Hi, is it possible to convert a PNG into .cur and a set of PNGs into .ani using GIMP? I currently have SVG, can convert it into PNG to use as cursor files in Windows 10 and 11. Thanks.
Nothing I can see directly with Gimp. You probably already come across these.
You can make a .cur file from a .png (or other format) using ImageMagick edit: These identify as Windows .cur files but, up to you to try them in a Windows machine. You might be better off with a dedicated Windows editor such as Greenfish.
Code:
magick filename.png filename.cur
From here
https://www.gimpusers.com/forums/graphic...ni-in-gimp
Using anituner.exe to import your png's and make a .ani file
I just tried that anituner.exe
https://www.gdgsoft.com/anituner/ (linux using WINE) not the nicest interface but it looks like it works. It imports the usual file formats.
Thanks. Eagerly waiting for the 2.99.11 build.
I opened a bug report regarding the .cur file
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/8473
I guess, while considering scaling, the .cur file should be like this, not just one image. But 2.99.10 exports as is one image only. Not sure whether I should mention it in the bug report.
I have a python script (
not a Gimp plugin ) that creates a .cur from a .ico file. Apparently they are almost identical except you can set a 'hot spot' (whatever that is) in a .cur
Using your 128x128 png from bug report. Top is a straight conversion png -> ico in Gimp ico -> cursor using script. Remember this is using Linux.
Into Win 10 Top is very pixelated so I gave the original png a small gaussian blur, that's the bottom cursor.
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Attached the cursor file and the python script. usage is (x,y is the hotspot)
Code:
python ico2cur.py filename.ico -x 25 -y 30
I do not know how you would create a multi-layer .cur file.
Please do not ask any difficult questions when it comes to M$ I am well behind usage these days
Thanks. I think Windows 10 expects 32x32 to 256x256 variants from a .cur file.