Newbie needs help

gordonwa · **Joined:** Feb 24, 2014 **Posts:** 5

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes:

What I'm trying to do is batch process the following operations:
1. open a file
2. make a new layer from visible
3. run the G'MIC wild cartoonizer plugin
4. change the layer opacity
5. save the GIMP file
6. export as jpeg

I looked at using the BIMP plugin but ran into a roadblock: I need to specify the G'MIC command string. I tried to set the output messages to logfile or console, but for the life of me I can't figure out where the logfile is saved or how to open the console.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Graechan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 24, 2014 11:13 pm **(#2)**

if you are writing a script to do this the GMIC command string is easy to do,
first run wild-cartoonizer on an image and do the settings as required
set output to new-layer and run
when GMIC finishes you will have a new layer named with the settings you need
and below is an example how to set up for the GMIC plugin to run for smooth-bilateral

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(let*
            (
               ;; Matching variables
               (smooth-layer (car (gimp-layer-copy image-layer TRUE)))                    
            )
      
            ;; Add a layer
            (gimp-image-add-layer image smooth-layer -1)
                                
                     
            ;; name the layer
            (gimp-drawable-set-name smooth-layer "Smooth bilateral")

                                 
                  
            ;; Render Smooth bilateral using G'MIC.
            (plug-in-gmic 1 image smooth-layer 1
               (string-append
                  "-v - " ; To have a silent output. Remove it to display errors from the G'MIC interpreter on stderr.
                  "-gimp_bilateral 25,20,2,0,0"
                                 
               )
            )      


         
            ) ;endlet

gordonwa · **Joined:** Feb 24, 2014 **Posts:** 5

When I run the Bimp manupulation action: Other GIMP Procedure / plug-in-gmic with the G'mic command string
[G'MIC] Wild cartoonizer : -gimp_m_l_unsharp2 12,2.18,0.3,1.5,1,0.5,0,0.5,0.8,1.28,0 (which I got from the G'mic generated layer name)
I get the following error:

GIMP Error
Plug-in crashed: "gmic_gimp.exe"
(C:\Users\gordonwaddington\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins\gmic_gimp.exe)

The dying plug-in may have messed up GIMP's internal state. You may want to save your images and restart GIMP to be on the safe side.

GIMP Error
Calling error for procedure 'plug-in-gmic':
Procedure 'plug-in-gmic' returned no return values

Any ideas?

Graechan · **Posted:** Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:12 am **(#4)**

It tested OK for me

1/ input layer mode 1
2/ command string -gimp_m_l_unsharp2 12,2.18,0.3,1.5,1,0.5,0,0.5,0.8,1.28,0

gordonwa · **Joined:** Feb 24, 2014 **Posts:** 5

Thanks, I didn't realize I had to remove the '[G'MIC] Wild cartoonizer :' part.

Is there any way to work with layers in Bimp? I'm not seeing anything.

Graechan · **Posted:** Wed Feb 26, 2014 6:30 pm **(#6)**

Try File>Export Layers to a folder then use BIMP on the exported layers and after use File>Open as Layers all the layers you saved in the folder

gordonwa · **Joined:** Feb 24, 2014 **Posts:** 5

I've got my script to run from the filters menu:

(script-fu-register
"script-fu-cartoonize-interior-photo" ;func name
"Cartoonize Interior Photo" ;menu label
"Cartoonize Interior Photo" ;description
"Gordon Waddington" ;author
"Copyright 2014, Gordon Waddington" ;copyright notice
"March 2, 2014" ;date created
"*" ;image type that the script works on
SF-IMAGE "Input image" 0
SF-DRAWABLE "Input drawable" 0
)
(script-fu-menu-register "script-fu-cartoonize-interior-photo" "<Image>/Filters/Focus360")

(define (script-fu-cartoonize-interior-photo image drawable)

(let* ( )

; Prep
(gimp-context-push)
(gimp-image-undo-group-start image)

; Actual work here

; Duplicate Layer
(gimp-image-insert-layer image (car (gimp-layer-copy (car (gimp-image-get-active-layer image)) FALSE)) 0 0)

; Rename Layer
(gimp-layer-set-name (car (gimp-image-get-active-layer image)) "cartoonized1")

; G'MIC Wild Cartoonizer
(plug-in-gmic RUN-NONINTERACTIVE image drawable 1 "-gimp_m_l_unsharp2 12,2,0.4,1.5,1,0.5,1,1,0.8,1.28,0")

; Change Opacity
(gimp-layer-set-opacity (car (gimp-image-get-active-layer image)) 50)

; Finishing Off
(gimp-image-undo-group-end image)
(gimp-context-pop)
(gimp-displays-flush)
)
)

I created another function which calls script-fu-cartoonize-interior-photo.scm:

(define (cartoonize-interior-photo filename)
(let* (
(image (car (gimp-file-load RUN-NONINTERACTIVE filename filename)))
(drawable (car (gimp-image-get-active-layer image))) )
(script-fu-cartoonize-interior-photo image drawable)
(gimp-file-save RUN-NONINTERACTIVE image drawable filename filename)
(gimp-image-delete image)
)
)

When I type:

"C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe" -i -b "(cartoonize-interior-photo \"test.tif\")" -b "(gimp-quit 0)"

at the command line, it runs everything except the G'MIC function. If I insert "(gimp-convert-grayscale image)" into script-fu-cartoonize-interior-photo.scm, the saved file is converted to grayscale, but the G'MIC part doesn't happen. Is there something different I need to do when calling from another script?

gordonwa · **Joined:** Feb 24, 2014 **Posts:** 5

I figured out what was going on - GMIC was running but I was saving from the wrong layer.

I changed:
(gimp-file-save RUN-NONINTERACTIVE image drawable filename filename)

to:
(gimp-image-flatten image)
(gimp-file-save RUN-NONINTERACTIVE image (car (gimp-image-get-active-layer image)) filename filename)

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