Adding text to imported gif

LazyNinjas · **Joined:** Apr 01, 2017 **Posts:** 15

GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: New User

Hi everyone. I could use some help. I wanna to know how to take an imported gif, add a canvas to the left or to the bottom, make that bottom white, fill the white space with text, and save the imported gif so the words and the white area stay in place as the gif moves. thanks if you can help me. If you need an example of what i need i will provide one. thanks for anyone that's willing to help.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

There is a script for this
combine OR overlay-background.

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; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
; the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
; (at your option) any later version.
;
; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
; GNU General Public License for more details.

; revised December 2010 to honor layer visibility

;; Combine each layer of the image with a copy of the background layer

(define (script-fu-sg-anim-combine-background image)
  ; get visible layers (bottom-to-top)
  (define (get-visibles image)
    (let loop ((layers (vector->list (cadr (gimp-image-get-layers image))))
               (visibles '()) )
      (if (null? layers)
        visibles
        (loop (cdr layers) 
              (if (zero? (car (gimp-drawable-get-visible (car layers))))
                visibles
                (cons (car layers) visibles) ) ) ) ) )
                
  (gimp-image-undo-group-start image)
  (let* ((layers (vector->list (cadr (gimp-image-get-layers image))))
         (visibles (get-visibles image))
         (bg-layer (car (last layers)))
         (orig-sel (car (gimp-selection-save image))) )
    (gimp-selection-none image)
    (map (lambda (x) (gimp-drawable-set-visible x FALSE)) visibles)
    (when (= (car visibles) bg-layer)
      (set! visibles (cdr visibles))
      (gimp-drawable-set-visible bg-layer TRUE) )
    (while (pair? visibles)
      (let* ((layer (car visibles))
             (position (car (gimp-image-get-layer-position image layer))) 
             (base-layer 0)
             (layer-name "") )
        (gimp-drawable-set-visible (car visibles) TRUE)
        (set! layer-name (car (gimp-drawable-get-name layer)))
        (set! base-layer (car (gimp-layer-new-from-drawable bg-layer image)))
        (gimp-image-add-layer image base-layer (+ position 1))
        (gimp-drawable-set-visible base-layer TRUE)
        (set! base-layer (car (gimp-image-merge-down image layer CLIP-TO-BOTTOM-LAYER)))
        (gimp-drawable-set-name base-layer layer-name) )
      (set! visibles (cdr visibles)) )
    (gimp-selection-load orig-sel)
    (gimp-image-remove-channel image orig-sel) )
  (gimp-image-undo-group-end image)
  (gimp-displays-flush)
  )

(script-fu-register "script-fu-sg-anim-combine-background"
  "<Image>/Filters/Animation/_Combine background"
  "Combine each layer of the image with a copy of the background layer"
  "Saul Goode"
  "Saul Goode"
  "4/22/2007"
  "*"
  SF-IMAGE    "Image"    0
  )

;; Overlay each layer of the image with a copy of the background layer

(define (script-fu-sg-anim-overlay-background image)
  ; get visible layers (bottom-to-top)
  (define (get-visibles image)
    (let loop ((layers (vector->list (cadr (gimp-image-get-layers image))))
               (visibles '()) )
      (if (null? layers)
        visibles
        (loop (cdr layers) 
              (if (zero? (car (gimp-drawable-get-visible (car layers))))
                visibles
                (cons (car layers) visibles) ) ) ) ) )
  (gimp-image-undo-group-start image)
  (let* ((layers (vector->list (cadr (gimp-image-get-layers image))))
         (visibles (get-visibles image))
         (bg-layer (car (last layers)))
         (orig-sel (car (gimp-selection-save image))) )
    (gimp-selection-none image)
    (map (lambda (x) (gimp-drawable-set-visible x FALSE)) visibles)
    (when (= (car visibles) bg-layer)
      (set! visibles (cdr visibles))
      (gimp-drawable-set-visible bg-layer TRUE) )
    (while (pair? visibles)
      (let* ((layer (car visibles))
             (position (car (gimp-image-get-layer-position image layer))) 
             (over-layer 0) )
        (gimp-drawable-set-visible layer TRUE)
        (gimp-image-set-active-layer image layer)
        (set! over-layer (car (gimp-layer-new-from-drawable bg-layer image)))
        (gimp-image-add-layer image over-layer -1)
        (gimp-drawable-set-visible over-layer TRUE)
        (gimp-image-merge-down image over-layer EXPAND-AS-NECESSARY) )
      (set! visibles (cdr visibles)) )
    (gimp-selection-load orig-sel)
    (gimp-image-remove-channel image orig-sel) )
  (gimp-image-undo-group-end image)
  (gimp-displays-flush)
  )

