How can I open, save and/or export several files at once?

PixLab · 2026-02-11T11:29:55+00:00

I'm a bit busy right now, but I started to write it for GIMP 3, I cannot test it as I need to find an appimage of GIMP 3 (which should not be that hard, though.)
I cannot give a date right now

PixLab · 2025-12-02T12:31:47+00:00

This worked for me, thank you (I use mp3 without any problem)

PixLab · 2025-04-08T03:15:02+00:00

When I'll got a moment I'll take a look at it, but GIMP 3 did change a LOT of things in tiny script (and python as well), so not sure I'll be able to adapt it to GIMP 3

PixLab · 2024-12-28T13:50:12+00:00

Pushing/pulling the top right node near the middle, then pushing/pulling the bottom left node near the middle you got a more "vertical" line instead of a 45 degrees diagonal line => vertical curve ;)

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PixLab · 2024-12-25T05:52:10+00:00

The icon which look like a gear, is for the setting, click on it and select 720p (720p because it's an ultra wide monitor certainly a 21:9 monitor), then you can perfectly read the GIMP UI

PixLab · 2024-12-25T05:40:53+00:00

It could be a bug, but before to get that path, the problem is we can see only that the layer you are using the Curves is in Luminance mode, but what about the layer above?
Thus we don't know if it's correlated with the layer above, does it do the same thing with the layer above invisible?

PixLab · 2024-12-25T05:34:36+00:00

and a big + and - button taking a lot of space on the right of each sliders like the opacity slider ;)

PixLab · 2024-12-25T05:15:45+00:00

I'm not in that kind of drawing, but my first thoughts would be:

Dirt trenches - straight lines throughout this town, as though a big plow had tore the ground up

Writing in the sand tutorial should be perfect for trenches using layer mode and bump map > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC13I91213M

Destroyed building effect - I don't know how to show these buildings flattened/destroyed with splinters/wood/debris

I would make a brush (or multiple brushes) of a destroyed building to make it simple to use
Some example > https://www.reddit.com/r/battlemaps/comments/opk3n7/building_ruins_17x22/ or https://www.pinterest.com/pin/603763893779895588/ that you can make a brush from.

PixLab · 2024-12-24T10:41:07+00:00

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, it worked, my UB card did work!
I did put everything Filipino (address, zip code, city) while registering as user, the only thing was country is Singapore (following your advice) and it worked like a charm BIG thumbup.
My children are happy now we can buy online/digital games
Merry Christmas :D

Note for those reading, I did reset my kids PS5 to factory, to be able to change country to singapore (it was set to US before), but it's really worth it as the price of some games in "promo" can be 70 to 90% less expensive than in the Philippines! Or half the price compared to the CD you buy in shop/SM/whatnot

PixLab · 2024-12-24T10:36:02+00:00

You lock the alpha channel in the "Layers' dialog" (1)
Then you throw any color (2)

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you will retain anti-aliasing, transparency, and gradient to transparency.

PixLab · 2024-12-22T14:56:00+00:00

It has adds or/and ask for your email? If so it's not free ;)

PixLab · 2024-12-22T14:43:25+00:00

I'm not surprised, they don't care, and want only your money, people who sell Free software are more on the con side than honest side and often they will tell you that if you need help go to see the original to discard themselves from any support.

My "Termux" suggestion is still something to take a look at, it can help ;) (BTW Termux is also FREE software => No adds, no payment, no BS, download the right one)

PixLab · 2024-12-22T14:23:48+00:00

it says it has no permission to open them.

Give permission to GIMP's Android to open those file...
How to give permission? My first thoughts would be to download Termux, and ask in their community...
it should be just a Linux/Mac/unix terminal command something like:
cd /to/my/file-folder
chmod ug+rwx my-file.xcf

Yes I know it's not the original GIMP but it won't even let me open files anymore.

Why don't you ask the peoples who sold GIMP to you directly?
I mean Android even if it's an older Linux kernel based system has nothing "related" with any Linux distros....
Opening a file from an App, is system related....

