Invisible escreveu:
> On 01/12/2011 03:23 PM, nemesis wrote:
>> Invisible escreveu:
>>> I've used the Gimp. Everybody claims it's this insanely powerful
>>> product. Personally, I can't get it to do anything vaguely useful...
>>> If there /are/ powerful features in there, they are very well hidden.
>>
>> 1. open gimp
>> 2. search on google images for "pebbles"
>> 3. choose some interesting result, such as this
>> http://www.stonetohome.com/media/gbu0/prodlg/Pentland%20Pebbles.jpg
>> 4. copy the image
>> 5. ctrl+v in Gimp
>> 6. Filters -> Map -> Make Seamless
>> http://docs.gimp.org/en/plug-in-make-seamless.html
>> 7. Filters -> Map -> Tile, choosing Unit % and a value such as 200 or
>> 400 http://docs.gimp.org/en/plug-in-tile.html
> 
> Interesting. As I expected, it doesn't actually produce a very 
> convincing effect; it merely wraps the image, and then does some 
> cross-fading. The result is a very visible transition. (Still, at least 
> they made it circular, eh?)

it's a smooth transition that is barely noticeable in the large scheme 
of things.  Once it's mapped on a 3D floor, you simply don't notice the 
faded edges on the tiled floor.

> As an aside, I'd never noticed the Filter menu before. There's quite a 
> lot of stuff in there...

o_0

It's just the bread and butter of bitmap editors...

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