Layer from Background...

I was following a tutorial for a PS project and I was doing
fine till I 
ran across this instruction
"Right-click on the "Background" layer and
select "Layer from 
Background...".

At the "New Layer" window, click "OK".
The "Background" layer has now 
become "Layer 0".

Change the "Opacity" of "Layer 0" to
50%."

My question is how do I Create a layer from a background in
the Gimp.

The Idea is to take the backround layer and turn it into a
layer with a 
50% opacity and then put a transparent layer on that.


Then draw on the transparent layer and import that as a
texture into a 
3d graphics program.  In this case Wings3D/

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ON TUESDAY 21 AUGUST 2007, JOHN BATT WROTE:
> I WAS FOLLOWING A TUTORIAL FOR A PS PROJECT AND I WAS
DOING FINE TILL
> I RAN ACROSS THIS INSTRUCTION
> "RIGHT-CLICK ON THE "BACKGROUND" LAYER
AND SELECT "LAYER FROM
> BACKGROUND...".
>
> AT THE "NEW LAYER" WINDOW, CLICK
"OK". THE "BACKGROUND" LAYER HAS NOW
> BECOME "LAYER 0".

AND THE ORIGINAL "BACKGROUND" LAYER IS GONE!?

> CHANGE THE "OPACITY" OF "LAYER 0"
TO 50%."
>
> MY QUESTION IS HOW DO I CREATE A LAYER FROM A
BACKGROUND IN THE GIMP.

TECHNICALLY THE BACKGROUND LAYER *IS* ALREADY A LAYER.

> THE IDEA IS TO TAKE THE BACKROUND LAYER AND TURN IT
INTO A LAYER WITH
> A 50% OPACITY AND THEN PUT A TRANSPARENT LAYER ON
THAT.

DOES THE FOLLOWING WHAT YOU WANT?

€’ RIGHT CLICK ON BACKGROUND LAYER †’ ADD ALPHA CHANNEL,
€’ CHANGE THE OPACITY OF THE BACKGROUND LAYER TO 50%,
€’ OPTIONALLY RENAME IT TO "LAYER 0",
€’ AND ADD A NEW TRANSPARENT LAYER ABOVE IT.

CIAO,
	MARC 'BLACKJACK' RINTSCH
-- 
€œTOO MANY PEOPLE SPEND MONEY THEY HAVEN'T EARNED, TO BUY
 THINGS THEY DON'T WANT, TO IMPRESS PEOPLE THEY DON'T
LIKE.€

Unless I am misunderstanding this can't you duplicate the
background 
layer and do with it as you wish? I do it all the time when
I want to 
cut something out with a transparent background or want to
screen 
something on top of the background or use additives and
such.

th

At 11:48 PM -0600 8/20/07, John Batt wrote:
>I was following a tutorial for a PS project and I was
doing fine 
>till I ran across this instruction
>"Right-click on the "Background" layer
and select "Layer from Background...".
>
>At the "New Layer" window, click
"OK". The "Background" layer has 
>now become "Layer 0".
>
>Change the "Opacity" of "Layer 0" to
50%."
>
>My question is how do I Create a layer from a background
in the Gimp.
>
>The Idea is to take the backround layer and turn it into
a layer 
>with a 50% opacity and then put a transparent layer on
that.
>
>
>Then draw on the transparent layer and import that as a
texture into 
>a 3d graphics program.  In this case Wings3D/
>
>jbattbresnan.net
>
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Yes, then you simply hide the actual backgound! Especially
when you want to
add something 'behind' the 'background'.

Sounds simpler to me!


>Unless I am misunderstanding this can't you duplicate
the background layer
and do with it as you wish? I do it all the >time when I
want to cut
something out with a transparent background or want to
screen something on
top of the 
>background or use additives and such.

th

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