Re: gif support grayed out..
On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 20:15:53 -0700 (PDT), "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shalehperry@home.com> wrote:
>
> On 26-Oct-2001 Rohan Deshpande wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Using gimp1.2, i notice the GIF save as file type is grayed. I have
> > gimp1.2-nonfree installed; is it because of the type of image im making?
> > i made a new, 300x300 pixel white background workspace, and in save-as
> > it is still grayed. What to do?
> >
>
> the file may not be in the correct format. I am not a graphics person but I
> recall gimp needed to perform some kind of manipulation to save the image on
> occasion. The other possibility is that you lack the libungif package which is
> how gimp (and other programs) support gifs.
GIF's are indexed images (vs. RGB or grayscale). That can make the difference.
Select Image->Mode->Indexed to convert.
--
Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
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