gimp/plug-ins/gflare
Sven Neumann 83ae886609 removed the addition of 0.001 that isn't correct for use with integers
2003-11-17  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>

	* libgimpcolor/gimprgb.h (GIMP_RGB_INTENSITY): removed the
	addition of 0.001 that isn't correct for use with integers (should
	be 0.5 then) and just plain wrong for use with floats/doubles.

	* app/base/temp-buf.c
	* app/core/gimpdrawable.c
	* app/core/gimpimage-convert.c
	* app/core/gimpimage.c
	* plug-ins/common/aa.c
	* plug-ins/common/engrave.c
	* plug-ins/common/gradmap.c
	* plug-ins/common/newsprint.c
	* plug-ins/gflare/gflare.c
	* plug-ins/gfli/gfli.c
	* plug-ins/pagecurl/pagecurl.c: add 0.5 to the result of
	GIMP_RGB_INTENSITY() in all places that use it with integers.
2003-11-17 17:33:14 +00:00
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gflares applied a couple of patches from yeti@physics.muni.cz that fix various 2002-11-05 20:11:28 +00:00
.cvsignore (from gimp-narazaki-990909-0) 1999-09-09 07:09:33 +00:00
gflare.c removed the addition of 0.001 that isn't correct for use with integers 2003-11-17 17:33:14 +00:00
Makefile.am Use -mwindows on Win32. 2003-07-27 22:43:11 +00:00
README *** empty log message *** 1999-09-06 23:31:51 +00:00

==========================================================================

	GFlare plug-in ver 0.25

		Eiichi Takamori <taka@ma1.seikyou.ne.jp>

==========================================================================

  GFlare is a plug-in for the GIMP.  The name "GFlare" is short for
"Gradient Flare".  It renders lense flare effect using custom
gradients.  The basic idea is suggested by Marcelo Malheiros,
originally based on a 3DStudio MAX plug-in called LenZFX:
	http://www.digimation.com/techsupp/lzfxfeat.htm

INSTALL:

1) Edit Makefile, if needed.

2) Type "make install".

3) Type "make install-data" if needed. (It copies sample gradients and
   gflares under ~/.gimp)

3) Add new entry to ~/.gimp/gimprc as
     (gflare-path "${gimp_dir}/gflares:${gimp_data_dir}/gflares")

3) Run the GIMP. The menu path is <Image>/Filters/Effects/GFlare.


HOW TO USE IT:

  The document is not yet done. Try and see.

  Main Dialog:
  - Preview
      click on it changes the position of GFlare
  - Settings page
    - Center, Radius (pixel), Rotation (degree), Hue Rotation (degree)
    - Vector Angle (degree) and Vector Length (percentage to Radius)
    - adaptive supersampling ... same as "Blend tool"
  - Selector page
    - ListBox
    - New, Edit, Copy, Delete buttons. Edit button invokes GFlare Editor.

  GFlare Editor:
  - General page:
  - Glow page:
  - Rays page:
  - Second Flares page:     

  WARNING: This plug-in is in development stage, and the code is very
alpha. The GFlare datafile format may be changed in future version.

  Suggestions and ideas for user interface, flare algorithm, etc. are
very welcome.


KNOWN BUGS:

  There are still lots of bugs, of course. ;-)
  They seem related to GTK, and I don't know exactly how I can fix them.

  * It warns at startup as:
    ** WARNING **: file gdkwindow.c: line 422 (gdk_window_move_resize): "window != NULL"
    If you are annoyed, accompanying "gtkviewport.c.patch" will shut up
    the warning.
  * Edit button remains prelighted when GFlare Editor dialog is done.
  * Dialogs are not shown quickly at startup.
  * Sometimes note tab labels are disappeared.
  * Sometimes it crashes, but I don't know yet why it happens.

TODO:
  * Random hue scattering for Second Flares.
  * Improve internal gradients.
  * Currently number of Second Flares is fixed(30).
  * Change opacity for one second flare dynamically, in inverse
    proportion to the size of it.
  * Reduce dialog size
  * Add tweak ability "How to combine Glow, Rays, Second Flares in
    what order"


CREDITS:

  Marcelo Marheiros and Federico Mena Quintero suggested a lot of
ideas. Very Thanks!!

  Marcelo made gradients whose names end with _1, _2, etc. The
gradients whose names end with _101, _102 etc. are mine.

  Quartic did awful Gradient Editor, and gradients PDB procedures.

  A fair proportion of this code was taken from:

  The GIMP -- an image manipulation program
  Copyright (C) 1995 Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis

  Gradient editor module copyight (C) 1996-1997 Federico Mena Quintero
  federico@nuclecu.unam.mx