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This script simulates a high quality (portrait) photo like these from the National Geographic.
Copy it into the scripts folder from GIMP, you will find it then under Filters -> Generic -> National Geographic.
Thanks to Martin Egger for the shadow revovery and the sharpen script, which I included in the script.
Examples here and here:
Update1: Added local contrast option.
Update2: Optional inverted layer mask for brighter skin types.
Update3: Added a batch version of this script, run it with
gimp -i -b '(elsamuko-national-geographic-batch "picture.jpg" 60 1 60 25 0.4 1)' -b '(gimp-quit 0)'
or for more than one picture
gimp -i -b '(elsamuko-national-geographic-batch "*.jpg" 60 1 60 25 0.4 1)' -b '(gimp-quit 0)'
Be careful, the batch script overwrites the original image. More info here.
Update4: Fix for the batch script, it merges now all layers before saving.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| elsamuko-national-geographic.scm | 8.54 KB |
| elsamuko-national-geographic-batch.scm | 9.67 KB |
Comments
Using elsamuko-national-geographic.scm on command line
Hello,
Is it possible to use this script using command-line. I'm trying to apply this script for 20 photos. I thought it would be helpful if I can batch process this on the command-line.
Hope to hear from you soon! Help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Done
I hope, I'm not too late :D
Comparing the above to the
Comparing the above to the original flute player image:

Unable to add new plugins & scripts
I really have no idea how to add these to my gimp, but I would think I just click on the link, it loads, then opens gimp and there it is. But I won't load. It says unknown file type, error. Can anyone help me???
Look solution
If you are using Gimp 2.6 you may need to look in to the Plugins folder instead of the Scrip Good luck hope this helps
No, the folders for scripts
No, the folders for scripts and plug-ins are still the same with 2.6.
Unable to get plugin into Gimp 2.4.7 on Mac
I cannot seem to figure out how to get any plugins to work. I have Mac Intel, Gimp 2.4.7, Scrip-Fu. I have located my plugins file as well as the scripts file, but I cannot download and copy the plugins. When I click on the link it is downloaded as a document. I cannot open to save, and I cannot drag to any of the above folders. I am completely at a loss as to how to do this. Any help would be great. Think of it as trying to help a pre-schooler do this. That is where I am at. Thanks for your patience and help.
Sure, I'm not the best guy
Sure, I'm not the best guy to help you, for I am not really a friend of Steve Jobs. A script-fu file is nothing but a text file. I never used a Mac, but I know Linux, and it identifies a file the same way as Mac OS. It does not "look" to the .scm extension as Windows does, but to the file's contents and "sees" it is text.
I suppose that if you drag the document into your scripts directory, it must be copied there.
Don't forget to restart Gimp or refresh the scripts (Xtns > Script-fu > Refresh scripts) after you copied them.
Another solution: Elsamuko made a zip archive of 12 .scm files (among them National Geographic).
Go and look there:
http://sites.google.com/site/elsamuko/
François Collard.
Script
http://registry.gimp.org/node/9129#comment-654