AUGUST 2023 - DOWNLOAD PLUGIN HERE>
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL---C ... r/releases

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I made this thread so people do not confuse gegl:metallic with GEGL:chrome . GEGL Chrome is still in development but it will likely be done tomorrow. I just need sleep and the hardest part of making the filter is solved.







GEGL Chrome will require gegl:bevel gegl:metallic and the new pesky gegl:zzsmoothedge hidden operation.

Yes I did add a dropshadow. Come back tomorrow or the next day for the filter.

Looks great contrast! Can't wait to try it out.

Just playing around with one of your metal GEGL-graphs. Plus , Curves, Curve Bend , and a colorize effect.

The super filter GEGL Chrome Metallic Effect is complete!
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL---C ... ing-Filter

It requires the included gegl:bevel gegl:metallic gegl:zzsmoothedge. Which will contain duplicates if you are a user of my filters. You will have GEGL Metallic and GEGL Bevel already. Which means you can avoid compiling or using those binaries since you have them. If you have multiple copies of the same filter then GEGL will default to using the oldest one. This filter comes with two importable presets in a folder that are specially designed for large text. As of now GEGL has no way to include default presets.

Here are previews of the filter. Lastly, if you did this manually in Gimp it would take around 31 steps. This filter goes really good with Gimp's default gegl:dropshadow but I didn't include a dropshadow in the graph as I didn't want it to go any slower then it already does. Yes, this filter is resource intensive. Have fun! and please spread the word about my third party filters.

















We need a Windows binary that includes metallic and bevel and one without metallic and bevel.

Excellent work, contrast_

Nice!

For GIMP 2.10:
Version for Gimp-2.10.32 Win 64 Bit attached.
Place the file in Gegl plugins in a directory: C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\gegl-0.4\plug-ins
If you're missing the plugin-ins folder, create one.

In menu Tools➤ GEGL Operation➤ Chrome Metal Text Styler

READ THE "IF YOU HAVE DUPLICATES..." TEXT FILE! Either move the older duplicate files out of the plugins folder or delete them.

I am kind of liking the results but... I think ill stick with your GEGL-Graph options.They are much more extraordinary.

The graph is the same thing except for an addition edge smoothing technique and drop-shadow. The default graph has different settings though from the final filter. Just tinker with the settings and see what works best.

Nice outcome @contrast_

I haven't tried the graph method, yet. Time is not my friend, as I have very little free time, these days. The GEGL tools option suffices for me, although I am curious to see what else I can achieve via graph.

Wow I did play more with it today, This filters is... Wow!

@Rod I like your post #3 looks like a "glass" effect, that's very nice

GEGL Chrome and SmoothEdge need to be recompiled from scratch in order to be compliant with my new no hidden zzoperations rule. No changes have been made except for the fact that the once "zzsmoothedge" is now a visible filter of its own.

If you don't recompile GEGL Chrome and SmoothEdge then GEGL Chrome alone won't allow edge smoothing.

Here is a picture of the new filter that GEGL Chrome comes with.

ROUGH EDGE SMOOTHER THE BONUS FILTER

All 4 dll files recompiled for Windows 10 64 bit in attached folder.







Thx contrast!

@contrast_ I opened a serious issue about your chrome filter other there >> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/8600
It would be nice if people can go on the link above and help to push this serious issue to be solved like in GIMP 2.10.34 with nice words to the GIMP team.

Make sure they know to put the plugin in
C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\gegl-0.4\plug-ins NOT GIMP's regular plugin folder

Don't get me wrong, the chrome effect is pretty cool, but what I love even more is using it with other GEGL effects to create unique text effects.

Windows Binaries here.

NOTE ALL WINDOWS BINARIES ARE ALSO FOUND ON THE GITHUB RELEASE SECTION.
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL---C ... /releases/

Put the file in
C:\Users\AppData\Local\gegl-0.4\plug-ins

and create the `plug-ins` folder if it doesn't exist.

- This filter ships with GEGL Metallic and GEGL Edge Smooth.


Restart Gimp and Go to GEGL Operations to find it.

The ultimate solution is not making a more complex GEGL filter, but smart filters. Where filters can be re-edited chained together, and reran as actions. This will be a better alternative to super long filters with dozens of sliders.

Chrome Text being called inside GEGL Effects. The Version of Chrome in GEGL Effects Experimental has a color picker NOT present in the stand alone plugin.



Chrome and many other plugins of mine can now be used inside an experimental branch of GEGL Effects along with other major text styling plugins of mine. This version of GEGL Effects will replace default GEGL Effects if you already have it. OVERWRITE ALL BINARIES.

Read instructions to download it is not in the normal release section.

Source Code
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-Eff ... tal-update

Windows Binaries
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-Eff ... naries.zip

Linux Binaries
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-Eff ... naries.zip


LOCATION TO PUT BINARIES. THEY DO NOT GO IN THE DEFAULT PLUGINS DIRECTORY


Windows

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

Linux

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

Linux (Flatpak includes Chromebook)

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