Hi, I don't think the performance is the biggest issue. However, the results of current (i.e. Gimp 2.6.x) downscaling are. In Gimp 2.4 I could use the "Cubic" Option which resulted in a little blurring, but that could be fixed with a judicious use of the "Sharpen" filter. So in the end, it yielded a lot of control about the final result. The new Gimp 2.6 "Cubic" option usually yields too bad quality to be considered (I won't even begin with "Linear"). This also applies to "Lanczos" in some cases, but at least that option is somewhat useful. In any case, the results look like Gimp 2.4 with an overdone Sharpen filter applied (20 or more) or so which results in ultra-sharp downscaled images. Though it is acceptable for several typical cases and may be what people expect of a default downscaling behavior, that is not always what is required by the artist. So, yes, different scaling options are a good idea. And they also should yield usable results (do not sharpen automatically, and if that is done, it should be an option as well). Cheers, Joern _______________________________________________ Gimp-developer mailing list Gimp-developer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer
