Owen N

Owen: I just want to bring in a jpeg and insert it into a layer. There must be a shorter method. -- Owen N

I have trouble finding stuff in these tutorials. Where is the tut on moving and resizing images? I am trying to create a stack of images which are the same scale and are aligned. Maybe this forum needs a rational index for these types of basic questions? -- Owen N

-Sort of figured it. 1. create new layer. 2. turn off background to see the checker pattern. 3. open image file. 4 select all. 5 cut. 6 paste in to new layer. 6. deselect. Any of these steps redundant? Way to do this quicker? If I do this again, it obliterates my previous image. How do I avoid this?? Ahah! This creates an entirely new stack, not just a layer. How about: 1. create a new layer. 2. turn off other layers. 3. click on new layer in layer manager. 4. Import from file. 5. select all 6. cut. 7. select new layer. 8. paste. 9. deselect. 10. turn off new layer. 11. select new background. 12. delete layer. - then carry on. This looks better, but probably still redundant operations. Any suggestions? -- Owen N

Clarification. There doesn't seem to be a basic tut (that I can find) that explains how to select and manage layers. Selection is not obvious! I found how to create new layers, and how to display the layer window. None of the icons on the layer window allow selection of the layer. Where is the current layer number displayed? -- Owen N

I can't find the most basic tut that shows how to read image files into layers. I end up creating empty layers and multiple backgrounds. Which is a good tut for this? Also, can I stretch an image - widen or squash down, or skew? -- Owen N