[GTALUG] How to cut out borders of image?

[Michael Galea]

On 2021-09-05 10:00 p.m., William Park via talk wrote:
> Not really Linux related except for the fact that GIMP in Linux.
> 
> I have an image that is too large.  I don't want to reduce the whole 
> image.  I just want to cut out left and right borders, like you would do 
> with scissors.  How do you do that with GIMP (I assume it would be GIMP 
> thing).
> 
> In Windows, I just move the left/right edges with mouse.  Searching 
> online for GIMP answers, I get things like transparent layer, selection 
> layer, etc. :-(
> 
> --William
> 
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Open in Gimp
  - Tools menu, Selection Tools sub-menu, Rectangular Select
  - Select the area, excluding borders
  - Edit Menu, Copy Visible Area
  - Edit Menu, Paste as .. New Image
  - Export back to what ever format you prefer..

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Michael Galea