1
\$\begingroup\$

I've been taking a picture of myself everyday for a few months now. I haven't used a tripod, so the images are not aligned at all. I'm looking for some type of software that will allow me to manually resize, rotate, and crop these images to I line up in all of them. I'm hoping for something where I can have one reference image that is a bit transparent and then I can edit every other image to match that one. Does any software like this exist?

\$\endgroup\$

1 Answer 1

2
\$\begingroup\$

With Gimp there is a script for this: ofn-layer-aligner. You create two pairs of points, one on the reference layer and one on the target layer, and it rotates/scales/moves the target layer so that the two points marked on it are above the two points on the reference. In your case I would:

  • Open the first picture, create the first two points (in the center of the pupils)
  • Then for each of the other pictures
    • File>Open as layers to add it as a new layer in the current image
    • Add (or move) the two target points over the pupils (you don't even need to see the reference image as long as you don't move the reference points)
    • Call the script
  • Crop the image when you are done (this crops all layers to the same size)
  • If needed export all layers as individual images (manually but there are also scripts for this), but you can also play it as an animation (Filters>Animation>Playback)
\$\endgroup\$

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge that you have read and understand our privacy policy and code of conduct.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.