| From: | Don Cox |
| Date: | 21 Jul 2001 at 13:55:12 |
| Subject: | Re: Image Processors - advice needed |
On 21-Jul-01, Sam Thomas wrote:
> Photgenics is very nice but seems to suffer from one big problem, and
> thats stability (here, at anyrate):-/
Yes, it's buggy here too. Has Paul ever made a stable program?
> Perfect Paint is getting there, and is great cos it is free, but that
> still has a few bugs in it to be delt with imo (well not bugs, just
> the way it works)
Painting seems very slow - it draws a trail which is then converted to
what you want, whereas TVPaint shows you airbrush, colorize, etc in real
time. Imagemaster also does trails, but I would use that for a
particular tool or effect, then go back to a general paint program.
> There is also a program called DiamondBOX and thats available on
> Aminet - I dont know anything about is abilities though other than it
> manipulates images.
I had a look but it didn't seem to be practical.
> I have not tried ImageFX but thats probably the next one I'll buy.
Very comprehensive but I don't like the interface at all. However,
somebody said it works much better with a graphics tablet. Next thing
to buy.
> TVPaint is great but does seem rather limiting compared to the other
> programs. It though fast and stable though! :-)
It just has so many user-friendly touches. The magnify mode is
particularly good. It is lacking with customisable media and animbrushes.
The feathered edges on brushes are good, but you should be able to apply
an alpha channel to a brush.
> PPaint = fantasic but 256 colours :-/
The best for lettering, logos, diagrams and detailed work (but
Brilliance is good for pixel by pixel stuff too). The ARexx scripts for
use with outline fonts are excellent. Moving around in magnify mode is
extremely slow.
The same 256-colour limit applies to ProMotion, the DPaint clone for
Windows, which is otherwise nice.
> and finally, one everyones seems to have forgot about...
>
> *fxPaint*. Very much like ArtEffext but with a nicer GUI ;-) also
> includes a 'photo album' thing and LOTS of other tools. I'm still
> playing with this program but I am begining to wonder if I should use
> it instead of ArtEffect now. (Reviewed AA ish10 - Gold Award) (ohh,
> and its cheapish also!)
Must try that one.
Regards
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