Beautify Plug-in

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2020 6:26 pm **(#191)**

mahvin wrote:

Yes. I managed to resolve the images/masks problem, so it was simple border that wasn't working. Shame, however, borders are EASY PEASY to use independently.

I agree, they are easy to use on their own. The simple-border.exe file fails right out of the gate.. if I knew how to fix it I would but my windows defender popped up saying the file could harm my computer.

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

Rich did drop another version of Beautify in his Dropbox account that has Simple Borders working. Post #167. I'm just looking for a plugin (like this one) to apply any of the 3,000 masks in my inventory to a photo, so I can whittle them down to small number (less than 50) that I will use. I need to free up space on my HD.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2020 1:53 am **(#193)**

mahvin wrote:

Rich did drop another version of Beautify in his Dropbox account that has Simple Borders working. Post #167. I'm just looking for a plugin (like this one) to apply any of the 3,000 masks in my inventory to a photo, so I can whittle them down to small number (less than 50) that I will use. I need to free up space on my HD.

I'll try it out. I tried it out and the textures work. I also kept Beautify, rip-border, and Skin Whitening as well.

The new beautify is now here: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Plug- ... 1#pid17151 (post 7)

Also some of the simple borders are too faint or they just don't work.

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

mackenzieh wrote:

mahvin wrote:

Rich did drop another version of Beautify in his Dropbox account that has Simple Borders working. Post #167. I'm just looking for a plugin (like this one) to apply any of the 3,000 masks in my inventory to a photo, so I can whittle them down to small number (less than 50) that I will use. I need to free up space on my HD.

I'll try it out. I tried it out and the textures work. I also kept Beautify, rip-border, and Skin Whitening as well.

The new beautify is now here: https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Plug- ... 1#pid17151 (post 7)

Also some of the simple borders are too faint or they just don't work.

Yep. I get it. I've reserved myself to manually checking the image border/frames. Beautify works great for masks.

Graechan · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2020 12:11 am **(#195)**

I found among the scripts I wrote simply to occupy myself years ago this

Menu↑

Image↑

Mask↑

Output↑

Maybe it could be of use to some

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

Where's the link? I'll try it.

Graechan · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2020 1:58 am **(#197)**

Just posted as 'Fast Mask'

MareroQ · **Posted:** Tue Sep 01, 2020 6:40 am **(#198)**

While no one was interested in the mini version (the Rip Border equivalent with no built-in textures) for Linux - it's attached here.
In the menu: Filters/Decor/Beautify Texture & Border ...

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2629

Works ok on older setup kubuntu 18.04 / Gimp 2.10.14

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:17 pm **(#200)**

With the Beautify plugin, I have noticed that when you use it, it doesn't cover the entire image.
Why is that? I am using the latest version of gimp and I have windows 64 bit.

Here's an example:

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:49 pm **(#201)**

I would like an answer my post about the the Beautify issue please. My post is on page 20 (#200). I had raised this issue in the gimp facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGIMP ... &ref=notif
and I was told that Gimp could be corrupted and that I should re-install it. I doubt that Gimp is corrupted because the original version of beautify has been cutting off the image and not enhancing the entire image since I've been using it and this isn't the first time it's happened.

Both plugins:
One dated 2014 and the other dated 2018:

The one I'm using is the 2018 file

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:30 am **(#202)**

mackenzieh wrote:

I would like an answer my post about the the Beautify issue please. My post is on page 20 (#200). I had raised this issue in the gimp facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGIMP ... &ref=notif
and I was told that Gimp could be corrupted and that I should re-install it. I doubt that Gimp is corrupted because the original version of beautify has been cutting off the image and not enhancing the entire image since I've been using it and this isn't the first time it's happened.

Both plugins:
One dated 2014 and the other dated 2018:
[ Image ]
[ Image ]

The one I'm using is the 2018 file

You could create a new GIMP User Profile and test the plugin with the new profile,
to see if it works correctly.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:59 am **(#203)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

I would like an answer my post about the the Beautify issue please. My post is on page 20 (#200). I had raised this issue in the gimp facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGIMP ... &ref=notif
and I was told that Gimp could be corrupted and that I should re-install it. I doubt that Gimp is corrupted because the original version of beautify has been cutting off the image and not enhancing the entire image since I've been using it and this isn't the first time it's happened.

Both plugins:
One dated 2014 and the other dated 2018:
[ Image ]
[ Image ]

The one I'm using is the 2018 file

You could create a new GIMP User Profile and test the plugin with the new profile,
to see if it works correctly.

How would I do that?

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:01 am **(#204)**

mackenzieh wrote:

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

I would like an answer my post about the the Beautify issue please. My post is on page 20 (#200). I had raised this issue in the gimp facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheGIMP ... &ref=notif
and I was told that Gimp could be corrupted and that I should re-install it. I doubt that Gimp is corrupted because the original version of beautify has been cutting off the image and not enhancing the entire image since I've been using it and this isn't the first time it's happened.

Both plugins:
One dated 2014 and the other dated 2018:
[ Image ]
[ Image ]

The one I'm using is the 2018 file

You could create a new GIMP User Profile and test the plugin with the new profile,
to see if it works correctly.

How would I do that?

Change the name of the current profile.
Launch Gimp and it will create a new profile.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:00 am **(#205)**

Wallace,
I've never created a gimp profile before. I need a bit more info about how to create a new gimp profile.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:13 am **(#206)**

I can confirm the Beautify error - some effects (Gradient & Fashion) work only on the active visible part of the image.
An intermediate solution - use Image-> Fit canvas to Layers first and then run Beautify.
Only author Hejian could fix the code.

Wallace · **Posted:** Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:29 am **(#207)**

mackenzieh wrote:

Wallace,
I've never created a gimp profile before. I need a bit more info about how to create a new gimp profile.

Change the name of the 2.10 folder.
I usually add the word old to the folders name,
so that the folder reads as 2.10_old.

Launch GIMP and it should create a new 2.10 folder.
Check that a new 2.10 folder has been created.
Close GIMP and place the plugin into the new 2.10 plugins folder.

Launch GIMP to see if the plugin works.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:33 am **(#208)**

Wallace wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

Wallace,
I've never created a gimp profile before. I need a bit more info about how to create a new gimp profile.

Change the name of the 2.10 folder.
I usually add the word old to the folders name,
so that the folder reads as 2.10_old.

Launch GIMP and it should create a new 2.10 folder.
Check that a new 2.10 folder has been created.
Close GIMP and place the plugin into the new 2.10 plugins folder.

Launch GIMP to see if the plugin works.

Turns out, there is an error and only Hejian (the creator of Beautify) can fix the code.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Fri Sep 11, 2020 11:44 am **(#209)**

MareroQ wrote:

I can confirm the Beautify error - some effects (Gradient & Fashion) work only on the active visible part of the image.
An intermediate solution - use Image-> Fit canvas to Layers first and then run Beautify.
Only author Hejian could fix the code.

I guess, the intermediate solution will have to work for now until the code is fixed and who knows if it will ever be fixed.

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Thu May 20, 2021 8:05 pm **(#210)**

Beautify crashes in Gimp 2.10.24 for Windows 10 64Bit.

This is a first for me. Is anyone else having this problem?