Merge 2 or more JPGs into one JPG file

[Big Mac]

I am completely new to any photo-shop type program. Please excuse my
complete lack of knowledge.

I want to merge, or join, 2 or 3 JPG pic files into one single JPG
file, one on top of the other. All are the same sized files (captured
Windows using a freeware Printscreen program - works great).

I have tried joining two JPGs into one with gimp, but I cannot figure
it out. Please, someone hold my hand and walk me through, step by
step, on what to do. I am running in 800 x 600 mode, but will change
to a higher resolution if it is better for this procedure.

Also, I'd like to be able to select half of an image from a JPG and
save that half as a new JPG - I am guessing I need to "crop" and save
- is this correct?

Thanks,
Big Mac

[Dave Kelly]

There is a 900+ page pdf format book available online that will cover a
lot of questions quicker than you can get answers here.

A google search for "Grokking the Gimp" will give you several
download/read sources.

There is also a gimp manual of about the same size on line.

Dave

[Branko Collin]

Dave Kelly <davee...@earthlink.net>, you wrote on Thu, 22 Apr 2004
20:19:50 GMT:
>Big Mac wrote:

>> I am completely new to any photo-shop type program. Please excuse my
>> complete lack of knowledge.
>>
>> I want to merge, or join, 2 or 3 JPG pic files into one single JPG
>> file, one on top of the other. All are the same sized files (captured
>> Windows using a freeware Printscreen program - works great).

>There is a 900+ page pdf format book available online that will cover a

>lot of questions quicker than you can get answers here.
>
>A google search for "Grokking the Gimp" will give you several
>download/read sources.

Specifically, compositing (as I guess that's what Big is talking
about) is discussed in chapter 7. My guess is that the Destination
Saturn example is the simplest to follow:

<http://gug.sunsite.dk/docs/Grokking-the-GIMP-v1.0/node68.html>

>> Also, I'd like to be able to select half of an image from a JPG and
>> save that half as a new JPG - I am guessing I need to "crop" and save
>> - is this correct?

Yes, that method would be fine.

--
branko collin
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[Tsu Dho Nimh]

Big Mac <no-email-...@zzz.org> wrote:

>Also, I'd like to be able to select half of an image from a JPG and
>save that half as a new JPG - I am guessing I need to "crop" and save
>- is this correct?

You can also select the part you want, cut it, and paste it as a
new image. Then save it. Discard your changes to the source if
you want it to stay unchanged.

Tsu Dho Nimh

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