3 Versions Gimp on one computer

[rich2005]

Did you use the g'mic installers rather than the zipped versions?

For Windows, the gmic installer is very good, puts all the files in the default Gimp profile folder C:\Users\your-name\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins however, there are common files between ver 1.7.9 and 2.0.2 but different versions.

My advice, purge your Gimp profile of all gmic, lots of files, so use the uninstaller(s) then check for stray bits that might remain. typically libcurl-4.dll libeay32__.dll libeay32.dll
libssh2-1__.dll pthreadGC2-w64.dll ssleay32.dll zlib1__.dll unlikely that other plugins use these.

Now start afresh and get gmic_gimp_qt_win64.exe (assuming 64 bit os) and the last gmic_gimp_1.7.9_win64.zip - note the zip file that you get from http://gmic.eu/files/windows/



then

1. Install gmic_gimp_qt That will go in your regular gimp profile.

2. Make a new folder for gmic 1.7.9 Can go anywhere, you have to be able to find it again, Sensibly put it in your gimp profile, I named mine plugin-legacy.

3. Open the gmic_gimp_1.7.9_win64.zip - which opens to a folder - into that folder and copy the files to the plugin-legacy folder.



4. Now start Gimp Edit -> Preferences -> Folders -> Plug-ins (1) Make a new folder (2) Browse for the new folder (3) Should show bottom of the list (3) Remember to Ok this (4)



5. Restart Gimp should have this: Does work I checked it.



Make sure you are connected to the internet and update the gmic-qt filters, AFAIK the filter update for gmic 1.7.9 no longer exists