I'm trying to use ACE plugin. I read a lot of tutorials that said you download it unzip and move it to the plugin folder but once I've done that I cant find it when I open gimp and try to use it on a photo. How do I recognise it?
Hu..You recognize by its name ACE.
Actually there are a couple of different Windows builds of that plugin around.
Most recent here
http://photocomix-resources.deviantart.com/art/Gimp-Adaptive-Equalizatio...
will install the plugin in Filter/Enhance,
other older versions may install it , for much less clear reasons at bottom of the Layer menu
In case of doubts follow "anonymous" advice in the message below
If you open your Plug-in Browser (under the Help menu in GIMP 2.6, otherwise in the Xtns menu), you can search for all plug-ins or scripts which have "ACE" as part of their name. This will return some false hits (e.g., the "displACE" filter), but your ACE plug-in should be there and its location in the GIMP menus displayed.
Hu..You recognize by its
If you open your Plug-in