Questions tagged [bitmaps]
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How to check which SysRq functions are enabled?
The file /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq contains a single number, such as:
1 (enable all SysRq commands),
0 (disable all),
or a base-10 positive integer which functions as a binary bitmask, enabling a subset ...
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How can I identify fonts from an image? [closed]
Many times I come across bitmaps with nothing but text paragraphs, so I was looking for a way to identify the font used, the paragraph alignment, line spacing and color, bold, italics.
Would an OCR ...
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Using BMP format for lossless/high quality?
I've heard bitmap (.bmp) is an uncompressed image format to store images. Does it mean that it can store images in high quality i.e. with no loss of quality in other words, lossless format?
I'm ...
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How to stretch an image in one dimension?
The title says much, but I'll explain in detail a little more.
I need to stretch an image in one dimension only. That is, if the image is for example, 100x100 (Width x Height) I need it to be 100x104 ...
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How to convert poor quality bitmap image to vector?
I'm designing a website for a group which has lost the original digital image for their logo. The only file they have of it is a jpg which was embedded into a word document. The image has everything ...
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How to test if a bitmap file has a transparent background?
I created a bitmap with transparent background but in the Windows Picture Viewer I see the white background and even if I reopen it in Photoshop CS3. how do I make sure the white colour in bitmap is ...
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Looking for "bitmap-vector" image editor [closed]
I used to use PhotoImpact which is no longer developed so I'm looking for a replacement. What made PhotoImpact great to me was the ability to work in both bitmap and vector modes.
What I mean by that:...
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Convert color photos of documents to good black-and-white (bitonal) images?
Since I don't have a copier or scanner, I'm using an 8 megapixel camera to copy documents. This works pretty well except they need a lot of processing afterward. I'd like to get from a photo to a ...
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Creating bitmap fonts with just text editor?
I'd like to design a few icons for my window manager. For this purpose, I'd like to use bitmap fonts such as siji (which is too small for my needs, unfortunately):
But instead of using large software ...
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Can GIMP on Windows use BDF or PCF bitmap fonts?
I'm trying to use copies of the venerable misc-fixed bitmap fonts in a Windows 10 installation of GIMP 2.10.12.
As far as I can tell, they should appear in the list of fonts after placing them in one ...
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Decode/convert from monochrome 1-bit bitmap image to PNG from the command line?
I have a binary blob, and I know that it carries bitmap image data, 1-bit depth.
However, I don't know how the bitstream can be decoded; judging from the screenshot from here, which is of a program ...
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Inkscape: Turning a bitmap png image into a svg object
I am using Inkscape to try and trace a bitmap image into an svg object. I have used Trace Bitmap as explained here:
https://superuser.com/a/79221/84604
But now I don't know how to separate the ...
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Save and restore multiple layers within a Photoshop action that flattens
I'm editing comic pages with layers - "background", "foreground", "lineart" and "over lineart".
I have a Photoshop action that includes a Mode->Bitmap command, which requires the image to be ...
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How to force Illustrator to accurately trace the actual pixels?
I’m trying trace and convert a bitmap to a vector image, but I need Illustrator to actually trace the actual pixels, not smooth them out.
I’ve tried various settings with “Live Trace,” but the result ...
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Which older DTP software has exported these bitmaps? [closed]
There's a lot of such full-page bitmaps (sample 1, sample 2, sample 3) floating around the data-entry market. Apparently the software that generated these can export the bitmaps, but not the text, ...
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