Gmic not showing

Deblk · **Joined:** Dec 22, 2011 **Posts:** 399

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

I am at my wits ends. Installed the latest gmic and it is not showing. Reinstalled the latest Gimp and Gmic again and still no luck, please help TIA
PS What is QT version?

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:57 am **(#2)**

The QT version is the most modern version and will be maintained in the future.
Download the .zip package (do not use the installer), unzip it, maybe you need to unzip it twice to avoid having a folder inside a folder, place the folder into your (user) .gimp-2.8 directory, add the link to this folder in Gimp (edit/preferences/plugins).

Deblk · **Joined:** Dec 22, 2011 **Posts:** 399

dinasset wrote:

The QT version is the most modern version and will be maintained in the future.
Download the .zip package (do not use the installer), unzip it, maybe you need to unzip it twice to avoid having a folder inside a folder, place the folder into your (user) .gimp-2.8 directory, add the link to this folder in Gimp (edit/preferences/plugins).

Ok sounds complicated but will try it. In the past I have just installed it using the installer so why has it changed?

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:06 am **(#4)**

Not changed, simply you can manage the .zip more conveniently.

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:13 am **(#5)**

Once correctly unzipped, the folder will look like this:

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and the link should be like this:

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Do not consider I'm using the user folder named .gimp-2.8-full, that's me, you likely have the standard .gimp-2.8

Deblk · **Joined:** Dec 22, 2011 **Posts:** 399

I am stuck on how to add the link into my plugin folder?

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:25 am **(#7)**

Gimp/Edit/Preferences/Folders/Plug-ins
click on the fist icon (looks like a document)
click on the last icon (looks like a folder)
this allows you to browse your folders, select the one of the new G'MIC
Then click OK to add

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:29 am **(#8)**

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

Every time I try to post dinasset updates an post cancels. Last try

I made a video detailing gmic_gimp_qt installation. From download to running.

All in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HcFeNG ... e=youtu.be

Deblk · **Joined:** Dec 22, 2011 **Posts:** 399

dinasset wrote:

Gimp/Edit/Preferences/Folders/Plug-ins
click on the fist icon (looks like a document)
click on the last icon (looks like a folder)
this allows you to browse your folders, select the one of the new G'MIC
Then click OK to add

It worked, thank you so much. I see the zipped version is not the same as the installer version? I was taken by surprise as I have always used the installer and it was never a problem and do not understand why. Anyway, please confirm from now on with new versions i just delete that folder and add the new?
I really appreciate all your help so thanks again

dinasset · **Posted:** Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:49 am **(#11)**

Glad you got it.
With a new release you only have to work on Gimp/Edit/Preferences:
delete the old link and add the new one
This is possible because each release has a different folder name, so you can keep more than one (but just link one!).

Deblk · **Joined:** Dec 22, 2011 **Posts:** 399

rich2005 wrote:

Every time I try to post dinasset updates an post cancels. Last try

I made a video detailing gmic_gimp_qt installation. From download to running.

All in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HcFeNG ... e=youtu.be

Thanks for this, at least I now know where I was going wrong. The strange thing is that I have never had to do this before so maybe its a Windows 10 thing.