As 2013 is fast approaching, we\u2019d like to take a quick look at 2012 and what we did during the year.<\/p>\n
In May we released the long anticipated new stable version, v2.8, with many improvements such as layer groups, tagging of resources, new Cage transform tool and more.<\/p>\n
We also started the final transition to GEGL<\/span> as a new image processing core. All legacy from the libgimp has already been removed.<\/p>\n Unstable version of GIMP<\/span> is now capable of working in 16 and 32 bit per channel modes, both integer and float. Color management has been improved as well, and thanks to support by AMD<\/span> and Google the GEGL<\/span> library can do GPU<\/span>-side rendering and processing with OpenCL.<\/p>\n We successfully participated at Google Summer of Code 2012. Our students ported more GIMP<\/span> filters to GEGL<\/span> operations, created a node compositing application for testing GEGL<\/span>, and implemented a unified transform tool for GIMP<\/span>.<\/p>\n In past years we let our work with community slip, so this year we also tried to establish a better connection with our user base. Our Google+ page<\/a>, where we now regularly share project news and useful GIMP<\/span> tutorials we come across, is currently circled by ca. 22.000 people (as compared to 1.000 in January 2012).<\/p>\n Last, but not least, we are happy to see the community actively promoting GIMP<\/span> of its own accord. E.g. this year the GIMP<\/span> Magazine<\/a> project was started, with two issues already published and the 3rd issue currently in the works.<\/p>\n Thanks to all contributors our project vision<\/a> is becoming a reality. GIMP<\/span> already works in HDR<\/span>, partially uses GPU<\/span> for rendering and processing, has better transformation tools.<\/p>\n Our primary focus for 2013 will be finishing the transition to GEGL<\/span>. We don\u2019t expect it to be an easy job: it\u2019s likely to keep us busy most of 2013, if not longer. You can help us to boost the development. Come join us<\/a> to complete the rewrite and deliver the new generation of GIMP<\/span> as a polished stable product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As 2013 is fast approaching, we’d like to take a quick look at 2012 and what we did during the year.<\/p>\n In May we released the long anticipated new stable version, v2.8, with many improvements such as layer groups, tagging of resources, new Cage transform tool and more.<\/p>\n We also started the final transition to GEGL<\/span> as a new image processing core. All legacy from the libgimp has already been removed.<\/p>\n Unstable version of GIMP<\/span> is now capable of working in 16 and 32 bit per channel modes, both integer and float. Color management has been improved as well, and thanks to support by AMD<\/span> and Google the GEGL<\/span> library can do GPU<\/span>-side rendering and processing with OpenCL.<\/p>\n We successfully participated at Google Summer of Code 2012. Our students ported more GIMP<\/span> filters to GEGL<\/span> operations, created a node compositing application for testing GEGL<\/span>, and implemented a unified transform tool for GIMP<\/span>.<\/p>\n In past years we let our work with community slip, so this year we also tried to establish a better connection with our user base. Our Google+ page<\/a>, where we now regularly share project news and useful GIMP<\/span> tutorials we come across, is currently circled by ca. 22.000 people (as compared to 1.000 in January 2012).<\/p>\n Last, but not least, we are happy to see the community actively promoting GIMP<\/span> of its own accord. E.g. this year the GIMP<\/span> Magazine<\/a> project was started, with two issues already published and the 3rd issue currently in the works.<\/p>\n Thanks to all contributors our project vision<\/a> is becoming a reality. GIMP<\/span> already works in HDR<\/span>, partially uses GPU<\/span> for rendering and processing, has better transformation tools.<\/p>\n Our primary focus for 2013 will be finishing the transition to GEGL<\/span>. We don’t expect it to be an easy job: it’s likely to keep us busy most of 2013, if not longer. You can help us to boost the development. Come join us<\/a> to complete the rewrite and deliver the new generation of GIMP<\/span> as a polished stable product.<\/p>\n