Hi,
Coming from pre-Windows 3.1 times, with old unreliable MS Office Apps, I have a reflex action of saving my files every time I complete a few changes.

As a new learner I don't know when it is too soon to save changes to a file. Eg using Foreground Select Tool. I had completed the foreground select and before starting the background select I automatically tried to save the file. This last effort of three caused Windows to freeze completely. Half an hour later it became usable again, but the foreground selected was gone.

Does anyone know if there are guidelines anywhere for when it is safe to save work in progress? This would be very helpful and save a lot of time and effort.
Thanks.

Hello!

Here is a seed of "gimpfu.py" for Gimp 2.99.6. It comes with a test plugin "Add a mask and invert" which just inverts the colors of the selected layer and adds a white mask to it.

Installation : Put the "addAMaskAndInvert" directory (It contains "gimpfu.py") into the "plug-in" directory.

(The test is accessible by "Filters -> Development -> Tests -> Add a mask and invert".)

This is given with no warranties at all.

Hope this helps!

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Hi, I started using Gimp a few weeks ago I think, not long basically, and I havent had problems with the exporting, until now. I will attach two screenshots of the two images (Pre- and Post Export)
If someone can  please tell me what may be the issue I will appreciate it a lot, as I have tried everything I can think of and its not fixing it. 
I have also noticed that when I merge the visible layers in Gimp it does the same color "corruption" thing. I dont know why.

Thx in advance

   

   

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Hi,

I recently paid for improving the faces in this picture (left picture) and they did a good job (right picture) it looks silky without being blurred and highlighted eyes, hair, etc.  

My question is how can I make the same effect with the rest of the body, flowers, etc? I mean well toned (Grayscale) without looking blurred/smudged or grained.

Any suggestion will be appreciated, plugin, procedure anything that can help a new user.

Thanks

High,
Using gimp 2.10.24 and gmic 2.9.7
Input picture for gmic colour mixer is RGB 8bit.
When I select a colour mixer and other tones range than all, then the colours are removed and all in gray.
When I select the tones range all, then the colours are changed as selected.
This is the case for all colour mixer shown in gmic.
Has anyone an idea what to do?
Regards

Messing around with the latest gmic filter Deformations -> Breaks  for an animation fade.

   

Good Evening

I am very new to GIMP, and new to picture editing.   The entire tool bar is grayed out.  I uninstalled it, and reinstalled it.  The same thing.  I had it the very day that I installed it.  Closed it, and then reopened a couple of days later.  I have not played with setting at all..

What is something that I can check?  I am really liking the gimp to make thumbnails for YT.

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The more I use Gimp, the more brushes I acquire. This brings the problem of selecting brushes from the very small brushes window, which I am finding increasingly awkward.

How do other people handle large numbers of brushes?

Is there a way of increasing the size of the brush selection window?  Is there a way of grouping the brushes into categories so that they are not all displayed at the same time?  Often an abr file contains many individual brushes some of which one might never use - is there a way of deleting the unwanted brushes?

I would appreciate any hints on brush management that people might have.

Since Gimp 2.10.22, python2 has been replaced by python3, that's great!
But what has 'gimpfu' been replaced with ?
The release notes say :

Quote:The new way to make Python plug-ins is streamlined, following the same logics as for other supported languages

I have used Gimp for years. However, I can't seem to add a transparent layer anymore. When I do, this transparent layer isn't transparent. I blocks out all other layers that are under it.