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Initiation GIMP & Inkscape

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Initiation GIMP & Inkscape

Target Audience:
VIB PhD Student
VIB Postdoc
VIB Staff Scientist
VIB Group leader & Expert
VIB Administrative support
VIB Technical support
Flemish Academics & Reseachers
Non-Flemish Academics & Researchers
Location:

Ghent, VIB-UGhent Research Building Locus

Duration:

20 June 2024

General context

This course aims at introducing GIMP and Inkscape (free alternatives for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator) to prepare images for publication, annotate plots and images, and create figures (diagrams, schemes, ...). 

Software demonstrated

Following software will be used: 

  • GIMP 2.10 (http://www.gimp.org/)
  • Inkscape 1.0 (https://inkscape.org/)
Extra information
  • This course is free for VIB participants.
  • Registration fee for non-VIB academics is 100 euro.
  • This course is not open for industry.
  • Note that upon no show without valid justification you will be blacklisted for the VIB training program for 1 year. Click here for more information.

Trainers

Program

Introduction

During this introduction you learn the basics about images and figures; what is the difference between bitmap and vector, what is resolution, what is pixel density. The most popular image file types are explained and when/how to use compression. VIB (like many others) has a guideline document about scientific image manipulations and ethical concepts.

GIMP (prepare images for publication)

  • Open image files
  • Image Properties
  • Using selections
  • Cropping
  • Transforming
  • Using Layers
  • Contrast & brightness
  • Saving/Exporting/compressing images
  • Video tutorials on YouTube
  • Exercises

Inkscape (annotate plots and images, create figures, diagrams, schemes, ...)

  • Open/Import image files 
  • Drawing/Editing lines
  • Path propeties (nodes, segments)
  • Arrows
  • Fill/stroke properties
  • Undo/redo
  • Aligning and distributing objects
  • Z-order
  • Text and text options
  • Live path effects
  • Saving/Exporting drawings
  • Video tutorials on YouTube (infographics)
  • Exercises

Practical info

Location & Venue

20 June 2024

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II

Technologiepark 75
9052 Zwijnaarde
Belgium

Public transport

20 June 2024

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Public transport

From Ghent Sint-Pieters station, you can take bus 49, 50 or 70 to Technologiepark. Please check Routeplanner De Lijn for schedules.

Route description

20 June 2024

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Parking

Route description

There is only one entrance to Technologiepark. At the entrance, please take a ticket and have it validated at the reception desk of the FSVM building. Parking will only be allowed in regular parking spots (for instance in front of the building) and in the new parking tower. Parking alongside the roads or in other places where there is no regular parking is prohibited and after initial warnings, fines will be issued (€ 50).

Venue contact

20 June 2024

Ghent - VIB/UGent FSVM II
Extra information

L4