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gimp 2.8 script fu

GIMP 2.8 Script-FUs is a collection of more than 100 scripts, initially created for GIMP 2.4, that have been fixed/updated recently to work with the latest GIMP 2.8. Besides filters and effects, there are also some scripts that allow you to easily create a calendar, create a CD label, add watermark and more.

Scripts included in the latest GIMP 2.8 Script-FU pack:
  • Artist: Angled strokes, Color Pencil, Conte-charcoal crayon, Crosshatched, Cutout, Inkpen, Note Paper, Paletter Knife, Pastel, WaterColor
  • Color: Invert, Saturation, BW from Graphic, Color Temp, Funky Color, Grey Point, Split Tone With ED, Tone Mapping
  • Contrast: Shadow Recovery, Auto Contrast, Change Contrast, High Pass, ISO Noise Reduction
  • Create new: CD label, GlassEffect Text, Glossy Orb, Letter Drop Animation, Scribbled Text, Text Balloon, Text Circle
  • Disorts: Circle Maker, Photocopy, Wrap Effect
  • Edges: Fade Outline, Fuzzy Border, Jagged Border, Translucent Border, Add Matte, Art Border, Frame like poster with strait corners, Frame like slide with round corners, Frame with Bevel, Frame with hover effect and round corners, Photo Border Fancy, Photo Frame, Tasty Frame
  • Effects: Cartoon 2, Blackboard Effect, Cartoon Quick, Chrome Image, Cross Light, Fog, Landscape Illustrator, Lomo, Reflection, Sepoina Graf-ix
  • Effects Selection: Bevel Selection, Chisel Or Carve, Glass Selection, Glow Selection
  • Photo: Picture to graphic, Copyright text, EZ Red Skin Fix, Film Grain, Fix Overblown, Halftone, Highlight to Sky and Clouds, Infrared Simulation, Red Eye by Selected Area, Red Eye Desaturate, Vintage Photo, Web Photo Editor
  • Shapes: CD Mask, Circle Draw, Old Paper, Stampify
  • Sharpness: High-Passs Sharpen, BSSS-Sharpen, Midtone-Sharp, Smart Sharpening, Wisest Sharpen, Blur Non-Edges, Make wonderful, Orton effect, Pixel Gradient, Sharp Blur, Soft Focus, Soft Focus Simple, Wrap Sharp
  • Sketch: quick sketch, Drawing, Line Sketch, Pastel Sketch, Pencil Sketch, Pen Drawn, Roy Lichtenstein, Synthetic Edges, Toned Line Art
  • Texture: Patchwork, Stained Glass, Texturizer
  • Misc: Arrow, Calendar Month, Calendar year, Prepare for Colorize, Remove Paths, Remove Settings, Step Resize, Stoked text, Watermark
According to the release announcement, the scripts included in this pack do not work with GIMP 2.6, so only use them with GIMP 2.8 (or 2.7, the GIMP 2.8 development branch).

To install the scripts, download the archive, extract it and copy the extracted  scripts (.scm) to the following location:
  • Linux: for your user: ~/.gimp-2.8/scripts or system-wide: /usr/share/gimp/2.0/scripts
  • Windows Vista/7: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts or C:\Users\YOUR-NAME\.gimp-2.8\scripts
  • Windows XP: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0\scripts or C:\Documents and Settings\yourname\.gimp-2.8\scripts

Download  GIMP 2.8 Script FUs

For even more effects and filters, see: Install GIMP Plugin Registry For GIMP 2.8 In Ubuntu [PPA]


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