PhotoFlow as a GIMP plug-in

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An experimental version of the PhotoFlow GIMP plug-in is now available (GIMP 2.9 only)

The plug-in can be used to load and process RAW files directly from GIMP, pretty much like UFraw. The plug-in takes advantage of the high-bit depth capabilities of GIMP 2.9, and the processed image is transferred to GIMP in 32-bits floating point format. The current experimental code does not work with GIMP 2.8 or earlier.

The plug-in must be compiled from sources, and requires the installation of the GIMP 2.9 development packages.

If you feel brave enough to test it, here are the steps to follow:

  • clone the photoflow stable branch:
    git clone https://github.com/aferrero2707/PhotoFlow.git
    cd PhotoFlow
    git checkout stable
  • build photoflow:
  cd build
  ./build.sh
  • copy the plug-in executable to GIMP’s plug-in folder:
    cp -a Release/share/photoflow/plug-in/pfgimp $HOME/.config/GIMP/2.9/plug-ins/
  • start GIMP and open a RAW file; photoflow qill be used to process the file, as in the demo video

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!

Work is still in progress, in particular ICC and EXIF data are still not transferred into GIMP…

Have a nice end of the year and an happy 2016!

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