Hello everyone! I'm new to Gimp! Been using Corel Draw for over 20 years now and am retired from the graphics field. I'll be 70 in July so be gentle with me please! I'd like to get to know how to use Gimp to pass my time and have been watching videos on how to do things. I'm very excited to try my luck with Gimp. I've started by downloading Gimp 3.0.2 and wanted the G'mic and Resynthisizer plugins too. Well That didn't go to well. I'm not sure if these are compatible. Neither plugin works on my Windows 11 PC running a Intel Ultra 9 processor with 32 gig of ram. I've followed the videos from downloading to installing and everything seems to go well but when I try to access the plugins they are not there in filters. Soooo, I'm here to learn as much as I can from all of you. Please don't yell at me for posting this if it is in the wrong place...just point me in the right direction please. Thanks Robbie
05-15-2025, 06:51 AM (This post was last modified: 05-15-2025, 07:04 AM by Ofnuts.)
The plugin interface has changed between Gimp 2.10 and Gimp3. Most plugins written for 2.10 have to be converted to work with Gimp3, so when you download things if they don't explicitly state Gimp3 support, they are probably meant for v2.
There are Gimp3 versions of GMIC and resynthesize.
05-15-2025, 07:51 AM (This post was last modified: 05-15-2025, 07:58 AM by rich2005.)
@Signman2025
To get you started.
The Gimp gmic plugin is straight forward. On the gmic download page there is a section for Gimp3 Get the installer. https://www.gmic.eu/download.html
Which at the moment is the file gmic_3.5.4_gimp3.0_win64.exe about 40 MB
When you run the installer, it is worth noting the installation folder, that is where your plugins go.
It is a hidden folder, C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\3.0\plug-ins
Resynthesizer is more hands on. The Window version for Gimp 3.0 comes from gimpchat.com but the required files I have zipped and attached. Unzip and put in the same folder as gmic. With Gimp 3.0 plugins go in their own folders. The installations looks like this:
I have checked and they do work. Win11 / Gimp 3.0.2-1
The Gimp gmic plugin is straight forward. On the gmic download page there is a section for Gimp3 Get the installer. https://www.gmic.eu/download.html
Which at the moment is the file gmic_3.5.4_gimp3.0_win64.exe about 40 MB
When you run the installer, it is worth noting the installation folder, that is where your plugins go.
It is a hidden folder, C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\3.0\plug-ins
Resynthesizer is more hands on. The Window version for Gimp 3.0 comes from gimpchat.com but the required files I have zipped and attached. Unzip and put in the same folder as gmic. With Gimp 3.0 plugins go in their own folders. The installations looks like this:
I have checked and they do work. Win11 / Gimp 3.0.2-1
Thanks so much for your replies. I have done that and upon restarting Gimp I get an error that it is looking for the libgimp-3.0-0.dll file then throws a code (0xc0000022). I'll try reinstalling Gimp and see if that helps.
(05-15-2025, 01:15 PM)Signman2025 Wrote: Thanks so much for your replies. I have done that and upon restarting Gimp I get an error that it is looking for the libgimp-3.0-0.dll file then throws a code (0xc0000022). I'll try reinstalling Gimp and see if that helps.
05-15-2025, 11:34 PM (This post was last modified: 05-15-2025, 11:45 PM by Signman2025.)
(05-15-2025, 01:45 PM)rich2005 Wrote:
(05-15-2025, 01:15 PM)Signman2025 Wrote: Thanks so much for your replies. I have done that and upon restarting Gimp I get an error that it is looking for the libgimp-3.0-0.dll file then throws a code (0xc0000022). I'll try reinstalling Gimp and see if that helps.
There are different plugins for Gimp 3.0 and Gimp 2.10.x It is not a problem if you want to use Gimp 2.10 - I use it all the time
Ok everyone...since I've had so much trouble with Gimp 3 I uninstalled and downloaded Gimp 2.10. I have Resynthisizer working on it..now when I try to install G'mic it seems to install but when I start Gimp I get the error message.. gmic_gimp_qt.exe - system Error. The code execution cannot proceed because libnghttp3-9.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem. Well...Ive reinstalled several times but still get the same error. Anybody have any ideas? I made sure the G'mic I downloaded was for Gimp 2.10 but after the files were extracted that .dll file was not there.
(05-15-2025, 11:34 PM)Signman2025 Wrote: Ok everyone...since I've had so much trouble with Gimp 3 I uninstalled and downloaded Gimp 2.10. I have Resynthisizer working on it..now when I try to install G'mic it seems to install but when I start Gimp I get the error message.. gmic_gimp_qt.exe - system Error. The code execution cannot proceed because libnghttp3-9.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem. Well...Ive reinstalled several times but still get the same error. Anybody have any ideas? I made sure the G'mic I downloaded was for Gimp 2.10 but after the files were extracted that .dll file was not there.
Difficult to determine what is going on. It might be something like your Win 11 anti-virus being over zealous or an earlier version of Gimp 2.10
However, same as for Gimp 3.0, for Gimp 2.10 you need to use compatible files.
Yesterday, 02:46 PM (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 02:55 PM by Signman2025.)
(Yesterday, 08:19 AM)rich2005 Wrote:
(05-15-2025, 11:34 PM)Signman2025 Wrote: Ok everyone...since I've had so much trouble with Gimp 3 I uninstalled and downloaded Gimp 2.10. I have Resynthisizer working on it..now when I try to install G'mic it seems to install but when I start Gimp I get the error message.. gmic_gimp_qt.exe - system Error. The code execution cannot proceed because libnghttp3-9.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem. Well...Ive reinstalled several times but still get the same error. Anybody have any ideas? I made sure the G'mic I downloaded was for Gimp 2.10 but after the files were extracted that .dll file was not there.
Difficult to determine what is going on. It might be something like your Win 11 anti-virus being over zealous or an earlier version of Gimp 2.10
However, same as for Gimp 3.0, for Gimp 2.10 you need to use compatible files.
Note: If you have uninstalled (or not) Gimp 3.0 the Gimp 3.0 User profile remains. You can delete if you so desire, it has no effect on Gimp 2.10.
Thank you so much! I uninstalled everything again, turned off my firewall, re downloaded from your links, and I am happy to report everything is working as it should. Thank you sooo much for taking your time to show me how it's done! And thanks to everyone else that has replied too. Sometimes you have to hold my hand! I'm sure you will be seeing me around as I'm trying to put aside 20+ years of Corel Draw and trying to learn some things in Gimp at 70 !
Robbie
Yesterday, 03:12 PM (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 03:13 PM by rich2005.)
(Yesterday, 02:46 PM)Signman2025 Wrote: ...snip...
I'm sure you will be seeing me around as I'm trying to put aside 20+ years of Corel Draw and trying to learn some things in Gimp at 70 ! Robbie
Afraid to say, I have a couple of years on you. Using Windows you can run both Gimp 2.10 and Gimp 3.0 without problem.
Gimp 3.0 is still very new and lacking in "extras" which will come with time, whereas Gimp 2.10 has plenty of "old" scripts and plugins that are still available if you search.
Post your questions here, plenty experienced Gimp users around.
I also have a few years on you and am sticking with Gimp 2.10 for now (and Win 10). I'll wait for Gimp 3 to mature a bit before jumping in. So far I haven't seen the advantages of Gimp 3. However if indeed I can run both versions I may give it a go before too long.
