[Gimp-user] Gimp 2.10 autocrop equivalent

[mgwong <forums gimpusers com>]

> It is the alpha channel which interferes.
>
> 1. Using the Gimp 2.10 measure tool for straightening, recommend set
> "Clipping" to clip.
>
> 2. Apply that and then consider the background colour. If it is white
> as your example the skip the next. Photographs often have an off-white
> value .
>
> 3. If needed, colour-pick the background color and then Layer ->
> Transparency -> Remove alpha channel. That should give a solid uniform
> background.
>
> 4. Apply zealous crop or crop to content.
>
> A better way for the background colour might be using the
> resynthesizer/heal-transparency plugins. (***don't use*** the
> registry-plugin deb package for this, grab them separately) then
> remove alpha.
>
> rich: www.gimp-forum.net


Thanks for the tip about resynthesizer.  I downloaded and compiled it and it
works:):)  Something I use quite frequently :)

:):)

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