Cage tool oddities

tstandiford · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 8:26 am **(#1)**

GIMP Version: 2.8
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: 7
GIMP Experience: Intermediate Level

Is anyone else experiencing some odd previews and sluggish speeds when using the cage tool in gimp 2.8? I, as well as a person I've conversed with on g+ have noticed this.

ZWard117 · **Joined:** Jan 20, 2012 **Posts:** 583

Odd previews no, sluggish speeds no. The fill functions acts odd but that's about it.

tstandiford · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 10:42 am **(#3)**

I wonder if it's a tool option?

ZWard117 · **Joined:** Jan 20, 2012 **Posts:** 583

I don't know, if your talking about the conversation after you posted you "Clean interface" topic yesterday, that was me (Wards AKA WardsParadox) trying to help him out. I don't know. I just think he is trying to compare it directly to PS' Cage Tool, which it is not by a long shot.

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 11:09 am **(#5)**

Has the cage tool been improved since 2.7.6? I found it distorted too much at the edges for my liking. It's something I was looking forward to having seen the PS one in action but sadly, I found it unuseable.

ZWard117 · **Joined:** Jan 20, 2012 **Posts:** 583

I think so....it seems smoother to me, however it was designed differently than adobe's and has much to be desired.

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 11:20 am **(#7)**

I'm sure they'll do something good with it in future releases. I'm impatient for that and adjustment layers.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

I believe something new is in store for Gimp-3.0 a new warp transform tool.
I would like to see a grid warp tool in Gimp-3.0 myself.
Something that works with nodes.So you can select a grid type "smaller or bigger areas" and even different grid shapes, such as triangular.
Then be able to select 1 or more nodes for pushing the pixels.
Something like this...

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 11:23 am **(#9)**

Delicious!!! That's like what I saw used in PS.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I like that and it reminds me of the liquid tool in PS. I used to love that tool and I wish we had it in Gimp. So far, nothing is close. Maybe some day, I hope.

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 11:44 am **(#11)**

A more direct version of Iwarp would be nice for now. Instead of a preview, make changes directly on the image.

Alonte · **Joined:** Jun 04, 2011 **Posts:** 254

Erisian wrote:

A more direct version of Iwarp would be nice for now. Instead of a preview, make changes directly on the image.

I agree I hate the preview crap.

paynekj · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 3:20 am **(#13)**

Erisian wrote:

A more direct version of Iwarp would be nice for now. Instead of a preview, make changes directly on the image.

You may get your wish. Iwarp as an on-canvas tool is one of the features of the new development roadmap: http://wiki.gimp.org/index.php/Roadmap

Kevin

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

paynekj wrote:

Erisian wrote:

A more direct version of Iwarp would be nice for now. Instead of a preview, make changes directly on the image.

You may get your wish. Iwarp as an on-canvas tool is one of the features of the new development roadmap: http://wiki.gimp.org/index.php/Roadmap

Kevin

Yes. I believe that will be the new warp transform tool. Aren't they working on it in GSOC this time around?
I also heard something about adding a new clone tool that is seamless.

paynekj · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 3:55 am **(#15)**

Rod wrote:

Yes. I believe that will be the new warp transform tool. Aren't they working on it in GSOC this time around?

If I'm reading the roadmap correctly, it was one of last-year's GSoC projects that's waiting to be merged in.

This year's GSoC projects are listed here: https://plus.google.com/u/0/11663483711 ... JuJXDpHdxZ

Kevin

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

Thanks Kevin.

Gms9810 · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 9:11 am **(#17)**

What you suggested, Rod, was part of the older paint shop pro, it was the only feature of it that I really liked. Unless I'm doing it wrong I've been disappointed in this new cage warp.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 1:54 pm **(#18)**

PS? and maybe a solution other:
GIMP - Image Editor and ShellOut
http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=970&start=120#p13011

Erisian · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 2:24 pm **(#19)**

I would like to download Image Editor but I'm just getting a page of nonsense when I click the download link. (Windows)

MareroQ · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 2:35 pm **(#20)**

It does not work ?
http://www.jhlabs.com/ie/ImageEditor.jar