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- 16-bit color
 : 8.4.2
 | 17.5
- 1:1 (zoom magnification)
 : 20
- 24-bit color
 : 8.4.2
 | 17.5
- 3D images
 : 16
- 3D Outline script
 : 17.3
- 8-bit color
 : 8.4.2
 | 17.5
- active channel
 : 10.2.1
 | 12.1.1
 | 12.1.1
- active layer
 : 10.1.1
 | 11
 | 11.6
 | 12.1.1
- active layer mask
 : 12.2.2
- Add Alpha Channel function
 : 10.8
 | 12.2.1
- Add Layer Mask function
 : 12.2.1
 | 15.2
 | 15.4
 | 16.4
 | 16.4
- Add Mask Options dialog
 : 12.2.1
- Add Point mode button (Bezier paths)
 : 11.4.2
- Add to Selection function
 : 12.1.5
 | 12.1.6
- adding selections
 : 11.2.1
- Addition blending mode
 : 13.6.2
- Airbrush tool
 : 8.3
 | 11.4.4
 | 12.3.1
 | 12.5.1
 | 13.8.1
 | 13.8.2
 | 15.3
 | 15.4
 | 20
- aliasing
 : 11.1.2.1
- aligning layers with guides
 : 10.6.1.2
- All (selection) function
 : 11.3.2
 | 20
- alpha channel
- and anti-aliasing : 11.1.2.1
- converting to selections/channel masks/layer masks : 12.4
- creating : 12.2.1
- editing with layer mask : 12.2.2
 | 12.2.2
- has none : 10.2
- linked to layer mask : 12.2
- loaded into layer mask : 12.2.1
- recovering layer mask : 12.2.2
- troubleshooting : 10.8
 
- Alpha to Selection function
 : 15.4
 | 16.2
 | 16.5
 | 16.7
 | 16.7
- ambient light
 : 13.2
 | 16.3
- Anchor Layer function
 : 10.4
 | 10.5.3
 | 10.8
 | 20
- anchoring floats
 : 10.5.3
- Animation Optimize function
 : 17.1.5
- Animation Playback tool
 : 17.1.2
- animations
 : 17.1
- converting to Indexed format : 17.1.3
- Iwarp filter : 17.1.6
- optimization : 17.1.5
- saving to GIF format : 17.1.3
 
- Ansel Adams
 : 14
- antialiasing
 : 11.1.2.1
 | 12.3.5
 | 17.5.4
 | 17.6
- Apply Layer Mask function
 : 12.2.2
- automatic creation of floats
 : 10.5.1
- background colors, switching with foreground colors
 : 9.1.4
- backgrounds, tileable
 : 17.4
- balancing neutrals
 : 14.2.2
- banding, color distortion
 : 17.5.1
- Behind blending mode
 : 13.6.1
- Bezier Path tool
 : 8.3
 | 10.6.2.3
 | 11.1.1.4
 | 11.5.1
 | 20
- Bezier paths
- converting selections to : 11.3.12
- Paths dialog : 11.4
- title changing : 11.4.1
- troubleshooting : 11.6
 
- bi-linear gradient
 : 16.2
- blending modes
 : 13.6
- Destination Saturn project : 15.3
- for colorization : 13.8.1
- for creating shadows and highlights : 13.8.2
- Through the Looking Glass project : 15.2
- troubleshooting : 13.9
 
- blending tools (gradients)
 : 12.3.3
 | 15.5.3
- blurring
- Call of the Mermaid project : 15.4
- masks : 12.3.5
 
- blurry images, sharpening
 : 14.4
- Border function
 : 11.3.9
 | 15.4
- boundaries
- layers : 10.4
 | 10.6.1.3
- selections : 9.7
 | 11.3.13
- visibility : 10.6.1.3
 | 11.3.13
 
- brightness
 : 13.2
 | 13.3
- matching : 15.5.2
 
- Brightness-Contrast tool
 : 14.2.7.2
- Brush Selection dialog
 : 9.1.4
 | 12.3.1
 | 20
- Mode menu : 12.3.3
 | 13.6
 
