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Monday, October 26, 2015

Install GIMP 2.8.14 In Ubuntu Or Linux Mint Via PPA

GIMP 2.8.14 was released yesterday, bringing various bug fixes and small enhancements. This is the stable GIMP branch and no new features are added in the 2.8.x releases, just bug fixes.

Update: the Ubuntu / Linux Mint PPA now has GIMP 2.8.14: "Yesterday's 2.8.12 release had broken library versioning, so we had to roll out GIMP 2.8.14 today. The only change is the fixed libtool versioning".

Changes in GIMP 2.8.14 since 2.8.10:

Core:

OSX: Fix migration code for old GIMP directories;
Fix brush sizes when used from plug-ins;
Windows: Allow to Explorer-open files with UTF-8 characters in the filename;
Make XCF loading more robust against broken files;

GUI:

Make sure the widget direction matches the GUI language;
Remove the option to disable the warning when closing a modified image;
Fix canvas overlay widgets (like the text options) for tablets;
Make DND work between images in one dockable;

Libgimp:

Make gimp_image_get_name() return the string used for the image title;

Plug-ins:

Make script-fu-server more secure by listening to 127.0.0.1 by default and add a warning about changing that IP. This breaks the procedure's API, but for security reasons;
Bring back proper script-fu translations;

General:

Massively clean up and fix the OSX build and bundle;
Add Jenkins tutorial;
Documentation updates;
Bug fixes;
Translation updates.

The next major GIMP release - 2.10 (release date not known yet) -, should bring a complete port to GEGL / high bit depths, support layer masks on layer groups, new warp tool, seamless cloning, unified transform tool and more. Most of these features are work in progress and already available in the latest GIMP development builds - if you want to give it a try under Ubuntu, you can use a PPA to install the latest GIMP 2.10 development builds.

Install GIMP 2.8.14 in Ubuntu / Linux Mint via PPA

To install the latest GIMP 2.8.14 in Ubuntu / Linux Mint and derivatives, you can use +Thorsten Stettin's PPA. Add the PPA and install GIMP using the commands below:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gimp

This PPA also provides the latest G'MIC for GIMP (which includes a collection of about 400 image filters and effects) and I recommend you check it out.

For other Linux distributions, Windows and Mac OS X, see the GIMP downloads page.

GIMP 2.9 (2.10 Development Builds) Available In New Ubuntu PPA

Thorsten Stettin has created a new PPA for Ubuntu / Linux Mint users who want to use the latest GIMP 2.9 development builds.

There won't be a GIMP 2.9 stable release - 2.9 is used for development and will result in the next stable GIMP version, 2.10.

The major new feature in GIMP 2.10 will be a complete port to GEGL / high bit depths and the latest GIMP from GIT already allows working in 16bit and 32bit per color channel mode, both integer and float:

Other features that will be available with GIMP 2.10 are a new wrap tool, seamless cloning, a unified transform tool and more.

Most of these new features are already work in progress and available in the latest GIMP development builds which you can install in Ubuntu by using Thorsten's PPA. However, remember that since these aren't stable GIMP builds, you may find bugs or incomplete features!

Install GIMP 2.9 (development build) in Ubuntu

To add Thorsten Stettin's GIMP Edge PPA and install GIMP 2.9 in Ubuntu 14.10, 14.04 or 13.10, use the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp-edge
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gimp

There are no GIMP 2.9 packages for Ubuntu versions older than 13.10!

The PPA also contains the latest GIMP Plugin Registry package: (a collection of GIMP plugins which includes GIMP FX Foundry and many other useful plugins) and GIMP G'MIC (G'MIC or GREYC's Magic Image Converter is a tool that comes with more than 190 pre-defined image filters and effects for GIMP). Install these extra GIMP plugins using the following command:

sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry gimp-gmic

Revert the changes

If you want to go back to the stable GIMP version (purge the GIMP 2.9 development builds PPA and downgrade GIMP), use the following commands:

sudo apt-get install ppa-purge
sudo ppa-purge ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp-edge

via Thorsten Stettin @ Google+

G`MIC (GREYC`s Magic For Image Computing) Sees New Stable Release

G'MIC (GREYC's Magic for Image Computing) is a framework for image processing that comes with a large number of pre-defined image filters and effects (almost 400, with an extra 300 testing filters). There are several interfaces for G'MIC: a command line tool, a web service, a Qt based interface for real-time webcam manipulation, a library and a GIMP plugin.

Below you can see a screenshot with the G'MIC GIMP plugin in action:

If you're interested in the complete list of filters available with the G'MIC plugin for GIMP, you can find it HERE. You can also see most of the G'MIC filters in action by following the links below:

images processed by the command line version of G'MIC: http://gmic.sourceforge.net/gallery.shtml
images processed using the G'MIC GIMP plugin: http://gmic.sourceforge.net/gimp.shtml

G'MIC 1.6.0 was released today, bringing just a few visual changes but a lot of new things under the hood, mentions the release announcement posted on the G'MIC Google+ page. Notable changes included in this release:

[gimp] New filter 'Film emulation / Various' that adds about 20 new color presets to the old 'Other effect' filter (which has been removed);
[gimp] New filter 'Details / Mighty details', to push out details in images;
[gimp] Filter 'Layers / Blend [standard]' has an additional option to manage how multiple blends are performed, in case more than 2 layers are given as input;
[gimp] Improved "Preview error" image when an error is encountered;
[core] New native command '-pass' that allows to insert images from parent contexts in custom commands and local environments. This allows to design custom commands that can take images as arguments;
[core] New command '-outputx' (eq. to '-ox') that saves images with same base filenames but with different extension(s);
[core] New command '-names' (eq. to '-nms') that can set different names to multiple selected images, with a single command;
[core] New command '-mul_channels' that multiply each channel of an image with different provided values;
[cli] New command '-update' that allows to retrieve command updates from the G'MIC project server. This way, the CLI interface of G'MIC can benefit from Internet updates easily, exactly as the GIMP plug-in;
[core] Many aspects of the libgmic API have been improved;
[cli] Invoking 'gmic -h' now display colored output on the terminal (if using bash);
[doc] Documentation pages have been improved. Links to tutorial pages have been inserted;
bug fixes and much more.

