Save for Web

Save for Web allows to find compromise between minimal file size and acceptable quality of image quickly. While adjusting various settings, you may explore how image quality and file size change. Options to reduce file size of an image include setting compression quality, number or colors, resizing, cropping, Exif information removal, etc.

If you want to send translations/contribute, please visit http://github.com/auris/gimp-save-for-web

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Alternate package for save images as web items

This is alternate package for this and simple install in linux openSUSE 12.1. Just double click this gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0-8.1.x86_64.rpm and package manager will finish installation. :D

http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idpl/15622196/dir/opensuse_11.x/c...

Someone requested

a new plug-in compiled on XP?
Here it is tested in Windows XP 32 bit Gimp-2.6.11 on 3268x2092 JPEG image.
http://www.gimpchat.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3337

-Rod

Save for Web Gimp Windows 32/64bit Version 2.7 & >

Bonjour,

http://www.aljacom.com/~gimp/save_for_web_20111014_gimp2.7+_32bits-64bit...

166 015 bytes.

(it works also with Gimp 2.6.11)

Installation on Mac OS X Lion (10.7)

Hi folks, how about the installation of the plugin on mac os x lion (10.7)? I've tried to install it but it return some errors:
"No package 'gimp-2.0' found
No package 'gimpui-2.0' found

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
installed software in a non-standard prefix.

Alternatively, you may set the environment variables GIMP_CFLAGS
and GIMP_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
See the pkg-config man page for more details."

I don't know how to install libgimp2.0-dev & intltool

Any solutions? Thanks

Install plugins like Save For Web for Gimp

Hi, I hope this comment will be helpful. To install this gimp plugin "save for web" on mac osx Lion you need to install:

  1. install Gimp for OSX
  2. install XCode for Mac (heavy download) to get the tools useful to compile (available in Mac Appstore)
  3. install MacPorts
  4. install Gimp-Devel plugin via MacPorts:
    • a) open a Terminal
    • b) sudo port install gimp2-devel (VERY LONG around 3 hours, it needs to install lots of dependancies)
  5. install pkg-config version 25 (not 26 which doesn't include gcc and/or is still a little buggy)
  6. uncompress the gimp-save-for-web archive and copy the folder created in yourUserName>Libraries>Application Support>Gimp>plug-ins
  7. Open a Terminal in your Mac Utilities:
    • cd Library/Application\ Support/Gimp/plug-ins/gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0/
    • sudo ./configure
    • sudo make
    • sudo make install

And it should work when you open GIMP!

install pkg-config version 25

how can i install install pkg-config version 25

Windows XP Error

I come across a strange error message every now and then, telling me that some of the images I want to process are "too large". Does anybody of you know if this bug is already fixed in the latest stable version 0.28.6? And, another kind request of mine: Is there somebody among you who could update this plugin or even compile it into an EXE suitable for the use in Windows XP?

Windows binary Gimp 64 bits

http://www.aljacom.com/~gimp/gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0-64bits.zip

Tests : Gimp GIMP 2.6.9 (http://sourceforge.net) 64 bits & Gimp 2.7.2 - Gimp 2.7.3 64 bits (Partha http://partha.com) / Windows7 64 bits

Installation for windows

Hi, firstly thanks for this plugin.

I just wanted to note that the readme for the win version should/could also include the new user profile path for Vista/7. That is

"C:\Documents and settings\%username%\.gimp-2.6\plug-ins" for XP
"C:\users\%username%\.gimp-2.6\plug-ins" for Vista/7

Also, to make things simpler, a shell script can be used

-------------
@echo off
if exist "%userprofile%\.gimp-2.6" (
copy /Y webexport.exe "%userprofile%\.gimp-2.6\plug-ins" >nul
echo Install OK!
) else Gimp folder not found!
pause
-------------

for installation and

-------------
@echo off
if exist "%userprofile%\.gimp-2.6\webexport.exe" (
del /f "%userprofile%\.gimp-2.6\plug-ins\webexport.exe" >nul
echo Uninstall OK!
) else echo Plugin file not found!
pause
-------------

for uninstallation. I understand some people don't like shell scripts (for some wacky reason) but this way it's definitively more convenient.

Regards

Change default folder

One minor issue I have with the 'Save for Web' plugin, is that it seems to use the user's home folder as the default folder for saving items. It would be nice if you could change this to a different directory, or at least have it save the last saved folder in a session.

If I am editing 20 images, I have to browse to the correct save folder for each image, rather than having it remember the last folder I was in.

If I am wrong here and it is possible, please let me know.

