No more glitter?

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2015 5:42 am **(#1)**

GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: New User

Hello.
Today I try to made me an Gimp.Gif with glittering Bling Bling but no glitter? Why.
I run on Gimp.2.8 and iMac mid 2011 Yosemite.

Do you where the problem is.

Thanks in advance.

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

When you saved or exported your gif file, did you check the little box for animation?

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:38 am **(#3)**

Hello Molly.

I don't know what happen.
I always start with.

File- Create-Logos (Gimpchat.com)- Bling Text Logo

And then I pick up a font Patriot

I type the name Lina Clow Tiny stars and press OK

On next page I select As Animation and hit Export

Inside Application Support at Gimp folder under script I have this scripts.

inside pattern folder I have all those.

I have try 10 different times but non of them glittering. Why.

Oregonian · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:16 am **(#4)**

Does your final image have 3 layers?

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:14 am **(#5)**

Hello Oregonian

I don't know if there is 1 or 3 images. I never had any problem with this before. I think Gimp add 3 images automatically. I had never don that before. Where can I solve that problem.

Thanks.

Oregonian · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:41 am **(#6)**

Lurifax73 wrote:

Hello Oregonian

I don't know if there is 1 or 3 images. I never had any problem with this before. I think Gimp add 3 images automatically. I had never don that before. Where can I solve that problem.

Thanks.

The Glitter script should have made 3 layers before you saved your image. I was wondering if that happened.

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:30 am **(#7)**

OK, I think I start to understand where the problem is.
I have two Gimp. The old one and the new one. I prefere the old one, but I think I have the new script for glittering bling bling running on the old Gimp and that don't work, I think.

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 4:41 am **(#8)**

Still no glittering. I don't know why.

Oregonian · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:57 am **(#9)**

I'm assuming that it's the version of Gimp that is causing the lack of animation. I'm using v2.18.14 and the Glitter Text script is working fine for me.

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 1:19 pm **(#10)**

Yes, I think thats the reason, but I have use all downloads I know abouth.

Gimpusers http://www.gimpusers.com/downloads chrached when I downloaded Gimp for Mac users Yosemite.
and http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/News/News.html
and http://www.partha.com

From where you got your Gimp

AnMal · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 1:36 pm **(#11)**

lurifax: hmm... could you try the script once more and attach your xcf here? that way it might be easier to see what exactly it is that's not working.

Odinbc · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 2:49 pm **(#12)**

Along with what AnMal & O said,
1. Use Mac Finder to open a Terminal
2. Start Gimp from the command line by typing,

Code: Select all

gimp --verbose

3. In Gimp, Create Bling Text Logo, leave all the default setting, hit OK (as mentioned, you should now have 3 Layers).
4. Filters | Animation | Playback
5. If #4 worked (shows animation), Export as Animated GIF.
6. If the default settings worked, run Bling Text Logo again but change settings one at a time, for example change only the font and hit OK.
7. Report what works and/or which step(s) fail, also all messages from the Terminal window.

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 4:14 pm **(#13)**

Thank you guys for helping. Sorry for late reply.
I put all my nasty Gimpstuff in to my trash and empty and that will take about 24 hours. So tomorrow I will download a fresh Gimp from somewhere els and start from scratch.

2-ton · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:50 pm **(#14)**

If you are using OS X, then I would suggest downloading The Gimp from Partha's Place.

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 8:55 pm **(#15)**

2-ton wrote:

If you are using OS X, then I would suggest downloading The Gimp from Partha's Place.

OK, I vill download Gimp from Partha's Place. I run on iMac mid 2011 Yosemite 64 bits. I don't remember, but I think Gimp from Partha's Place provide me only with swedish language. There were no other languages (English) to choose inside preference window.

2-ton · **Posted:** Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:30 pm **(#16)**

My mcgimp from partha's place has always been in English. I always use McGimp, it has g'mic already installed in it.

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 16, 2015 12:33 am **(#17)**

I downloaded Gimp for macusers and version Yosemite from Parhas Place and Gimp Chrached when I try to install the app.
So, now it vill take one other 12 hours to empty the trash.

Fed up.

Lurifax73 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:20 am **(#18)**

OK I try to download Gimp for mac from this page http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html

and I got a Gimp as only speak swedish. I don't see anything about english.

2-ton · **Posted:** Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:16 pm **(#19)**

My first mac gimp was from lisanet.de and it was english, and all the ones I've gotten from Partha were in English, and I never had a problem with any of them. I can't imagine why they don't work right in your computer.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:46 pm **(#20)**

For test:
- search file gimprc
- open in a text editor
- in line 8 (should be empty) paste

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(language "en")

- save gimprc.
Open Gimp - whether the language has been changed?