Photography and Related Musings

GIMP 2.10.22 was released a few days ago. This is another incremental release. You can read all about it in the release notes. I'm releasing my version here for Windows and Mac. Sorry for the delay. I hope it works to your satisfaction. Please let me know otherwise. I've had issues with it before so am expecting them.

For this version, you must install X11 for Mac from the folks at XQuartz. This version is compatible with Sierra (10.12) and above. Yes, I rebuilt it with backward compatibility due to numerous requests.

I was having issues with the language setting for the Windows version. I hope this release has fixed that. Please let me know otherwise.

NUFRaw is still the default raw editor. You are free to use any raw editor to edit camera raw images. I've received reports that RawTherapee is now functional if you have installed the latest version.
G'MIC has been updated to the latest git pull.

Nik Collection

Nik Collection or any of the other plugins calling external applications no longer work on the Mac due to security issues with Catalina and higher. This is a python issue and I don't have a solution for it.

Nik collection (the original version) will still work as advertised on Windows provide you have installed it in the default location.

Nik Collection is no longer freeware and no longer supported by Google. However, you can still download that version from various sources, most notably The Internet Archives. The Nik Collection was acquired by DxO. Two years ago, they had filed for bankruptcy protection but had promised to continue developing it and there is good news. You can download a trial version from their website. If you can't find the original free version, please let me know.

A couple of days ago, after 6 years of development, the release of GIMP 2.10 was announced.

We think it's a great achievement with the limited development resources and the tireless work needed to fix issues as they arose. So, Kudos to the developers on this very important milestone!

Well, our builds are not far behind this time. Introducing GIMP 2.10 with the usual bells and whistles you have come to expect from this build.

The raw image editor Nufraw is included as usual.

See above! Currently one is unable to select RawTherapee as a default raw editor. The issues are technical and the team is working to fix this. A bug report has already been filed and once it is resolved, this build will be updated with the fix.

With this build as before, you can use all the brushes you'll ever need.

G'MIC has been updated to latest pull as well. For the Mac OSX build, G'MIC requires an additional X11 interface which has been provided in this version. Please let me know if you face any issues.

If you have been using Photoshop, then you must be familiar with using the camera-raw plugin on any current image/layer you wish to. Well, with this build, you can consider doing the same by using LightZone as the "camera-raw" plugin. Of course, you have to make sure that you have installed it in its default location. Special thanks to Stefano Azzi for providing this plugin.

One needs to be a little vigilant while using LightZone. Please be sure to save and close the application or your edits will not be transferred back to GIMP.

Finally if you want to provide just a hint of HDR to your image or go all grunge, you can always open the Nik Collections HDR Pro to get the job done.

Needless to say, you have to have the Nik Collection installed in its default location.