{"id":1122,"date":"2013-07-29T13:47:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T13:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=1122"},"modified":"2013-07-29T13:47:49","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T13:47:49","slug":"xnretro-vintage-camera-effects-on-ubuntu-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2013\/07\/xnretro-vintage-camera-effects-on-ubuntu-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"XnRetro: Vintage Camera Effects on Ubuntu Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>XnRetro is a small tool that allows you to create stunning images with vintage or instant effect on your Desktop. It allows to share the result to Flickr, Picasa, Facebook and more. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/xnretro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/xnretro-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"xnretro retro camera app\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/xnretro-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/xnretro.jpg 889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 color effects<\/li>\n<li>15 light effects such as bokeh, leak<\/li>\n<li>28 frame borders<\/li>\n<li>Adjustement like contrast, gamma, saturation, &#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Vignetting<\/li>\n<li>Noise<\/li>\n<li>Save or share the result to Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, Imgur, Thmblr, ImageShack, Yfrog, GlowFoto, TwitPic, and Email.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Install XnRetro:<\/h3>\n<p>First download the app:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">XnRetro for <a href=\"http:\/\/download.xnview.com\/XnRetro-win.zip\">Windows 32-bit<\/a> |<a href=\"http:\/\/download.xnview.com\/XnRetro-win-x64.zip\">Windows 64-bit<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/download.xnview.com\/XnRetro-linux.tgz\">XnRetro for Ubuntu Linux <\/a><\/p>\n<p>For Ubuntu users, decompress the package and copy and paste the result folder into <b>\/opt\/<\/b> folder. To do so, press <b>Alt+F2<\/b> on your keyboard and type in <b>gksudo nautilus<\/b> to open file browser with root privilege.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/open-nautilus-asroot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/open-nautilus-asroot-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"open nautilus as root\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/open-nautilus-asroot-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/open-nautilus-asroot.jpg 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then drag and drop the extract folder from your ~\/Downloads folder to \/opt\/:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/move-xnretro-to-opt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/move-xnretro-to-opt.jpg\" alt=\"move-xnretro-to-opt\" width=\"450\" height=\"232\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/move-xnretro-to-opt.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/move-xnretro-to-opt-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Finally follow below steps to create a launcher for this tool:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>1.) Press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run below commands to install required package:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt-get install gnome-panel --no-install-recommends<\/pre>\n<p>2.) Run command to bring up <b>Create Launcher<\/b> dialog.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo gnome-desktop-item-edit \/usr\/share\/applications\/ --create-new<\/pre>\n<p>In next window type following:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>name = XnRetro<br \/>\ncommand = \/opt\/XnRetro\/xnretro.sh<br \/>\nselect an icon from \/opt\/XnRetro\/xnretro.png<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/xnretro-launcher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/xnretro-launcher.jpg\" alt=\"xnretro-launcher\" width=\"448\" height=\"238\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/xnretro-launcher.jpg 448w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/xnretro-launcher-300x159.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once done, click Ok and you\u2019ll see the XnRetro icon from the Unity Dash home.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>XnRetro is a small tool that allows you to create stunning images with vintage or instant effect on your Desktop. 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