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Post by BuckSkin on May 18, 2021 4:45:44 GMT
I installed the GMIC for Windows plugin in my Elements 7 plugins folder.
As my machine is 64-bit Windows 7, I installed the 64-bit version.
GMIC displays in my Filters menu and the GMIC window opens when I click on it.
I can play around within GMIC and experiment with the many various filters and features.
However, I have not yet been able to successfully save any of my work; instead, I get various warnings, very technical and very detailed warnings; and, nothing ever gets saved.
At first, I might think that, since my Elements 7 is a 32-bit program, that maybe I should instead use the 32-bit version; however, common sense tells me that if that were the case, then I shouldn't be able to call up GMIC from the Filters menu.
Have any of you guys tried GMIC in Elements of any vintage; and, has anyone tried it in a 32-bit version of Elements on a 64-bit machine?
I have had GMIC in GIMP for quite some time and it has always worked.
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Post by Lillias on May 18, 2021 8:32:44 GMT
I got the 64 bit version of the GMIC plugin recently and haven’t played with it much yet.
I have it installed on both my Desktop and my Laptop. My Desktop machine came originally with the Windows 7 64 bit OS and has been upgraded to Windows 10.
In response to your post on my Desktop PC I opened a couple of different photos in Elements 2020 opened the GMIC plugin and played around with some effects. I applied the effects and clicked OK to go back into PSE from where I successfully saved each photo in three different ways...
1. As a PSD
2. As a jpg and
3. Saved for Web
I didn’t receive any warnings technical or otherwise when saving either photo.
I’m not technical enough to be able to give you a definitive answer but in your position I think I would try the 32 bit version. What have you got to lose...Sorry I can’t be of more help.
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Post by Sepiana on May 18, 2021 10:53:52 GMT
BuckSkin, Which plug-in version (32- or 64-bit) gets installed is determined by the host program, not by the operating system. I have the GMIC plug-installed in Elements 2021 (on two computers running Windows 10 Pro). As this Elements version is 64-bit, I installed the 64-bit version of this plug-in. It works flawlessly, no error messages, no problems! C:\ Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2021\Plug-Ins\ . . . This means that, as Elements 7 is a 32-bit app, the 32-bit version of this plug-in should be installed. C:\ Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 7.0\Plug-Ins\ . . .
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Post by BuckSkin on May 19, 2021 0:27:33 GMT
Correct you are, Sepiana; I switched out the 64-bit plugins for the 32-bit and problem solved.
Now, another question:
I made a blank test file and called up GMIC; I applied several filters and alterations; I was expecting my work to save back to Elements as a layer on top of my image; however, it brought up the Save dialogue and wanted me to save it as a separate PNG image.
Maybe my mistake was in not creating a layer beforehand and sending the Background instead.
Or possibly, there may be a "Preferences" feature where I can pick and choose what happens when I click Okay.
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Post by Sepiana on May 19, 2021 4:10:17 GMT
BuckSkin, glad to hear "problem solved".
If I apply this plug-in on the Background layer, the effect gets applied on it. I can’t find any way to change this behavior; I’m assuming that’s the way this plug-in was designed.
I just use a workaround -- apply it on a duplicate layer. In this way, I can tweak the results (change layer blending mode, reduce Opacity, add a layer mask, etc.).
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Post by Lillias on May 19, 2021 9:12:57 GMT
I first mentioned the GMIC plugin in the thread linked HereIn that thread I provided a link to a video about this plugin and at around 2.37mins into the video Olivio gives a word of advice saying that this plugin will be applied to the layer that you have selected at that very moment and the effect is applied directly to that layer so it would be better to duplicate the layer first as this filter is a destructive filter. Hope this helps. |
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Post by BuckSkin on May 21, 2021 15:23:25 GMT
I think I have this figured out and working now.
When working with actual images, I am adamant about doing any work on a new layer and creating a new layer for each individual step in the process.
However, when I was just playing around, checking out GMIC, without thinking about it, I just created a new blank image and called up GMIC without creating a new layer, doing the work on the Background layer.
When I finished and clicked Okay, instead of staying within Elements and applying the work to the Background layer, it brought up the Save As dialogue and saved my work as a new image.
When I sent a layer to GMIC, other than the Background, it did the work on the layer and clicking Okay returned me to Elements with my new work applied to the active layer.
There is an overwhelming amount of features and things going on in GMIC; it will take quite a bit of doing to get it all figured out.
With GMIC being free, open source, there will most likely be many more new features added with each new version release.
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