[Gimp-developer] Automatically save curves file

[Kent Tenney]

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Joao S. O. Bueno <gwidion at mpc.com.br> wrote:
> On Thursday 02 October 2008, Kent Tenney wrote:
>> Howdy,
>>
>> I ask this every couple years, the release of 2.6
>> seems like a time to have another go.
>>
>> In my digital camera file prep workflow, the only step
>> which I can't script is the color tweaking. Each file
>> needs the curves adjusted manually.
>>
>> I want the curves file automatically saved for each file
>> I prepare, creating files something like:
>>
>> curves/autogen/dscn9999.jpg.crv
>>
>> Then I could script the making of a new version of that image,
>> applying those curves to the original. I can then script the
>> required resampling, format conversion or whatever else the
>> latest requirement is.
>>
>> Since I'm lazy I don't want to go through the clicking and typing
>> required to do this manually.
>>
>> Just curious, is it any easier for a Python programmer to do this
>> in 2.6 than in 2.4?
>
> Not yet -
> unfortunatelly.
>
> Save for the documentation - Lars began working on the python docs. for the
> GSOC and we should complete it over the forecoming weeks - then at least you
> will have documentation.
>
> But also as part of this project we plan to change - for the easier -  a lot
> otf things in doing python plug-ins for gimp 2.8.
>
> As for the curves: they are now auto-saved when applied,

Really?

WooFreakinHoo!

> but with a time
> stamp, instead of filename.  You will jwut have to fetch teh saved file and
> agregate it to your image somehow.

Right, no problem.

Thanks Very Much,
Kent

>
> That said, mail me any specific need you have towards saving curves and and
> applied saved curves files form python scripts - it is likely we could have
> some utility fucntions to do this in the next version.
>
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>        -><-
>
>
>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kent
>
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