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PS NIK filters for Windows Gimp 2.8 - rich2005 - 01-23-2018

Another post asked about using the PhotoShop NIK collection of filters with Gimp and was a bit baffled about the necessary modifications to the shellout.py plugin.

The easiest way by far is install the Gimp 2.9 development from http://www.partha.com It has pre-configured 'launchers' for each filter. Unfortunately these do not work with the regular Gimp 2.8.x so a quick modification to shellout.py attached. To avoid any confusion it is called NIKshell.py

First though you need the monster 450 MB NIK collection installer.

1. Go to https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ and click on download.
2. You need to enter an email address, where they send a down load link. It can be a disposable email address, it is try-and-see what works.

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3. With Nikcollection installer and NIKshell.py downloaded, Run the Nikcollection installer. Choose language.
4. Just continue

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5. The usual license agreement that nobody ever reads
6. The important bit, accept the default Destination folder. The NIKshell.py script is setup for there.

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7. Almost at the end, nothing to do here, Click on Install.

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The NIKshell.py plugin This is a regular Gimp plugin. Unzip it. Put it in your Gimp profile, usually:
C:\Users\your-name\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins

Start Gimp, open an image, bottom of the Filters menu is NIKshell, which opens a dialogue. Choose a filter and ok

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Looks like this, these are monsters and might run a little slow. When complete a "Save" takes you back to Gimp.

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RE: PS NIK filters for Windows Gimp 2.8 - Chaplain Mark - 01-23-2018

This is awesome, Rich, methinks I will give it a shot...!!

Thanks again..!


RE: PS NIK filters for Windows Gimp 2.8 - drpeppercan - 04-19-2019

Thanks a whole bunch for this nice and clear tutorial rich! Smile

In case this could help others: my Plug ins folder is located here:
C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins