Gnu Image Manipulation Program

GIMP is turns 27

Happy Birthday 🥳

https://www.gimp.org/news/2022/11/21/gimp-27-birthday/

There is a rembg plugin for GIMP

https://github.com/danielgatis/rembg

How to get Photoshop like Layer effects in GIMP 2.10, for free?

There are two options

1. A plugin called layerfx.py
2. A script called layerfx-Jon-Stipe-299.scm

If I understand correctly, the original author is Jonathan Stipe

I was not able to find the official source for above two options. But there's a reliable new one based on GEGL and available on GitHub for free

3. GEGL Layer Effects by Linux Beaver

https://github.com/LinuxBeaver…ffects-in-Gimp-using-GEGL

GIMP v 2.99 new dev build is expected to release this week. From what I see on social media, 3.0 is close.

It could be GIMP 2.10.34 too. Not sure which one. There is no announcement yet.

The stable branch of GIMP v2.10 got an update in the form of v 2.10.34. This release also allows you to pick colours from anywhere on the display. Works on both Windows and Linux ( X11 ).

With GIMP 2.10.34, you have better support for the following file format

TIFF  
PSD  
JPEG XL  
PDF  
Raw data  

there are new features backported to 2.10.34 from the development branch (v 2.99)

More features

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Template selector in Canvas Size dialog
Item dockables with “Visibility” and “Link” headers
Improved desktop color-picking (Windows, X11)
Remembering color scale and model preferences

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Related to Photoshop PSD files, GIMP 2.10.34 now supports the ability to export PSD files with paths.

I would really love to see the support for smart objects added at some points.

Not until June. I don't see any chat about it on social media.

They should really do something about 3.0. I got used to 2.10 though.

Layer Effects and Layer Groups coming to GIMP?

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/9244

I have a LayerFX plugin on 2.10. This one is for 3.0 mostly.

Happens all the time with open source. Suggestions are free and does not cost anything.

Nice find. Some of them are heavy though. Inpainting will help people remove objects from a picture. There is also a plugin based on removebg. It will help you remove the background from images. Works with 2.10.