BIMP 2.0 for Gimp 2.10

MareroQ · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:17 am **(#1)**

https://alessandrofrancesconi.it/projects/bimp/

Changelog BIMP 2.0:
-BIMP codebase has been updated to be natively compatible with GIMP 2.10, while it does not work anymore with GIMP <= 2.8.
-Added support to HEIF, XPM and JPEG2000 images
-Use GResources instead of Pixdata
-Many compiler warnings fixed
-Enhanced Win32 make procedure (needs MSYS2)

Unfortunately, this did not work on my old computer running Win Vista 32bit so I compiled with sources (for those interested in the attachment).

Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1467

I'm always impressed by a Gimp plugin written in c. Good you compiled BIMP yourself. I would think about moving to 64bits when you get the hardware.

Mr Ed · **Joined:** Jul 03, 2018 **Posts:** 38

MareroQ wrote:

https://alessandrofrancesconi.it/projects/bimp/

Changelog BIMP 2.0:
-BIMP codebase has been updated to be natively compatible with GIMP 2.10, while it does not work anymore with GIMP <= 2.8.
-Added support to HEIF, XPM and JPEG2000 images
-Use GResources instead of Pixdata
-Many compiler warnings fixed
-Enhanced Win32 make procedure (needs MSYS2)

Unfortunately, this did not work on my old computer running Win Vista 32bit so I compiled with sources (for those interested in the attachment).

Wow!!!!
You are my hero. (I know not how to compile)

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Sat Dec 08, 2018 5:42 pm **(#4)**

Will it work on 64 bit? If not, is there a 64 Bit version?

rich2005 · **Joined:** Mar 04, 2011 **Posts:** 2613

mackenzieh wrote:

Will it work on 64 bit? If not, is there a 64 Bit version?

The BIMP 2 installer is 32 bit only. That does make it more "universal" Gimp from gimp.org will use both 32 bit and 64 bit plug-ins.

I have issues with that installer,
1) It installs in the system plugins folder rather than the Gimp user profile.
2) It puts a dependency pcre3.dll in windows\system32 folder - never a good idea. Gimp 2.10 already includes a version of that, so it is redundant.

The correct way for Gimp 2.10 is plugin and dependencies in their own folder, then that in the user plugins folder. See gimp_gmic installer for how it should be done.

Using a pure 64 bit Gimp such as Partha's version? You need a 64 bit BIMP and AFAIK the only one is from samj and that is the previous version, BIMP 1.18

see: https://samjcreations.blogspot.com/2018 ... ts_24.html

mackenzieh · **Posted:** Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:55 pm **(#6)**

rich2005 wrote:

mackenzieh wrote:

Will it work on 64 bit? If not, is there a 64 Bit version?

The BIMP 2 installer is 32 bit only. That does make it more "universal" Gimp from gimp.org will use both 32 bit and 64 bit plug-ins.

I have issues with that installer,
1) It installs in the system plugins folder rather than the Gimp user profile.
2) It puts a dependency pcre3.dll in windows\system32 folder - never a good idea. Gimp 2.10 already includes a version of that, so it is redundant.

The correct way for Gimp 2.10 is plugin and dependencies in their own folder, then that in the user plugins folder. See gimp_gmic installer for how it should be done.

Oh, okay. Thanks for the explanation.

Using a pure 64 bit Gimp such as Partha's version? You need a 64 bit BIMP and AFAIK the only one is from samj and that is the previous version, BIMP 1.18

see: https://samjcreations.blogspot.com/2018 ... ts_24.html

Oh, okay.