12-08-2023, 08:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-08-2023, 10:25 AM by rich2005.
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(12-07-2023, 09:30 PM)RabSmith Wrote: Hya all you cute-n-cuddly GIMP users.
Never been described as that. The correct form is grumpy-cynical-old-man
Quote:I have been using GIMP for about a decade and I love it, however recently after doing a clean install on my desktop PC, ALL my XCF files [previously all GIMP files] are now all PAINT XCF files and will not transfer to, or come up in, my GIMP list of 'open' files.
Try as I might, I just cannot convert my XCF files to the GIMP format I require.
It would be very useful if someone can assist me on this one, and let me access my artwork.
Since you are using Windows, exactly which one 7 or 10 or 11 ? and is it 32 bit or 64 bit (info might help)
The same for Gimp you should be using the latest 2.10.36
Then, what exactly is a PAINT XCF ? Is this a file association problem and Windows tries to open the file with M$ Paint rather than Gimp ?
If you can post one of your Gimp .xcf files it might prove one way or another.
Old Gimp xcf files (Gimp 2.8) are different to Gimp 2.10 but Gimp 2.10 is backward compatible.
Other alternatives:
An older type .xcf might open in Krita and convert to some other format The same for XnViewMP .
Edit: This is the worrying bit: Try as I might, I just cannot convert my XCF files to the GIMP format I require.
What exactly have you done to your .xcf files ? Have you backed up the originals ?