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I know that the GIMP is free, but it is hard to use for a beginner, I thought that I would make an example using simple to use free software, so that the beginner could get started.
As an example, I will use a request I had to increase the size of the units_32 .pcx file, I will show you how to double the size of that file.
If you just want to cut and paste a something into some other existing file, just skip step 3.
Excuse the quality of the pictures as they are all jpeg to conserve space.
Always make a copy of the original file and work on the copy, so you can go back if these go wrong.
Let's begin:
Step 1) Take the copy of the original file and open it with MS Photo Editor (free, comes with MS Office)
Step 2) Do a "select all" and copy the picture into MS Paint (free, comes with MS Windows)
Step 3) Then in MS Photo Editor resize the picture (it will look stretched, but that's ok because we are going to paste over it)
I have circle the changes, click to allow distortion and type in the new size, we are just changing the height in this example.
Step 4) Then in MS Paint, you have the original picture, copy and paste the picture and assembled it into the picture you want
Step 5) Then select the larger picture in MS Paint and copy it back into the resized MS Photo Editor file
There, you have the correct original 256 colour palette and the correct size with the picture you want all for free, if you want to change a colour in the palette, then you can use the gimp, which you know is free as well.
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I know that the GIMP is free, but it is hard to use for a beginner, I thought that I would make an example using simple to use free software, so that the beginner could get started.
As an example, I will use a request I had to increase the size of the units_32 .pcx file, I will show you how to double the size of that file.
If you just want to cut and paste a something into some other existing file, just skip step 3.
Excuse the quality of the pictures as they are all jpeg to conserve space.
Always make a copy of the original file and work on the copy, so you can go back if these go wrong.
Let's begin:
Step 1) Take the copy of the original file and open it with MS Photo Editor (free, comes with MS Office)
Step 2) Do a "select all" and copy the picture into MS Paint (free, comes with MS Windows)
Step 3) Then in MS Photo Editor resize the picture (it will look stretched, but that's ok because we are going to paste over it)
I have circle the changes, click to allow distortion and type in the new size, we are just changing the height in this example.
Step 4) Then in MS Paint, you have the original picture, copy and paste the picture and assembled it into the picture you want
Step 5) Then select the larger picture in MS Paint and copy it back into the resized MS Photo Editor file
There, you have the correct original 256 colour palette and the correct size with the picture you want all for free, if you want to change a colour in the palette, then you can use the gimp, which you know is free as well.