Using Ubuntu 10.10 w/ Gimp 2.6.10.

installation error

I extracted the package to my plugins directory and ran ./configure Everything seems ok except for the last few lines:

checking for GIMP... configure: error: Package requirements (gimp-2.0 >= 2.3.0 gimpui-2.0 >= 2.3.0) were not met: No package 'gimp-2.0' found No package 'gimpui-2.0' found

I'm running gimp 2.6, so the condition does indeed appear to be met. the error message is followed by some suggestions, none of which make sense to me:

Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you installed software in a non-standard prefix. Alternatively, you may set the environment variables GIMP_CFLAGS and GIMP_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config. See the pkg-config man page for more details.

Where do I adjust these variables? Can somebody point me in the right direction?

Install some compilation dependencies

On Ubuntu, try:

sudo apt-get install libgimp2.0-dev intltool

And then:

cd ~/.gimp-2.6/plug-ins/gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0/
./configure
make
sudo make install

Excellent!

Very useful!

Very nice to have, thank you much

Thanks much to the developer for making this available.

very cool.this will indeed be

very cool.this will indeed be very helpful to compromise between size and quality.

Thanks For This Plug-in

i have installed this plug-in and this amazing thanks for the develepors.
And when will the update this project?

not easy install

I had to do a real run around to try to get this thing installed. Isn't there an EASY way for all us non-programmers who just want to use the software? there are so many steps, so many of which do not make sense for the non-techie. I appreciate the time everyone takes to make GIMP and all the extra plug-ins that add so much, but can't there be a easy way to install these things for macs (that's me!) and every other OS that make sense to people like me who are stupid when it comes to these things. Every time I try using Terminal nothing happens despite the fact I follow the instructions exactly. Please can we make instructions system specific and simple? God Bless you all. Via Free!!!

The problem is Mac, it is a

The problem is Mac,

it is a commercial OS as windows but since it has much less users it has much less developers interested in working for free

And even less interested to compile third party plugin for Gimp...

Because there is nothing wrong in the instrution to install, the problem is that nobody compiled a mac binary to install

Sure the process should be similar at that used for Linux..but the knowledge that "should be similar" it is no sufficent, without also know the exact differences....and they change at every Mac version

And.here most use mainly Linux, a few also Windows, almost none Mac

you may try to Google for "wilber love apple" or "lisanet"..if somebody may help is there

Installing save-for-web plug-in....

I'd like to try this plugin but I'm having trouble with the install...here's what I've done so far:

- downloaded GIMP 2.6.8 p2 for Snow Leopard (10.6.3) from the "GIMP on OS X" website, copied files to Applications folder on Mac HD.

- installed X11 (2.3.4) from Snow Leopard Install CD, also installed Xcode Developer Tools.

- downloaded "gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0.tar.bz2", extracted the "gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0" folder in the GIMP "plug-ins" folder (~/Lu/Library/Application Support/Gimp/plug-ins).

- following the README instructions I opened Terminal, "cd" to the "gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0" folder, and type "./configure" in the command line....I get the following error message: "configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH".

Any detailed suggestions to assist with my install efforts would be greatly appreciated...thanks!!

Lu

Windows version 0.29.0

Link :
http://www.aljacom.com/~gimp/gimp-save-for-web-0.29.0-i686.zip

tested with Gimp 2.6.8 32 bits / Windows 7 64 bits

Save web

I have read the above & I would like to say thanks for the useful information, your article has included.
You have illustrated every thing in order, very clear, straight & easy to implement steps.
It is working great with me now, Thanks for your help, it saved me a lot of time.

new lessons

new lessons that I received, it is true we should make Save for Web to find compromise between minimal file size and acceptable image quality quickly. This information is very useful and very helpful. now I use a Mac, I'll find out how.

Save for web alternative

Check out another free save for web plug-in, based on the Radical Image Optimization Tool (Windows only)

http://registry.gimp.org/node/20778

Great plug-in

Thank you for a great plug-in!

..

Options to reduce file size of an image include setting compression quality, number or colors, resizing, cropping
.thanx nice share

Italian Translation

Italian translation file available here: http://www.comodocomodo.com/Gimp/it.tar.gz http://www.comodocomodo.com/Gimp/it.zip congratulations for a really useful and smart plug-in.

Excellent tool

Very nice tool! Very helpful! You have my respect. Greetings from Serbia.

Thank you!

Thanks for this! This is a huge time saver and works perfectly!

image name

Hello...it could be great that the images filename gets saved in lowercase and without any spaces. Thanks a lot!

No batch...

Hi, I'm trying to batch process with this plugin too. Has anyone had success with it? Thanks!

Swedish translation

Here is the Swedish (sv) translation for Save for web http://home.danielnylander.se/translations/save-for-web.sv.po

installation

how to install the save for web plug in?

