Well my old version of Photoshop has a feature that lets you record actions. Anything that you do like use a filter or curves or turn to greyscale can all be recorded and then played on other photos. I sure wish there was a way to do that in GIMP.

Is there a way?

Alan

Not yet. (Photoshop's approach to this, just as in the case of their "adjustment" layers, is a kludge; this will become readily apparent once GIMP fully implements acyclical directed graphing.)

Do you mean node editing Saul; if so, I 100% agree with you.

The closest thing is Gimp#. Although many photoshop action files will not work with it.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-s ... imp-sharp/
You will have to rename the downloaded file to exe instead of e_x_e for the setup to work.
You will also have to rename the gimp-2.6.exe file to gimp-2.4.exe so the installer works.
(then rename it back to gimp-2.6.exe) - if you need help with install PM me.
I am currently trying to compile version 0.18 for windows.
http://maurits.wordpress.com/2010/12/02 ... -released/
All PS action files must be in the scripts folder to work.

Another close one is Gimp Scripter (you will need python).
Some people suggest using a recorder/playback tool to automate Gimp. Scripts from such tools break when the Gimp GUI changes, and the scripts are not easily distributable. Gimpscripter is an alternative.
http://registry.gimp.org/node/25305
This plugin allows you to essentially use plugins to build another python plugin.

how do i install this? and will it work in 2.8?

in the quote is the answer to your first question, at least regarding Windows

I didn't try to install on 2.7 because i have no interest in using gimp# (it is a cool idea but its value for me is not in the bundled filters or the compatibility with PS action, but to allow to write filter using the most different languages, from C# to Java..but for me try to handle 1 language is more then sufficient, and i prefer that of GMIC ) but should work..and if not the attempt to install it should not create any problem, except ,in the worst case, loosing a few minutes

when i try to install i get this

As i mentioned above you must rename the gimp-2.7.exe file gimp-2.4.exe so the installer is fooled.
Just be sure and name it back to gimp-2.7.exe after installing Gimp#.

Gimp sharp should work with Gimp-2.7 or 2.8
As far as i know it works with Gimp-2.6.12.

I have compiled 0.18 but none of the executes will work in gimp-2.7.
I didn't test in Gimp-2.8 or Gimp-2.6.12 yet.

oh ok i get it thanks rod

If you have any trouble PM me okay.

To tell you the truth i have only found a small handful that do work. Some show but do not function, and some will run to a certain point and fail.
Obviously all layer style types will not work as well as any with photo shop filters in the macro.
But there are more than just Photoshop Actions filters within Gimp#.
Gimp Sharp is something like GMIC only it opens each dialog separately.
These will work in Gimp-2.6.12 and some need to have the image flattened to work.








THIS

Will create this with the swirlies plugin.

Look for all the little images next to each filter.They are all over the menus.
Some in Filters
Some in Web
Some in Render

Sorry to hear that Graechan.
Like i was saying, the newer 0.18 would probably run more of them but no-one has been able to compile it and have it work. I have compiled it but it will not run. I wonder if it just needs a certain VB microsoft dll file within the bin or system folder to work?
I have most of them i think.

Guess i will do some testing to see.

In version 0.18 (Ubuntu 12.04 Gimp 2.8 64 bit) a little news:
works: Sky and PicturePackage.
The only new:
1. QR
2. Trim