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IGLO - Images Grid LayOut

Easy way to print multiple photos on single paper

Simply open your images in the Gimp, run the script and print created grid

Brief description

IGLO is a Gimp script.
Script merges multiple images to another one with grid layout.
You can use it for printing multiple photos on single paper, creating posters, wallpaper, CD/DVD covers, etc.
You can duplicate images in final grid to print visit-card, etc.
Script uses as many as possible opened images according defined grid cell count.
Size of grid cell, count of grid cell, count of rows and columns are calculated automatically, or defined by user settings.

Download ver. 1.2 (7. 7. 2009) PLEASE LET ME A FEEDBACK BELOW

last change - enhanced image placement - images on right side of the paper are aligned to the right and images on bottom side of the paper are aligned to down
detailed changelog is inside script file

Install and use

Install Gimp - IGLO is tested with version 2.6.8
Download IGLO and unpack (untar) archive - on MS Windows you can use 7zip, TotalCommander, etc.
Place script in your ~/.gimp-2.6/scripts, or [gimphome]/share/gimp/2.0/scripts/
Run Gimp and open your images for printing
Run script from main Gimp menu /Tools/Images Grid Layout (at least one image must be loaded)
Set your specific settings in opened dialog, or let it default and click OK
Print created image

Possible settings

There is lot of settings, but you can only open images, and run the script without any special setting.

size of new image from standard paper sizes or set manually width and height in pixels or millimeters
user defined maximum size of images on the paper(size of place for image in the grid)
units for size values
DPI of new image
set amount of image duplication (you can duplicate one or more images)
count of rows and columns in grid of images (size of grid sell will be calculated and images will be automatically scaled)
distance between grid cells
script duplicates last image to empty cells if you set more grid cells then opened images
automatic image rotation for best orientation in grid cell
automatic change of image aspect ratio to grid cell aspect ration
type of interpolation (cubic, linear, none) and supersampling for scaling
flatten visible layers in new image (you can do additional changes to arranged images, if you uncheck the setting [for example: you can hide some layer with image to print grid without it])
color of foreground (color of empty grid cell)
color of background (color of paper, IOW: color of space between grid cells)

Please let me a feedback here:

Kamil (21.01.2010, 14:09)
I don't understand exactly where is the problem. Please send me e-mail with example to my address (on bottom of page).
Alexander (21.01.2010, 10:57)
1.2 (7. 7. 2009) with gimp 2.6.6 (Linux). I try multiple my 35x45mm (it's "printing image size" in Gimp) photo on A4 paper, but IGLO stretches this photos to A4 width. Is't mistake?
Jon (09.01.2010, 14:26)
Oh right! Thanks Kamil sorry for the noob-ness! Works great, very handy :)
Kamil (09.01.2010, 11:33)
I'm sorry that this is not in the install procedure. Downloaded TAR file must be be unpacked (untar) into that directory. For "untar" on MS Windows you can use 7zip, TotalCommander etc. I will fix instructions.
Jon (09.01.2010, 04:05)
I've moved the script into /share/gimp/2.0/scripts/ and opened images but there is still nothing in the tools menu. I noticed all the other scripts i have are .scm files where as this is a .tar Am i in the wrong folder?
Kamil (08.01.2010, 15:33)
You have to load an image and then you will find IGLO in the Tools menu
Charlie (08.01.2010, 13:55)
I installed your script in gimp 2.6.8 but i can't seem to find it in any of the menus when i open gimp. I am using windows vista.
Kamil (03.01.2010, 16:05)
Very sorry, I had an error in the script. Now everything is in order.
Tomas (02.01.2010, 21:03)
Hi Kamil When i try to download IGLO i just get a picture saying Rails, am i doing somthing wrong, or is it some problem with the download?
Kamil (11.12.2009, 17:05)
to Marcel - I'm sorry, but I misunderstood your problem. This behavior is by design. Script make resizing the input image (with the maintenance aspect ratio) so as to fit into boxes in the grid.
DavidG (04.12.2009, 20:33)
I used your script to make a 12x15 A3 grid of baby photos for the first 6 months with our son for my wife. Google Picassa has identified the face shots, and your script did the layout. The result is awesome, thanks for your effort and making it available.
Kamil (25.11.2009, 08:55)
Thank's for bug report. I'll fix it ASAP.
Marcel (25.11.2009, 06:54)
Hi.. I've been trying this for a long time but it does not work. Try choosing a US letter size, 8.5x11" and print three 4x6" images on it. IGLO will place two images side by side, and the third image also in portrait mode below it. That should be impossible: 6" + 6" = 12" and the max. paper size is only 11".