EQInterface Forums - Quality FREE Graphics Software

10-22-2002, 05:25 PM	#1
faBBe A Shissar Disciple Join Date: Sep 2002 Server: -none- Posts: 145	Quality FREE Graphics Software Might want to make this thread sticky. I saw too many posts about the alpha channel and realised that not everyone can afford Photoshop, a pricey gem indeed, although WELL worth it if you are into graphics.. so I tried to start a thread here with DECENT quality free paint programs. Hope this is useful. GIMP -- a paint program that is quite powerful, despite a somewhat ugly interface coming from unix/linux/whatever.. I think it supports alpha channels by way of the transparency color (which can be any where from 0 to 255, not always easy to see) Gimp ( for Windows !! ) http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32/ Gimp for Windows WALKTHROUGH http://gimp-savvy.com/BOOK/index.html?node16.html PIXIA -- photoshop like paint program, seems to have all the basic stuff, I DONT KNOW if it supports alpha channels but it says it supports transparency http://www.ab.wakwak.com/~knight/index.html project dogwaffle -- another one I didn't try but on the pageit says it supports alpha channel, and even better, actually PAINTING in that channel (if the program won't let you see it it's pretty hard to work on it I guess) You need to be able to see and paint in the range of grays in the alpha channels to create smoothed out borders and drop shadow effects.. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVal...251/cyberop.htm IRFANVIEW -- a good viewer / browser very useful to select and drag images into your paint program, very similar to ACDSee http://www.irfanview.com/english.htm __________________ "I'm not a shrimp, I'm a KING PRAWN !" -- Pepe the shrimp. Last edited by faBBe : 10-22-2002 at 05:49 PM.

10-23-2002, 08:53 AM	#2
aviendha101 A Tundra Mammoth Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 61	Kewl. My PSP 7 trial period just expired two days ago. I haven't been able to do anything since. Can't even open a TGA file. But it'll be quite some time before I can afford the $100+ for the software. I would really love to get it, but just can't see inveseting that kind of money right now for something that's not going to earn me anything in return (Except a little fun I suppose). Sooo... I will hafta check out your links. Are they all fully XP compatible? __________________

10-29-2002, 05:04 PM

Kaenil Darkwolf

A Weathered Clockwork

Join Date: Aug 2002

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Re: Kewl.

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Originally posted by aviendha101
My PSP 7 trial period just expired two days ago. I haven't been able to do anything since. Can't even open a TGA file. But it'll be quite some time before I can afford the $100+ for the software. I would really love to get it, but just can't see inveseting that kind of money right now for something that's not going to earn me anything in return (Except a little fun I suppose).

Sooo... I will hafta check out your links. Are they all fully XP compatible?

I know exactly what you mean. :/

I was looking for photoshop 7 earlier and it was around 400 to 600 bucks.

10-29-2002, 05:25 PM	#4
Kaenil Darkwolf A Weathered Clockwork Join Date: Aug 2002 Server: Tholuxe Paells Posts: 341	Just downloaded that Pixia program. It's AWESOME so far. Looks like a very useful program. Much better than MSPaint I've been using. I recommend it to everyone.

10-29-2002, 05:38 PM	#5
Satizaa A Fire Beetle Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3	Kazaa If you have DSL or better (or a lot of time) use kazaa WWW.KAZAA.COM you can dowload "anything"....hint hint 1st Disclaimer I am not suggesting the illegal piracy of software. 2nd Disclaimer The Views of the first disclaimer mey be a hint that you can download programs like adobe photoshop for free. but on the otherhand....piracy is bad...mkayyyy but you will never get cought 3rd Disclaimer Disclaimers are supposed to come before you read stuff so these dont matter im just really bored.............. *4th....just kidding =) have a nice day

10-29-2002, 05:39 PM

KingGeo

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Re: Kewl.

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gonna get flamed for this, but go check out http://astalavista.box.sk and run a search for your paint shop program (probably paint shop 7.04) and I bet you can find a crack for it to get it back running

10-30-2002, 11:20 AM	#7
aeluin Denizen of the Interface Join Date: Sep 2002 Server: Tholuxe Paelis Posts: 279	lol, flame indeed...who here would object to the poor-but-talented EQGUI denizens finding a way to create quality artwork? __________________ "All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring; renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king." -Aragorn's Theme by J.R.R. Tolkien

10-30-2002, 11:57 AM

Kaenil Darkwolf

A Weathered Clockwork

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Well, I've been using pixia for about a day now. I went through some tutorials on their website and eventually got the hang of it. I saved the picture they were using in the tutorial and loaded it up on pixia and went through the steps. Here is the pic they had.

This is their finished picture.

I attached my finished picture. Turned out better than I thought.

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11-04-2002, 09:13 AM	#9
aviendha101 A Tundra Mammoth Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 61	Possible warning... Please see my post in the forums regarding this (I posted it separately so it would be more clear to any who may wish to use this software-- Gimp)

11-25-2002, 05:55 AM	#10
KuwenSurefall A Fire Beetle Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3	Other graphics freeware http://www.b-zone.de/software/splitz.htm Splitz!, a good program to split apart images such as needs be done for making skins for spellbooks. Except: Splitz! allows you to split any image into rectangular parts and export the resulting images along with the HTML table that puts them back together. This allows webmaster to create for creating mouseover effects and offers an alternative to imagemaps. It supports many images formats and includes smart JPEG compression as well as basic color balancing filters. Latest Version: 1.42 (minor bugfixes, option to add splitlines numerically)