Windows 10: Gimp Update out

So far it seems ok on this build(15031) of 10. I just tried it on an older image that I worked on with a previous build of Gimp and it didn't crash or have an issue with it., YMMV

 

GIMP 2.8.22 is now available.

 

On my PC (W7) I've found that some tools are very slow compared to v2.8.22 (e.g. Stretch Contrast HSV).
I only had 1 plugin that was incompatible (Greycstoration).

I also have a weird bug with the Polygon Selection tool.
I can draw a polygon, but it isn't a selection.
I have to switch to the Move tool to make the polygon a selection. *Confused

 

I'll have wait for the add-on to get ported, otherwise it is useless to me. @Hopachi (Horace) told me he has been working on porting some, so the waiting begins

 

And, unlike other programs with a unique UI, GIMP will open in Sets...

 

One thing that I always seem to see with Gimp is they spend a long time putting in loads of new features, but don't seem to put the same effort into getting the Help and instructions for the new features, (for offline use especially), available at the same time, they advertise the option on the main download page to the availability of the offline help in a good number of languages but not mentioning that these are the ones for the last version not the new ones .

A side effect of this is when installing the Application, followed by the "offline" Help files it throws an error message that the Application is not present in the folder it's installing into. This is of course due to the fact that the Help file is one or more revisions behind the actual application, and is looking for the "old" application.

This is not a good way to reassure new users, so something should be added to the instructions or the actual error message to highlight the actual "Fault" detail,

Not everyone has fast, free, fibre or Broadband, so are not able to use online help

 

Agreed!

 

All these I "need" ported(except the Gimp installer of course)

 

One thing that is a total show stopper for me is the lack of support for the Raw files I use exclusively. I use ARW format from Sony DSLRs which I immediately convert to Digital Negative [.DNG] files for storage and processing.

DNG is an public domain format and is actually used in some DSLR's as their internal format so Gimp should really look at supporting it *Wink

I've just downloaded the Windows Port of Darktable [at last they are thinking about the other 90%+ of computer users], and will take a look

Let's put things straight - as far as I can see there are no real alternatives to the combination of Lightroom and Photoshop I use at present, I pay around $10 a month which is acceptable for me, As I do not actually use Photoshop that often I may look to also try setting up a workflow for users who use lightroom and want to do detailed pixel editing from lightroom in Gimp, [should be possible by use of a Tiff File rather that Adobe standards

 

The problem with Gimp is the add-ons, even ones often downloaded, are created and posted by individuals who do it on their free time, and when something happens in "real" life, or they loose interest in the project, or GIMPs coding has changed where it's difficult to port, it gets dropped or lost.

Of course companies like Adobe have paid teams, and they can always get other/better coders, that this is a job for.

But...
I really like the GIMP UI*Smile

 

I've been playing *Wink

Had an unprocessed DNG image and set-up Gimp as an external editor in Lightroom, [just using a standard sRGB colour palette and an uncompressed Tiff 8 Bit output file], to get the file into Gimp 2.10 and Voila ...





Will need to do some more research [Playing] to see what sort of Bit depths and Colour Schemes Gimp can support but looks like it could be an option for some with lightroom standalone to do pixel edits

 

That's ok, it's not like the older version is a security problem, like Image Magick can be*Wink

 

True. I also have 2.8 around considering all that stuff we integrated in plugins.

 

There might be a lot of important plugins in those packages but from afar it seems to be a lot of stuff inside.

Crux-... libcrux-: v2 theming engine; old gtk themes don't work anymore in the standard 2.10 build; might still work in Partha's GIMP builds with a tweak or two but I'm not sure. Keep an eye on his site as Partha always seem to add more plugins in the pack. It has gmic by default.

We now do have dark themes by default so a clone of one of these in another color will get us a new theme in theory.

GAP - the animation framework - will get replaced. I noticed SDL.dll installed, we'll see where the project is headed but I read somewhere that the animation package will be renewed. Wait and see.

Extensions is a big package - a lot of outdated dll's and scripts... will take a while till people replace this one.

Iconify is easy to port; as I said I made it make Win10 'certified' icons. I'll add a link somewhere in next post.

GMIC works; installed it from gmic site; don't overwrite any dll's.

In general, we'll need to check this site from time to time:
GIMP Help | GIMP Plugin Registry

 

@Cliff S
Here's the iconify port. For Gimp 2.10, it makes icons for Windows 10. *Wink

Place the scm file in GIMP's 'share\gimp\2.0\scripts' location. (RE)start GIMP.

Cheers!
H