O that's what it looks like in my menu also.
PM nice idea for the pill script!

2-ton: that's the tried and true method of symmetrical perfection. I recall a plug-in for faces that does this sort of mirroring, it's somewhere on the Registry, let me find it:

http://registry.gimp.org/node/24247

Although, simply duplicating one half and flipping it works just as good.

Nice plug-in Mahvin thanks!

thanks for the screen shot! I did find those scripts in 'create'! But I still don't have both script-fu's in the dialog box under filters. My dialog box only has 1 script-fu and no scripts in it! I'm thinking that it will magically appear when I put in a script that is registered to be in that spot...at least I hope that is the case!

@mahvin...put the mirroring script into the plug ins folder but can't find it...where is it stashed?

but I did manage to follow the tut for the hrule heart...nice method.

It creates a menu called utilities in Filters.
I edited it to go into a menu under Filters name symmetry.That way any other filters i add that have to do with that can go there nice and neatly.

Well, I don't have filters >>> utilities >>>symmetry. Is that the exact path? Actually, I my filters menu does not have utilities unless it's hiding inside some other choice.

On mine, its Filters/Utils/Facial Symmetry.

grrrr, I closed gimp and reopened and still no filters/utils or utilities or anything remotely similar!

hmmm, I looked and I see that I put symmetry.py into my plug ins folder. Is that right? But maybe I don't have python? I never added it separately, is it already in 2.6? If not, that is the problem! I have a python console, but have no idea what it is for.

Does a Mac require python files being executable (like Linux)? I have no idea. Anyone else know?

I downloaded the file and it downloaded as symmetry.py.txt so I had to delete the .txt extension. Also, in Linux, I right-clicked the file and looked in Permissions and I had to check the box for allowing it to be executable.

I expect Mac's OS may have a similar action somewhere.

I gave it a try. Unfortunately, with the heart it removes the transparent background and uses the BG color.

show that I have permission, shows file name symmetry.py, shows that it is set to open with python launcher app (I assume I have that or why would it have the information listed??

PhotoMasters method looks to be the best but then you may want to do a alpha to selection/selection to path and move a couple nodes in at the top and bottom - like this.


So you get that sweeping in look at the left and right center areas like this.


Obviously you can do this much better for nicer looking results than i have, but you get my meaning.

cool idea, I had forgotten you can create a path that way so you can adjust your image! I think I finished my project but it's on my other computer and I have to try and move it over to this computer to post it.

heh, I guess I lied! I just figured out how to fix the settings so I can get into my pc as long as it's online.
So this little poster is the whole reason I wanted to make a nice symmetrical heart, lol. Some posters can be made with just a few steps, others seem to go on and on as I try to do what is on my mind.