difference layer effects
One day three ducks walked up the neighbors drive way. A great photo op but the photos were not so good as this one time opportunity provides.
Here is a simple attempt to invent some layer effects for GIMP while also trying to get my ducks in a row....
Use this layer effect to turn a not so perfect of an image into this easier to visualize version of itself.
An interesting layer effect where a difference of a difference has the same effect as doing nothing at all to the image to begin with.
A Noise Difference Difference layer effect that makes it look like image was of less resolution than it really is.
How to script GIMP to make the simple difference layer effect.
How to script GIMP to create a difference difference layer effect.
How to script GIMP to make the difference noise difference layer effect.
Using these difference layers and some thoughtful plug-in filtering and you can make your high resolution crisp digital photograph look like a low quality video capture frame.