GMIC Help needed for a (very ) quick test

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: XP - SP3
GIMP Experience: Basic Level

it'is about GMIC :
David should have fixed a bug ( about "randomness") but i still may reproduce the bug, even if should be impossible

So if you have the very last gmic (it was a very recent update , less then 48 h ago ) and a few minutes you may confirm or not

Maybe was a Windows only problem so are more relevant test on Win , but is also good to check on other OS
And we are talking of the Gmic plugin not of the command l

1) create a new image and open gmic
2) set OUTPUT option to "New Layer" (This is important)
3) gmic/pattern/plasma
just change something in the setting, look WELL the preview and click "APPLY". ( "Apply" NOT "Ok")
Don't close gmic
4)Look the preview, and without do nothing else click again "APPLY"
5) repeat 4 for 3 or 4 times

OK the points are

1) did the preview changed every time ?
2) look the layers you just created they correspond to what you saw in the preview ?
3) Delete (or do not consider ) the BG,the other layers are all different ?
4) your OS (Win XP, 7,if Linux which distro, MAC ..)

gerard82 · **Posted:** Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:15 am **(#2)**

Gmic-1.5.0.6.
OS Linux (see my sig)

1. Yes.
2.No
3. Not sure what you mean.
Edit: 3. Yes.
4.Linux.

That's not how it should work,it's like a lottery.
Gerard.

Oregonian · **Posted:** Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:12 am **(#3)**

G'MIC: 1.5.0.6
GIMP 2.6.11
OS: Linux

1. Yes
2. No. Layers do not match preview.
3. Yes
4. Linux, Fedora 12

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sat Nov 26, 2011 12:43 pm **(#4)**

For 1.5.0.6 - does not work
Another view of the outcome (different parameters - same result)
For 1.5.0.7 (beta) otherwise - working properly.
[XP 32 bit, Gimp 2.7.4]

partha · **Joined:** Mar 14, 2011 **Posts:** 998

G'MIC 1.5.0.6
Windows 7 64-bit
Gimp 2.7.4

The layer does not match the preview.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

@ partha
and layers are different or identical ?

partha · **Joined:** Mar 14, 2011 **Posts:** 998

PhotoComix wrote:

@ partha
and layers are different or identical ?

Virtually identical. I did apply 3-4 times creating a new layer each time. I think there was a slight difference between a couple of the layers.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16175

Is the new beta GMIC-1.5.0.7 fixed then?

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Rod wrote:

Is the new beta GMIC-1.5.0.7 fixed then?

apparently not on Windows yet
:layer

s should be all different and the preview should match the results

But i see changes going on (a few hours ago a lot of filter was giving errors now seems fixed ) so maybe there is still work in progress

gerard82 · **Posted:** Mon Nov 28, 2011 2:27 pm **(#10)**

I just installed 1.5.0.7.
Same problem.
Gerard.

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

Having a random behavior is the desired behavior.
PhotoComiX has pointed out that previous version of G'MIC (1.5.0.6) was not really random on Windows. If this is random now, then this is great