Seamless tiles maker?

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16029

Arghh! ... i get a bunch of errors trying to compile 2 on windows.
YAFU did you get many "undefined reference" errors with the engine.c file?

YAFU · **Joined:** Nov 09, 2011 **Posts:** 726

No error in Linux.
The only problem I've had is that despite having pointed "--prefix=/usr", resynthesizer binary was installed in "/usr/local/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/" instead of "/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/". I solved it with the symbolic link:

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sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/* /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16029

YAFU wrote:

No error in Linux.
The only problem I've had is that despite having pointed "--prefix=/usr", resynthesizer binary was installed in "/usr/local/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/" instead of "/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/". I solved it with the symbolic link:

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sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/* /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/

Okay thanks.

dinasset · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2013 9:05 am **(#44)**

@Lylejk
You mentioned on page 4 a script-fu on low-frequency-even:
"... another cool way to clean up the seams is to use a low frequency even Script-fu"
I was curious, so I downloaded from the link you posted but I get the same error that was reported last year from many other users on Gimp 2.8, i.e.
"Error: (<unknown> : 42207763) Procedure execution of gimp-selection-layer-alpha failed on invalid input arguments: Item 'Background copy' (8) cannot be used because it has not been added to an image"
By reading all the comments on Gimp Registry I saw that the mythical Samj did solve the problem, successfully tested by some users: so I guess that the correct version is still not linked properly on Gimp Registry (the one temporarily posted by Samj is not working any more).
If you have a version which runs on 2.8.4 could you post the link here?
Many thanks

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12775

Yes; there was a fix, but I'm not sure where it's located at. Reluctant to post it here yet, but I'll PM you a temporary link to it.

dinasset · **Posted:** Fri May 03, 2013 2:01 pm **(#46)**

Thanks, waiting to get it...

YAFU · **Joined:** Nov 09, 2011 **Posts:** 726

If anyone finds a working version of "low frequency even" script for GIMP 2.8, I'm interested too

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12775

YAFU wrote:

If anyone finds a working version of "low frequency even" script for GIMP 2.8, I'm interested too

I'll PM you the temporary link too YAFU; again, I can't share here since I can't remember where I got it and it's not mine to share publicly.

YAFU · **Joined:** Nov 09, 2011 **Posts:** 726

Thank you very much Lyle, this script is fantastic. I think it can be very useful for Blender, and for normalize any texture.

lylejk wrote:

I can't share here since I can't remember where I got it and it's not mine to share publicly.

Perhaps it is "samj" modification? See the comment:
https://registry.gimp.org/comment/14835#comment-14835
But the script is no longer in that link.

samj · **Joined:** May 09, 2012 **Posts:** 914

@YAFU
I'm sorry but I do not have this script-fu (I never got an answer)

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16029

Lyle mine doesn't seem to work either.Something around line 54 in the script.can you PM me a link also?
Thanks.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12775

OK; I will ask forgiveness later; going ahead and hosting it here and my apologies if I stepped on the person's foot that actually both supports and fixed this one. Tux can decide if he wants to remove this from this thread or not.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16029

lylejk wrote:

OK; I will ask forgiveness later; going ahead and hosting it here and my apologies if I stepped on the person's foot that actually both supports and fixed this one. Tux can decide if he wants to remove this from this thread or not.

Truth is Lyle i don't think you have anything to worry about.

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The one i always use.

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Most if not all scripts for Gimp are licensed under GPL so i believe this one is also. :bigthup

Thanks again.

YAFU · **Joined:** Nov 09, 2011 **Posts:** 726

Well, I could understand the importance of obtaining seamless tiles for Blender with this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyfU5yN7xNs
I had been difficult to find the correct translation into Spanish of "seamless" in this context.

I can not repeat this for myself without following the video

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16029

Cool video.Thanks YAFU.

K1TesseraEna · **Joined:** Sep 22, 2012 **Posts:** 2089 **Location:** US

YAFU wrote:

Well, I could understand the importance of obtaining seamless tiles for Blender with this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyfU5yN7xNs
I had been difficult to find the correct translation into Spanish of "seamless" in this context.

Didn't watch the whole video but just enough to say, yup, it pretty much covers the basics of UV mapping.
The tutorial is more than 1 year old and obviously was made before Cycles Render introduction.
All the magic in Blender happens in the node editor and render layer(s) compositor.
After UV mapping you're only done with texture properly mapped to the object.
Then you add the materials to those objects so, say, the metals look, scatter and reflect light like real life metals.
But all starts with UV mapping and if you didn't do it the right way then the rest of the work isn't going to be great.
This is why making seamless tiles for texturing is so important as I stated in my OP.

Oregonian · **Posted:** Wed May 08, 2013 1:52 pm **(#57)**

This Python plug-in just showed up in the registry today. There is even a nice tutorial to go with it.

http://registry.gimp.org/node/28112

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12775

Thanks for the heads up O; never can have enough tools to create seamless textures (my side hobby as you may know).

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16029

Oregonian wrote:

This Python plug-in just showed up in the registry today. There is even a nice tutorial to go with it.

http://registry.gimp.org/node/28112

I saw that and downloaded it today.I am still trying to figure it out. :lol

YAFU · **Joined:** Nov 09, 2011 **Posts:** 726

Thanks Oregonian! (and thanks to Efenstor!)
Well, a lot of options with Resynthesizer, Low Frequency Even and Make Seamless Advanced... :gimp