scrapbooking on linux

[cobelloy]

OK, call me pathetic if you like, but I am embarrassed to say I am a scrapbook addict. I use Gimp at the moment for digital scrapbooking (eg - just made a really beautiful 'collage' of my sister-in-laws wedding for a desktop picture)
http://www.threeofus.netfirms.com/scrapbook/kellys_wedding_web.jpg
but I want to know if there is a (free) linux program like 'photomix' or 'scrapbook max' on windows, these are both commercial software I have tried, but not bought (not when gimp is free!) they are good in many ways though, such as laying out all the elements in a page is very easy, with each element resizable and editable without having to keep them separated with layers, and being able to save one project with several pages.

well, if anyone knows - help me out here!!

[starchildmom]

Have you tried Scribus? It is a desktop publishing app. It should already be installed under office applications if you are using Ubuntu. There is also a windows version.

[cobelloy]

yes - I do have scribus, I did install it as an extra a while ago to make brochures for my husband (he's a contractor) but I didn't end up using it. I had a go this morning, it seems OK but not quite what I had in mind, I wanted to find out if anyone had heard of any purpose made digital scrapbooking software for linux, or maybe even using windows scrapbook software on linux?

[nikkiana]

I dunno if you're still around and looking, but I'm delving into the world of digital scrapbooking and I'm using Krita... I'm not a huge fan of The GIMP because I don't like the GUI very much (I was a Photoshop user in Windows). Krita isn't perfect.... There's definately useful stuff missing and the GUI doesn't seem as ironed out as it could be and it's occasionally prone to crashing so I recommend saving often... but if you find the GIMP as frusterating as I do, it's worth a shot.

[jms1989]

Is Krita a program or a distrabution? If its a program, maby you could post the link or command for the terminal. Thanks.

EDIT: I'm sorry, I looked in the Synaptic Package Manager and its a program. Type this in the terminal:
sudo apt-get install krita

You can also use Synaptic Package Manager and search Krita.

[ShirishAg75]

@nikikana , if u're still around then try gimpshop it tries to emulate or copy photoshop way for those who like photoshop. There's also a deb package available here (http://www.suramya.com/blog/2006/06/25/gimpshop-debian-installer-ver-2211-port-available/).

[nikkiana]

@nikikana , if u're still around then try gimpshop it tries to emulate or copy photoshop way for those who like photoshop. There's also a deb package available here (http://www.suramya.com/blog/2006/06/25/gimpshop-debian-installer-ver-2211-port-available/).

That's what I'm currently using... I'm still not 100% thrilled with it, but at least I can find where stuff is in GIMPshop. I'm finding the fact that you have to have fifty bajillion little windows open to be really irritating... but what can you do?

[slashdot87]

OK, call me pathetic if you like, but I am embarrassed to say I am a scrapbook addict. I use Gimp at the moment for digital scrapbooking (eg - just made a really beautiful 'collage' of my sister-in-laws wedding for a desktop picture)
http://www.threeofus.netfirms.com/scrapbook/kellys_wedding_web.jpg
but I want to know if there is a (free) linux program like 'photomix' or 'scrapbook max' on windows, these are both commercial software I have tried, but not bought (not when gimp is free!) they are good in many ways though, such as laying out all the elements in a page is very easy, with each element resizable and editable without having to keep them separated with layers, and being able to save one project with several pages.

well, if anyone knows - help me out here!!



Did you ever find something to help your scrapbooking? I am trying to get something for my mother in law so she can scrapbook and get on the internet with a reduced fear of virus attack...


Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

[emalyse]

A multi-platform solution is the web based Scrapblog (http://www.scrapblog.com) which can exist in electronic and printed form by exporting your arrangements.

[bean77]

I was just looking for something like this too! Then I thought to myself, "Self...how many people out there are interested in both Linux and Scrapbooking?"

I'm so glad I found a few!

[Web-Wahm]

:lolflag: well there's one more here!

...and I'm going to be spreading the word about Linux, and about scrapbooking/card making so hopefully in time there'll be a few more!

In fact, if anyone wants to get together to put out some tutorials on scrapbooking with Gimp etc, it would be great - new site in development ;-)

Adele

[ginnie6]

there are tutorials on scrapbooking with the GIMP. Here's one
http://scrapbooksgonedigital.blogspot.com/
I've been using it to scrapbbok with and while PSE is easier I can do the same thing with gimp....it just takes more windows open. I have bunches of backgrounds downloaded though that are 12x12 that I need to resize to 8x11...if anyone knows an EASY way to do that I would love to hear it!

[ejbeez]

With these programs can you make blinkies and sigs?

[nikkiana]

An old thread I know, but I figured I'd revive to post some of the resources I've found:

http://www.scrapbooksgonedigital.com/TUTORIALS/ - Digital Scrapbooking oriented tutorials.
http://www.scrapbooksgonedigital.com/Forum/ - GIMP friendly digital scrapbooking forum.
http://www.scrapbookflair.com/groups/GIMP_Digital_Scrapbooking_Designers - Small GIMP oriented layout sharing community.
http://brainsongimp.blogspot.com/ - Blog with lots of tutorials, mostly focused on how to make your own elements.
http://scrappygimp.blogspot.com/ - Various scrapbooking realated tutorials with The GIMP.
http://cheltzey.blogspot.com/2007/04/gimp-tutorial-creating-clipping-masks.html - Good clipping mask tutorial.

[cobelloy]

hi again!

did anyone come up with anything awesome on this front?

I had to dump linux again for a proprietary and non-replacable modem, but Im back again now that the modem is history

[FoxIII]

I have to say, personally I'm not a great scapbooking fan, but it seems the best for what I'm after. Just somewhere where I can re-create how I fill out my notepads purely because;

a) It's costing me a fortune in notepads. I find I'm filling a 150 page notepad a fortnight; sooner if I'm on a rampage.

b) They take up a lot of room once you get over a certain amount.

To be able to achieve the same in a program on linux would be fantastic! But I would also want it to be possible for 'beagle' to be able to search the files so that I can find whatever I need to quickly. (As I'm sure other people are aware, flicking through pages and pages of notes to try and find one particular thing just takes way too much time!)

[thrice_loved]

I have only just started getting into the whole - make scrapbooks and pretty collages thing, but I thought I'd just add that Picasa3 has a very nice "make photo collage" option.

It also has some other fun little options and basic editing functions.

The Linux port is actually the windows version utilising WINE - so it's a little ugly initially. But it works well and they have included a lovely menu editor which lets you change the default menu colours and fonts (lovely touch, I thought). :-)

link: http://picasa.google.com/linux/