Combining two images

2-ton · **Posted:** Thu Oct 05, 2017 7:51 pm **(#11)**

I always do as Wallace suggests, I type in .jpg to export, and I also save in the native .xcf format, also, so that I always have access to the layers and don't lose all my efforts at photo enhancing.

bcripps · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2016 **Posts:** 60

Will try, thanks....
Bry

bcripps · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2016 **Posts:** 60

Sorry for being such a dolt... but where do I type in .jpg? I open "Export As" right?
Bry

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:27 pm **(#14)**

bcripps wrote:

Sorry for being such a dolt... but where do I type in .jpg? I open "Export As" right?
Bry

Here's a screenshot,
showing where to type in the name and file extension.

bcripps · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2016 **Posts:** 60

Thanks Wallace. So to be clear. I open Export As and click on that top bar and enter .jpg
Not sure why this has suddenly become a problem. Been selecting JPEG from the drop down menu since I started using GIMP without issue. What's changed?
Bry

Wallace · **Posted:** Sat Oct 07, 2017 3:54 pm **(#16)**

bcripps wrote:

Thanks Wallace. So to be clear. I open Export As and click on that top bar and enter .jpg
Not sure why this has suddenly become a problem. Been selecting JPEG from the drop down menu since I started using GIMP without issue. What's changed?
Bry

I'm not entirely sure,
why the dialog is now behaving this way.

Typing in the file name and extension,
is only another way of doing it.
Instead of selecting the file extension form the provided drop-down list.

Personally I never use the drop-down list to select the file extension.
I simply type the file's name,
followed by the extension I want to export as.

There could be something wrong with your GIMP User Profile,
but you would need to create a new profile,
to see if this has any effect,
or change regarding the issue you're having.

bcripps · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2016 **Posts:** 60

Thanks. Still having a problem.
After selecting "Export As" I see that bar at the top of the screen. In has the file name highlighted in blue with .jpg after it, but not highlighted.

So I delete that entire line (file name and extension), then re-type the file name with .jpg after it?

Thanks, Wallace,
Bry

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Oct 08, 2017 6:34 pm **(#18)**

bcripps wrote:

Thanks. Still having a problem.
After selecting "Export As" I see that bar at the top of the screen.
In has the file name highlighted in blue with .jpg after it,
but not highlighted.

So I delete that entire line (file name and extension),
then re-type the file name with .jpg after it?

Thanks, Wallace,
Bry

The default file extension is .jpg,
when Export As is selected.
This is why it is not highlighted.
If .jpg is the file extension you wish to export as.
There is no need to change the file extension.

If however,
you would like to export the image as a .png,
or perhaps a .gif image.
Then you would need to change the file extension.
By highlighting it and changing it to the desired file extension.

Also by default (for your convenience).
The file's name is highlighted in blue for you,
if changes need to be made to the file's name.

If changes need to be made to the file extension,
highlight the file extension and change it to the desired file type,
and or highlight the entire file name and it's extension and type it in as desired.

For example:
If I had a .jpg image of the moon,
that I wished to export as a .jpg.

I would select Export As.
Then just type in the file's name,
if it needed to be changed.

If the file name and it's extension do not need to be changed.
I would then export the file as it is,
without any change needed.

bcripps · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2016 **Posts:** 60

So if I'm understanding you right, if .jpg is the default, then when I open "Export As" I don't need to do a thing. Just hit "Export" and my enhanced file will replace the original .jpeg on my desktop. Right?
Bry

PS: Sorry I can't try it and let you know. The computer I'm having trouble with is on the boat and I never bring it ashore to connect to a wifi hotspot.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:19 pm **(#20)**

bcripps wrote:

So if I'm understanding you right, if .jpg is the default, then when I open "Export As" I don't need to do a thing. Just hit "Export" and my enhanced file will replace the original .jpeg on my desktop. Right?
Bry

PS: Sorry I can't try it and let you know. The computer I'm having trouble with is on the boat and I never bring it ashore to connect to a wifi hotspot.

If the file you're exporting has an extension of .jpeg,
then if you export using the default .jpg extension.
It will not be replaced,
because the file extensions are different.

The reason for the different file extensions dates back to the early versions of Windows.
The original file extension for the Joint Photographic Expert Group File Format was .jpeg;
however in Windows all files required a three letter file extension.
So,
the file extension was shortened to .jpg.
However,
Macintosh was not limited to three letter file extensions,
so Mac users used .jpeg.
Eventually,
with upgrades Windows also began to accept .jpeg.
However,
many users were already used to .jpg,
so both the three letter file extension and the four letter extension began to be commonly used,
and still is.

As an example.
Here are two images.
One with the file extension of .jpg the other with .jpeg.

These images are essentially the same.

bcripps · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2016 **Posts:** 60

Yeah. I found out it didn't work when I got back to the boat and fired up the big laptop with GIMP installed. So I'm still stuck here. GIMP is not saving my files and is useless as it stands. And I still don't know where to manually type in .jpg. You screen shot doesn't look like anything I see on my computer. May be if you walked me through the process, step by step, I could get it to work. This is a recent problem, the last week. There must be a simple solution. Maybe by converting my jpeg's to something else before loading them into GIMP?
Thanks, Wallace, I know I'm a pain...
Bry

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:28 pm **(#22)**

bcripps wrote:

And I still don't know where to manually type in .jpg.

