How to Make a Twelve-Photo Grid in GIMP
Scripts for the free, open-source GIMP image editor automate repetitive tasks in the program, allowing you to perform complicated operations with a few clicks of the mouse. The IGLO script for GIMP, for example, creates a grid within the program,and then automatically resizes a set of photos and inserts them into the grid, saving you the time involved in scaling, copying, pasting and arranging the images. Use the IGLO script to create a 12-photo grid in GIMP.
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Instructions
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Download the IGLO script for GIMP from Iglo.Svoboda.biz. Extract the script file to "Users\[Your Username]\.gimp2.6\scripts."
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Launch GIMP. Click "File" and "Open." Press and hold the "Ctrl" key, then click each of the 12 photos you want to include in the grid. Click "Open"; GIMP opens the 12 photos, each in its own window.
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Open the "Tools" menu and click "Images Grid Layout." Use the "Paper Width" and "Paper Height" sliders to set the desired size of the grid in millimeters. If you want to use a pre-set size, leave these sliders at zero and select a preset from the "Paper Size" drop-down menu.
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Click and drag the "Count of rows" slider to "4." Set the "Count of Columns" slider to "3."
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Click the box next to "Allow change image aspect ratio" to check it. Check the box next to "Auto rotate images" if you want GIMP to automatically rotate the images in the grid. Set "Duplicate image(s) x-times" to "1."
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Click "OK." The IGLO script creates a four-by-three grid containing the 12 photos.
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Tips & Warnings
If your computer can't open the archive containing the IGLO script, download and install the 7-Zip, WinRAR or WinZip utility.