- Bucket Fill tool
 : 8.3
 | 11.1.2.1
 | 12.3.1
 | 13.8.1
 | 16.1
 | 20
- buffer
- default : 9.7
 | 10.4
- named : 9.7
 
- Bump map filter
 : 16.3
 | 16.3
 | 16.6
 | 16.7
- By Color selection tool
 : 11.3.11
 | 11.5.1
- Call of the Mermaid project
 : 15.4
- Canvas Size function
 : 10.6.2.2
- Carved Stencil project
 : 16.6
- center initiated selections
 : 11.2.4
- centering text
 : 16.2
- channel masks
 : 12.1
- Channel Options dialog : 12.1.4
- Channels dialog : 10.2.1
 | 12.1.1
- Channels menu : 12.1.5
- combining : 12.1.6
- converting from selections : 12.1.5
- converting to a selection : 12.1.5
- converting to selections/alpha channels/layer masks : 12.4
- for refining selections : 12.5.1
- partially selected pixels : 12.1.7
- relationship with layers : 10.2
- saving selections to : 11.3.10
- tools for modifying : 12.3
- visibility : 12.1.1
 
- Channel Options dialog
 : 12.1.4
- Channel to Selection function
 : 12.1.5
- Channels dialog
 : 10.2.1
 | 12.1.1
- Channels menu
 : 12.1.5
- Channels Palette
 : 12.1.1
- Checkerboard plug-in
 : 17.5.1
- Chiseled Text project
 : 16.7
- circular selections
 : 11.1.1.1
- Clear function
 : 20
- clickable image maps
 : 17.2
- clip books
 : 15.1
 | 17.1.4
 | 17.1.4
- clipping (color distortion)
 : 17.5.1
 | 17.5.4
- Clone tool
 : 8.3
 | 14.3
 | 15.4
 | 15.5.4
 | 20
- Close function
 : 20
- CMY colorspace
 : 12.5.3.3
 | 13.4
- CMYK colorspace
 : 12.5.3.3
 | 13.4
- collage
 : 15
- Color Balance tool
 : 14.2.7.1
- Color blending mode
 : 13.6.5
 | 13.8.1
- color casts, removing
 : 14.2
- balancing neutrals : 14.2.2
- Brightness-Contrast tool : 14.2.7.2
- case study : 14.5
- Color Balance tool : 14.2.7.1
- Curves tools : 14.2.1
- finding the shadow/midtone/highlight : 14.2.3
- Hue-Saturation tool : 14.2.7.3
- improving subject contrast : 14.2.6
- perturbation technique : 14.2.5
- reference colors : 14.2.4
 
- color clipping
 : 17.5.1
 | 17.5.4
- color correction, creating panoramas
 : 15.5.2
- color depth, performance optimization
 : 8.4.5
- Color Palette dialog
 : 9.1.4
 | 20
- Color Palette Edit dialog
 : 9.1.4
- Color Picker tool
 : 8.3
 | 13.8.2
 | 14.2.2
 | 14.2.2
 | 14.2.7.1
 | 14.5
 | 15.5.2
 | 17.6
 | 20
- color shifts, from Unsharp Mask
 : 14.4.4
- colorization, as a use of blending modes
 : 13.8.1
- colors
- blending modes : 13.6
- brightness : 13.2
 | 13.3
- channel masks, changing : 12.1.4
- converting to grayscale : 13.5
- fleshtones : 14.2.4
- hue : 13.2
 | 13.2
 | 13.3
- inverting : 12.5.1
- lightness : 13.3
- luminance : 13.3
- primary : 13
- saturation : 13.2
 | 13.2
 | 13.3
- switching foreground and background : 9.1.4
- tonal range : 14.1
- value : 13.2
 | 13.3
- Web-safe : 17.5
 
- colorspaces
 : 13
- CMY : 13.4
- CMYK : 13.4
- HSV : 13.2
- RGB : 13.1
- troubleshooting : 13.9
 
