[TRACKING] CMYK Student's non-destructive build of Gimp is missing a few obvious things
I'm going to list all the expected features in non-destructive editing that another open source program "Pixelitor" has but the special CMYK student build of Gimp 2.99.17 does not. I know this build is not complete yet, but I just want to point out what is missing.
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1. Individual non-destructive filters cannot be toggled on and off. It only allows every present filter to be toggled on and off. The only way to hack-disable individual filters is to slide their opacity to 0. Unchecking preview and applying doesn't work and I don't expect that too. The GUI needs a ability to toggle off individual filters. -
2. Non-destructive filters cannot be started anywhere but the top of the last as the last filter. Here is an example, Lets say I have two filters
gaussian-blur
bloom
and I want to put cubism in the middle for whatever reason. I first have to do
cubism
gaussian-blur
bloom
then move it down one.
gaussian-blur
cubism
bloom
We need the ability to add new GEGL filters one after another. I should be able to click on bloom and then run cubism.
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3. If a filter is applied with a blend mode it works non-destructive, but I wish Gimp would label it (Gaussian Blur by HardLight) instead of just "Gaussian Blur" regardless of the blend mode. -
4. There is no known way to have a layer without "layer effects" usually in programs like Pixelitor, Krita and Adobe one converts a layer to a "smart object" before they can apply non-destructive filters. In default all layers are destructive. (tracked at #11188) -
5. Non destructive filters cannot be renamed. Pixelitor allows this renaming. A good example is certain filters with blend modes create new effects and the user will rename it to match that effect (tracked at #904) -
6. Users cannot replace one non-destructive filter with another. In Pixelitor users can right click and select a different filter. -
7. Users cannot copy the setting of a non-destructive filter and paste it on another layer. So that layer can gain its non-destructive effects. Pixelitor allows this.
So yeah, if you want an example of how to optimize non-destructive editing in Gimp 2.99.17 check out an open source program called Pixelitor that has editable filters in experimental features. Pixelitor has had Non-destructive editing for over two years. It has adjustment layers, smart objects, clone layers and vector layers. It shows how to do optimally. Also sorry this post is not formatted correctly the (1. 2. 3.) stuff isn't working ideal.