Gegl
Gegl
http://gegl.org/
Generic Graphics Library Program or alternatively GIMP's Engine/Graphics Library
GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) is a graph based image processing framework that is used as GIMP's main engine as well as other software like GNOME photos.
GEGL is an free software project debuted in 2000 that began with Rhythm and Hues engineers that had an interest in GIMP, but they lost interest and abandoned GEGL very quickly when they assumed it stood no chance against Adobe and commercial software of the early 2000s. But because the code was free and open GEGL was not dead, as in 2005 an individual named Pippin took over the GEGL project and revitalized it. In 2012 GEGL became GIMP's main engine. In 2022 Beaver made the first GEGL plugins for GIMP ever. In 2023 CMYK Student implemented non-destructive editing in an experimental build of GIMP 2.99.19 and it can be tested by downloading GIMP 2.99.19/GIMP 3 RC1.
GEGLs original goal was to give GIMP live preview on canvas filters. As it is an advance image processing library that works through a node based system that chains operations known as GEGL ops. As of today many of GIMP's image editing filters now are ported to GEGL and GIMP 2.99.19 has usable non-destructive (re-editable) GEGL filters. Within GIMP exist a "GEGL Graph" filter that users can GEGL chain operations to do all sorts of interesting things including make third party GEGL filters plugins. Which is the newest part of GIMP's meta as seen here.
GEGL's avatar is a five limbed goat. It is little known fact that GEGL has four hidden Easter eggs in the GNOME desktop and GIMP over the years. Below I have listed all of them.
GEGL Easter Eggs in GNOME over the years
https://i.imgur.com/NEF3ocF.png
Easter egg 1. (2001 GNOME 1). Panel Properties in GNOME displays a image of GEGL
Easter Egg 2. (early 2000s Gimp). GEGL's from outer space in GIMP 2.2 - is a mini game that can be played similar to Space Invaders but with Wanda the fish shooting at GEGLs. It also included a GEGL Brush for Gimp.
Easter Egg 3. (2012 GNOME 3) Artwork in GNOME's mouse properties. A little girl is flying a GEGL kite and text reads. "five clicks GEGL time!". This image is vector art that was made in Inkscape. It is similar to the artwork found on many of GNOME.org's footers.
Easter Egg 4. (2021 GNOME 40) Artwork in GNOME's mouse properties. GEGL is depicted in the woods while a humanoid bear is driving a motorcycle towards it. It also displays the text "Five Clicks GEGL Time!" and it is also Vector art made in Inkscape.
GEGL is very powerful free LIBRE software for creative individuals. It best excels in text styling as seen in third party Gimp plugins as seen here
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver
This package contains a test program.
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License: lgpl-3
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Øyvind Kolås | contact |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/gegl | |
| Download | http://www.gegl.org |
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