New GEGL Glossy Balloon Text styling filter.

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THE LATEST VERSION OF GLOSSY BALLOON APRIL 2023 UPDATE IS HERE
download/file.php?id=61907

or download it here from Github
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-glo ... g/releases


Directory to put binaries

Windows

Code:

C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\gegl-0.4\plug-ins

Linux

Code:

/home/(USERNAME)/.local/share/gegl-0.4/plug-ins

Linux (Flatpak)

Code:

/home/(USERNAME)/.var/app/org.gimp.GIMP/data/gegl-0.4/plug-ins

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https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-glo ... xt-styling

I made a new GEGL filter that does advance glossy and balloonish text. It demonstrates GEGL's powerful abilities.

[Jappaloe63]

How nice
I hope this comes for windows too...
Thanks in advance!

[MareroQ]

Only when they are interested.
Version for Gimp-2.10.30 Win 64 bit attached.
In menu:
Tools➤GEGL Operation➤Glossy Balloon Text Generation

and also:
➤zglossy ("hidden operation meant to power gegl glossy bevel")
➤zglossy2 ("another hidden operation meant to power gegl glossy bevel")

Support files don't need to be registered in 'GEGL operation', right?
It would be even better to combine multipart into one file.
While some are pretty cool - but why such weird names?

[rich2005]

I assume this works with Windows

Just a thought. You can package the multi-part plugins in their own folder. They still appear in the Tools > GEGL Operation menu. Might make it easier for some users to install / remove.

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For linux users, I can not even be bothered with the tedious navigate to ~/.local/share/gegl-0.4/plug-ins/ That GEGL-plugin folder is a symlink to a directory in home. I put the plugins there.

[contrast_]

Only when they are interested.
Version for Gimp-2.10.30 Win 64 bit attached.
In menu:
Tools➤GEGL Operation➤Glossy Balloon Text Generation

and also:
➤zglossy ("hidden operation meant to power gegl glossy bevel")
➤zglossy2 ("another hidden operation meant to power gegl glossy bevel")

Support files don't need to be registered in 'GEGL operation', right?
It would be even better to combine multipart into one file.
While some are pretty cool - but why such weird names?
[ Image ]

I named then z so they end up on the bottom of the list. I don't know how to make filters any other way and the only way to truly hide these operations is to rebuild Gimp and set them to hidden.

[mahvin]

I wasn't too happy with the glossy balloon being so blurry afterwards. I noticed there was no way to reduce the blur.

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I am thinking about making glossy balloon part of a even greater text styling filter.

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Glossy Balloon got an update that allows an image file overlay and lighting adjustments.

[MareroQ]

Update version for Gimp-2.10.30/32 Win 64 bit in attachment.

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Glossy Balloon and Inner Glow

[mahvin]

Has this been updated?

[Rod]

Has this been updated?

Doesn't look like it mahvin. I downloaded and compiled the libraries and they seem to be the same. Also the contrast website states the latest update was 2 months ago.

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Glossy Balloon is going to get an update soon that removes two hidden zzoperations while adding a new one to smooth its edges. This update will also remove the

Code:

box-blur radius=1

to make glossy balloon less blurry. The hidden operation zzsmooth will have two sliders in glossy balloon called "expand edge" and "blur edge".

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Glossy Balloon was successfully updated. Changes listed

1. Glossy Balloon requires no ZZOperations. Though please keep zzmlayer if you have it as GEGL Rock Text uses it. (for now)

2. Glossy Balloon has a sharpen filter that only works when you have an image file overlay as the sharpen filter is instructed in the graph to only work on optional image file overlays.

3. The desaturation slider goes in reverse to a small extent allowing saturation to increase.

4. Glossy Balloons lighting settings have been slightly reworked.

5. The box blur only goes up to 2 as opposed to 3 and it was renamed to "blur to smooth edges".

[mahvin]

It appears to work better and looks sharper. I can always sharpen it even more, which is easy to do in GMIC.

[Rod]

I like it!

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Desaturate and Brightness are meant so Glossy Balloon can become white. Once Glossy Balloon is white it can become ANY COLOR OR IMAGE FILE OVERLAY.

https://twitter.com/LinuxBeaver/status/ ... 8041900037

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I uploaded the binaries just for convenience but PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL BINARIES ARE FOUND HERE
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-glo ... /releases/

Binary goes in
C:\Users\AppData\Local\gegl-0.4\plug-ins

If the folder "plug-ins` does not exist please create it.
I just put this here for extra convenience and a download counter I can monitor - enjoy.

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Glossy Balloon has a new banner

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Glossy Balloon just got an update that makes it slower but smoother around the edges.
It also removed the useless sharpen slider.

glossy-bevel_windows_april62023_update.zip

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Binary goes in C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\gegl-0.4\plug-ins


Linux and Windows binaries are also found here.
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-glo ... g/releases
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-glo ... t-styling/

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