This year is a big year for open source graphics software like Gimp and Inkscape.
Once both programs have included CMYK support, they will be a serious alternative for professionals to Photoshop and Illustrator.

Hello guys, how are you doing? I'm reading gimp Docs. Here is what they say about "grain extract" in layer modes.

Grain extract mode is supposed to extract the "film grain" from a layer to produce a new layer that is pure grain, but it can also be useful for giving images an embossed appearance.

I don't think grain extract gives images an embossed appearance, but grain merge gives the embossed appearance.

What do you think about it?

This is a total update on previous post.

For Windows 2.10.x and current gmic_qt plugin

The installer correctly puts the plugin in its own folder in your Gimp 2.10 profile. Nothing else for you to do.

Just download from https://gmic.eu/download.shtml and run the installer



Find the plugin bottom of the filters menu, remember to update it occasionally.

Gimp 2.10 gives me no options to save or export in any other file type except xhtml, ora and xcf. I need to save my image in png or at least jpeg/jpg.
I tried saving in Open Raster (.ora), and got these error messages:

Calling error for procedure 'gimp-procedural-db-proc-info': Procedure 'file-png-save' not found

Saving 'C:\Users\Debby\Desktop\HairLock.ora' failed:OpenRaster plug-in could not save image

Does anyone know what I can do? Please Help!

I have several favorite folders in system file browser, but gimp application is not showing up all of the favorite folders in the left pane when I opened the file browser in gimp for saving files. Even I only may add the last sub folder of some files not the parent folders. It is weird to explain like this. How do you guys manage to add favorite folders for gimp application to save and open files?

It seems that the system file browser is capable of adding any folder as a favorite folder, but the gimp file browser won't adding the root folder of mounted disk as a favorite folder. Anyone know about this? Am I the first one who find out this?

I just installed Gimp 2.10.0 and I find that the size of the icons on my 4K screen are too tiny to use.

(As an example, on my 15" diag. screen, the brush icons are approximately 0.10 inches wide, tool icons are approx. 0.15 inches
When using Gimp 2.8 on my older 1K screen, these icons are 0.3 inches wide)

Is there a way to increase the size of everything ?

Thanks in advance

When using GIMP 2.10 and trying to open an image in the form of a tif file that was created by GIMP 2.8 the error shown in the attached file occurred.  Result is that that GIMP 2.10 cannot be used to process this file.  It might also be worth noting that some other programs are able to open the subject file.  This includes Picasa, XnViewMP, Paint, Canon DPP4, and Rawtherapee.  Notably Windows Photo Viewer is unable to open the subject file.

   

Hello - I've updated Windows (more fool me, I know...) and now GIMP (2.8.22) won't export images jpg or png and I'm guessing anything else too but I've only tried those thus far, saving to xcf is no problem though.

The error I get is "Saving "C:\Users\me\Documents\no_sleep.png" failed:
Could not open  "C:\Users\me\Documents\no_sleep.png" for writing.
No such file or directory"

Not sure if this a Windows or GIMP-specific bug. Can anyone suggest a solution please, many thanks.

EDIT: It seems like it's fine exporting any format image to my User specific folder (the same folder that includes ".gimp-2.8"), but not anywhere else.. pretty sure it is actually a Windows fault, as I now also don't seem to be able to export to png in Inkscape, and OBS Studio won't record, maybe other software is up the creek too, my "sleep" function no longer works.
Hmm, must complain to someone...

When I try to add a border (Filter>Decor>Add Border) using GIMP 2.10 the errors shown in the attached file appear.  While it leaves the expected border un-drawn it does seem to leave the added border area selected in such a state that simply using menu item "Edit>Fill with FG color" seems to have the effect of finishing the job.

Attached Files

  GIMPaddBorderissue.pdf (Size: 32.63 KB / Downloads: 487)

I have been using Gimp 2.8 (on Windows 8) with a Wacom Bamboo tablet for years now.  Providing I start Gimp using the tablet pen and not the mouse, when I press the upper button on the pen, I can move the Gimp image around on the screen, rather then use the scroll bars at the bottom and side of the screen.  If I start Gimp with the mouse this button gives me a drop down menu, the same as the right button on a mouse.

I have just installed Gimp 2.10.  Now, even after starting Gimp with the tablet pen, the upper button gives me the drop down menu.

I have found the ability to move the image around on the screen without using the scroll bars incredibly convenient.  Is there some preference I can set to get the 2.8 behaviour back?