(script-fu-register "script-fu-sg-anim-overlay-background"
  "<Image>/Filters/Animation/_Overlay background"
  "Overlay each layer of the image with a copy of the background layer"
  "Saul Goode"
  "Saul Goode"
  "4/22/2007"
  "*"
  SF-IMAGE    "Image"    0
  )

Save it to your scripts folder as sg-anim-combine-background.scm.
You will find it in the menu location Filters>Animation>Overlay Background
There is also a Filters>Animation>Combine Background included within the script. =)

Just throw in a text layer and run overlay bg. Make sure the text layer is the bottom most layer.

Bob Albion · **Joined:** Jul 24, 2016 **Posts:** 43

Thanx for this scrips rod I'm sure it will come in very handy.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

Bob Albion wrote:

Thanx for this scrips rod I'm sure it will come in very handy. [ Image ]

Thank Saulgoode. The author of the script. =)

LazyNinjas · **Joined:** Apr 01, 2017 **Posts:** 15

okay i've done all that and it works so far so thank you. now when i try to export it as a gif file the image stays on the first frame. is there a way to keep it animated that i'm missing?

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:26 pm **(#6)**

LazyNinjas wrote:

okay i've done all that and it works so far so thank you. now when i try to export it as a gif file the image stays on the first frame. is there a way to keep it animated that i'm missing?

After using the script,
to overlay/combine the bottom most layer to all the other layers.

You should also delete the bottom layer,
which was used to overlay/combine into your image.

If you don't remove this layer.
It will remain as part of the animation when exported.

LazyNinjas · **Joined:** Apr 01, 2017 **Posts:** 15

Removed the layer and still stuck on first image.

here is an example of what i'm trying to make in case it's needed

http://imgur.com/TZLaRxK

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:54 pm **(#8)**

LazyNinjas wrote:

Removed the layer and still stuck on first image.

here is an example of what i'm trying to make in case it's needed

http://imgur.com/TZLaRxK

You must make sure that the image is being exported as a .gif.

If you export an image with the file extension of .gif.
The Export as gif dialog should pop up.

LazyNinjas · **Joined:** Apr 01, 2017 **Posts:** 15

okay let's stay on this post.

http://i.imgur.com/1FtXATc.png this is the screen i get to pop up when i export as gif

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Apr 09, 2017 1:09 pm **(#10)**

LazyNinjas wrote:

okay let's stay on this post.

http://i.imgur.com/1FtXATc.png this is the screen i get to pop up when i export as gif

Are you using this option to export your image?
If not,
what export option are you using?

Also,
I have never seen the export dialog you've referred to,
when exporting an image as a .gif.

LazyNinjas · **Joined:** Apr 01, 2017 **Posts:** 15

i only have an "export" option. I don't have an export as. in fact my gimp looks nothing like the one u have. is that an updated version?

Wallace · **Posted:** Sun Apr 09, 2017 1:20 pm **(#12)**

LazyNinjas wrote:

i only have an "export" option.
I don't have an export as.
in fact my gimp looks nothing like the one u have.
is that an updated version?

I have Gimp 2.8.16 installed and I'm using the theme Aurora-Midnight.

You can find out what Gimp you're running,
by going to,
Help>About GIMP.

LazyNinjas · **Joined:** Apr 01, 2017 **Posts:** 15

i had 2.8.0

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2615

LazyNinjas wrote:

Removed the layer and still stuck on first image.

here is an example of what i'm trying to make in case it's needed

http://imgur.com/TZLaRxK

You got it figured out - that is good

looking at your posts, that broken gif export dialog can happen if the file plug-in-file-gif.ui is missing (or has been moved)

screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/94LKEsb.jpg

And you might as well have this video I just knocked out - adding text to the side of a gif. Uses the script that Rod provided.

https://youtu.be/RGrJSnYQ_OM duration 3 minutes

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

LazyNinjas wrote:

okay let's stay on this post.

http://i.imgur.com/1FtXATc.png this is the screen i get to pop up when i export as gif

Your Gimp install is damaged. If you try to export to PNG, you will get the same dialog. The content of these dialogs come from the files:

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usr/share/gimp/2.0/ui/plug-ins/plug-in-file-gif.ui
usr/share/gimp/2.0/ui/plug-ins/plug-in-file-png.ui

They may be missing/renamed/disabled by some security software.

If you are computer savvy they aren't are to transpalnt from another working installaiton of Gimp, otherwise you have better reinstall. If they are still missing then you should really look into the logs of whatever security software you have.