Friday, December 30, 2011
G'MIC 1.5.0.8
David announced on Flikr the latest stable release of G'MIC, version 1.5.0.8, on December 29. What better way to end the year than with another release of G'MIC. However, mysteriously, a thread entitled "On the road to 1.5.0.9" was absent. So, we don't know what awaits us in the new year. You can find discussions of this release on Flikr and Gimpchat.
Gimp 2.7.5
Introducing the next Gimp git release – Version 2.7.5! This release follows the recently released version 2.7.4. This version also continues with the final bugfixes. Tablet support should be quite improved. This release is much faster (at least on my hardware, your mileage may vary). This version allows you to save images in BZIP2 compressed format (extension xcf.bz2). This should result in a smaller file size. There are a lot of fixes under the hood which makes this release more stable. The theme engines should work as advertised. If not, please leave me feedback.
Here is a screenshot of the new build.
Portable Version
The portable version has been updated to match the desktop version. In particular, tablets should work on this version just like on the desktop version. The portable version is transportable, provided you do not make any links to folders outside the portable environment. All the useful plugins are already included, so you do not need to make a separate download.
Installation
Download the version that is appropriate for your OS – 64-bit for 64-bit Windows and 32-bit for 32-bit Windows. Once you do that, simply click on the executable that you downloaded and install like any other software. If you don't like it, use your control panel to uninstall. Please don't mix and match the versions (Why would you want to?) especially if you are using my Gimp builds. The DLLs are the same and since the 64-bit DLLs will not work with the 32-bit one, you are likely to get an error and the application will quit. If you are missing DLLs, please drop me a line and let me know.
For the portable version, use the included executable gimprun.exe to launch Gimp. Please don't try to go into the bin directory to run the program. It will not work.
As usual, if you are inclined to leave me feedback or a comment...
