Fork of synfigexport.py
GIMP to Synfig file export plugin.
Export a GIMP multi-layered image to a corresponding Synfig, an awesome 2D animation software, project.
- 0- Locate the GIMP plugins directory from <Edit> / Preferences: Folders → Plugins.
- 1- Extract/Copy/Move/... synfigexport.py and synfigfu.py files to the GIMP plugins directory (Hey GNux users, d'nt forget to grant execution permission).
- 2- (re)Load GIMP to refresh the Plugins system
- 3- Do your stuff and export as synfig studio format and enjoy your project in synfig studio format :D
For up to date and complete infos, please refer to the official Gimp's plugins installation (this plugin is part of the "Python-Fu" family) : GIMP 2.10 - scripting - or GIMP 2.8 - scripting - or ...
NOTA : synfigfu.py must be present in PYTHONPATH (or at least in same folder than synfigexport.py)
<Image>/File/Export/
Open the Export (or "Export As") dialog box, select "Synfig Studio" has file type (.sifz), choose a destination folder and a name, and exports gimp document to synfig's canvas and png images.
See also Gimp2Synfig from Synfig documentation.
In fact, this is a GIMP issue. To work around, you must select any layer than a layer group before exporting.
IL'dar AKHmetgaleev aka AkhIL - blog akhil
- dooglus
- d.j.a.y
This program is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
Distribution and updating of the code is appreciated.
- 2008-01-31 first public release
- 2008-04-26 gimp-2.2 compatibility fix by dooglus
- 2008-08-18 now works without alpha channel
- 2015-11-25 this fork
- 2015-12-03 fix empty name error + add choose file dialog
- 2016-02-19 registration into export dialog + localization mechanism
- 2016-02-22 synfig stuff to synfigfu module + fix issue #5 filename forbiden chars
- 2016-02-25 switch group option
- 2018-10-23 GIMP 2.10 compliant!