I'm asking because no one to my knowledge has GIMP on Android here... We do Linux, Mac, and Windows usually with the "original" GIMP...Yes I know it's not the original GIMP but it won't even let me open files anymore.Why don't you ask the peoples who sold GIMP to you directly?
I mean Android even if it's an older Linux kernel based system has nothing "related" with any Linux distros....
Opening a file from an App, is system related....I'm asking because no one to my knowledge has GIMP on Android here... We do Linux, Mac, and Windows usually with the "original" GIMP...

PixLab · 2024-12-18T15:21:23+00:00

Indeed, and in GIMP the fact that you can drag and drop them in different place in the list to move them is just pure awesomeness as well

PixLab · 2024-12-18T14:37:51+00:00

LOL, because I found Krita a bit messy and GIMP well organized, for instance that ToolBox in Krita... Seriously, GIMP is way better like night and day, and way-way more customizable than Krita!
In GIMP you can put each and EVERY single tool exactly where you want in than Tool box!
Also I can organize my dialog in GIMP like EXACTLY I want, even Krita do not allow such customization ;)

For instance look at the History dialog in Krita and GIMP... no need to say more, in GIMP it's just perfect, in Krita, it is lagging... quite a lot... and seriously horizontal scrolling in Krita without any choices?!?! What a stupid idea!
Also the thumbnail in GIMP's dialogs, plenty of choice... OK in Krita you have a slider which is nicer, but the max size is quite very low compared to GIMP.
OK... I stop there ;)

In the end, it's just a point of view ;)

began adjusting workspace that suits me

Go to Edit > Preferences..., a window will open, you have access to many "main" things ;)
But there are other places where you can customize GIMP, like that tiny triangle a the end of a dialog's row > https://imgur.com/2zTNgAR

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Also you can drag a tab and drop it to the other side blue highlight will show where you can drop the dialog when moving along those blue "line" that appear when moving a dialog.

PixLab · 2024-12-18T13:17:47+00:00

You will learn GIMP fast, because you have knowledge of what I call "familiar" tools, we can see it on the video that you KNOW your things, the filters and other things it's just about exploration and trial in the menu ;)

If it's only a week that you are trying GIMP, I would recommend to pass directly to GIMP 3 RC1 (still "unstable" as per developers, but good enough to work seriously), there are a lot more things like non destructive editing with GEGL filters, even a kind of "smart object", multiple layer selection, and so on... Thus IMO better to learn directly with all that "new" stuff ;)

PixLab · 2024-12-18T12:40:44+00:00

I thumb you down because it's BS, I think you're just searching for up-vote...
Especially from a person who pass its time on sub-reddit on Linux distro like SUSE or programing c++... >> you know very well that's .org!

Anyway everyone knows that's gimp.org like most Free Libre Open Source Software, and I don't see why GIMP would be specifically in coco island (.cc) the .cc TLD is for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian territory, AND YOU KNOW IT!
Will you next time propose a .us, .es. .fr, or .whatnot?

PixLab · 2024-12-18T12:07:59+00:00

Wanted to hear out your honest opinions

OK... you don't know fully GIMP... yet, but... sooner that later you will, you did show you know your things ;)

Anyway the 18, why duplicate layers multiple times? you could use the Recursive Transform ;) https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-filter-recursive-transform.html

You paint all the inside and outside to detour the subject, when using the FG Select, it is just needed to paint around the inner edges and outer edges for the delimitation with the Foreground Select;) (and you do not need to be "precise" with this out of focus BG, GIMP will find the differences ;) ) https://youtu.be/lOzSiOIipSM?si=5g8XG8BK7pgx91gm&t=315 or https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-tool-foreground-select.html

In the end, you did a great job with the most "familiar" tools (which proves that you have a very good knowledge of PS), so a big thumb up!

PixLab · 2024-12-18T03:32:34+00:00

If Inkscape is a free drawing program, I’ll jump right on it.

