This is for creating stereograph/cross-eye images from an existing texture.
Spawned from https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-sterograph which asked for a GIMP 2.10 version.
There is a link above post to some c-code magic-eye that generates it so what I did was translated it to a python plug-in.
Options are pretty much the same.
Here it is:
version 4. More Speed. From ~2 secs down to ~1 sec.
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Plug-in Menu Location: Python-Fu/AAA Magic Eye...
Instructions:
0. have 2 images (gray-scale image and texture image) of same height.
1. Open a gray-scale (height-map) image.
2. Open an image to use as texture for the stereo image.
3. On the gray-scale, run plug-in. Select texture for texture image, choose stripe-width (the width of texture to repeat horizontally) default of 80 seems to work great. choose depth 15 seems to work great too for me...that's it and then select From Left/Middle and select Cross-Eye(YES) or Stereo(NO). Hit OK to run.
4. That's it..wait and let it finish, you'll see progress bar moving.
5. Enjoy.
Plug-in Options
magic-eye-options.png # (30.81 KiB) Viewed 4157 times Thumbnail
Example Texture Input Image
magic-eye-texture.png # (63.94 KiB) Viewed 4157 times Thumbnail
Example Gray-scale Map image
magic-eye-map.png # (110.4 KiB) Viewed 4157 times Thumbnail
Example output when cross-eye is chosen
magic-eye-cross-eye.png # (459.56 KiB) Viewed 4157 times Thumbnail
Example output when Stereo is chosen
magic-eye-stereo.png # (455.83 KiB) Viewed 4157 times Thumbnail
Tim,
Will any gray-scale image do?
Is it enough to convert to gray-scale?
What does the "From Left-Middle (yes/no)" function do?
Unfortunately the plugin did not work on my win10 Gimp 2.10.21 Samj's Portable.
Krikor - Magic-Eye testing - error
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\...\Gimp-2.10.21_Portable-32-64bit-Win\lib\gimp\2.0\python/gimpfu.py", line 741, in response
dialog.res = run_script(params)
File "C:\Users\...\Gimp-2.10.21_Portable-32-64bit-Win\lib\gimp\2.0\python/gimpfu.py", line 362, in run_script
return apply(function, params)
File "C:\Users\...\magic-eye.py", line 118, in python_tt_magic_eye
hoehe = hoehe_pixel[0] * depth / 255;
IndexError: array index out of range
"I feel that in both art and music, it's not the success that matters but the pleasure it gives you. Focus on the pleasure and the learning will come naturally." - Brian Weston
Try Gray Scale Image but in RGB mode but make sure the Gray Scale Image and the Texture Image are of the same height.
According to the code I translated, if you choose from Left (YES) the it maps from the left hand side, and if you chose NO then it maps from the middle and maps to the left then from middle to the right. I think it might have to do with perspective.
Your error shown looks like it's failing to pick up pixel value at index [0] so I think it might bugging out because of the fact the image is not in RGB mode I don't think it's GIMP version related.
Try Gray Scale Image but in RGB mode but make sure the Gray Scale Image and the Texture Image are of the same height.
According to the code I translated, if you choose from Left (YES) the it maps from the left hand side, and if you chose NO then it maps from the middle and maps to the left then from middle to the right. I think it might have to do with perspective.
Your error shown looks like it's failing to pick up pixel value at index [0] so I think it might bugging out because of the fact the image is not in RGB mode I don't think it's GIMP version related.
Okay, now it worked.
I was using the gray-scale image in gray-scale mode and not in RGB mode.
Now that I know that the plugin runs, I need to know if it actually allows me to view the omitted image.
Thanks Tim!
"I feel that in both art and music, it's not the success that matters but the pleasure it gives you. Focus on the pleasure and the learning will come naturally." - Brian Weston
omitted image = the gray-scale image hidden by the texture image.
The reverse view.
"I feel that in both art and music, it's not the success that matters but the pleasure it gives you. Focus on the pleasure and the learning will come naturally." - Brian Weston
It's meant to be viewed as stereo image where the viewer must focus beyond the screen.
When I view it using cross-eye method (It's not a true cross-eye) just slightly cross them like focus closer like if you're looking at the space above the screen (in front of screen instead of the behind the screen)...
I have an easier time viewing the cross-eye (slightly cross-eye).. as I am unable to focus behind the screen.
Until today only one image I could visualize. One posted by Nidhogg on GC.
I just reviewed the image there and again was able to see the effect very quickly.
But this one in the post and the one I tried to create... nothing yet.
"I feel that in both art and music, it's not the success that matters but the pleasure it gives you. Focus on the pleasure and the learning will come naturally." - Brian Weston
Tim, I did it!
The plugin really works as expected!
After creating a lagoon of tears, I was successful in viewing two images created by the plugin.
There must be a way to create a better contrast image (height-map). I will check it out.
Thanks Tim!
"I feel that in both art and music, it's not the success that matters but the pleasure it gives you. Focus on the pleasure and the learning will come naturally." - Brian Weston
magic-eye.py #
