Re: [Gimp-developer] Gimp 2.8 blend time

["Owen" <rcook pcug org au>]

> So, I've recently switched from gimp 2.6 to gimp 2.8, and I found that
> the time taken to draw gradients is far longer in 2.8 than in 2.6
>
> To test, I made a blank black canvas at 1024px, then drew a radial
> gradient from center to edge.  2.6 drew it in under a second.  2.8
> took 8.7 seconds to complete.
>
> Is this something that others have noticed?  Is it a result of the
> move to GEGL?  Will it be fixed?



I just tried this on 2.9 (SUSE) and it did it in less than a second.

However all the "Shaped" gradients took ages, like a minute or more
compared to a few seconds in 2.6




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Owen