G'MIC For GIMP Ubuntu PPA

G'MIC (GREYC's Magic Image Converter) is a tool that comes with a lot (more than 190) of pre-defined image filters and effects for GIMP and is available for Window, Linux and Mac OSX.

The G'MIC Sourceforge page offers .deb files for download, but because new G'MIC versions are released very frequently, it's a good idea to use a PPA to stay up to date with the latest versions in Ubuntu. Roberto @ LFFL has created such a PPA so you can easily stay up to date with the latest G'MIC for Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx and 10.10 Maverick Meerkat.

Add the PPA and install G'MIC for GIMP in Ubuntu using the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/gimp
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gmic gimp-gmic

G'MIC is very easy to use! You don't need any experience to apply some cool effects to your photos. Simply select a photo, run G'MIC and apply an effect. That's all!

To use G'MIC once installed, open a photo in GIMP and go to Filters > G'MIC and a dialog will pop-up where you can select the effect you want to apply. Each effect is of course customizable and you can see a live preview in the G'MIC window.

For tutorials and help, you can visit the G'MIC group on Flickr.

More GIMP resources:

• GIMP Painter And GIMP Paint Studio Transform GIMP Into The Ultimate Painting Tool
• GIMP Plugin Registry (which now incorporates GIMP FX Foundry)

Thanks to Roberto @ LFFL.org for the PPA!

Simple, Easy To Use Facebook Batch Uploader For Ubuntu: Starry Hope Uploader

Starry Hope Uploader is a simple, easy to use Facebook batch uploader. To use it, all you have to do is drag and drop some photos to the uploader drag-n-drop area, select the album (or create a new one) and click "upload". In the preferences window you'll also find an option to upload high resolution photos. For now, these are all the features but expect more in future releases!

Install Starry Hope Facebook Uploader

To install it in Ubuntu Lucid and Maverick, open a terminal and copy/paste the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jimjimovich/starry-hope-uploader
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install starry-hope-uploader

Once installed, launch it by going to Applications > Internet > Starry Hope Uploader.


Report any bugs you may find @ Launchpad.

[via Starry Hope]

Easily Upload Images To Facebook Using Nautilus Facebook Uploader

Nautilus Facebook Uploader is an application to upload pictures (it supports multiple pictures at once) to Facebook via Nautilus. Using this application, you'll be able to post photos to your wall, upload photos to an existing album or create a new album. Support for setting a profile picture should be coming soon.

Installation

Download and extract Nautilus Facebook Uploader, then double click the "install.sh" file and select "Run in terminal". The installation script will now move the files to the right folders and install the required dependencies.

Usage

Once Nautilus Facebook Uploader has been successfully installed, right click an image (or multiple images) and select Scripts > Upload to Facebook. The first time you use the script, you'll have to authorize it - so click the Authorize button. A new tab should open in your default browser redirecting to Facebook (where you must log in if you're not logged in already) and then click the "Allow" button. Then copy/paste the URL from the browser address bar into the Nautilus Facebook Uploader dialog.

Now you can click the "Generate/Refresh List" button. The first time you do this, you'll have to enter your username (NOT EMAIL ADDRESS). If you don't know your facebook username, CLICK HERE (see the url under "Your username has been set").

And finally, select where to upload the images (an album or your Wall) and click "Upload" - the images you've previously right clicked will now be uploaded to Facebook.

Note: the application works ok for me using Chrome, however the Nautilus Facebook Uploader page mentiones there might be issues when authorizing the application using Firefox. To overcome this, you could set a different browser as default when authentificating Nautilus Facebook Uploader or follow the instructions @ Nautilus Facebook Uploaded Gnome Look page.