I am not remarkable at doing animations,  but I have not seen this problem in other years.

I am making a neon light sign, and just wanting the blur layers to go on and off.  Seems simple?  The problem is that the blur layer
   


 turns into a filled in blob 

   

I tried saving as a Gif, but even the gif when opened shows the blob.

(Windows 10 GIMP 2.10.22)

Now it has been many many many versions since I last animated, so maybe I am missing a few steps? 

Can someone assist me?


I will edit and update as I learn about the issue for any future readers.

While I see many one-click remove background tools online, which works great too. I am a bit sceptic about my photos leaving my computer.

I always loved how GIMP helped do a lot of things and preserve our privacy at the same time. I wonder what are our options for background removal in GIMP 2.10.22. Is there any safe script or a reliable addon that we can use to make background removal easier ? Thanks.

My question is pretty self explanatory IMHO. 

The path tool is quite painful concerning text. It's very difficult to use to get things just right, and doesn't seem to ever do things perfectly the first time when applying "Text along Path". Neither is it intuitive or easy to edit.

It squishes. Distorts. etc. Strange thing is there's little to zero on the interwebs on the topic.

I cannot possibly be the only one wanting to do this. Either that, or it's actually so elementary no one actually cares to document it.    I'd very much love to see this as a future feature. As a software developer, though the task may be a difficult one to code, my humble unsolicited opinion is justification of text along a path should've been there from the beginning. 

So, is there a simpler way to assign justification attributes to text being applied to a path, with a focus specifically on centering?

TIA! 

Running 2.10.22 on OSX Big Sur 11.3. Whenever I click and drag to draw a line, it just creates a dot where I start and every time I stop. Happens with every drag and click tool. Changing size, color, etc does not help. Any advice would be appreciated.

Hi! 

I hope someone can help me. I'm trying to use the drop shadow filters, but unfortunatly the button is not available in my GIMP. I thought, perhaps it is because of my language settings, but i've also tried to change them via preferences, which did not help. 

Please see attached print screen! 

Thanks  

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I just downloaded GIMP 2.10 on my new mac. I changed the security settings so it should be opening, yet it's not responding. GIMP was working on my old pc with the same settings. It's been stuck on "Verifying" for 1-2 hours now in the background. Is there anything I can do to fix it?

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How can I use Nik-Collection filters in GIMP 2.10 on Linux Mint

Stripes, easy to make in gimp but if one want more complicated ones, then it can be time consuming. In this case Easy to Stripe Generator 2.0 can help you: 
http://www.stripegenerator.com
Just play with the sliders and download the generated work of art as png file. There is also a possibility to load ready made stripes:
- click on 'Your Stripes'
- click on one of the stripes examples or in the text page below the examples
- click on the small button next to the example:  play with tile
- now you can download the stripes as png file or change the stripes using the sliders and the download your work.
To use the stripes png file in gimp :
- load the png file
- select / all
- edit / copy
- make a new canvas (File / New)
- use the Bucket Fill Tool to fill the canvas with the stripes 
   
Wilber in stripes :
   

On my website I apply SVG filters to black and white images.
The effect is a multitone effect achieved by gradient mapping the black and white image with feColorMatrix.

Normally I use black and white pictures with a high contrast for a better multitone effect, but sometimes still doesn't look good enough, so I might need to adjust other parameters then contrast.

What I want is to open a black and white image in Gimp, import my multitone svg filter and apply it to the image as a layer or otherwise so I can see the effect (I don't know if this is possible), and while the effect is on, change the contrast and other parameters of the black and white image to see the output with the filter on...

Any recommendations how to achieve this in Gimp (or in other software)?
I am not sure that Gimp can load an .svg file as a layer, and render the filter on the image just like browsers do.

Windows 10 64
Gimp 2 10 22
I am trying to create a new file, using "Create from Clipboard", from a rectangular image on Clipboard but the image that is pasted is square. (ie only part of the image is displayed)
I have tried with several rectangular images with the same result.
It appears that my Gimp is defaulting to a square format.
How do I free it to respond to the dimensions of the image on clipboard.
(When I past the image to MS Word it pastes the correct dimensions)
thanks