Apply and Save/Load Preset Script for Layer Effects (Experimental)

[tim]

This script won't allow you to load a preset and change it before applying
But it does allow you apply an effect for example: a bevel and emboss (part of layerfx.py) and save that as a preset name by calling "Apply and Save Preset Bevel and Emboss".
Then later you can apply a preset by calling "Load Preset Bevel and Emboss" and choosing the preset name you've previously saved.
Also version 7 and up allows you to apply all layer effects presets with the same name.
For example if you have saved a preset bevel and emboss called "candle" and an inner shadow called "candle" (same name) you can apply both in one go by calling "Load Preset Apply All" and choosing "candle".

See also Layer Effects Presets Collection for presets to be used with this plug-in/script.

layerfx_presets.py #

put in your GIMP's /plug-ins/ folder

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layerfx_presets(2).zip #

version 2. converts color to 3 item tuple so that it doesn't error out when changing shadow layer mode

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layerfx_presets(3).zip #

version 3. defaults highlightmode to screen and shadowmode to dividive like the bevel and emboss defaults (this is wrong see next version)

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layerfx_presets(4).zip #

version 4. defaults highllightmode to SCREEN and shadowmode to MULTIPLY like defaults of bevel and emboss defaults
also added UNUSED 2 mode which is unused but keeps all modes after it indexed correctly

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layerfx_presets(5).zip #

version 5. has Apply and Save and Load Presets for all layer effects provided by layerfx.py

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layerfx_presets(6)_and_altered_layerfx.zip #

version 6 along with altered layerfx.py which allows gradient selection for inner_glow and outer_glow and gradient/pattern selection for stroke

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layerfx_presets(7)_and_altered_layerfx.zip #

version 7 along with altered layerfx.py.
Added "Load Preset Apply All" method which allows you to apply all layer_effects with the same preset name (so that more than one layer effect can be applied at the same time)

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layerfx_presets(8)_and_altered_layerfx.zip #

version 8. Sorts all preset names shown to "Load Preset Apply All" in alphabetical order as this list could get large

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layerfx_presets(9)_and_altered_layerfx.zip #

version 9 along with altered layerfx.py.
Allows Apply and Save to change layer modes to new layer modes in addition to legacy modes to save and apply presets so Load will successfully call these presets as well.

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layerfx_presets(10)_and_altered_layerfx.zip #

version 10.
When "Load Preset Apply All" run based on the layer name so that when presets are set to merge with layer it doesn't error out because it's a new layer pointer.

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Plug-in Menu locations:
multiple entries under Layer/Layer Effects
for example for Bevel and Emboss it's under
Layer/Layer Effects/Apply and Save Preset Bevel and Emboss
Layer/Layer Effects/Load Preset Bevel and Emboss

Settings files are saved as .txt files under the working folder (wherever you execute GIMP from).
For example, for bevel and emboss settings it's saved under "bevel_and_emboss.txt".
They're just text file that has each setting on a line starting with preset name followed by the pipe (|) character then followed by parameters used. So if you wanted to share these settings you can by just copying whatever lines you like to corresponding .txt file or rename the preset name by just changing the text in front of the pipe.

[Krikor]

Hi tim
I'm not sure if I'm using this script right, but anyway, the first attempt I've got this error:

Error: Illegal value for argument 12.

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "C: \ Users \ ... \ GimpPortableSamj \ GimpEval-2.10-Win \ 64bit \ lib \ gimp \ 2.0 \ python / gimpfu.py", line 740, in response
     dialog.res = run_script (params)
   File "C: \ Users \ ... \ GimpPortableSamj \ GimpEval-2.10-Win \ 64bit \ lib \ gimp \ 2.0 \ python / gimpfu.py", line 361, in run_script
     return apply (function, params)
   File "C: \ Users \ ... \ GimpPortableSamj \ GimpEval-2.10-Win \ 64bit \ lib \ gimp \ 2.0 \ plugins \ layerfx_presets.py", line 73, in python_tt_bevel_and_emboss
     pdb.python_layerfx_bevel_emboss (image, layer, style, depth, direction, size, soften, angle, altitude, glosscontour, highlightcolor, highlightmode, highlightopacity, shadowcolor, shadowmode, shadowopacity, surfacecontour, usetexture, pattern, texturescale, texturedepth, patterninvert, mergewithlayer)
RuntimeError: execution error

[tim]

That is odd, not sure why it's erroring out let's see if others are getting this error.
I wonder if it's just the Portable SamJ version that erroring out.

[tim]

argument 12 looks like highlightmode, did you try changing the highlight mode.
I only tested with Normal Mode.

[Krikor]

argument 12 looks like highlightmode, did you try changing the highlight mode.
I only tested with Normal Mode.

I believe I used Screen Mode in Highlight Mode.
Screen mode is the default in Bevel and Emboss.

But I've tested again now, and used Normal mode for highlight mode. It resulted in the same error message given earlier.

[tim]

Anyone else getting error that Krikor is getting?
I can't seem to know why this error is happening

[Krikor]

I have now tried with Portable Samj version 2.10.6.
But ... no changes, same errors are generated.

Version 2.10.8 according to Samj herself, has problems, isn't reliable.
I'll wait for version 2.10.9. But for now, I still prefer version 2.10.1

[tim]

Do you have regular GIMP (not SamJ's portable) maybe give that a try.

[Dionísio]

Tim, I had the same error but I managed to apply the plugin and make the preset this way:
If I change the parameters of the script, it shows the same bug Krikor had. In my tests, the error seems to be in the layer mode - it only crashes if the layer mode not on normal mode. Changing the others parameters don't seem to replicate the error.
I'm also using SamJ 2.10.6 portable version - couldn't make the Partha 2.10.8 work on my computer...

[tim]

That's so odd because it's working for me for other layer modes as well.