FILTERMEISTER AS IT IS

[paul.s...@telenet.be]

Hi All,

I love digital image editing. The ability to shape and manipulate images using mathematical formulas is addictive. Optical and arithmetic-based filters are a world apart from AI. Images that remain traceably authentic. The software that makes this possible is only as important as the accessibility to work with it. With FM, you can quickly create cool things, but the software is outdated. I won't deny that, but all factors must be considered as a whole. In an email exchange some time ago, Kerry Payne wrote: "I would highly recommend using Harry's VS version if anyone is thinking about new filters...".

Could this version, which is still in development, take over? Is it similarly accessible, is there a manual, are there examples? How do you create a loop that scans the image, retrieves pixel values, and replaces them? I learned to use FM thanks to the inspiring and informative manuals. I haven't found this in other software for creating plugins, or am I wrong? Tips are welcome!

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In the meantime,

FILTERMEISTER AS IT IS

is a tool for these types of applications that still has the value it once achieved. Today's fast CPUs and RAM in 64-bit make the criticism of outdated software less compelling. In this mode, efficiently written filters prove to be able to deliver surprisingly fast results!

For clarity, the most stable final versions of FM are:

32-bit: FM AfhFM109h.8bf

64-bit: AfhFM109h_x64.8bf

Kohan Ikin was able to put the Wiki back online:

https://www.filtermeister.com/wiki/index.php?page=FilterMeisterWiki

The historical development of FM, from naively simple to more complex, has left kinks in the software, which can lead to instability. I have passed on suggestions to Kohan to refine these final versions and make them fully stable. However it evolves, FM deserves a place.

Regards,
Paul

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[Roberto Muscia]

Hi Paul,

There is no manual for the 'Visual Studio version' of FilterMeister.

The compiled version was a (time consuming) favor of Harald Heim towards FilterMeister users. Back then they were waiting for ever and begging for updates of FilterMeister which did not come. Or at least regarding some features of high priority which were essential for keeping up with moving on technology.

Harry (Harald Heim) modified FilterMeister in a way it was usable within Visual Studio so he could compile filters for Windows as well as Mac. Once he managed to have FM in VS he kept creating new features in the process of developing his own commercial filters (www.thepluginsite.com). This included features others desparately cried for in FilterMeister.

This workflow also allowed Harry much easier updates of filters that shared identical code.

Anyway, at one point he started to make a copy of his FM-VS version and stripped it down to a version which was free of code that specifically applied to his own commercial plugins.

This stripped down Visual Studio version of FilterMeister then was shared upon request.

I don't remember if he intended to share the software by himself or if he outsourced it to a volunteer.

If Harry, Kohan or someone else reads this and knows more about it then it would be great if they let us know :-)

Cheers,

Roberto

Op Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:17:49 +0100 schreef paul.simoens via FilterMeister Mailing List (FMML) <filter...@googlegroups.com>:

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