GIMP Bible

Jason van Gumster is a production artist at Hand Turkey Studios, where he specializes in using open-source tools to produce animations and visual effects for television, film, and video games. In addition to GIMP, he is well-versed in a broad spectrum of open-source tools including Blender, Inkscape, Cinelerra, and Scribus. Robert Shimonski is a senior-level systems and network engineer with over 15 years of production experience working with enterprise applications, systems, and solutions. He is an expert in Web and digital media.

Introduction. Part I: Meet GIMP. Chapter 1: What Is GIMP? Chapter 2: Thinking Digitally. Part II: Getting Started. Chapter 3: Working with Files. Chapter 4: A Brief Overview of GIMP's Tools. Chapter 5: Taking Advantage of Paths. Chapter 6: Working with Layers and Masks. Chapter 7: Using Channels. Part III: Manipulating Images. Chapter 8: Transforming Images. Chapter 9: Adjusting Colors. Chapter 10: Working with Text. Chapter 11: Painting in GIMP. Chapter 12: Enhancing Photos. Part IV: Exploring Filters and Effects. Chapter 13: Implementing Blur, Enhancement, and Distortion Filters. Chapter 14: Using Image Creation Filters. Chapter 15: Using Compositing Filters. Chapter 16: Enhancing Images with Artistic Filters. Chapter 17: Working with Specialized Filters. Chapter 18: Batch Processing with Automating Filters. Chapter 19: Using GIMP Animation Package. Chapter 20: Working with Video-Specific Functions in GIMP. Part V: Advanced Topics. Chapter 21: Finding and Installing Plug-ins. Chapter 22: Creating Custom Effects with Scripting. Part VI: Appendices. Appendix A: Downloading and Installing GIMP. Appendix B: Setting Up External Input Devices. Appendix C: Customizing GIMP. Appendix D: Additional Resources. Appendix E: What's on the Web Site. Index.