Graphics miracle program

HoudiniMan · #1 08-26-2002, 05:48 PM

Does anybody know of a program that meets these specifications?

MS-Paint with a "transparent" color that you can use to just paint pixels transparent like any other color, no fancy crap.

And .png support in the graal-friendly form... not so much png support cause there's a program to do that for you in the graal folder... any suggestions?

If you wanna be a show off, make one :O

Duo · #2 08-26-2002, 06:25 PM

Adobe Photoshop Elements.

toad1413 · #3 08-26-2002, 06:55 PM

I'd say Photoshop.

Fidel Castro · #4 08-26-2002, 06:58 PM

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Originally posted by toad1413
I'd say Photoshop.

yeah, photoshop. but go on msn i have no aim!

Link77 · #5 08-28-2002, 06:28 AM

Photoshop is liek that exscept with alot more. It would eb cool to just see MS Paint wit those features.

Antago · #6 08-28-2002, 06:32 AM

paint shop pro. no reason to use photoshop

Acererak · #7 08-28-2002, 06:41 AM

I've had no problems with my combo of Photo Editing Software, Paint, and Animagic.

Antago · #8 08-28-2002, 06:44 AM

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Originally posted by Acererak
I've had no problems with my combo of Photo Editing Software, Paint, and Animagic.

try microangelo (impactsoft.com) and paint shop pro

Acererak · #9 08-28-2002, 06:51 AM

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Originally posted by Acererak
I've had no problems

Antago · #10 08-28-2002, 06:56 AM

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Originally posted by Acererak

i kind of meant that message to anyone who read it...not you

but, if you're that happy, then great!

evilive · #11 08-28-2002, 06:59 AM

I'm fine with working on paint with a white background, then switching it to some odd color, then moving onto Photoshop (Since it's all I got) and turning it into a transparency using GIF, then moving onto Microsof Photoeditor to turn it into a PNG....

:X

Graal518 · #12 08-28-2002, 07:43 AM

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Originally posted by Antago

i kind of meant that message to anyone who read it...not you
but, if you're that happy, then great!

Sig pliz.

HoudiniMan · #13 08-28-2002, 09:03 AM

Could somebody give me a step by step on how to do it on photoshop?

I make the graphic in paint
funky color for what i want transparent
save to a bmp
open in photoshop
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use program that comes with graal to turn the gif into a .png

Acererak · #14 08-28-2002, 10:53 AM

I do what he said but i use animagic to convert it into gif format because sometimes I animate my graphics.

James · #15 08-28-2002, 11:45 AM

In Photoshop, the possibilities are endless, it depends on if you know what you are doing though.

Zakur · #16 08-28-2002, 12:06 PM

I just use MSPaint, some program that shadrock sent me to turn .bmps to gifs and add transparencies, and the gif2mng program included with graal.

konidias · #17 08-29-2002, 10:40 PM

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Originally posted by Acererak
I do what he said but i use animagic to convert it into gif format because sometimes I animate my graphics.

Yep, I basically use MSPaint for all my graphics, then I copy the pics to animagic, where you can animate, or set transparency.. Then I just save as gif..

You can use the program that comes with Graal to make gif's into pngs, so that is basically the entire package.

TheKaizer · #18 08-30-2002, 01:24 PM

Hey Houdini! I've had this program for a while, it lets you set a transparency color really easily, and it also turns a .bmp into a .gif, and vice-versa! after that, just use the gif2mng program that came with Graal (I know people have said that already

) Kay, well, see you on Graal :o

IceHawk · #19 08-30-2002, 01:50 PM

I use PSP, PS is too complicated for what I use graphic editors for.

ghostsamurai · #20 08-30-2002, 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by IceHawk
I use PSP, PS is too complicated for what I use graphic editors for.

Iracious:

Exactly the same...
Now I should figure out why the hell I'm browsing the Graal forums.

aylad · #21 08-31-2002, 01:31 AM

I like the GIF Construction Set Professional and PNG/MNG Construction blah blah from Alchemy Mindworks. Both are free shareware downloads. The primary GFX editor is actually MSPAINT, so it's easy to use, but the program converts it to GIFs or PNG/MNGs. I'd post a link but someone might decide to ban me for reasons I have no control over...

