dolphincrazy1
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Hi,
Can you please help me. I would like to add a jpg file into Filter Forge 13.0 but I cannot see how to do this? Once image is in Filter Forge I would like to add a frame. I will look forward to you reply, thank you! Take care, Julie |
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| Posted: December 22, 2023 8:53 am | ||||
Rachel Duim
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Source / Open Image if I understand what you want. If you have a set of images: Source / Open Video or Sequence
Math meets art meets psychedelia. |
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| Posted: December 22, 2023 3:17 pm | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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When I open Filter Forge 13.0 and try to add a image by going to Source - Open Image I have attached what I get?
Its not letting me put the frame around the image, I have not idea what it is doing? 
Thank you for trying to help me!  |
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| Posted: December 24, 2023 8:52 am | ||||
CFandM
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Looking at the menu on the left you have a filter selected under the Textures category. Those do not work with images and you would need to edit the filter to add your own. Or just render the frame itself and use a graphics app to edit the frame and image together.
Filters under the Effects category are the filters that deal with images. Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 11:27 am | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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Thank you for your reply CFandM.
I am confused in previous versions I was able to use frames in both texture and effects with no problem. For example I made this myself texture/frames (not made anything since cause forgotten how to do it....). Any idea why this is the reason now?  |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 12:45 pm | ||||
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CFandM
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Same as previous versions the effects deal with images and textures do not. To make the filters work with images in the texture category you have to edit the filter and add that function yourself.
Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 12:57 pm | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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Oh I see.
So is it complicated to make a texture frame for example the one I created Brown & Beige.... work as a frame which will outline the image I need to? |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 1:39 pm | ||||
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CFandM
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Here is a quick video of how to do that. Adding an image function to filter.
Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 2:38 pm | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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Fantastic thank you so much for helping me CFandM!
So then image you use of dog when setting the 'colour control' in the components which then you changed to birds can I use any picture I have on my computer to replace the dog picture?  |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 4:01 pm | ||||
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CFandM
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You can use any size image with the filter but there is a way to make it work with the filter. Without explaining in depth first figure out what image you want to use instead of the dog and what the size of that image is. Now in filter forge go to the menu at the top and select -source-blank image.
 Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 4:32 pm | ||||
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CFandM
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Then in the dialog that pops up put in the size of your image in the width and height. Then click on the Fill Color and in the Color picker set the alpha at 0. Then click OK etc.....
 Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 4:36 pm | ||||
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CFandM
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Now load your image into your filter and your frame should fit the image.
 Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 4:37 pm | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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Mmmm ok so I have fallen at the 1st hurdle lol.
I have my new tab that a dragged fr om the area as you can see but the arrow is on the right wh ere your arrow is on the left?  |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 5:13 pm | ||||
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CFandM
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You can follow what I did but with the images backwards.
or if you go to the filter forge main menu at the top go to tools-options then the options dialog will pop up. Choose the Filter Editor tab and change the direction of connections to the same as mine then click Ok and then edit the filter.  Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 5:29 pm | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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So I have done all the above as you said in the video and step by step above.
This is what I have but not sure how to add my own image instead of dog replace it? Thank you for all your help so far, I really appreciate it CFandM, your knowledge is amazing boom!  |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 5:29 pm | ||||
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CFandM
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Your settings in the filter at the main filter forge window should look like the following.
 Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 5:34 pm | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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Perfect I have now changed the direction to right to left which is the way your view is.
Now just need help putting my own image in place of the dog that we did when I followed your step by step instructions changing the prompt. |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 5:37 pm | ||||
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CFandM
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If you have followed and changed the settings for the control that you added to the filter then and if your settings look like the one I posted then the next step is as follows. In the settings for the filter next to the source text there is a triangle looking pull down button, click on that. A pull down submenu pops up where you can load the image you want. Load Image- Open.
 Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 5:46 pm | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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Ah yes that makes sense now missed out that bit, thank you!
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| Posted: December 25, 2023 6:10 pm | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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Is there a easier way to do this now?
This never happened in FF12 but since I started using the new version FF13 it's all gone wrong.  |
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| Posted: February 10, 2024 6:23 am | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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I have done all the above CFandM, thank you!
Which is great if you want to put a square picture into the frame I created a while back. How can I put a landscape image into the same frame, change the frame size? Here is what I would like to put in the frame...  |
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| Posted: February 10, 2024 6:57 am | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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This is better with black line around outside so you can see the size I am trying to fit in.
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| Posted: February 10, 2024 6:58 am | ||||
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CFandM
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It depends on the filter. Some of the filters are square only and some work with the landscape aspect. In one of my frame filters that only work with square images I posted in the comments how to make it work with the landscape aspect. However you will need a graphics editors for that. Non Square workaround
Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: February 10, 2024 5:10 pm | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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Thank you for your reply CFandM, sorry to take a while to reply had lots going on my end!
When you say graphics editors is that Photoshop or Paintshop Pro?
How do I know what frames are square or landscape? I am not sure why FF have changed I used to have no problems with frames what ever I needed to frame was so simple not it's so hard.  |
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| Posted: February 29, 2024 5:26 am | ||||
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CFandM
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Go to the link that I posted about my non-square workaround and answers are there. Stupid things happen to computers for stupid reasons at stupid times! |
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| Posted: February 29, 2024 6:44 am | ||||
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dolphincrazy1
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Great thank you!
I will have to read it and process it when I have a quite house lol |
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| Posted: February 29, 2024 2:32 pm | ||||
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