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Nik Collection for GIMP – here’s how you can use it

In this automated world, we perform all our work with the help of computers. So being in such a technology-driven world, we all play with editing apps so much that we transform imagination into a different world.  So, everyone wants to have fresh pictures, the edited ones, and then we have Nik plugin that gives the beautiful effects and the more of editing tools in the editing apps. With Nik Collection for GIMP, have high-quality images with different interesting effects and features which arouse a feel in the pictures. 

Make Sure to download GIMP Portable 

Nik Collection for GIMP

Now, when we are talking about Nik plugin, how can we leave the desktop application GIMP, the image editor.  

GIMP being popular among the editors, designers and all other professions, need a plug in to run. Then how to use it without a plugin?  Here, we will give you the solution for this. 

Many many moons ago, then-Google acquired Nik Software in order to bolster it’s mobile photo editing efforts. Now, at the time, we were all wondering what was going to happen to Picasa and then-Google answered that question a bit later with the forced retirement of their desktop application. Then-Google, now-Alphabet, was making a run for the cloud and leaving desktop software offerings in the dust, no matter how popular they were among the masses.

How to Install Nik Collection on GIMP

The Nik Collection doesn’t show in the All Apps of the Windows Start menu as it default installs elsewhere. Which is fine. You don’t need to see it in the Start menu in order to use it, but you do need to know where to find where it was installed, which I addressed above. For those of you who skipped to the end, it can be found here:
On your (Windows) computer go to
C: → Program Files → Google → Nik
Since these instructions are for a workaround, some advanced features may not be available using Nik. In other words, you’ll have access to the most basic features only.
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On your (Windows) computer go to:
C: → Program Files → Google → Nik

Then select each folder and copy the “.exe” files to this folder on the desktop, or wherever you want to put them. Personally, I created a folder on my desktop called “Nik” and dragged the .exe files into there. Also note, there are 32-bit executables as well as 64-bit. A 32-bit computer will not run the 64-bit files, but a 64-bit will run the 32-bit ones. This means, you can install the 32-bit executable files or, open the folder for each program, select the 64-bit subfolder and find the executables there.Nik Collection for GIMP

This allows the executables to be launched without having to go through Adobe’s software suite or the trouble of allowing GIMP to access Nik Collection. Yes, it’s a pain in the ass, but not as big of a PIA as the above directions.
Please note: using this method severely restricts the file-system of using the Nik suite, but it does allow Nik to be used without Adobe or GIMP.
Also note: the Nik module will allow you to save the work you’ve done but will more than likely overwrite the original file, so it’s best to work with a copy and not the original if you’re worried about the final product. Heck, it’s probably just a good idea to only work with a copy.

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Just install Nik and GIMP, and also you need ShellOut to proceed in your device.  

After the installation of these files is done, go to the program files and check out the Nik collection installed in your device. 

Now the next step, where you have to convert the ShellOut into an unzipped file. And copy ShellOut.py to GIMP plugin directory and find GIMP/plugins. Further, open this file in the notepad text editor in your PC. 

Save it and launch GIMP in a new window, this makes it more comfortable as it also includes the Nik Collection, MS Paint and many more. 

Now, choose the Nik collection of your choice. 

But, the file needs to be in JPG files to save it. So, keep the JPG file in your PC and export it. 

Nik plugin allows you to save the file in your PC.  

Use GIMP without worries now, customise your pictures along with 3rd party.  

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GIMP for Chromebook – Installation guide

Here is the guide to download and install GIMP on your chromebook. GIMP is undoubtedly one of the best free image editors available, and certainly the best one for Linux. Just like with Photoshop, there is a learning curve, but GIMP is an incredibly powerful tool. You can use multiple image layers, draw with various brushes (including with a stylus, if your Chromebook has one), blur parts of an image, and much more. GIMP can open and save many different types of files, including XCF, JPEG, PNG, PSD, WebP, BMP, and others.

Check – GIMP Portable – For Portable drive

We all have a habit of taking and processing photographs. It is now a trend for all generation. We all want to capture a photo of our own or closed ones too. So, photo editing a common concern, is not it? We all love photo editing for making attractive.  

Some automated software can do editing. Here I will refer you the best photo editor, which is free for sure. Are you very excited and know more about this? So let’s waste no more time and discuss more on this. 

Features: 

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is the most popular free scanning graphics editor. It uses for improving, editing different types of images. GIMP works best with the combination with Linux Desktop(Chromebook). For Linux, GIMP is one of the best image editors. This powerful device can access and save many other types of files like XCF, JPEG, PNG, PSD, WebP, BMP etc. You may install Photoshop by Chrome OS, which is Linux based distinct operating system running in the laptop or tablet like Chromebook. It is the best Linux app on your Chromebook. 

How to install GIMP on Chromebook?

GIMP can only access files which are present in the ‘Linux apps’ folder in the chrome OS application. For an internal drive, you can able to do this easily. But for an external drive, you will have to copy it to the Linux folder first.

Mainly GIMP can be downloaded by the Flatpak release. So, if you do not have this program, then first install it. Firstly run this command with

Sudo apt install flatpak

After that download installs the GIMP app by clicking this command:

Sudo flatpak install https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.gimp.GIMP.flatpakref

Confirm installation by pressing ‘Y’ on your keyboard and then press ‘Enter’.

Once after downloading, the GIMP icon will show in the Chrome OS app.

Then turn on the ‘Single Window Mode’, you will see the icon or from the ‘Window’ option click on ‘Single Window Mode’ to view. 