- Combine mode, in animations
 : 17.1.2
- combining
- channel masks : 12.1.6
- images : 10.4
 | 15.3
 | 15.4
- layers : 10.7
- selection tools : 11.5.2
- selections : 11.2
 
- compositing
 : 15
- Call of the Mermaid project : 15.4
- Destination Saturn project : 15.3
- Fish on Holiday project : 15.1
- Panoramas project : 15.5
- Space Shuttle Animation project : 17.1.4
- Through the Looking Glass project : 15.2
 
- compression
- with animation optimization : 17.1.5
- with JPEG file format : 17.7
 
- conical (symmetric) gradients
 : 16.2
- contrast, improving
 : 14.2.1
 | 14.2.6
 | 14.5
- control curve
 : 14.2.1
- control curves
 : 14.2.1
- control handles (Bezier Path tool)
 : 11.1.1.4
- Control Point Mode buttons
 : 11.4.2
- control points
- Bezier Paths : 11.1.1.4
- Curves tool : 14.2.1
 
- converting
- animations to Indexed format : 17.1.2
- between masks/selections/alpha channels : 12.4
- layer masks to alpha channels : 12.2.2
- layers masks to selections : 12.2.2
- selections- 
- to Bezier paths : 11.3.12
- to channel masks : 11.3.10
 
- to grayscale : 13.5
- to Indexed color : 17.5.3
 
- Convolve tool
 : 8.3
 | 20
- Copy function
 : 9.7
 | 10.4
 | 10.4
 | 11.3.14
 | 20
- Copy Named function
 : 9.7
 | 20
- Copy Path function
 : 11.4.3
- Copy Visible function
 : 9.7
- copying
- images : 10.4
 | 15.1
- selections : 11.3.14
 
- copyright issues, digital images
 : 8.5
- correcting color casts
 : 14.2
- creating layers
 : 10.3.1
- Crop tool
 : 8.3
 | 10.6.2.2
 | 15.5.4
 | 20
- cube, colorspace
 : 13
 | 13.1
 | 13.2
 | 13.2
- cursor position
 : 8.3
- Curves tool
 : 14.2.1
- compared to Brightness-Contrast tool : 14.2.7.2
- compared to Color Balance tool : 14.2.7.1
- improving contrast : 14.2.6
- perturbation technique : 14.2.5
 
- Cut function
 : 9.7
 | 10.4
 | 10.4
 | 11.3.14
 | 11.3.14
 | 20
- Cut Named function
 : 20
- Darken Only blending mode
 : 13.6.4
 | 15.3
- Decompose function
 : 10.2.1
 | 12.5.3.3
 | 13.2
 | 13.4
 | 13.5
- default buffer
 : 10.4
- Default Colors tool
 : 8.3
 | 9.1.4
 | 12.5.1
 | 12.6
 | 20
- Delete Layer function
 : 10.3.5
- Delete Point mode button (Bezier paths)
 : 11.4.2
- deleting layers
 : 10.3.5
 | 10.3.5
- Desaturate function
 : 13.5
- deselecting selections
 : 11.3.3
- Destination Saturn project
 : 15.3
- Dialogs, keyboard shortcuts
 : 20
- Difference blending mode
 : 13.6.2
- digital images, sources of
 : 8.5
- Dissolve blending mode
 : 13.6.1
- distortion of colors, types of
 : 17.5.1
- dithering (color distortion)
 : 17.5.1
- Divide (Dodge) blending mode
 : 13.6.3
- Dodge & Burn tool
 : 8.3
 | 20
- Dodge and Burn tool
 : 12.3.1
- downloading and installing fonts
 : 8.4.4
- Drop Shadow and Punchout project
 : 16.5
- drop shadows
- Chiseled Text project : 16.7
- creating : 16.4
- Drop Shadow and Punchout project : 16.5
 
