[Gimp-user] running gmic in windows 7-64bit gives

[stephen <forums gimpusers com>]

> > On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:05:08 +0200, stephen wrote:

> > > When I tried to run gmic_gimp.exe that is a part of gmic_gimp_win64.zip, a dialog box popped up with a 
> > > libgdk-win32-2.0-0.dll not found error.

> > Don't run the file - put it in
> > C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins 

> Just to expand. Make sure these from the zip are in the plugins folder. Including that _gmic sub folder.

> _gmic/curl.exe
> gmic_gimp.exe
> libfftw3-3.dll
> libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll
> libpng15-15.dll
> libstdc++-6.dll
> pthreadGC2.dll

> Then as before you do not run it, G'mic filters should be right at the bottom of the filters menu and will 
> be 'greyed out' until an image is open. Should work, otherwise ask G'mic

Thanks.

I put the files in the C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins folder.  Putting them in the 
.gimp-2.8\plug-ins folder in the Users directory doesn't work.

What's the difference between the two folders? When should I use one over the other?


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