Download useful, free GIMP plugins GIMP, the free and open-source image editor, is often blamed for its lack of polish in its interface. However, with sufficient addons (particularly plugins), you can achieve a lot of functionality found in other editors. Our previous GIMP plugins post looked at best plugins for web design, photography etc. In this second roundup, we will take a look at plugins that bring Photoshop’s features to GIMP. This is significant, because GIMP typically draws a lot of flack for not having many of Photoshop’s functionality. You might also want to read our previous posts on GIMP: These are GIMP 2.6 -compatible and tested plugins, but they would likely work for older versions too. Wavelet Denoise: Reduce noise in each channel of an image separately GREYCstoration: Removes grains or small artefacts (JPEG blocks effect) from images. Liquid Rescale: Brings Photoshop’s content aware scaling to GIMP. Image Subdivide Image subdivide: Divide image into specified number of rows and columns and save any part.
Boring Records Download free GIMP brushes GIMP is an open-source image editing program, one of the most popular image-editing programs. GIMP has a large library of free brushes that can be downloaded, to improve functionality of GIMP. Here is a large collection of GIMP brushes that you will find useful for various purposes. You may also be interested in related posts: Free GIMP brushes collection Feathers for GIMP NeverWinter Snowflakes I WinterBreeze GIMP Scratchies brushes Grunge Brush set 3 Grunge Brushes Splatter Brushes GIMP water brushes Butterflies brushes Butterflies brushes Blood brushes GIMP Brush sets/collections Grunge Brush pack Dead Trees Cubes
69 Stunning Examples of Photographer’s Portfolios Websites For Inspirations Different purpose so different design also, as well as design of website, because the function and purpose influencing the style and appearance. Industrial photography is a creative industry which is closely related to graphic design. Similar in design we often get inspiration from seeing the brilliant works of others. In this case the photographer wanted to show a portfolio of their works and / or their company with a variety of purposes either hobby or professional photographers. Of course a lot of usefulness in displaying an portfolio in online, such as sharing and inspiring, selling their pictures, client and project, and of course the market. Below are 69 websites photographer / photography for inspiration to create your stunning photography’s portfolio website or as photography’s inspirations for your next design. Dave Hill Photography Hoops Photography Maurice Krijtenberg Clayton Bozard Agnieszka Czarnocka Johan Prag Kevin G. Phil Porter David Lindsey Wade Mezzetty Erik Almas Photography
Tor Lillqvist--PSPI: Running Photoshop plug-ins in GIMP PSPI is a GIMP plug-in that runs 3rd-party Photoshop plug-in filters. I wrote it in 2001, and it initially worked on Windows only. Then nothing much happened until March 2006 when it became available also on Linux. All that was needed, basically, was for somebody to try building it using winegcc. Where to find Photoshop plug-in filters that are any good? Google is your friend. There are some exceptions though. Some magazines that come with "cover" CD-ROMs, like Computer Arts, often include commercial Photoshop filters on the CD-ROMs. Photoshop plug-in filters (for the Windows version of Photoshop, which is what we are talking about here) are actually (32-bit) Windows DLLs, which are dynamically loaded into the plug-in host process's address space. Unlike GIMP plug-ins, 3rd-party Photoshop plug-ins don't use any common user interface library. Windows The Windows package includes just pspi.exe. Linux The Linux packages include three files: 64-bit Linux ldd pspi.exe.so Downloads
23 Useful Flash Actionscript 3.0 Tutorials Flash allows you to create stunning visual effects and offer you wonderful user interaction. Its strength lies in its ability to showcase unusual visual solutions, including graphic motion, videos and sound effects. This article provides 23 useful Flash Actionscript 3.0 tutorials which can enhance your skills to an unlimited high for your flash projects. Vertical 3D Carousel with ActionScript 3.0 In this tutorial you will learn how to create a vertical 3D carousel with the help of ActionScript 3! Create an iPhone-like Flip Effect in Flash Using ActionScript 3.0 In this tutorial, we’ll recreate the Flip Effect used in the iPhone’s UI using Flash CS4 and ActionScript 3.0. Customizing Flash Context Menu Using AS3 This tutorial will teach you how to customize the context menu by removing the default items and adding your own items instead. Create an iPhone Inspired Switch CheckBox Using Flash and ActionScript 3.0 Modern Preloader with ActionScript 3 Create a Virtual Wind Farm in ActionScript 3
Digital Blasphemy 3D Wallpaper: Widescreen, Dual-Screen, Triple-Screen, iPhone4, iPad, Droid, XBox360, PS3, HDTV Backgrounds Stunning Images Of Earth From Above NASA's latest book is made up of 75 photographs shot by a fleet of Earth-observing satellites, sent up for environmental research purposes. It's no surprise that the images in "Earth As Art" are absolutely stunning: Bogda Mountains, China Because the satellites are equipped to measure an unusual range of light, some of the patterns and features captured in the photos would be invisible to the naked human eye, so they are color corrected. Akpatok Island, Canada Scroll through the slideshow below for more images from the book, and let us know your thoughts in the comments section. Loading Slideshow Anyuyskiy Volcano, RussiaBelcher Islands, CanadaA stunning array of images of our home planet, taken by Earth-observing science satellites, are featured in a new NASA publication. Also on HuffPost: