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"smart select" tool in GIMP? (slrpnk.net)
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automatically selecting an object should be technically not very hard.

It selects objects by sharpness, color, contrast etc.

I have never seen a working tool in GIMP that can do that well. I have autoselected stuff by color always, and I know the "magic wand" tool (but have not used it much).

Is there a plugin, or can I tweak an existing tool so that it works like that?

I also need a tool to select a border and everything within that. Also didnt find a way to do that yet

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[–] iii@mander.xyz 9 points 1 week ago

automatically selecting an object should be technically not very hard.

GIMP has a nice plugin system, so it should not be that hard for you to implement this easy feature!

[–] oeuf@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Check out Foreground Select Tool, it's semi-automatic. You might need to watch a tutorial.