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Class 7 Chapter-4

GIMP is a free open source image editing software. It allows users to edit images using various tools like selection tools to select parts of images, eraser and bucket fill tools to remove or fill image areas, and text tools to add text to images. Common file formats for images saved in GIMP include JPEG, PNG, BMP and its native XCF format. The default foreground color is black and background is white. Selection, filling, cropping and resizing images are some basic image editing functions in GIMP.

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Class 7 Chapter-4

GIMP is a free open source image editing software. It allows users to edit images using various tools like selection tools to select parts of images, eraser and bucket fill tools to remove or fill image areas, and text tools to add text to images. Common file formats for images saved in GIMP include JPEG, PNG, BMP and its native XCF format. The default foreground color is black and background is white. Selection, filling, cropping and resizing images are some basic image editing functions in GIMP.

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CLASS:- VII CHAPTER:- 4 GIMP

1. Answer these following questions:-


i. What is GIMP?
Ans. GIMP is a free open source image editing software. It stands for
GNU Image Manipulation program. It is one of the raster graphics
editor application.
ii. How to Start GIMP?
Ans. To start GIMP:-
Click on Windows Keyboard
Or
Click on start button on Right Side on Taskbar.

All programs

Click on GIMP
iii. In which format we can Save Image?
Ans. We can saved image in different format. Like bmp, Jpeg, Gif and
Png.
iv. What is image editing?
Ans. Image editing encompassed the processes of altering images.
v. List few image editing tools available.
Ans. few image editing software.
GIMP, Photo Editor, Adobe Photoshop, Picasa, Photo Studio
vi. What is photo retouching?
Ans. Photo retouching refers to the process of manipulating image in
order to slightly change the looks of subject.
vii. Write down the expansions of the following.
a) .GIF – Graphics Interchange Format
b) .Tff – Tagged Image File Format
c) .Jpeg – Joint photographic Experts Group
d) .Bmp – Bitmap
e) .Png - Portable Network Graphics
viii. What is the default colour of foreground and background?
Ans. Black is default colour of foreground and white is background.
ix. Explain functionality of the following-
Ans.
a) Rectangle Selection Tool: - the Rectangle Selection tool is
designed to select rectangular regions of the active layer. It the
most basic of the selection tools, and very commonly used.
b) Oval/Ellipse Selection Tool: - The oval Selection tool is used to
select circular and elliptical regions from an image.
c) Free Selection Tool:- The Free Selection tool or Lasso, lets you
select a drawing it free-hand with the pointer, while holding
down the left mouse button. When you release the mouse
button, the selection is closed by connecting the current pointer
location to the start location with a straight line.
d) Text Tool:- The Text tool places text into an image. You can write
your text directly on the canvas. It appears on the canvas in a
rectangular frame.
2. Fill in the blanks.
i. GIMP is the most powerful image editing tool.
ii. The default colour of foreground is BLACK.
iii. FG COLOUR COMMAND fills the selected area of image with the
foreground colour.
iv. CLEAR COMMAND deletes everything in the current selection.
v. Rectangular, square, circular, elliptical area or the free hand selections
are AREA SELECTION TOOLs.
vi. We can reduce or change the size of the image with the help of SCALE
TOOL.
vii. CROPPING means removing unwanted edge areas from an image.
viii. ERASER Tool is used to remove portion of an image.
ix. Scale option is used to change the SIZE of an image.
x. Shift + C is the shortcut to CROP the image.
xi. The FREE SELECTION tool allows you to select a drawing with the free
hand.
xii. GIMP is image an OPEN SOURCE editing tool.
xiii. CANVAS is the most important part of the image window where the
image is displayed.
xiv. The TEXT tool places text into image.
3. True or False.
i. GIMP is open source image editing tool. True.
ii. Pencil tool is used to draw a line. True.
iii. White is the default colour of foreground. False
iv. .XCF is the default extension of GIMP file. True.
v. We cannot change the file extension in GIMP. False
vi. Toolbox has collection of tools. True
vii. Images can be saved in .jpg format. True
viii. GIMP uses only RGB and Gray Scale mode. True
ix. A Gray Scale image is one in which the only colors are shades of gray.
True.
4. Match the columns.
a) FG Color command i.) fill the selected area with foreground colour
b) Pattern Command ii.) fill the selected area with pattern
c) BG color command iii.) Fill the selected area with background colour
d) Clear command iv.) Delete everything in the current selection
e) Text tool v.) Write text into image.
5. Find out the shortcut keys for the following tools.
a) Rectangle Select tool –
b) Ellipse select tool – E
c) Free Select tool – F
d) Fuzzy Selection tool – U
e) Text tool – T
f) Eraser Tool – SHIFT + E
g) Bucket fill tool – SHIFT + B
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