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Mirage
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 113 |
New PC paintprogram for c64
Some of you might already know this, but i've been working on a paintprogram of my own for some time now.
It's based on Paint.Net (http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/ (check it out, it's great (and free!))), so it has layer functionality, effects, all default tools, antialiasing, unlimited history and more fancy stuff you'll only find in that program and photoshop but my adaptation also has filters to convert to c64 formats (FLI, koala and single color bitmap but also the option to convert to sprites and more).
On top of that you can paint and draw in single and multicolour mode with all 16 c64 colours and a transparent colour.
Here's a screenshot of what it currently looks like and shows some of the features:
http://www.tehwinnar.com/timanthes001.jpg
It currently doesn't export anything, because i'm not quite sure how to implement that yet, so any suggestions are welcome :)
For the moment i'd like to get some feedback and in about a month (I have to put together a document first on how to use it) I'll be putting out a first alpha version which people can test (this requires windows 2000/server 2003/XP and the .Net framework 1.1)
Cheers,
Mirage/Focus |
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Tim
Registered: May 2003
Posts: 77 |
Imho both programs have their target audience. One for beginners and the other for the advanced. The more we have to choose from the better and from what I saw it looks complicated but so was amica paint when I started.
And ofcourse I am very glad to see something from Lars again :) |
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2969 |
Amazing stuff.
Mirage: it would be great to have some plug-in/exporter api so that people can integrate their own format support in your program.. :D |
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vigo
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Registered: Apr 2003
Posts: 13 |
i wish it was not a .net stuff :( |
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drake
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Registered: Dec 2002
Posts: 207 |
so, finally people pixel on pc to get a commodore picture. why not? coding on pc, music on pc and graphics on pc.
long live the c64 scene! |
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Scout
Registered: Dec 2002
Posts: 1570 |
Quote: so, finally people pixel on pc to get a commodore picture. why not? coding on pc, music on pc and graphics on pc.
long live the c64 scene!
I can read some sarcasm in your post.
Keep in mind that in the end it has to run on a real C64.
The PC is only used as a tool.
R.
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Tch
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Registered: Sep 2004
Posts: 512 |
LOL!
Well Drake,many people seem to have outgrown the charm of C64 pixelling.
To me,it seems like digging a grave using dynamite. ;)
There will hopefully always be a C64 program required to do the finishing touch. |
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Mirage
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 113 |
Too make things even funnier, here's a little extra info on the paint program:
it supports pixeling with a wacom tablet
i know i would certainly prefer painting with a digital brush over clicking in 8 directions with a joystick any day :)
But fair enough, the moment i can plug my wacom tablet into a c64 i would certainly give that a try |
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Mirage
Registered: Jan 2003
Posts: 113 |
krill: very good point... plugins/filters can be compiled as dynamic libraries (this is a feature of the original program) and should have access to public variables such as bitmaplayers/GDI+ surfaces/scanline buffers/charmem (8 instances) and colourmem :)
(Frantic, WVL: this should also answer your questions... I was thinking about exporting .fli or .kla but for that i need binary data so why not add functionality to export those binary chunks aswell :) |
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Oxbow
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 51 |
tools can be fine, but i'll never trade my stick for a mouse! |
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Jazzcat
Registered: Feb 2002
Posts: 1044 |
Lars: cool to see this tool finally. Awesome stuff. I've seen much work done in it and it certainly will help those artists out there.
Regarding if done on C64 or PC. As long as the finished product works 100% on the real thing, I don't care where it is done. I prefer C64 and people watching my productions on a real C64. Emulators and PC should be regarded as tools only. This is an age-old debate which will never end - why does it keep coming up? Because people have true C64 spirit! Hail to you all!
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