ananoi Removing an object on a photo with GIMP SCRIPTOL Ajax Graphics Howto HTMLS JavaScript Mobiles Programming Robotics RSS Scripts Software SVG Webmaster Gimp Blur contour Superimposing Faded merge Removing object Clipping Sketch to logo Tutorials Removing an object on a photo with GIMP Tutorial to remove objects (or people) and restore the portion of the background they hide in a photo with the Resynthesizer plugin. ‘An impressive video has been posted on Youtube to show how, with Photoshop, it is possible to delete abjects in an image automatically, without any design work, The same can be done with The Gimp in fact and for longer (itis not impossible that the same algorithm has been reused), This plugin *re-synthesizes” the background” and rebuilds it from same elements on the photo. It can thus reconstruct the sky, lawn, or even more complex views, from a sample taken from the image. First, see the Resynthesizer tutorial to know the purpose of controls. We will putin practice the commands using the same pictures that the Photoshop demonstration video Using Resynthesizer in Script-Fu 1. Load an image Ess ip www scripcl.comdesiqngimpiremoving-object.php wRemoving an cbjct on a photo with GIMP 2. Select an area with the lasso We want to remove the tree on the top lef, 3. Click on Script-Fu -> Enhance -> Smart remove selection This windows is opened. Select a radius and click on OK. Fu; Smart remove selection Radius to take texture from: [] Greet | 4,Here is the final image ip tw scripcl.comgesigngimplremoving-object.phpnano Removing an cbjct on a photo with GIMP Using the Map -> Resynthesize filter To choose the sample that reconstructs the background, this command is necessary, 1. Load an image 2. Select a sample Use the Selection tool to delimit a part of the picture, we choose here a part on bottom right. Then we made a cut and paste into a new image. There is no need to save it 3. Select an item to delete To remove the road, it is delimited with the lasso, ip tw scripcl.comgesignsimpremoving-object. phpnano Removing an cbjct on a photo with GIMP 4. Click on : Filter -> Map -> Resynthesize This window is opened @ Resythesce input Texture source: mE Lintitled-18/Pacted Layer 52 Output [7] Make horizontally tileable Fl Make vertically tleable [7] Fit output to bordering pels Testure transfer i] Use tenure tanster Inputmap: | MEH Untited-15/Pasted Layers [w. Outputrmap: | mem road-finaljpg-8/Background-30 | ~ ap importance oa | Personality | || i Senstiviy te outers — I} on ff For the Texture source, we use the sample taken from the Image. Itis also used to Input map. For Output map, we use the original photo, 5. Here is the final image More Download the Resynthesizer plugin, ‘To install, simply unzip the file keeping the directory structure (if you download resynthesizer-for-Windows- ip tw scripcl.comdesigngimpiremoving-object. phpnano Removing an object on a photo with GIMP .13D.21p), Patch for Smart Remove under Windows only. Creating a wallpaper with Resynthesizer. Advanced example of using the plug-in with many manipulations. Color channels problem In some cases, you can get the following error message The input and output maps must have the same number of color channel | This is a message from the plugin and itis raised when the photo you want to edit has a different internal format of the image created by The Gimp for the sample. To remove the message you must: 1. Select the entire picture (ctrl-a). 2. Copy (ctrlec). 3, Paste as a new picture (shift-ctrl-v), Then, work on the two images created by The Gimp, the copy of the photo and the sample. 6 share) Deals Caxenue) 14Comments _Scriptol @ Login Recommend 1 E& Share Sort by Oldest @ Join the discussion. = MixedUpEric - 5 years ago Great post! Itis so great to see open source projects keeping up with the big guys or leading the way. 1A + Reply + Share» Alex Standiford + 5 years ago Very cool, Av © Reply + Share» e Imam1996 « 5 years ago Sem, OMG THANKS- IT WORKS~ Av © Reply + Share» ip tw scripcl.comdesigngimpiremoving-object. phpananoi Removing an object on a photo with GIMP Horselover3655 ° 4 years ago This doesn't work with mine, maybe you are using the tutorial based on an older version of GIMP. I'm Using 2.8, | go to Script-Fu, and cannot see the option ‘Enhance’. 1A y+ Reply + Share» Scriptol + Horselover3655 - 4 years ago <=> The tutorial has been written for Gimp 2.6. | have rewritten it for the 2.8 version because the installation has changed. | have not compiled the new version 2.0 for Windows yet. With the old executable, the Resynthetize command is added to Map, but the Enhance command does. not appear. Ay + Reply + Share» Marsha Ferguson Messer + Scriptol - 3 years ago am usikng 2.6 and there is no enhance feature under script-fu (which took me a while to find also), any suggestions? AY + Reply + Share > Disappointed « 4 years ago Does not work, sorry, | followed every point of the Please try to improve the quality of these plug Av © Reply + Share» 8. @ _wovmastor + disappoints «4 yoars age It still work perfectly on Gimp 2.6. Incompatibility issues came with the 2.8 version Av = Reply + Share » erick «4 years ago RIP script-fu 1A v + Reply + Share» JP Morris 4 years ago On 2.8, you want Filters->Enhance->Heal Selection, that seems to have replaced ‘Smart Remove Selection’, at least on my install Av © Reply + Share» Scriptol Nios JP Mortis 4 years ago That is older than Gimp 2.8. It is not a replacement for smart remove and is not so efficient. Sadly, we have to keep 2.6 on the computer until the plugin is updated. Ay + Reply + Share» Marsha Ferguson Messer «3 years ago | finally found script-u and there was not any enhance option.....1 am totally lost. 1A v + Reply » Share > Chris Corey + Marsha Ferguson Messer « 3 years ago (On 2.8 my way is good and is simpler (for me). On a tripod | took three pics of sparsely populated tourist (waiting until they were in obvious different positions). Used the lasso tool to sloppily cut them out with a small amount of empty space around them, then I laid them over top of each ather. TADA. Of course a tree does not move :( | was more wantina to hip tw scripcl.comidesigncimpiremoving-objects. phpananoi Removing an cbjct on a photo with GIMP remove people. A + Reply » Share» e Mike + 3 months ago | just had to comment to save any other poor souls the time in researching this. The package has been worked into a build within apt-get for Linux users. If you're a linux user of gimp like | am, all you have to do to get this installed now is to close gimp and execute the following command in terminal sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry © 2010-2012 Scriptol.com ip tw scripcl.comdesigngimpiremoving-object. php w