GIMP plugin "Resynthesizer" and "Single Window" mode

From http://www.inatux.com/article?r=development-gimp-version-2.7-review

Lately, people have been speaking highly of Adobe Photoshop over this video showing what Bryan O'Neil Hughes calls "Content-Aware Fill" which is a technique for synthesizing texture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0aEp1oDOI

Here's a little old favorite GIMP plugin called Resynthesizer. Resynthesizer works just as well as Photoshop's "Content-Aware Fill", only Resynthesizer appears to have more options.

In the video below -- working with the same images (captured from YouTube) -- InaTux demonstrates Resynthesizer in GIMP 2.7's "Single Window" mode.

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• 2.7
• 2.8
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• resynthesizer
• synthesizing
• texture
• single
• window

[TheJakeDTH]

@srjones8 The speed for the operations are about the same as in the Photoshop demonstration video. And this is done on my single-core AMD 1.6GHz processor, with an old 256MB nVidia 6200 video card. Don't blame Resynthesizer for my slow computer. Even though the speed is pretty much the same as the Photoshop video, if not faster.

[TheJakeDTH]

@srjones8 Actually Debian still runs faster than Windows 7 on this box. Just sayin'. I had it laying around, so I put it to use for compiling and testing the latest software, GIMP 2.7 as seen in this video for example. I use a very low demanding operating system, why through a perfectly good computer away? I am very aware of the environmental damage caused by such selfishness. So I don't do that.

[thundercrackergirl]

I have a problem. I downloaded Resynthesizer/smart remove(heal selection) on my gimp which is 2.6.11

When I go to use heal selection I get this, error: eval: unbound variable: plug-in-resynthesizer

What does that mean? Besides, I can't even find resynthesizer on my gimp.

[kasuha]

@flex1grip All I said is using this Gimp feature is next to impossible on Windows for normal users - so any arguments about Linux make no sense at all.

[FalconFetus8]

They used this SAME picture to demonstrate Adobe Photoshop's "context aware filter". Why this picture in particular?

[flex1grip]

@kasuha This makes no sense. The plugin itself is a one-click install in linux is all he is saying. Not that gimp is some complicated install process. I'm sure you have a lot of great "programs" on windows though.

[hheintze1]

Will this be included by default in 2.8?

[PantryExpert]

there's a simple windows installer of this called "Magic Remove" over at SoftwarePantry

[Ulyessaable]

Fantastic stuff! Such a powerful tool even for digital painters, GIMP really is looking a lot brighter.

[sirujarze]

Oh snaaaps! Its maagicc!! xD (i think this is better than using clone tool hhehe)

[ICodeInDreams]

This is a snap to install on Windows, just so everyone knows. Just download the .zip, decompress it, then drag the GIMP-2.0 folder into C:\Program Files and select Merge Folders.

Run GIMP, and bask in the glow of your new plug-in.

[swi3zy]

I'm impressed :]