GIMP Melt Me Animation Script

October 5, 2008: I've modified the script to run in GIMP 2.6 (the newest stable version). It should work in 2.4, as well. I won't make guarantees about whether it works in 2.2; however, because GIMP has progressed so far since 2.2, I'll no longer be updating GIMP 2.2 scripts. Let me know if you have any trouble with it.

There are no "option" changes to the script. It runs exactly as before.

Please read the information below regarding installation and script options.

This is another script based on one of my tutorials (fence-post.deviantart.com/art/….
The script runs in GIMP 2.2 as well.

Installation Instructions:

Click on the Download link and you will be given the option to open/save the script. If you choose the save option, it will most likely be saved to your desktop. Just get the file and drag/drop (or copy/paste) it into the GIMP scripts folder (location described below).

If you open it, you'll see a bunch of text. That's what it's supposed to be. Go to file Save As and save it to your GIMP scripts folder (ie....Crogram FilesGIMP-2.Xsharegimp2.0scripts)

Then go to Xtns > Script-Fu > Refresh Scripts.

On an open image in GIMP 2.4, go to Filters > Animation > Melt Me... In GIMP 2.2, you can find it here: Filters > Animation > Animators > Melt Me...Set the parameters as desired and a new, melting animation image will be created for you personal enjoyment! Save as an animated gif.

Options

Nothing fancy required here. Just open up the image you want to melt, scale to the desired size, and run the script. The script allows you to set the number of frames in the animation, how fast each frame will move, the delay at the beginning and middle of the animation (default for both is 2 sec or 2000 ms), whether or not you want the animation to have a border, the border color, and the border blend mode. If you use a border blend mode other than normal, the border appears to melt as well and will only show up completely on the middle frame. The reason is that wherever there are transparent pixels below the border layer, the various blend modes have nothing to blend with.

Let me know if you have any questions or problems, but I won't be responding right away as I'm still on break.

Take care.

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