Apply Polar Coordinates to an Image in the GIMP Application

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Video: Apply Polar Coordinates to an Image in the GIMP Application

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to apply polar coordinates to an image in GIMP in Windows 7.

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   You should have the program open and an image ready to use

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   Check our tutorials on how to open GIMP and how to open existing documents in GIMP.

   

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   First, click "Filters" at the top left-hand side of the window

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   Then, move the cursor to "Distorts"

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   Click "Polar Coordinates..." from the menu that appears

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   A dialogue box will appear with a preview of your image.

   

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   You can click and drag scrollbars or the image or click the arrows to navigate your image

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   If you cannot see the preview image, please ensure that the "Preview" box inside the dialogue window is checked

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   Now, you can begin experimenting with your settings.

   

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   You can change the "Circle depth in percent" and "Offset angle" values

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   You can do that by clicking the scrollers or by simply typing the values that you want in the boxes on the right.

   

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   Next, you can check the "Map Backwards", "Map from top", or "to Polar" options

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   You can click "Cancel" if you would like to step back and not save anything

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    If you are satisfied with your settings, then click "OK" to apply them to your image

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