Directly after the filename (Filename.jpg)

Pat625 · **Joined:** May 12, 2015 **Posts:** 4694

What operating system is on your computer and what version of Gimp 2.8 are you using?

Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:50 pm **(#24)**

Here's a video.

Video from : www.youtube.com

bcripps · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2016 **Posts:** 60

Thanks Erisian, as far as I can tell, that's exactly what I'm doing and it doesn't work.
Pat 625: Not sure. When I open it just says 2.8.
And Wallace: I can't see any detail on my notebook, it's very fuzzy, but thanks for the video. I tried downloading it but after 2 hours, I only have about half of it. Welcome to my (third) world experience. Is this so complicated you can't write it out for me in a few lines? I have downloaded the latest version of GIMP. Would installing it make a difference?
Thanks all. I know this is frustrating and I really appreciate the input.
Bry

Wallace · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2017 2:08 pm **(#26)**

bcripps wrote:

Thanks Erisian, as far as I can tell, that's exactly what I'm doing and it doesn't work.
Pat 625: Not sure. When I open it just says 2.8.
And Wallace: I can't see any detail on my notebook, it's very fuzzy, but thanks for the video. I tried downloading it but after 2 hours, I only have about half of it. Welcome to my (third) world experience. Is this so complicated you can't write it out for me in a few lines? I have downloaded the latest version of GIMP. Would installing it make a difference?
Thanks all. I know this is frustrating and I really appreciate the input.
Bry

No problem.
However,
I attempted to explain this in previous posts,
how to go about doing it.

You simply need to highlight the files's name and extension,
when exporting and type in what is required,
then hit enter to complete the export process.

bcripps · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2016 **Posts:** 60

Okay. The good news: After several failed attempts, i think I was able to download the video. I'll put it on a stick and take it back to the boat with me and run it later tonight with the audio. That should tell the tale.
Be back tomorrow, don't shudder, and let you know how I made out.
Thanks,
Bry

Wallace · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2017 1:43 pm **(#28)**

bcripps wrote:

Okay. The good news: After several failed attempts, i think I was able to download the video. I'll put it on a stick and take it back to the boat with me and run it later tonight with the audio. That should tell the tale.
Be back tomorrow, don't shudder, and let you know how I made out.
Thanks,
Bry

Okay,
good luck.
The video was made in 1080p and will not look good at lower resolutions.

bcripps · **Joined:** Jun 21, 2016 **Posts:** 60

Sorry Wallace, my Asus computer couldn’t play the video. So following your written instructions, to the letter… once again, step by step:

My photo is on the desktop as a .jpeg and named “test.” (All quotes are mine and not used in file names.) I open GIMP and open the file, now listed as a .jpg, and it opens in GIMP. I make a test adjustment to the photo; resizing it slightly then hit “Export As.” In the top line I have “test” (highlighted in blue), followed by .jpg
I highlight all of it and type over it: “test.jpg”
I hit enter.
A window appears: “A file named test.jpg already exists. Do you want to replace it?”
I hit replace.
I get a window: “Export image as JPEG
I hit export.
I get a window: JPEG image plug-in could not save image.

Okay. I am open for all suggestions. Please.
Bry

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:55 pm **(#30)**

bcripps wrote:

Sorry Wallace,
my Asus computer couldn’t play the video.
So following your written instructions,
to the letter… once again, step by step:

My photo is on the desktop as a .jpeg and named “test.”
(All quotes are mine and not used in file names.)
I open GIMP and open the file,
now listed as a .jpg, and it opens in GIMP.
I make a test adjustment to the photo;
resizing it slightly then hit “Export As.”
In the top line I have “test” (highlighted in blue), followed by .jpg
I highlight all of it and type over it: “test.jpg”
I hit enter.
A window appears: “A file named test.jpg already exists. Do you want to replace it?”
I hit replace.
I get a window: “Export image as JPEG
I hit export.
I get a window: JPEG image plug-in could not save image.

Okay. I am open for all suggestions. Please.
Bry

It could be that the image is very large and there isn't enough disk space on your machine.
Do you know the image size in terms of it's kilobytes,
megabytes or gigabytes?

Perhaps you can post the image?

Also,
there could be something wrong with your GIMP User Profile.

Does this occur ever time you try to export an image,
or is this only happening with this specific image?

You can create a new GIMP User Profile,
by renaming the current profile.

In my case,
if I were to rename my current profile.
I would rename it to something like,
.gimp-2.8_old.

Once you rename your current profile.
Launch GIMP and it will create a new Gimp User profile.

You can then see if this behavior continues with the newly created GIMP User Profile.
If it doesn't,
then it was something within the Old profile,
which was causing the issue.

Most often,
by creating a new GIMP User Profile.
This can correct many issues within GIMP's interface,
default plugins and other default User Profile items/files.

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