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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Mobius on June 24, 2008, 02:27:15 pm

Title: ANI related questions, I need help
Post by: Mobius on June 24, 2008, 02:27:15 pm

Hi!  :pimp:

Two quick questions:

1) Is Gimp as effective as Photoshop in modifying/creating graphics and saving them in formats FSO can use?

2) Can someone please link me all Descent Manager tools(viewers, makers)? I either lost or don't know how to make work again all DM tools I have...the only one that's still working properly is VPView.

Thanks in advance!  :)

Title: Re: ANI related questions, I need help
Post by: shiv on June 24, 2008, 03:04:05 pm

Quote from: Mobius on June 24, 2008, 02:27:15 pm

1) Is Gimp as effective as Photoshop in modifying/creating graphics and saving them in formats FSO can use?

Yes it is. Also try Pain.net

Title: Re: ANI related questions, I need help
Post by: Jeff Vader on June 24, 2008, 03:07:41 pm

Quote from: shiv_pl on June 24, 2008, 03:04:05 pm

Also try Pain.net

Sadistic tools.

Paint.NET is good but it won't create anything even remotely animated. But it'll do most well for editing individual pictures/frames.

Title: Re: ANI related questions, I need help
Post by: Mobius on June 24, 2008, 03:10:06 pm

May I open Photoshop files in Gimp?

I want static pics...

Title: Re: ANI related questions, I need help
Post by: shiv on June 24, 2008, 03:46:57 pm

Not sure but it may open photoshop files. If it doesn't there should be a plugin that allow program to open.

Title: Re: ANI related questions, I need help
Post by: Water on June 24, 2008, 04:43:02 pm

Quote from: Mobius on June 24, 2008, 02:27:15 pm

Hi!  :pimp:

Two quick questions:

1) Is Gimp as effective as Photoshop in modifying/creating graphics and saving them in formats FSO can use?

2) Can someone please link me all Descent Manager tools(viewers, makers)? I either lost or don't know how to make work again all DM tools I have...the only one that's still working properly is VPView.

Thanks in advance!  :)

Freespace kit is at the bottom of the page
http://www.descent-network.com/descman/ (http://www.descent-network.com/descman/) Also there is a newer version of VPview32 v2 on that page that is not in the kit (v1.3)

Gimp can open Photoshop PSD files, but doesn't have adjustment layers. For working with FSO graphics Gimp is fine and handles all the formats including dds with a plugin.  For dds files there are additional tools that can be used by both nVidia and AMD.

Title: Re: ANI related questions, I need help
Post by: Mobius on June 26, 2008, 10:36:57 am

Thank you for the link, Water. :)

I solved the problem with IrfanView, that program allows me to save psd files as TGAs...