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To simplify the work of animating my cartoon about a mouse, a plug-in for the [http://gimp.org/ GIMP] raster editor has been written to allow the direct exporting of multi-layered images to corresponding layers of the 2D animation package Synfig.
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To simplify the work of animating my cartoon about a mouse, a plug-in for the [http://gimp.org/ GIMP] raster editor has been written, to allow the direct exporting of multi-layered images to corresponding layers of the 2D animation package Synfig.
  
 
The plug-in registers itself in the GIMP image menu <image>-> File-> Export-> Synfig.
 
The plug-in registers itself in the GIMP image menu <image>-> File-> Export-> Synfig.
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[http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gimp2synfigmenuxh9.jpg http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4126/gimp2synfigmenuxh9.th.jpg]
 
[http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gimp2synfigmenuxh9.jpg http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/4126/gimp2synfigmenuxh9.th.jpg]
  
There are export options you can choose. If the field "output path" is empty, the synfig canvas will be kept in the same directory as the initial GIMP document.
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There are export options you can choose. If the field "output path" is empty, the synfig canvas will be kept in the same directory as the initial picture.
  
 
[http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gimp2synfigsettingsvs3.jpg http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/269/gimp2synfigsettingsvs3.th.jpg]
 
[http://img292.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gimp2synfigsettingsvs3.jpg http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/269/gimp2synfigsettingsvs3.th.jpg]
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[http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gimp2synfig003withgammafd6.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5450/gimp2synfig003withgammafd6.th.jpg]
 
[http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gimp2synfig003withgammafd6.jpg http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5450/gimp2synfig003withgammafd6.th.jpg]
  
You can download the [http://akhil.nm.ru/tools/pygimp/synfigexport.py GIMP2synfig plugin].  Or a [http://dooglus.rincevent.net/random/synfigexport.py fixed version] that also works with GIMP 2.2.
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You can download the [http://akhil.nm.ru/tools/pygimp/synfigexport.py GIMP2.4synfig plugin], or [http://dooglus.rincevent.net/random/synfigexport.py GIMP2.2synfig plugin].
  
For it to work, GIMP must support Python, and the most recent version of Python must be fully installed.  
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To make it work, gimp must support Python, and the most recent version of Python must be installed on your computer.  
  
To install it, simply place the file in ~/.gimp-*/plug-ins/ and make it executable (chmod +x synfigexport.py), then restart The GIMP.
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To install this plug-in, simply put the file in ~/.gimp-*/plug-ins/ and make it executable (chmod +x synfigexport.py), then restart gimp.
  
This program is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Distribution and updating of the code is welcomed.
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This program is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Distribution and updating of the code is appreciated.

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To simplify the work of animating my cartoon about a mouse, a plug-in for the GIMP raster editor has been written, to allow the direct exporting of multi-layered images to corresponding layers of the 2D animation package Synfig.

The plug-in registers itself in the GIMP image menu <image>-> File-> Export-> Synfig.

gimp2synfigmenuxh9.th.jpg

There are export options you can choose. If the field "output path" is empty, the synfig canvas will be kept in the same directory as the initial picture.

gimp2synfigsettingsvs3.th.jpg

Here is the result:

gimp2synfig003yn6.th.jpg

On the left you can see the initial image in Gimp, and on the right the same image imported into Synfig.

After adding a scale layer, the images cannot be distinguished.

gimp2synfig003withgammafd6.th.jpg

You can download the GIMP2.4synfig plugin, or GIMP2.2synfig plugin.

To make it work, gimp must support Python, and the most recent version of Python must be installed on your computer.

To install this plug-in, simply put the file in ~/.gimp-*/plug-ins/ and make it executable (chmod +x synfigexport.py), then restart gimp.

This program is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. Distribution and updating of the code is appreciated.


Languages Language: 

English • español • français • italiano • română • русский