Go to Yahoo and search for "mindworkshop" (all 1 word). You'll find the site easily enough; at least one of their pages should be like the top link.

IceHawk · #22 08-31-2002, 01:33 AM

the XP Paint can save in bmp, gif, png, jpg and a couple of others.

Sir_Gareth · #23 08-31-2002, 01:40 AM

How do you use that program that comes with graal QUESTIONMARK Ive never got it to work PERIOD

Antago · #24 08-31-2002, 02:26 AM

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Originally posted by aylad
I like the GIF Construction Set Professional and PNG/MNG Construction blah blah from Alchemy Mindworks. Both are free shareware downloads. The primary GFX editor is actually MSPAINT, so it's easy to use, but the program converts it to GIFs or PNG/MNGs. I'd post a link but someone might decide to ban me for reasons I have no control over...

Go to Yahoo and search for "mindworkshop" (all 1 word). You'll find the site easily enough; at least one of their pages should be like the top link.

lol. gif construction set is no good

i used to use that back when i first started playing graal

Thak2 · #25 08-31-2002, 02:40 AM

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Originally posted by Sir_Gareth
How do you use that program that comes with graal QUESTIONMARK Ive never got it to work PERIOD

Drag the gif file onto gif2mng.exe.

toad1413 · #26 08-31-2002, 07:10 PM

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Originally posted by Antago
paint shop pro. no reason to use photoshop

Photoshop. No reason to use Paint Shop Pro.

They're both usually used for a different purpose than converting transparencies. It was stupid to do, stating that there was "no reason to use photoshop".

Antago · #27 08-31-2002, 07:52 PM

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Originally posted by toad1413

Photoshop. No reason to use Paint Shop Pro.

They're both usually used for a different purpose than converting transparencies. It was stupid to do, stating that there was "no reason to use photoshop".

no, because photoshop is used for and made for mainly professional graphics and webdesign. paint shop pro was made for whatever you choose to dish out.

i hardly think it was "stupid" to say it, and so i said it. if people choose to ignore it; fine. whatever. i'm just giving a little tip here. no big deal

aylad · #28 08-31-2002, 09:39 PM

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Originally posted by Antago
lol. gif construction set is no good i used to use that back when i first started playing graal

Interesting. What's wrong with it? I made my sig with it...

Antago · #29 08-31-2002, 09:49 PM

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Originally posted by aylad

Interesting. What's wrong with it? I made my sig with it...

after a while it just wasn't doing the trick

i like animation shop by jasc, but one thing that annoys me is trying to add transparencies to animations.
they never work

Graal518 · #30 08-31-2002, 10:19 PM

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Originally posted by Antago

after a while it just wasn't doing the trick i like animation shop by jasc, but one thing that annoys me is trying to add transparencies to animations.
they never work

Still waiting for sig. :grrr:

Antago · #31 08-31-2002, 10:21 PM

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Originally posted by Graal518

Still waiting for sig. :grrr:

contact me on AIM
i am making it right now

HoudiniMan · #32 09-04-2002, 03:31 AM

Thanks for all your opinions, I just got back from a small 5 day thing to my dad's house (divorced parents

) so sorry if it's a bit late. I'll try your program kaizer, all i really wanted was a step by step on making transparencies... I use mspaint and gif2mng.exe i just had a hard time making the things transparent =\ Oh well

konidias · #33 09-04-2002, 03:44 AM

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Originally posted by Antago

after a while it just wasn't doing the trick i like animation shop by jasc, but one thing that annoys me is trying to add transparencies to animations.
they never work

Animagic is super easy to make transparencies.. you just put your animation in it, then go to "Transparent color..." then it gives you an eyedropper tool, and you just click the color in your picture that you want transparent. It will make that color transparent in every frame.

Antago · #34 09-04-2002, 03:56 AM

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Originally posted by konidias

Animagic is super easy to make transparencies.. you just put your animation in it, then go to "Transparent color..." then it gives you an eyedropper tool, and you just click the color in your picture that you want transparent. It will make that color transparent in every frame.

yeah jasc does that too, but the animation shop doesn't seem to actually apply the transparency.
oh well, i don't make animations that much to worry, so i never really cared. neh =/