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Retro Background Script by ~fence-post:iconfence-post:

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EDIT: 10/9/2008: Updated script to work in GIMP 2.6. If you have the previous version installed, please delete it from your computer to avoid conflicts.

Let me know if you run into any problems with it.

This script will create the a retro style background similar to the background in the preview image.

Click on the download link to the left and the script will open.

Prior to me learning to write scripts, I figured out a simple way to create retro-style backgrounds and posted a tutorial here: Retro Backgrounds in GIMP The "guts" behind the tutorial was through the modification of one line of code in the default GIMP line nova script. Well, since then, I've learned quite a bit and have modified the default script further to allow the user to select the foreground and background colors (or leave the background color transparent).

Just click on the download link to open the script in your browser window and then save it (File Menu > Save) in your GIMP scripts folder (ie....C:\Program Files\GIMP-2.x\share\gimp\2.0\scripts)

Then, go to the main GIMP window (not the image window) and choose the Filters > Script-FU > Refresh Scripts. Go to the Filters Menu > Render > FP Retro Background... to access the script.

The greater number of lines you use, you must set the Sharpness Value Lower or you won't see results.
Let me know if you run into any snags.

Cheers!

Art

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~ClayOgre Jan 10, 2008, 12:53:29 PM
For some reason, I look at that thumbnail, and immediately in my mind the theme song from "Loony Toons" starts playing. Must be something Freudian.

I like it, but I have one suggestion. Would it be possible to have an option to leave the selection active at the end of the script, I believe the line nova does this. Its kinda interesting to use the resulting selection and then stroke it with various brushes.

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~fence-post Jan 10, 2008, 1:16:39 PM
Well, anything that comes from me has an essence of Looney Toons!

I believe that I can do that with no trouble at all. But, I may add a little twist to the script. Let's say a user has a selection that's important to them before running the script. If they run the script, it temporarily stores it in a channel, turns it off and then turns it back on after the script is finished. What I'll do is give the user an option to keep the selection created during the script. If the user chooses "yes", the selection created during the script will be added as a channel, which can be switched on/off at will later AND the original selection will be turned back on.

Does that make sense? Sound like a good idea?

Thanks for the feedback.

Art

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~fence-post Jan 10, 2008, 1:17:52 PM
I don't know why my reply to you was posted above yours, but i just wanted to make sure you saw my response. So, look up! :D

Art

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~ClayOgre Jan 10, 2008, 1:30:24 PM
Yup, sounds like a good idea.

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~fingolfin92 Jan 10, 2008, 2:03:06 PM
A script for this? Now that's lazy.































*likes* XD

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~photocomix-resources Jan 10, 2008, 4:19:51 PM
Cool script, i like it you started from few time to wrote script, but you have a clear idea of which script may be useful.

I read Fingolfin objection but that may be said for all script, that basically are created to automatize manual operation, so well they can even push to be lazy, but that is up to the users

Only one question you said that user has to create a new transparent layer before run the script, but why?

I mean will be no possible for the script as very first operation add that transparent layer that is needed?
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~photocomix-resources Jan 10, 2008, 4:24:26 PM
Oh to be pedantic Xtns menu as convenction is for script that create a new image, meaning here that they don't require a imagine open, but they just create a new one.

So maybe Filter/render/ may be a more correct location for the menu entry
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=a2j3 Jan 10, 2008, 6:30:35 PM
Great work fence. :#1:

:hug:
Jo

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~fence-post Jan 10, 2008, 8:26:33 PM
Glad you like it! Actually, fingolfin was just kidding....ya gotta scroll down to the bottom of his post to see that he really likes it. He was just playing with me! ;)

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Yes, Art is my real name!

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~fence-post Jan 10, 2008, 8:27:53 PM
Actually, I've given the correct menu location. The reference to the Xtns Menu is to show folks how to refresh their scripts after saving them.

I'll be modifying the script so that it add a new layer and fills it with the selected colors. Thanks for the suggestion.

Art

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Yes, Art is my real name!

"I don't know about genius, I'd more say it was stupidity let loose...." Siminart

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