Such a convoluted way for something that should be incredibly easy and intuitive.

@OT-tn7ci

Ай бұрын

This is crazy.. They can't figure out right click and stroke.. Look, I love FOSS.. I support GIMP. But man, as a user this should be wayyyy easier.

Thanks, Idk why they made it so complicated but you explained it well

bfr all of this to outline some text in GImp? Why doesn't Gimp just develop an outline feature?

Yeah GIMP is way too complicated just to do a simple outline

@vmichqelz

Жыл бұрын

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Thank you so much for your help! wasted a whole hour searching for how to do it until I found your video, really helpful!

Helpful and straight to the point. Thanks!

Incredibly helpful, thank you!!! Great explanation

Thanks that "alpha to selection" part is what all the other tutorials are missing

And that is the main reason I didn't switch from photoshop to GIMP.

Super helpful! You helped me understand my problem perfectly!

Very helpful! Right to the point and greatly appreciate the dedicated video just on this topic. Thank you (high lighted)!

Great video! Helped a bunch!

Thanks! I had been struggling to add backgrounds to text, but this works incredibly well, in highlighting the text.

hey, thanks man. you're the goat

Great Video Loved It

Thank you so much. This helps a lot!

Brilliant, really helpful, thank you.

nice and straight to the point 👍

Thank you for quickly and clearly showing how to outline text.

Thanks for the simple information friend, it was just what I needed to know.

KING 👑

Very Helpful Video, Thank You.

quick and easy tutorial, many thanks

awesome!

Very straightforward, a lot easier than how I was doing it.

Good tutorial Mate

Thank you so much, this is extremely helpful!

@MichaelBrig

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This video really helped me with my project. Thanks!

@MichaelBrig

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

thanks man!

Thank you sir!

Thanks a lot !

Thanks very much😍

Quick and straight down brasstack - thanks

great!

Thank you 🤗

Good job thank you

Excellent video. Thanks very much.

@MichaelBrig

11 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

you are a great trainer thank you

@MichaelBrig

Жыл бұрын

Thx for the feedback. Glad that I could help.

Thanks bro

Thx :)

Thanks dude

thank u very much :)

Very useful! I wish there was a simpler tool for this within the program.

Thank you for this tutorial! This is great for adding an outline with rounded corners to text. If you want sharp corners, there's a great script for that, "ofn-outline-layer" by Ofnuts. After installing the script you just select layer -> outline layer contents.

SO COMPLEX! Could have just build in outline tool like every other software. Imagine if you need to go though this process for video editing. You would go insane.

Thank you bro, you’re my savior ❤👍🏻🗿🤡

Because I'm worried that the printshop won't have the fonts I sent to them when the printshop launches the program. The font will not match.

Thank you

@MichaelBrig

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome

FINALLY

I didn't imagine it's going to be this complicated on gimp... Need more tools like Photoshop on this case

@MichaelBrig

7 ай бұрын

Lots of issues with Gimp, for sure. But it's a free tool, so I don't want to complain about it too much. In general, I would recommend using Inkscape for many text effects and then importing it into Gimp.

Hi. Can I ask you about the method to create the fonts outline for printshop?

@MichaelBrig

9 ай бұрын

Sorry, but I've got now experience with printshop.

Merci :) enfin j'ai réussi ... loll

Im trying my best to learn gimp but damn, so many steps for something that is just a right click in photoshop. once outlined you can't even make it follow a path or yes? (without doing it twice I mean) edit: yes you can, using "merge down" in the layers first

The problem I have is that it stays selected. I have a pic I opened. Put other pics and text on it. One text layer, I did this method. I wanted to go back and scale down a logo but when I try, the text I just put a border on is affected, not the logo. Its pretty maddening. Do I have to merge down or do something to the bordered text so it isnt being selected anymore??

@MichaelBrig

3 ай бұрын

Try to de-select everything before scaling by using Shift+Ctrl+A or go to Select --> None in the top menu. Let me know if that helps.

@Caliphar1

2 ай бұрын

@@MichaelBrig No select...gotta remember no select lol

Yeah, but what if I misspelled outline and now want to change it. Is there really no way to do it dynamically?

@MichaelBrig

Жыл бұрын

Not as far as I know. Gimp doesn't have "Smart Objects" yet, like Photoshop.

@ferenccseh4037

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelBrig dammit. Thanks anyways!

tysm, now i can make all the histty memes i want (*^_^*)

I can't find the stupid alpha selection button, it's not letting me right click anything, I hate this app, I'm getting frustrated and annoyed

@MichaelBrig

16 күн бұрын

You need to have something inside the layers menu for the right click to work. But once an image is in there, you should be able to right click on the image-layer and find it.

It works but a long way of doing it.

why does gimp make everything a pain in the ass

@Mors_Umber

Ай бұрын

Ikr, even simple editors on mobile have the option to just add an outline to a text

No recuerdo como hice el borde la 1 vez en gimp, esta es la 2 forma

@MichaelBrig

4 ай бұрын

If I understood you correctly, you can check out this video for two more ways to create outlines: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nZmc3Nxvmrmsibw.html

@porkydash9278

4 ай бұрын

@@MichaelBrig No sorry, this worked for me. It just a comment to myself to remind the way I did it this time, half a year ago I did other that I can not find now, so to avoid forgetting again.

I find this process to be ridiculous. Why can’t you just turn on a text boarder? I need to look for a different program.

this is so counter intuitive. why can't they just add an outline option like photoshop smh

Alpha to selection simply doesn't do for me what it does here.

it is utterly ridiculous how many steps gimp makes you take to do a basic function that is needed for almost every single image that you want to add text too lol.

1:30 No, this doesn't work. I followed the exact steps, and I cannot bucket fill in the selection. It just fills the selection beneath it, like pouring water into an empty cup. EDIT: Okay, I cannot bucket fill the selection, but I can draw on it. What sense does that make!?

@MichaelBrig

7 ай бұрын

Check your selection. It must be active or the layer will be colored fully. When you see the "marching ants" (indicates an active selection), try to use "Edit" --> "Fill with foreground color" in the top menu. But make sure your foreground color has a different color than the layer below for you to see an effect.

@AlexReynard

7 ай бұрын

@@MichaelBrig No, I'm saying that the layer is active, I am clicking on the active layer with the bucket fill, and when I do, it fills in the layer below it. The bucket fill does not recognize that there's a layer there, but the paintbrush does.

@MichaelBrig

7 ай бұрын

Can you make a video about it, set it to private and send me the link via mail?

@AlexReynard

7 ай бұрын

@@MichaelBrig At this point, no. I restarted the computer, and the issue went away. So, hopefully it was just a one-time glitch. Though, I'm pretty sure I remember having bucket fill problems before. I solved the actual problem by just making a gigantic brush and drawing over the area I wanted. :/

Harder than putting a rocket into space..., but thanks

@MichaelBrig

5 ай бұрын

If I ever find an easier way, I'll be the first to post an update.

gimp is the worst software in history of software !! the software can't even add a simple stroke in a proper way like photoshop do !

This is way too complicated man. Why is gimp like this?

This is so dumb. Can't add an outline feature? Really? It's 2024!

Everything is so ridiculously complicated with GIMP. Perhaps the development team should use another famous image editor to get some inspiration ...

gimp is so fucking awful lmao im just going back to photoshop. why would people even use this?