Overlaying Graphs in HolmIMpolse

[davepellegrene]

Thought I would post a way to combine graphs since you can only do three at a time.
This can be done on Photo Shop but I don't have it so I used GIMP.
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

It's pretty simple to do.
Open Gimp, click on file, choose open and pick the two graphs you want to overlay. Make sure you have the rectangle tool picked. Mine always starts with the paint brush.
Select one of the graphs you want to overlay, either one will work. Click ctrl +a ( select all). Then click on ctrl + c (copy). Select the other graph click ctrl + v (paste).
Find the opacity bar, it is set on 100, change it to about 50. This will blend the two together.
Go to file, save all, name it,put it were you want it and click save. A box will pop up click export. Another one will pop up just click save. Then when you close your original graphs you don't need to save the changes.

That should do it.

Dave

[killa]

Thanks Dave. Or should I say Daves daughter since we all know she told you how to do this jk

[killa]

Last time I used gimp I got in trouble. Apparently turning your foreman and the not so bright but big coworker into a pic of master blaster is not a good idea I wish I still had it I would post it

[Mark65]

Thanks Dave. Or should I say Daves daughter since we all know she told you how to do this jk

[davepellegrene]

Thanks Dave. Or should I say Daves daughter since we all know she told you how to do this jk

Yeah, she even went as far as to right down the process and email it to me after showing me how to do it. Like I'm going to forget or something.

Dave

[carlspeak]

Thought I would post a way to combine graphs since you can only do three at a time.
This can be done on Photo Shop but I don't have it so I used GIMP.
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

It's pretty simple to do.
Open Gimp, click on file, choose open and pick the two graphs you want to overlay. Make sure you have the rectangle tool picked. Mine always starts with the paint brush.
Select one of the graphs you want to overlay, either one will work. Click ctrl +a ( select all). Then click on ctrl + c (copy). Select the other graph click ctrl + v (paste).
Find the opacity bar, it is set on 100, change it to about 50. This will blend the two together.
Go to file, save all, name it,put it were you want it and click save. A box will pop up click export. Another one will pop up just click save. Then when you close your original graphs you don't need to save the changes.

That should do it.

Dave

Will the step-by-step procedure you described be the same in photoshop?

[davepellegrene]

Will the step-by-step procedure you described be the same in photoshop?

My daughter says yes. She also said if you don't see another layer when you paste over the picture to undo the action and make a new layer and paste onto it. Photoshop is wonky sometimes.

Dave

[Dirk]

Instead of doing the opacity, you can also change the layer type. It'll be a little pull-down box somewhere on that same layer control window. Things like "difference" "addition" "subtraction" will be your choices. Select your top layer and mess with them. You'll find one that best overlays your data.

(also the same between The Gimp and PS)