Pespective Border Plug-in

[tim]

After creating Sample Color Border Plug-in, I wonder what other ways to create borders.
I thought "Hey, I can use the image and perspective transform it to form borders".

perspective_border.py #

Tested in GIMP 2.10.8 on Linux(Ubuntu)

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perspective_border.py #

version 2. Put image on top layer. Resize frame layer to image size (cleaner).

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perspective_border.py #

version 3. Fixed top and bottom border for Mirror/Reflect mode.

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perspective_border.py #

version 4. Option to Drop Shadow (suggested by Issabella).

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Plug-in Menu Location: Python-Fu/Perspective Border...

Instructions:

1. Have an image with active layer you'd like to create border of opened.
2. Run Plug-in (Python-Fu/Perspective Border...), Select Percentage to create border/frame with, Select Keep Aspect Ratio or not, Select Reflect/Mirror Borders option, Click "OK" to run plug-in.
3. That's it. Have fun.

Sample result:

perspective_border_result_01.jpg # (95.6 KiB) Viewed 3849 times (Thumbnail | Recognize | Sq Tile | LNFI)

perspective_border_result_02.jpg # (167.64 KiB) Viewed 3820 times (Thumbnail | Recognize | Sq Tile | LNFI)

[Krikor]

Working well on windows, Gimp 2.10.1
Thx Tim.

[tim]

Version 2 has minor changes.
I think it is cleaner than version one like it resizes the frame layer to image size so that the layer isn't 1 pixel higher and 1 pixel lower than image size (I needed to make it 1 pixel wider in top/bottom direction because of transform perspective artifacts that didn't fully make corners meet).
And it also puts your original image on top so that it's not covered by frame's 1 pixel wide border (in the inner part, also to avoid 1 pixel error artifacts by transform tool).

[Issabella]

Thank you so much Tin. I like the frames it produces. It's really nice.

[enxio27]

OH MY!! I can't wait to use that on a scrapbook page!

[tim]

Updated version 3.
Fixed top and bottom borders when mirror/reflect mode is used.

[Pat625]

Tin, I really love this script, gives lovely border. I did have a problem with one that I have repeated several times to check. I said no to Mirror but the image of the cat and bird are in the border anyway.

Tin Tran.Perspective Border Mirror.jpg # (159.6 KiB) Viewed 3749 times (Thumbnail | Recognize | Sq Tile | LNFI)

Tin Tran.Perspective Border No Mirror.jpg # (373.17 KiB) Viewed 3749 times (Thumbnail | Recognize | Sq Tile | LNFI)

[tim]

@Pat625 ,
The cat & bird will always be in border if the image has them.
What mirror/reflect does it flips it so it's reflection instead of direct perspective but bird and cat will still be there.

[Pat625]

Thank you Tin for the information.

[Mapsking]

Interesting plug-in, thanks.

Also, on a side note, the Perler beads plug-in is now working. Thanks @tim. I saw your message about the UTF encoding, and that must have fixed it, so I just wanted to mention it as well.