add a "polaroid effect" to the export box

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While exporting a selection, you got a box where you can choose to
resize or not pictures.
I suggest to add another option : apply polaroid effect

That can be implemented with that command
http://www.imagemagick.org/script/command-line-options.php#polaroid

here is an exemple of that effect
http://images.google.fr/images?hl=fr&um=1&q=imagemagick+polaroid+effect&btnG=Rec
herche+d%27images

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I precise that i'm not in favour of adding extra editing functionality
in jBrout when they can be done with a dedicated editor like Gimp and
that i prefer jBrout to stay simple.

For instance, the "remove red eye" function works very well within
Gimp and i don't think that jBrout has to propose it as well.
Besides the "remove red eye works" tool imply some work from the user,
it's not something that can easily be done automatically on a
selection.

But  i think that having the possibilty to automatically apply a
polaroid effect before exporting a photo would be very useful. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by thibaut....@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2009 at 11:54

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On Google Groups, François Charrier said :

"As for the polaroid effect, yes, I agree it's good to keep jbrout as simple
as possible. This effect seems fairly specific and I don"t know if many
would be interested (I didn't know of that automated effect, and when I do
some pseudo random rotating, it's usually to make a "collage" with a few
pics).

However, your proposal makes me wonder whether a more generic export mode
could be interesting, enabling the user to enter the complete command line
he wants (but that might actually be redundant with "external tools"), or to
do a "ImageMagick" export where only the options could be entered and jbrout
would still choose the export directory... but that would link jbrout with
another tool...

Just thinking aloud (or a-written) as you can see. What do you think ? neat
idea or crap ?"

Original comment by thibaut....@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2009 at 11:56

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Here would be the usual cas :

Robert wants to e-mail a photo to his sister
I launches jBrout, select a piture, select Operations > Export, decides to 
resize and
apply a polaroid effect to its photo.

If we allow that effect, there will be demands for other effects : Black & 
White and
Sepia are the most common for instance (actually i don't see any other effect)

They have one thing in common with the Resize functionnality which is already in
jBrout : they can be released without the need for the user to do anything, in 
an
automatically way.

And they can be combined : Resize & Polaroid & Black and white for instance.

I don't find these effects to be different to the resize functionnality.

Maybe the line should be between 
- effects that need work from the user (let an external editor do the job : 
Remove
red eyes, crop and area...)
- effects that can be fully automatised (Resize, polaroid, B&W, Sepia) and may 
have
their place in Jbrout

What do you think ?

Original comment by thibaut....@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2009 at 12:10

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I think the only sensible solution for this is to allow random command to be 
used on exported pictures (that may actually make some sense). Certainly not a 
checkbox "Apply polariod effect".

Original comment by matej.c...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2010 at 2:09

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Probably a plugin is the way to go. If somebody creates one, I don't see the 
reason why it shouldn't be included.

Original comment by matej.c...@gmail.com on 12 Aug 2013 at 10:42

• Changed state: Accepted
• Added labels: Component-plugins, Priority-Low, Type-Enhancement