- Duplicate function
 : 14.2.3
 | 20
- Duplicate Layer function
 : 10.3.4
- duplicating layers
 : 10.3.4
- Edit Menu Functions, keyboard shortcuts
 : 20
- Edit Point mode button (Bezier paths)
 : 11.4.2
- Edit Qmask Attributes dialog
 : 12.5.2
- editing masks
- layer masks : 12.2.2
- painting tools : 12.3.1
- selection tools : 12.3.2
- to edit alpha channel : 12.2.2
- transparency : 12.3.4
- using blur filters : 12.3.5
- using gradients : 12.3.3
 
- Ellipse Select tool
 : 8.3
 | 11.1.1.1
 | 11.5.1
 | 20
- Emboss filter
 : 16.3
- enhancing photos
 : 14
- Eraser tool
 : 8.3
 | 12.3.1
 | 15.4
 | 20
- explicit creation of floats
 : 10.5.2
- Export Path function
 : 11.4.3
- exporting layers
 : 10.4
- Feather function
 : 11.3.5
 | 20
- feathered selections
 : 11.1.2.2
- file formats
 : 9.2
- File Menu Functions, keyboard shortcuts
 : 20
- files, loading multiple
 : 9.2
- Fill function
 : 20
- Filter Menu Functions, keyboard shortcuts
 : 20
- filters
- Bump map : 16.3
 | 16.6
 | 16.7
- Emboss : 16.3
- Gaussian Blur (IIR) : 12.3.5
 | 15.4
 | 16.4
 | 16.4
 | 16.6
 | 16.7
- Gaussian Blur (RLE) : 16.4
- Iwarp : 17.1.6
- Semi-Flatten : 17.6
- SuperNova : 17.1.4
 
- finding the natural mask
 : 12.5.3
- Fish on Holiday project
 : 15.1
- Flatten Image function
 : 10.7.2
- flattening layers
 : 10.7.2
- fleshtones
 : 14.2.4
- Flip tool
 : 8.3
 | 10.6.3
 | 20
- flipping layers
 : 10.6.3
- Float function
 : 10.5.2
 | 10.6.2.4
 | 11.3.4
 | 20
- floats
 : 10.5
- anchoring : 10.5.3
- automatic creation : 10.5.1
- centering : 16.2
- explicit creation : 10.5.2
 
- Floyd-Steinberg dithering algorithm
 : 17.5.1
- fonts, downloading and installing
 : 8.4.4
- foreground colors, switching with background colors
 : 9.1.4
- formats, color
 : 9.4
- frames, as animation layers
 : 17.1.2
- Free-Hand Select tool
 : 8.3
 | 11.1.1.2
 | 11.5.1
 | 12.5.3.1
 | 20
- freefonts collection
 : 8.4.4
- Fuzzy Select tool
 : 8.3
 | 11.1.1.3
 | 11.5.1
 | 11.5.2
 | 12.5.3.2
 | 20
- Gaussian Blur (RLE)
 : 16.4
- GBR file format
 : 9.2
- geometric distortions, correcting
 : 15.5.1
- GetWeb mirroring software
 : 8.5
- GIF file format
- compared to JPEG : 17.7
- for animations : 17.1
- saving image to : 17.1.3
 
- GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program)
- history of : 8.6
- native file format (XCF) : 9.2
- newsgroup : 19
- online resources : 19
- performance optimization : 8.4
- Web site : 19
 
- Glass Tile filter
 : 12.3.5
- Gradient tool
 : 8.3
 | 16.2
 | 20
- gradient vectors
 : 16.3
- gradients
- Bi-Linear : 16.2
- Chiseled Text project : 16.7
- Conical (symmetric) : 16.2
- Destination Saturn project : 15.3
- editing masks : 12.3.3
- Panoramas project : 15.5.3
- rendering techniques : 16.2
- Shapeburst : 16.2
 
- Gradients dialog
 : 9.1.4
 | 20
- Graphics Interchange Format
 : 17.1.1
- grays and the neutral axis
 : 13.1
- grayscale
- converting to : 13.5
 
