Installing the G'MIC-Qt Plug-in For 8bf Hosts
by Nicholas Hayes
Table of Contents
General Instructions
System Requirements
Windows 7, 8 or 10.
A compatible 32-bit or 64-bit host application.
Installation
1. Download the 8bf version of the
G'MIC-Qt plug-in
from here, and unzip the file.
2. Close your host application.
3. Place
GmicPlugin.8bf and
gmic folder in the folder that your host application searches for filter plug-ins.
4. Restart your host application.
5. The plug-in will now be available as the
G'MIC-Qt menu item in the GMIC category.
Updating
Follow the installation instructions above and allow any existing files to be replaced.
Installation for Photoshop
Default Plug-In Folder Location
The default location that plug-ins are installed to will depend on the version of Photoshop you have installed.
Photoshop CC
Plug-ins are installed in a common folder that is shared between all Photoshop CC versions.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-ins\CC
If you have installed both the 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Photoshop CC, the 32-bit version will use the following common plugin folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-ins\CC
Photoshop CS6 and earlier
Plug-ins are installed in a version-specific plugin folder.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop [version]\Plug-ins
If you have installed both the 64-bit and 32-bit versions of Photoshop CS4-CS6, the 32-bit version will use the following version-specific plugin folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop [version]\Plug-ins
Installing the G'MIC 8bf Filter Plug-in
After unzipping the plug-in you will have a folder to at looks like the following:
Select the
GmicPlugin.8bf file and the
gmic folder and copy it to your Photoshop plug-ins folder.
The following image shows how the Photoshop CC plug-ins folder should look after the plugin has been installed:
After installation the plug-in can be found as the
G'MIC-Qt menu item in the GMIC category of the Filters menu.
Installation for Affinity Photo
Start Affinity Photo, click the
Preferences menu item in the
Edit menu.
Select the
Photoshop Plugins item, and then click the
Open Default Folder in Explorer... button.
After unzipping the plugin you will have a folder to at looks like the following:
Select the
GmicPlugin.8bf file and the
gmic folder and copy it to the Affinity Photo default plugins folder.
The following image shows how the Affinity Photo default plugins folder should look after the plugin has been installed:
After placing the plug-in in Affinity Photo's default plugin folder you will need to ensure that the
Allow "Unknown" plugins to be used check box is checked. By default, Affinity Photo will only load plugins that its developers have tested for compatibility.
After restarting Affinity Photo the plugin can be found at
Filters > Plugins > GMIC > G'MIC-Qt....
Installation for XnView
After unzipping the plug-in you will have a folder to at looks like the following:
Start XnView and open an image.
Open the
Adobe Photoshop Plugin... menu item in the Image menu.
When the
Adobe Photoshop Plugin... dialog opens click the
Configure... button.
After the
Configure Adobe Plugin dialog opens click the
Add... button and select the folder that you have unzipped.
After selecting the plug-in folder location click
OK to close the
Configure Adobe Plugin dialog.
The plug-in can be found as the
G'MIC-Qt menu item in the GMIC category.
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G'MIC is an open-source software distributed under the
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GPL-compatible).
Copyrights (C) Since July 2008,
David Tschumperlé - GREYC UMR CNRS 6072, Image Team.