 

Conclusion: 

So, this process uses for commercial image editing programs in free of cost. If you go for install this graphics, then you are ready to get started editing!! I find that GIMP is the most accessible app. Without any confusion, this is one of the best image editors for Linux. By this convenient description, you can clear your doubt as a guideline.  

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GIMP portable on Ubuntu: Download and Install guide

Here is the full guide on how to install GIMP Portable on Ubuntu. Follow the steps to install it and run it.  This works for me in Kubuntu 16.04 64bit. It should also work in other 16.x 64bit ‘buntus.  It might even work in equivalent version of Mint. A long shot possibility in other Debian based versions.

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Nothing clever, it is assembled using a script and the ‘buntu ‘gimp-edge’ ppa. This updates regularly and I will attempt to keep the following to the current build.
More dependency hell with Ubuntu 18.x versions. This Gimp 2.9.9 appimage is stuck with this release which is Dec 2017
Still very usable, no recent feature additions, just bug fixes

Download GIMP Portable for Ubantu

Download GIMP Portable 2.9.9 for ubantu

How to install GIMP Portable on Ubantu

Unzip and run. It will run from your home partition. Same as a regular gimp, first run it creates a gimp profile, in this case ~/.config/GIMP/2.9  It will copy all your resources from ~/.gimp-2.8 so to save a lot of editing, temporarily rename ~/.gimp-2.8 and a new empty Gimp 2.9 profile is created.

Here is the images for GIMP portable on ubantu

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I am not keen on those dark themes, so this is my preference + a shot of one nice addition to Gimp 2.9 – new layer options.  Plenty other new things to explore in GIMP portable on Ubuntu.

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Code:
GIMP299.bin --pdb-compat-mode=on

bimp17x64 <<< this has a dependency libpcre3 – install that package from your linux repository.
fourierx64
djvu-read <<< mainly for those academic documents

gmic_gimp_qt
gmic_gimp179 <<< last of the series, can be installed alongside ver 2.0 installed.

guillotine-into-layersx64
nufraw-gimp
plasma2x64
plugin-heal-selection.py
resynthesizer29
resynthesizer_gui29 <<< small change to gui with added options
smooth-path64

Bugs

This is a development version, there will be bugs.
If Gimp 2.9.9 – any version – crashes a lot, first thing to check is
Edit -> Preferences -> System Resources -> Number-of-Threads-to-use Set this to 1

 

Also do checkout plugins for GIMP Portable

Photoshop filter plugin (PSPI) for GIMP

The user interface of GIMP is designed by a dedicated design and usability team. This team was formed after the developers of GIMP signed up to join the OpenUsability project. A user interface brainstorming group has since been created for GIMP, where users of GIMP can send in their suggestions as to how they think the GIMP user interface could be improved.

GIMP is presented in two forms, single and multiple window mode; GIMP 2.8 defaults to the multiple-window mode. In multiple-window mode a set of windows contains all GIMP’s functionality. By default, tools and tool settings are on the left and other dialogues are on the right. A layers tab is often to the right of the tools tab, and allows a user to work individually on separate image layers. Layers can be edited by right-clicking on a particular layer to bring up edit options for that layer. The tools tab and layers tab are the most common dockable tabs.

ref – https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Portable-Gimp-2-9-9-for-linux

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How to GIMP (A full tutorial)

This is the very basic guide and “how to” tutorials for GIMP users. Also GIMP Portable users can follow the same guides. If you are a GIMP portable user you may face some issue unlike Photoshop so people across world have asked such questions and we have collected this kind of query and its answer.

How to move text around in gimp?

Are you sure you’re clicking on the actual letters in the text? When selecting a layer to move, GIMP will pick the uppermost layer which is non-transparent at the point you clicked, ignoring any transparent layers that might be on top of it.

move tax around in gimp

What this means is that, using the “Pick a layer or guide” mode of the move tool, you can only drag a layer around by its opaque parts. Since a text layer is typically mostly transparent, with only narrow opaque lines making up the text, this can sometimes make them tricky to move.

The general solution (besides practicing finer mouse control) is to select “Move the active layer” in the move tool options (or just hold down the Shift key when clicking), which will cause it to move the currently selected layer no matter where you click. Then select the layer you want from the Layers dialog and move it around as you like.

You can do this by: 1) selecting the move tool, and 2) in the menu bar, navigating to Windows → Dockable Dialogs → Tool Options. In the dialog box that appears, select “Move the active layer”.

How to move selection in GIMP?

Right click your selection and in the menu, select “Select -> Float.” The default keystroke for this, I think, is Ctrl+Shift+L. It pulls your selected area up into a temporary layer so that you can move it around.

In some other applications, just using a move tool on a selection does this automatically, but GIMP allows the move tool to be used on the selection itself, rather than its contents, for adjustments.

Move a floating layer in GIMP?

floating layer in GIMP

To do this, click anywhere on the image except on the floating selection. This merges the floating selection with the current layer. Or you can use the Anchor layer command (Ctrl+H). You can also anchor the floating selection to the current layer by clicking on the anchor button of the Layers dialog.

Get rid of the floating selection in Gimp?

There are two main ways to get rid of a floating selection: You can anchor it to the current layer with the Layer → Anchor Layer command ( Ctrl + H ), or by clicking the anchor icon in the Layers dialog, or simply by clicking anywhere in the image outside the floating selection.

Source – graphicdesign.stackexchange.com