[Gimp-user] Problem with the Newsprint filter?

[Zweibaby <forums gimpusers com>]

> So, yesterday I was trying to halftone an image.  Everything was working fine, but I couldn't figure out how 
> to use it the way I wanted to.  So I found a tutorial.  I read it, figured out what I was doing wrong, went 
> on my way.  Everything seemed fine.

> Then I went to use my newfound knowledge, and lo and behold, the Newsprint filter stopped working.  No 
> matter what I tried, the preview image looked just like the original.  And when I tried applying the filter 
> anyway, figuring maybe something was just up with the preview panel, nothing happened.  The filter pauses to 
> load when I change something, acting like it's working, but nothing happens.  The closest thing I've been 
> able to get was the image completely disappearing when I change a certain setting (switch to intensity, in 
> case you were wondering).  I tried googling my problem, but all that gets me is tutorials and the how-to-use 
> guide.  I was hoping someone here would know what's wrong and how to fix it.

> Thanks in advance!

Well, I got it to sort-of work now.  It's not exactly how I want it, and I still haven't figured out how it 
suddenly switched the way it wanted to work, but I pieced something together.  I'd still like to know why it 
did what it did, though.

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