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November 28th, 2003, 09:01 AM
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Re: what is the best "paint" program to work with maps? (in windows)
I suppose I should have said best FREE paint program for Windows, given everything that can be done with GIMP, but it's rather daunting at first.
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November 28th, 2003, 12:18 PM
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Re: what is the best "paint" program to work with maps? (in windows)
Haha. 
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November 28th, 2003, 03:10 PM
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Re: what is the best "paint" program to work with maps? (in windows)
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Haha.
I own Adobe Photoshop and Corel 11 as well.
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Oh sorry about that. 
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November 28th, 2003, 04:40 PM
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Re: what is the best "paint" program to work with maps? (in windows)
I know Neopaint since the DOS Version, and it has allways been very simple and intuitive to use:
http://www.neosoftware.com/npw.html
30 days testing, 60$ with CD, 50$ "electronic delivery"
I am using The GIMP now ...
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[ November 28, 2003, 14:43: Message edited by: Arralen ]
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November 28th, 2003, 04:58 PM
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Re: what is the best "paint" program to work with maps? (in windows)
Does NeoPaint do targa files? And I guess some sort of tool for "painting with a clipart" or able to use captured brushes (to make it easy to place mountains and trees)
Im wondering what kindof features would be useful to doing Dominins maps. Rather than buy a program it would seem that a free converter for TGA files would be all thats needed.
Im looking more in the area of random map generators. There are many out there which do amazing results but I havent found one yet that I like.
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November 29th, 2003, 03:28 PM
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Re: what is the best "paint" program to work with maps? (in windows)
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Does NeoPaint do targa files?
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Supported File Types:
BMP- Windows Bitmap
CAR - NeoBook Cartoon
CUR - Windows Cursor
GIF - CompuServe (supports both transparent and animated formats)
ICO - Windows Icon
JPG - JPEG/JFIF
NPM - NeoPaint Mask
PAL - Palette File
PCT - Macintosh PICT
PCX - ZSoft/PC Paintbrush
PNG - Portable Network Graphics
PSD - PhotoShop 3
RAS -Sun Raster
ST - NeoPaint Stamp (DOS format)
STW - NeoPaint Stamp (Windows format)
TIFF - Tagged Image Format
TGA - Targa
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And I guess some sort of tool for "painting with a clipart" or able to use captured brushes (to make it easy to place mountains and trees)
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Stamp Pad: Quickly assemble pictures using collections of clip art and stamp images. Create, edit, rename and delete stamps. Stamp images may even be used as custom multi-colored brushes.
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... Rather than buy a program it would seem that a free converter for TGA files would be all thats needed.
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IRFANWVIEW http://www.irfanview.com/ was already mentioned ..
AFIAK it's even scriptable ... .
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December 1st, 2003, 05:34 PM
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Re: what is the best "paint" program to work with maps? (in windows)
Most of the program requires you to pay, especially Photoshop. If you're need a program just for hobbist purpose, it may be better to just use Gimp. Powerful and cheap (free of charge).
Downloading and installation could be a hassle. It's simple on Linux though I've never used the Windows Version. But unless a program comes in the OS, buying and installing it need a little bit work anyway .
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