example image is this beauty m51_hallas_big.jpg from APOD [APOD03]. Figure 3.12: Example Image for Scaling The first thing that you might notice is that The GIMP opens the image at a logical size for viewing read the Section 3.4.6. GNU Image Manipulation Program 43 / 653 Figure 3.13: GIMP Used for Image Scaling Image entry in the menu and the sub menu from the screenshot should reveal itself. Click on Scale another dialog. This time, you should get the Scale Image Dialog. Figure 3.14: Dialog for Image Scaling in Pixels If you have a desired width, put it in the dialog at the top where it says New Width.

message. 26 CHAPTER 3. FIRST STEPS WITH WILBER 3.4. COMMON TASKS Figure 3.17 Example Image for Scaling The first thing that you might notice after opening the image, is that GIMP opens the image at a If the mode says Indexed or Grayscale, read the Section 3.4.7. Figure 3.18 GIMP Used for Image Scaling Use Image → Scale Image to open the “Scale Image” dialog. You can right click on the image to open opened. 27 CHAPTER 3. FIRST STEPS WITH WILBER 3.4. COMMON TASKS Figure 3.19 Dialog for Image Scaling in Pixels The unit of size for the purpose of displaying an image on a screen is the pixel. You

Rotation mode {1} Rotate with 1˚ increments Ctrl + {1} Rotate with 15˚ increments Scaling mode {1} Free scaling Shift + {1} Scale in X direction only Ctrl + {1} Scale in Y direction only Shift + in the Pattern dialog, and that was too repetitive to be used directly. The problem was solved by scaling an image with the lightning pattern and using the Map/Fractal Trace plug-in. From that image I could resolution when printing a draft. We’ll discuss resolution in more detail a bit later when we talk about scaling. • Output type: If you have a color printer, use Color mode; otherwise, use B&W (you can also use

used to scale layers, selections or paths (the Object). When you click on image with the tool the Scaling Information dialog box is opened, allowing to change separately Width and Height. At the same time Generated by docbook2odf Page 134 of 421 G e n e r a t e d b y d o c b o o k 2 o d f The Scaling Information dialog window Shear Tool Shear tool is used to shift one part of an image, a layer the sharpness of the printed page. This is quite different from simply reducing the image size by scaling it, since no pixels (and no image information) are removed. Fit Canvas to Layers The Fit Canvas

visible – Layer Dialogue Box -> Mode > ‘Lighten Only’ 15/10/2019 Creating Scientific Figures Scaling Images • GIMP can be used to scale the size of your image – Image > Scale Image Avoid making your

paintbrush, airbrush, text tools, clone, blur, and sharpen. You can also transform images with rotation, scaling, flipping, and shearing. The GIMP supports many common file formats: TIFF, GIF, JPEG, BMP, PPM