paper

A revised version of my first script I wrote in 2009 during a boring weekend, this script takes an image as input, duplicates and flattens it, and then applies several plugin and script-fu effects on a dozen different layers to create a paper or parchment-like effect on the cheap, with the final output an image with layers and some layer masks. An optimal input image is a 1000x1000 square image (maybe I'll update the script to fix that "square" part; the problem is a round blend, but it's not that hard to fix after-wards), but it scales more or less.

This script automates creating simple textures, using solid noise/emboss. Easily create paper-like textures or more coarse gravel-like ones.

The texture appears on it's own layer. You can adjust opacity, layer mode, and various other settings beforehand, and you can also see a preview of how it will look.

The plugin is coded for 2.6. I haven't tried it on 2.7.
Comments & feedback are welcome.

NOTE!!
When you download the script, rename it so that you change the extension from ".py.txt" to ".py", otherwise it will not work.

Update history:

Version 1.3:

The script can be used for creating a papersaver when doing scrapbooking. Where many small images of different sizes are to be printed.

This script lets the user pick a number of images. Then tries to packs the images on as few pages as possible, respecting their print size.

The algorithm used is not optimal, but does a fairly good job.