• Joined: August 15, 2009

Topic: Problems with Masking

Ok, so I have successfully masked my image in GIMP.  I am now ready to export. I export the image back onto my destop (export as PNG) and from there drag it back into iStopmotion home.  But when the image appears in iStopmotion alongside my other footage, the saturation of the masked image is messed WAY up.  The colors (and i think quality) have been completely jacked up. Does anybody know what I'm talking about?  Can anybody help me?

Also, if there is an alternative to masking in GIMP, please suggest it. THNX!

  • Joined: December 26, 2010

Re: Problems with Masking

i use gimp and istopmotion when you import the images into gimp make sure you keep the color settings instead of chancing them to rgb color
if that doesn't work make sure you take your pics in istopmotion. ps what camera do you use

  • Joined: August 15, 2009

Re: Problems with Masking

The problem is I dont really know HOW to do that. Yes, i am taking my pics in iStopmotion and i use a canon HV40.  If you wouldnt mind taking the trouble to make a short video of how you export your image out of iStopmotion, into Gimp, and back into iStopmotion i will give you 20 subs, i promise. (if you could just post the video on your youtube channel i could access it easily.) If  you dont know how to record your computer's screen go to www.screentoaster.com THank you!

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Re: Problems with Masking

Are you by chance saving them as low quality .jpgs?

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  • Joined: August 15, 2009

Re: Problems with Masking

Ohhh! You know, I hadn't thought about that! I save them as .jpgs but I dont know if I'm saving them as low quality/how to save them as low quality or high quality. They certainly look like low quality.  Do you know how to save them as high quality?