- Grayscale function
 : 9.4
 | 13.5
 | 20
- grid lines (Transform tool)
 : 10.6.5.1
- Grow function
 : 11.3.8
- growing selections
 : 11.3.8
- guides
- aligning layers with : 10.6.1.2
- positioning selections with : 11.5.4
 
- help browser
 : 9.9
- highlights
- creating with the Screen blending mode : 13.8.2
- finding : 14.2.3
- tonal range : 14.1.1
 
- histogram (Levels tool)
 : 14.1.1
- history of the GIMP
 : 8.6
- Hollywood branch of the GIMP
 : 10.2
- HSV colorspace
 : 13.2
- hue
 : 13.2
 | 13.2
 | 13.3
- Hue blending mode
 : 13.6.5
- Hue-Saturation tool
 : 14.2.7.3
- Image menu
 : 8.3
 | 9.1.2
 | 10.1.1
- Image Menu Functions, keyboard shortcuts
 : 20
- image window
 : 9.1.2
- ImageMap plug-in
 : 17.2
- images
- animations : 17.1.1
- blurring : 16.4
- clickable image maps : 17.2
- combining : 10.4
- compositing : 15
- copying and pasting : 10.4
- creating new : 9.3
- cropping : 10.6.2.2
 | 15.5.4
- enhancing : 14
- loading : 9.2
- on Web pages : 17.7
- rendering : 16
- resizing : 10.6.2.2
- resolution : 9.3
- rotating : 10.6.4
- saving : 9.2
- scaling : 10.6.2.1
- sharpening : 14.4.1
- sources for : 8.5
- touchup : 14
- zoomed : 9.8.1
 
- Import Path function
 : 11.4.3
- importing layers
 : 10.4
- Indexed Color Conversion dialog
 : 17.1.3
- Indexed format
- converting animations to : 17.1.2
- for Web page colors : 17.5.3
 
- Indexed function
 : 9.4
 | 17.1.3
 | 17.5.3
 | 20
- indexed images and semi-transparency
 : 17.6
- Info Window dialog
 : 9.1.2
 | 14.2.2
 | 20
- Ink Pen tool
 : 8.3
 | 12.3.1
 | 20
- input control slider
 : 14.1.2
- input value domain
 : 14.1.2
 | 14.2.1
- inset
 : 16.6
- Intelligent Scissors
 : 8.3
 | 11.1.1
 | 11.1.1.5
 | 11.5.1
 | 20
- interpolation
 : 10.6.2.3
- Intersect With Selection function
 : 12.1.5
- intersecting selections
 : 11.2.3
- Invert function
 : 11.3.1
 | 12.5.1
 | 20
- inverting
- colors : 12.5.1
- selections : 11.3.1
 
- Iwarp filter
 : 17.1.6
- JPEG file format, compared to GIF
 : 17.7
- keyboard shortcuts
- changing : 20
- list of default : 20
 
- Lasso Select tool
 : 8.3
 | 11.1.1.2
 | 11.5.1
 | 12.5.3.1
 | 20
- Layer Boundary Size
 : 10.6.2.4
- layer masks
 : 12.2
- active : 12.2.2
- Call of the Mermaid project : 15.4
- converting to selections/alpha channels/channel masks : 12.4
- creating : 12.2.1
- Destination Saturn project : 15.3
- editing : 12.2.2
- Fish on Holiday project : 15.1
- for refining selections : 12.5.1
- Panoramas project : 15.5.2
- tools for modifying : 12.3
- troubleshooting : 12.6
- visibility : 12.2.2
 
- Layer to Bottom function
 : 10.3.3
- Layer to Top function
 : 10.3.2
- layers
 : 10
- active : 10.1.1
- aligning with guides : 10.6.1.2
- and blending modes : 13.6
- as animation frames : 17.1.2
- creating : 10.3.1
- deleting : 10.3.5
- duplicating : 10.3.4
- flattening : 10.7.2
- flipping : 10.6.3
- floats : 10.5
- importing/exporting : 10.4
- Layers dialog : 10.1
- Layers menu : 10.1.2
- lowering : 10.3.3
- merging : 10.7.1
- moving : 10.6.1.1