A complete list of changes for the latest G'MIC 1.6.0 can be found HERE.

Install G'MIC in Ubuntu / Linux Mint

G'MIC and the G'MIC GIMP plugin are available in the official Ubuntu repositories however, it's not the latest version. If you don't care about getting the latest version, simply install the "gmic-gimp" for the GIMP plugin(s) and "gmic" if you only want to use the command line interface:

sudo apt-get install gmic gimp-gmic

To get the latest G'MIC version, Ubuntu users can use +Thorsten Stettin's PPA. Note: by using this PPA, you may also receive GIMP (stable) updates. To add the PPA and install the latest G'MIC and the G'MIC GIMP Plugin in Ubuntu / Linux Mint and derivatives, use the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gmic gimp-gmic

Once installed, open a photo in GIMP, go to Filters > G'MIC and a dialog will pop-up from which you can select the effect(s) you want to apply. Each effect is of course customizable and you can see a live preview in the G'MIC window.

Note: Thorsten Stettin also maintains a GIMP 2.9 (development builds) PPA which includes G'MIC - for more information, see: GIMP 2.9 (2.10 Development Builds) Available In New Ubuntu PPA

Download G'MIC

For other Linux distributions, Windows and Mac OS X, see the G'MIC downloads page.

Xubuntu 15.10 To Drop GIMP, Abiword And Gnumeric, Ship With LibreOffice (Or Parts Of It) By Default

A week ago, the Xubuntu team members were asked to vote if Xubuntu 15.10 should drop GIMP, Abiword and Gnumeric and include LibreOffice by default.

The vote expired yesterday and Simon Steinbeiß, the Xubuntu Project Lead, announced the vote results, which are as follows:

GIMP will be dropped;
Abiword will be dropped;
LibreOffice or parts of it will be installed by default.

This doesn't mean you can't use GIMP, Abiword or Gnumeric - they will continue to be available in the repositories so you can install them via Ubuntu Software Center.

Among the reasons of shipping Xubuntu 15.10 without GIMP is that the app takes a lot of space on the ISO and it has "a lot of features that the average user probably doesn't need", mentioned Simon Steinbeiß in a message on the Xubuntu Devel mailing list. He also pointed out that there's "no obvious or natural replacement for it", and as a result, Xubuntu 15.10 won't include any image editing software by default.

As for Abiword, according to Sean Davis, Xubuntu Technical Lead, the main reasons behind this decision are "Abiword's bugs and constant theming issues".

These changes will only affect Xubuntu 15.10 and the default applications list will likely be revisited for Xubuntu 16.04 LTS.

GIMP: Get Photoshop Like Keyboard Shortcuts, Toolbox Icons And More

To help those who are used to Photoshop, +Martin Owens has created a collection of GIMP 2.8 tweaks that make it more like Adobe Photoshop.

The tweaks include Photoshop like toolbox icons, keyboard shortcuts, modified dockable dialogs and even a tweaked background color to match Photoshop.

These tweaks were created for GIMP 2.8 so if you use GIMP 2.9 (the latest GIMP 2.10 development builds), not everything will work. For instance, the keyboard shortcuts might not work properly and there's a minor glitch with the icons there's no icon for the new GIMP 2.9 Unified Transform Tool so the default one will be used instead:

However, I've added installation instructions for both GIMP 2.8 and GIMP 2.9 so you can try this even if you're using the latest GIMP development build, but keep in mind the notes above.

GIMP Photoshop Tweaks: Installation

1. Download the GIMP Photosop Tweaks zip file from DeviantArt (there's a download link on the right) and place it in your home folder.

2. Make a backup of your current GIMP configuration (firstly close GIMP!):

- for GIMP 2.8:

mv ~/.gimp-2.8 ~/.gimp-2.8.old

- for GIMP 2.9+:

mv ~/.config/GIMP/2.9 ~/.config/GIMP/2.9.old

3. Install GIMP Photoshop tweaks

- for GIMP 2.8: simply extract the downloaded zip archive in your home folder (the arhive contains a .gimp-2.8 hidden folder with all the tweaks);

- for GIMP 2.9+: copy the downloaded .zip file to ~/.config/GIMP/ (".config" is a hidden folder in your home directory so press CTRL + H to see it), then extract it and a folder called ".gimp-2.8" will be created (again, this is a hidden folder so if you can't see it, press CTRL + H) - then simply rename this folder to "2.9". You should now have a new GIMP 2.9 configuration folder: ~/.config/GIMP/2.9 .

How to revert the changes

Since we've backed up the original GIMP configuration folder, restoring the configuration to the previous state is very easy (firstly close GIMP!):

- for GIMP 2.8:

rm -r ~/.gimp-2.8
mv ~/.gimp-2.8.old ~/.gimp-2.8

- for GIMP 2.9+:

rm -r ~/.config/GIMP/2.9
mv ~/.config/GIMP/2.9.old ~/.config/GIMP/2.9

That's it.

first screenshot via Martin Owens @ DeviantArt

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