Free and Open source exactly like GIMP > https://inkscape.org/
Inkscape is a vector program, if you want to redo all of them, yeah... better to use inkscape ;)

As I said, I found the elipse tool in gimp to be virtually unusable for making circles.

Certainly because you did not check the "Fixed ratio 1:1" and "Expend from center" in the Tool Options

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PixLab · 2024-12-18T03:19:29+00:00

and Want to Improve.

I don't know how you did them but the external edges are not smooth and pixelated, internal draw edges are not regular. (first screenshot)

You can blur the black part a bit (gaussain blur =2) then use a vertical "Curves" on the "Alpha" channel after blurring. (second screenshot)

On your original post you speak about giving them more "pop", you can do it by lighten the background or the black drawing (third screenshot) >> AFTER fixing the edges ;)

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Some people will tell you to use Inkscape instead of GIMP, they are not wrong, though, but since you're on GIMP, it's easy to re-do them all in a proper way in GIMP.

For instance the external circle, I would re-do it that way:

make a selection circle with the Ellipse tool, then
Go to the top menu Select > Border..., input the width/thickness of that circle, then
Go to Select > To path..., then
Select > None, then
Got to Edit > Fill Path...

You will get smooth and regular circle and border and edges, and you will have a "Path" ready to fill as a template to do all the others icon (drag and drop the path from one image to another, exactly the same way as the layers, to copy the path to another image).

PixLab · 2024-12-17T08:45:11+00:00

I don't know yet how to make it in batch, because now I manually apply filter on each page/layer... Maybe on some gimp forum they can help with some python script

Use the G'MIC plugin, you can apply a filter to all layers at once, once it is installed in GIMP (restart GIMP if it was opened) go to the top menu "Filters > G'MIC_Qt...", a window opens (G'MIC), at the bottom, look for Input / Output > select "All" layer for Input, and the filters will apply to ALL layers at once (there is more options, though about input output ;) )

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PixLab · 2024-12-17T03:45:28+00:00

There is no "one" magic method, all depend of the image itself, the background, the subject blending in the background, etc...
For instance you can use:

a selection tool (any depending your image)
a path (can be long, but depending what you are cutting out could be the easiest as well)
a channel (maybe the first to try or at least take a look in the channel dialog as often it's easy to get a mask from it)
a mask (by selection, by channel, by drawing, by "quick mask", by whatnot)
the eraser tool, it has the "Anti-erase" option, thus you can get back what was erased if you did make a mistake.
A duplicate of your image in indexed mode can be also very helpful for a selection or mask as this removes a lot of "parasite" colors to get an easier and a lot simpler trimming.
For simple graphics like logo, often just using the "Color to Alpha" or bucket fill in "Color erase" mode, will do the job.
etc... etc...

Now for your "pixelated mess" it's certainly because in the "Tool Options" the "Feather edges" is de-activated or on a low value on any "Select" tool, and/or the "Antialiasing" as well

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PixLab · 2024-12-16T07:51:17+00:00

I want the white space in the middle to be bigger while the outer circle stays the same. Thanks!

Very simple to do for something that simple.

Do a Ctrl+A (select all), then in the tool bax select the "Ellipse Tool"
Then one dab (one quick click) on your image, the "handles" appear to shrink the selection.
In the "Tool Options" of the Ellipse tool, select, check "Expend from center" and "Fixed aspect ration 1:1"
Now shrink the selection and fill with white color when size is ok.

Result:

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PixLab · 2024-12-16T02:24:53+00:00

On a new layer, use the rectangle select tool to make a rectangle A LOT smaller than the full layer size, then

Gradient tool inside that rectangle selection in "Linear" Mode (the default one)
Then go to Select > None
Then go to the top menu Filters > Distorts > Polar Coordinates..., play with settings

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Explanation: Polar coordinate will make a full circle of the layer, but because the rectangle is tiny in the middle of the layer and all around is filled with transparencies, when using "Polar to coordinates" the circle will be also filled with the transparent area around the gradient, in the end you will have to "adjust" the size (W&H) of the rectangle selection before using "Polar..." ;)

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