each
of these programs are covered in the book.
The
Gimp - image editing
Dia Tutorial - diagrams
Audacity - sound editor
Wine - run Windows Apps
Ogle- media player
XMMS - media player
CDPlayer - media player
Hydrogen - create music
Kaffeine
- medi player
KAMix - sound mixer
Helix - media player
Real Player - media player
K3B - burn CDs
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Table
of Contents
The Gimp Tutorial 1
Getting Started 2
Installation 2
Tip of the Day 2
The Gimp Toolbar 3
The Opening Screen 3
The Tool Box 4
The Options Box 4
The Rectangular Selection Tool 5
The Elliptical Selection Tool 6
The Free-Hand Selection Tool 7
The Contiguous Regions Selection Tool 8
The Selection By Color Tool 9
The Shape Selection Tool 10
The Paths Tool 11
Paths Dialog Box 12
The Color Picker Tool 13
The Magnify Tool 14
The Measure Tool 15
The Move Tool 16
The Crop and Resize Tool 18
Resizing an Image 19
The Rotation Tool 21
The Scale Tool 23
The Shear Tool 25
The Perspective Tool 27
The Flip Tool 29
The Text Tool 31
The Bucket Fill Tool 32
The Gradient Tool 34
The Pencil, Paint, and Airbrush Tools 36
The Eraser Tool 38
The Ink Tool 40
The Clone Tool 41
The Blur or Sharpen Tool 43
The Smudge Tool 44
The Dodge or Burn Tool 45
Foreground and Background Colors 46
Active Brush, Active Pattern, and Active Gradient Box
51
Opening a New File 54
Open an Existing File 56
Open a Recent File 58
Acquire a Screen Shot 58
Configuring Gimp 60
Help System Preferences 65
Tool Options Preferences 66
Monitor Resolution Preferences 71
Dialog Boxes 75
Layers 77
Channels 82
Histogram Dialog Box 85
Selection Editor Dialog Box 86
Navigation Dialog Box 88
Undo History Dialog Box 88
Dia Tutorial 91
Setup 92
Layers 96
Preferences 99
Drawing ToolBar 100
Magnify Tool 100
Scroll Tool 101
Create Tool 101
Create Box 102
Ellipse Tool 103
Create Polygon Tool 103
Create Beziergon Tool 104
Create Line Tool 105
Create Arc Tool 106
Create ZigZag Tool 106
Create Polygon Tool 107
Create Bezerline Tool 108
Color and Line Toolbar 109
Sound Tutorial 119
Sound Basics 119
Audacity 123
Audacity Preferences 124
The Audacity Interface 125
Start a New Project 127
Create a Voice Presentation with Impress and Audacity
138
Impress Basics 138
Create a Basic Slide With Sound 143
Wine Tutorial 151
Wine Potential 151
The Windows Environment 151
Applications Supported by Wine 151
Installation 152
Installing Other Programs 153
Ogle 155
XMMS 159
The Interface 160
Configure the Equalizer 161
Playlist 161
CDPlayer 165
Hydrogen 169
Getting Started 169
The Play Mode Toolbar 170
Pattern Editor 170
Song Editor 172
The Mixer 174
Opening a File 175
Saving a File 176
Kaffeine 177
Getting Started 177
Operating a Movie File 178
Opening a File 178
Saving Screen Shots 179
The Play Menu 180
The View Menu 180
Bookmarks 181
Configuring Kaffeine 181
Video Settings 183
Playlists 184
KAMix 185
Introduction 185
The Playback Tab 185
The Ext. Source Playback Tab 186
The Capture Tab 187
Helix 189
Real Player 203
Introduction 203
Opening a Location 203
Opening a File 203
Playing a Video Clip 204
The View Menu 204
Preferences 205
K3B 211
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Color Managment
Dia
Diagrams
Voice
Editing
XMMS
- Music Player
CDPlayer

Hydrogen - Build Your Own Music
KAMix
Real
Player
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