Gimp Script for exporting positions of all the layers.

Gimp Script for exporting positions of all the layers.

I have created a Python script which can export layer positions in a text file.

Usability:

Are you using GIMP for creating maps for your game? You want to create a 1024x768 map and put objects in it but cannot export the positions? This script can help you get the positions of your objects.

Procedure:

1. Run GIMP and create a desired resolution image.
2. Drag and add your object's images in gimp.
3. Ensure that you crop the layers so that extra alpha (transparent) areas are not remained in objects.
4. Duplicate the objects to the numbers you want and place them to positions you want.
5.  Do same with other objects, backgrounds.
6. Now export their positions. Filters -> Positioning -> Layers Position Dumper
7. Put the file name with full path in next dialog. e.g. ~/my_game_map.txt in Linux Or c:\my_game_map.txt in windows. Click Ok.
8. Now you can check the exported file which contains the positions of all the layers.

How to install the plug-in?
Firstly ensure that you have Python installed in your system. Try to install gimp until you see option of "GIMP python plugin" options checked while installation.

If you haven't installed it please install these packages, This is my installer package: gimp-2.6.11-i686-setup, python-2.5.2.msi

However you can download individual packages by google
gtk-2.12.9-win32-1.exe, pycairo-1.4.12-1.win32-py2.5.exe, pygobject-2.14.1-1.win32-py2.5.exe, pygtk-2.12.1-2.win32-py2.5.exe, python-2.5.2.msi


Or follow this page:
http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/install-python-for-gimp-2-6-windows


Install the plugin
Copy the python script to:
WIndows: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\.gimp-2.6\plug-ins
Linux: ~/.gimp-2.6/plug-ins
and restart gimp.

Verify that you have gimp python plugins enabled by following these steps:
Filters -> Python-Fu -> Console

type this:
>>> import gimpfu
>>> gimp.version
(2, 6, 11)


Sample exported file:


Format RATIONAL:
"layer name" X%-Pos Y%-Pos %Width %Height

Format PIXEL:
"layer name" X-Pos Y-Pos Width Height

RATIONAL: "Frame 1.png" 0.000000 0.000000 26.756757 94.634146
PIXEL:    "Frame 1.png" 0.000000 0.000000 99.000000 194.000000

RATIONAL: "Frame 2.png" 26.756757 0.000000 18.918919 99.512195
PIXEL:    "Frame 2.png" 99.000000 0.000000 70.000000 204.000000

RATIONAL: "Frame 3.png" 45.675676 0.000000 25.675676 98.048780
PIXEL:    "Frame 3.png" 169.000000 0.000000 95.000000 201.000000

RATIONAL: "Frame 5.png" 71.351351 0.000000 28.108108 97.073171
PIXEL:    "Frame 5.png" 264.000000 0.000000 104.000000 199.000000

... more dump stripped off



Download:
layer-position-dumper.7z (GIMP v2.6 & 2.8 both )

Raw code:


#!/usr/bin/env python

from gimpfu import *

gettext.install("gimp20-python", gimp.locale_directory, unicode=True)

def layer_position_dumper(img, drawable, filename):
out = file( filename,"w")
out.write( 'Developed by Bindesh Kumar Singh on 26 April 2012\n')
out.write( 'This Plugin is a utility of Greh Game Engine (C) 2009-2012\n')
out.write( 'It dumps the positions of all the layers in a specified text file\n\n')
out.write( 'Format RATIONAL:\n"layer name" X%-Pos Y%-Pos %Width %Height\n\n' )
out.write( 'Format PIXEL:\n"layer name" X-Pos Y-Pos Width Height\n\n\n\n' )
count = 0
w = float( img.width )
h = float( img.height )
for l in img.layers:
if 1 == pdb.gimp_item_is_group( l ):
#print 'group hai'
for gl in l.layers:
x = float( gl.offsets[0] ) * 100.0
y = float( gl.offsets[1] ) * 100.0
lw = float( gl.width ) * 100.0
lh = float( gl.height ) * 100.0
out.write( 'RATIONAL: "%s" %f %f %f %f\n' % ( gl.name, x / w, y / h, lw / w, lh / h ) )
out.write( 'PIXEL:    "%s" %f %f %f %f\n\n' % ( gl.name, gl.offsets[0], gl.offsets[1], gl.width, gl.height ) )
count += 1
else:
#print 'group nahin hai'
x = float( l.offsets[0] ) * 100.0
y = float( l.offsets[1] ) * 100.0
lw = float( l.width ) * 100.0
lh = float( l.height ) * 100.0
out.write( 'RATIONAL: "%s" %f %f %f %f\n' % ( l.name, x / w, y / h, lw / w, lh / h ) )
out.write( 'PIXEL:    "%s" %f %f %f %f\n\n' % ( l.name, l.offsets[0], l.offsets[1], l.width, l.height ) )
count += 1
out.close()


register(
"layer_position_dumper",
"Dump positions of the layers",
"Dumps the offsets/positions of all the layer in a specified file",
"Bindesh Kumar Singh",
"Developed for GrehGameEngine",
"2012",
"_Layers Position Dumper",
"RGB*, GRAY*",
[(PF_IMAGE, "image",       "Input image", None), (PF_DRAWABLE, "drawable", "Input drawable", None), (PF_STRING, "name",       _("_File name with full path"), _("layer_positions.txt"))],
[],
layer_position_dumper,
menu="/Filters/Positioning",
domain=("gimp20-python", gimp.locale_directory)
)

main()



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