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    From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to All on Thursday, April 21, 2022 13:58:25
    I use The GIMP for most of my photo manipulation. I have an image that I would like to use as a watermark on a video project. So, I would like to make this currently solid image somewhat see-through, so that whatever is in the background will at least somewhat be visible.

    If I do it in the video editor, Openshot, I can reduce the alpha for the track that the solid image is a part of, and that will make it more transparent. However, as I plan to use the image often, I would like to be able to add transparency to the image when I save it in The Gimp, so that I only have to remember to do it once.

    I have not been able to determine yet which tool in The Gimp corresponds to the alpha property in Openshot. Does anyone have any suggestions?

    Thanks!
    Mike
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  • From Sean Dennis@618:618/1 to Mike Powell on Thursday, April 21, 2022 16:55:39
    Hello Mike,

    21 Apr 22 14:58, you wrote to All:

    I have not been able to determine yet which tool in The Gimp
    corresponds to the alpha property in Openshot. Does anyone have any suggestions?

    After you open an image, look in the lower right corner in the layers tool and you will see an "Opacity" box. You can make an image more or less transparent that way.

    -- Sean

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  • From Mike Powell@618:250/1 to SEAN DENNIS on Friday, April 22, 2022 18:32:00
    I have not been able to determine yet which tool in The Gimp
    corresponds to the alpha property in Openshot. Does anyone have any suggestions?

    After you open an image, look in the lower right corner in the layers tool and
    you will see an "Opacity" box. You can make an image more or less transparent
    that way.

    Thanks! For some reason, some of the toolboxes that GIMP used to open with
    are not opening any more. I no doubt hit a key sequence at some point that turned them all off. :)

    Mike

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