Oct 25, 2020 · Open both XCF files. In the XCF with the layer group, click and drag the layer group from the layers panel onto the other image tab along the top (do not release the mouse …

When you save the file as XCF, ie GIMP's native file format, it is an uncompressed format, so the file size will be much bigger than a JPEG. The same thing happens if you open a JPEG in …

But you could replace those text layers in GIMP with editable text layers. This would obviously mean retyping them or copy and pasting the text from Photoshop into GIMP, reformatting the …

Sep 19, 2023 · I don't know of any stock image sites that offer native GIMP XCF files, probably because Photoshop doesn't support the format at all. However most existing stock image sites …

Aug 16, 2021 · With GIMP, I want to draw a rectangle so I follow the documentation: 14.2. Creating a Basic Shape. I get the expected result. Then I close the *.xcf file and re-open it. …

Feb 2, 2019 · Yes. GIMP's native file format is XCF. It's the format you should use to save your original work for future editability (whether it's being used as a template or not). It's a lossless …

Have a GIMP .xcf file with a few layers that was created some time ago. One of these layers was initially a text layer, but the text image itself has been processed at the time. And when I click …

Oct 12, 2021 · When you need to output for the web or whatever, open the XCF, then resize/rescale as necessary, and export as jpeg/png etc. Don't overwrite the original XCF with …

The GIMP "raw" files are created as XCF. If I look inside (using Emacs), while it's a binary file, I can distinctly see a text command, like (fgcolor (color-rgba 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 …

Nov 26, 2022 · I have an xcf file that is comprised of a series of layers. The first layer, called "background" holds an image that will be manipulated by the script. The other layers named …