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On Mon, 2014-04-14 at 13:31 +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote: > I do use Gimp quite often but I find it a bit heavy going sometimes. > It seems to be a bit OTT for me much of the time. Very often I am > preparing a photo for one of my blogs so I do not need to do much. > > Very often all I do is, > > crop it a bit if needed > scale the image > sharpen it up a bit > check levels > check curves > add a border > flatten the image > export it to jpg > > I know that there is so much more available in Gimp but I am talking > about preparing a photo for showing on the web, not for printing. So I > am wondering if anyone could suggest a program similar to Gimp but > simpler to use, that is much less of a heavyweight. > > Thanks, > > Neil > > > > You could go commando.... have a look at http://www.fmwconcepts.com/imagemagick/imageborder/index.php its mostly image magic there is a script for each of your needs, look at the bottom of the page for examples and mods. > > -- ________________________________________________________________________ Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) A dedicated Linux user /usr/bin/microsoft Skype minions_shop www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk FaceBook Minions_shop Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq