Le 2011-12-01 11:32, Invisible a écrit :
>>> 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.
>
> Maybe. But I'm talking about a 2D website background. It's pretty
> noticeable when half a pebble cross-fades into a different pebble.
>
>>> 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...
>
> Well, it's the bread and butter of image processors. It won't help you
> if you're trying to (for example) remove an object from an image...

No, automatic filters can't decide what to remove on their own*.  One 
has to use the clone stamp tool for that (see attached).

It may come as a shock to you, but GIMP does come with tutorials and 
documentation!

*Despite what they say about Photoshop CS5's or Gimp's smart removal 
filter.
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/*    flabreque    */L)polygon{5,F,F+z,L+z,L,F pigment{rgb 9}}#end union
/*        @        */{P(0,a)P(a,b)P(b,c)P(2*a,2*b)P(2*b,b+c)P(b+c,<2,3>)
/*   gmail.com     */}camera{orthographic location<6,1.25,-6>look_at a }

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