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GIMP manual notes: saving a working XCF file and exporting your own artwork for other formats…
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A checklist drawn from several GIMP manual pages for illustrators who want to keep a working file apart from exported images, and know what jpeg, gif and png cost in transparency and colour. It is based on the documentation only and was not run in GIMP.
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GIMP manual notes: saving a working XCF file and exporting your own artwork for other formats and the web
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A checklist drawn from several GIMP manual pages for illustrators who want to keep a working file apart from exported images, and know what jpeg, gif and png cost in transparency and colour. It is based on the documentation only and was not run in GIMP.
Useful starting points
- Jpeg has no transparency: transparent areas are filled with the background color, white by default. The manual names png or tiff as formats that keep transparency.
- Gif is limited to 256 colors, and GIMP merges similar colors on export. Smooth gradients and photographs suffer most from indexed color.
- Exporting does not change the open image, but the manual still recommends saving the working file at intermediate stages.
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