I'm completely helpless. Nowhere in X5 can I find a tool that will un-warp this cartoon. I really want this cartoon. If I knew what book he put it in, I'd buy the book.
This is a John McPherson Close to Home cartoon from September 7, 1993. Apparently, there are just two of these on the entire Internet. One is warped, one is a lousy photocopy or fax.
Here is the largest version I've seen online:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HmHTuGHcerM/TeMCGmisMWI/AAAAAAAAAYA/dLW-kcfwagA/s1600/DSC_3097.JPG
I tried to fix it with GIMP. I get it looking a little better with a combination of the Curve Bend Filter and Perspective Tool, but never perfect.
I think there may be some sort of plugin for X5 that can do this sort of thing, but I don't have it, as the link I saw went nowhere.
The image appears to have the entire right side sheared off. That's not my doing—these forums are doing that every time I post the picture, even when I edit it smaller than the stated requirements.
Thanks!
What are you wanting to do? I guess you know the drawing is going to be copy righted.
George
In PhotoPaint there is Mesh Warp tool, but it sucks. In Paintshop pro, there is an awesome Mesh Warp tool that would unwarp this easily. I am away from my computer now, but I have a few plugins too that do a good job, I just don't remember there names. When I'm back I'll edit my pay with the names of those plugins.
Edit: Altoststorm Panorama Corrector here is a sample.......
Altoststorm Panorama Corrector is strictly a Photoshop plugin, correct?
While it obviously does the job, I don't have Photoshop.
sumd00d said: Altoststorm Panorama Corrector is strictly a Photoshop plugin, correct? While it obviously does the job, I don't have Photoshop.
Altostorm installs into PhotoPaint nicely.
The cartoonist is John McPherson. He had a blog and a Twitter account. Not sure if he still does. Perhaps he can help you out.
Google may help you find him and his work.
The Cartoon you seek was from Sept 7, 1993
sumd00d said:Nowhere in X5 can I find a tool that will un-warp this cartoon. I really want this cartoon.
Yeah....
The dialogue box is hiding what Shear does to the bottom half of the image. While it can straighten out the bent horizontals along the top half, it subsequently bends straight horizontals in the lower half. The image remains warped. Shear only allows us to improve one half of the image to the detriment of the other half.
Here's what I managed with GIMP:
PMFJI...
Applying Shear to different parts of the image individually, then reassembling into a single image worked pretty well for me. The blank area below Mrs. Mutner's feet and above the students' heads gave quite a bit of flexibility, for example.
Shen
Here is my version, done in Photoshop.
For me one of the biggest reasons I have to revert to the dark side in the lack of a usable warp tool.
Corel did good with their new liquid tools, however, IMO, with a on canvas warp tool that allows for the “object sides” to be adjusted would be one of the last nail in the coffins for Photoshop.