GIMP 2.3 Tutorial - The User Interface

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This video explains the user interface of the GIMP. The goal of the tutorial is to make you understand how the user interface works, so that you can explore GIMP without being hindered by the user interface. Excuse my abuse of the word 'and'. At 2:48 when I say 'layers', I mean 'dialogs'. The sentence should read:
"This is where I usually grab my dialogs."



Tutorial FAQ
Q: I only have one window :( What's wrong?

A: By default GIMP is configured to save window positions on exit. If you only get one window when you start GIMP, that's what the saved window configuration is. You can reset this to default by going to 'File / Preferences / Window Management' and clicking the 'Reset Saved Window Positions to Default Values' button. Here you can also disable that GIMP should save window configuration on exit, as well as save current window configuration. This way you can make sure that GIMP will always start with a specific window configuration independant of the window configuration you had when you closed GIMP.

Technical/Misc information
The video was created with recordMyDesktop and MEncoder, recorded on the Ubuntu linux distribution (version 6.10)

And yeah, unfortunately the sound quality sucks, but I don't feel like a re-recording.

Feel free to spread the video in YouTube-embedded format as much as you like.

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GIMP 2.3 Tutorial - The User Interface

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  • Just to avoid ...

    Just to avoid confusion: I was being ironic, of course images composed in GIMP can be put on myspace

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  • i'd hate to ...

    i'd hate to disagree with the guru but you can save it as a JPEG or GIF file then upload it

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  • Okay thanks!

    Okay thanks!

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  • Nice accent

    Nice accent

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  • No that is ...

    No that is completely impossible

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  • Jag gissade att du ...

    Jag gissade att du antingen var tysk eller svensk :D.

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  • After u get done ...

    After u get done with your picture and design it..is there any way that u can put it on myspace??

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  • Read the FAQ in the ...

    Read the FAQ in the video description

    By Enselic [Affiliate User] 1205707957 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I've been looking ...

    I've been looking into Free Photoshop type programs, untill i came across this Program "GIMP" and wow. Thank you so much, That was very usefull! ^ ^

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  • When I open GIMP ...

    When I open GIMP it only has the main window :S How do i get my other window back?

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  • Thank you so much ...

    Thank you so much for making this tutorial video! :D

    By noodlesisanerd [Affiliate User] 1205615909 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I'm pretty ...

    I'm pretty comfortable with Photoshop, but I'm trying to make the transition to Gimp. The biggest difference is of course the structure of the interface. These videos will come in handy. I can't thank you enough Enselic.

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  • är du svensk? det ...

    är du svensk? det stod stäng fönster;)

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  • It's really great ...

    It's really great you do this tutorial to present GIMP to all persons we don't know how to start!!

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  • Can Anyone Tell Me ...

    Can Anyone Tell Me How To Blend Images On Gimp? I Wanna Make A Cool Bebo Skin Lol

    By Kodou577 [Affiliate User] 1205219165 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • well i clicked into ...

    well i clicked into this by accident, btw im sure u are from sweden

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  • You most likely ...

    You most likely have the same GIMP but with a different UI configuration. Watch the video for instructions on how to configure the UI

    By Enselic [Affiliate User] 1205018370 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this is a different ...

    this is a different version from the gimp i have
    mabe it didnt download right
    i only have 2 windows-the one with the photo in it and and the control panel

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  • your accent is cool

    your accent is cool

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  • thanks

    thanks

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  • Yes just drag and ...

    Yes just drag and drop them the way you want as described in the video

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  • ummm is there ...

    ummm is there anyway i can like put the tool bar and the layers thing on the same page

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  • ah ok, i get ya! er ...

    ah ok, i get ya! er bittorent is good? xD

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  • Yeah, but i was ...

    Yeah, but i was just wondering if there also was a free video editing program, that is almost like sony vegas. Like Gimp is almost the same as Photoshop..

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  • sony vegas is for ...

    sony vegas is for video, GIMP and PS are for photo editing

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