Installation steps

1. Unzip the .tar.gz in ~/.gimp-2.6/plug-ins/ 2. $ sudo apt-get install libgimp2.0-dev (if not installed packs for compile) 3. $ cd ~/.gimp-2.6/plug-ins/gimp-save-for-web-0.28.6/ 4. $ ./configure make 5. $ sudo make install 6. Restart Gimp 7. A new option is created at File>Save for web -- Sergio Laprea sergio [at] klosma.net

Thanks, I'm fairly new to

Thanks, I'm fairly new to linux and this worked with out a problem

Help Installing

Sorry I don't understand these instructions (not a developer!). I'm using Windows Vista and have full Administrator access to all files and folders. I have a standard install of GIMP 2.6.

Have downloaded and extracted this plug in to C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins.
I have Googled/searched for information on "apt-get install libgimp2.0-dev". I've tried to "run" this line several times from C-prompt but keep getting the message that this is not a recognized command.

In some references this was referred to as GIMP Tool Kit, and I do have a directory C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.0\lib\gtk-2.0 that contains two sub-dir of "2.10.0" and "Modules".

I've also tried to run the $ ./configure from c-prompt from within the "gimp-save-for-web-0.28.6" folder make many times and various permutations (./configurte; configure etc) but keep getting error message that this is not a recognized command.

What should I be doing? Please help anyone!

You maked too complex

I believe you just downloaded the wrong file, for win is http://www.registry.gimp.org/files/save_for_web_0.28.6_win32.zip

Then you have not to do anything more then extract the file in a new folder where you like, (exactly, even in Document )
Load gimp, go to Edit/Preferences/Folder , expand "folder" clicking on the arrow go in plugin and there add the path for the folder
(first click "new folder" and then "Search" icon...search icon has 3dots "..." ) then CLICK OK before exit the preference dialog !!

(it is so easy forgot to click OK at end...)

Install

OK, yes I was making it way to complicated.

Thanks for the simple directions. I've got it installed and working now.

Much appreciated your time and help.

Thks

Thank u Sergio, i installed this plugin, and now i can save for web!!!

Batch script parameters help please

Hi, this is a great plugin, I'm trying to create a script for batch processing, can anyone help out with parameters please? Thanks

Great

Thank You so much!

localization

win32 binary compiled with path "D:\build\gimp\share\locale\..." so i can't using "C:\Program Files\Gimp\share\locale\..." please fix it and add translations to zip

Thank you so much

This just saved me a *lot* of time. Thanks. And thanks to the people who compiled a mac version too.

Catalan Translation

Hi there: Auris: I've finished the catalan translation for your excellent plugin. Can you add my language to the sources?? You can download the files from here: http://www.vcubells.net/fitxers/ca.po http://www.vcubells.net/fitxers/ca.gmo Thanks a lot!

Wishlist

First of all, great plug-in!

Anyway, I used to use Macromedia Fireworks and missed some features for web optimisation that it has. So I was wondering if you could implement it on your plug-in. Here're the features:

  1. Batch processing for multiple files to be saved for web.
  2. Transparency options: No Transparency, Index Transparency, & Alpha Transparency.
  3. Matte colour for the Transparency option.

It would be great if we could have these options.

Thanks for the plug-in, though!

Regards,
Giraldi Maggio

Matte colour background for gif

Just incase anyone got here from a search for "matte colour photoshop gif transparency", the matte option for blending partially transparent pixels with another colour to greate a gif with transparency that sits nicely on a coloured background, rather than the jagged edge of white non antialiased pixels.

The plugin for this job is available from the menu (gimp 2.6)
Filters->Web->Semi-Flatten

-Chose the background colour for this in the toolbox (foreground/background colour choice).

One thing to note is that this filter (as with other filters) applies to the selected layer, so you will have to blend layers down (right-click), or apply the filter to each layer.

Wont work

Could someone please explain to me how it works. Cause is doesnt seem to download/ run with me.

In order to make Save for

In order to make Save for Web available for Mac, it would be necessary to compile it on Mac. If you don't know how to compile it yourself, your could ask someone from Gimp for Mac community. Hakan Selvi,

Error in version 0.28.1 for Windows: Image too large

Hello everybody! Seems to me as if I fell in love with this plugin. But as I am using GIMP for Windows - still running version 2.4.7 because the 2.6 branch lacks of help files - I come across a strange error message every now and then, telling me that some of the images I want to process are "too large". Does anybody of you know if this bug is already fixed in the latest stable version 0.28.6? And, another kind request of mine: Is there somebody among you who could update this plugin or even compile it into an EXE suitable for the use in Windows XP? I am a complete newbie when it comes to compiling. Really looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance for your help! Bye, Tim.

Very cool design! I find

Very cool design! I find very interesting information at this article, thanks.
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