xmovingpicturesx Posted January 29, 2006 Posted January 29, 2006 I downloaded the GIMP, and the GTK, but my pc says I can't install the GTK because I already have it. I've looked everywhere on my hard drive. Program Files, WINDOWS, under my bed, EVERYWHERE! I can't find where it is. So, is there a, still free, alternative to GIMP that can allow me to do much the same thing, and recognizes psd and png files? I'm looking to start making my own avs and sigs. All help is appreciated.
ChAiNz.2da Posted January 29, 2006 Posted January 29, 2006 Paint.NET is looking better and better these days.. and of course, it's free http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/index.html
xmovingpicturesx Posted January 29, 2006 Author Posted January 29, 2006 How does this work? Is it more like PSP or Adobe? I'm actually more familiar with PSP, I've been using it for about three years, until my brother deleted it.
Bob Lion54 Posted January 29, 2006 Posted January 29, 2006 Quick question. Have you tried not installing the GTK and just installing GIMP?
ChAiNz.2da Posted January 29, 2006 Posted January 29, 2006 How does this work? Is it more like PSP or Adobe? I'm actually more familiar with PSP, I've been using it for about three years, until my brother deleted it.Not sure to be honest.. I use Photoshop CS2 But I imagine it works similar to any image editor that incoporates the ability to read layers.. The Tool palette layout looks strikingly like Photoshop's but that's about as much as I personally know about the prog..
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 It's very similar to Photoshop, however, it doesn't have as many tools and things like that, but you can program your own tools with it. It does however, contain all the tools you'll need to mod KotOR (32-bit Targa support, brushes, RGBA palette)
xmovingpicturesx Posted January 30, 2006 Author Posted January 30, 2006 Well, I tried to install the GIMP, and it said I need the GTK. I try to install the GTK, it says I already have it. Anyway, I'm not modder, as I don't have either game on PC, and I've never used Photoshop, and I've never made my own tools for anything. It seems like all I'm good for is making avs and sigs. ^_^
Det. Bart Lasiter Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 What I meant by creating your own tools is that you can create your own effects and things like that that are compiled to DLLs by the program If you can't install GIMP or get a copy of Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro, then Paint .NET is a good alternative, plus it's open source and free
xmovingpicturesx Posted January 30, 2006 Author Posted January 30, 2006 Well, I'm downloading it now. From the screenshots it looks like there are a whole lot more options than the GIMP *and* PSP.
xmovingpicturesx Posted January 30, 2006 Author Posted January 30, 2006 Okay, now I'm having problems with Paint.NET. For some reason it won't let me open .psds. I click open, I go to the folder with the .psds and they don't appear. I don't know what's wrong. Also, I can't blend objects into each other. PSP had this thing where you could change the opacity of one layer, then change the blend type. As in hard light, burn, dodge, that sort of thing. If I can't figure this thing out, I might have to just continuosly download PSP demos. They're are also other features which it lacks, such as: bevelling, text outline, gradients, glow effects, shine effects, and others. I could do all of this with PSP, but I just don't have the money. Are thier add-ons, hacks, and stuff that can allow me to do this? I really need the help. Thanks in advance.
Jeff Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 PSDs are photoshop files, so I wouldn't think you could open them in paint, which is the most basic graphic editing program. If you can't afford photoshop, I would recomment The Gimp, a free photoshop-like program.
ChAiNz.2da Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 PSDs are photoshop files, so I wouldn't think you could open them in paint, which is the most basic graphic editing program. If you can't afford photoshop, I would recomment The Gimp, a free photoshop-like program. err.. it's Paint.NET bro.. not MS Paint (big difference) @Kamir Sarin When you go to open a file, check the browse box and see if there's an option in the "type of file" filed for "all files"... though, not sure if .psd would be an option..
Jeff Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 err.. it's Paint.NET bro.. not MS Paint (big difference)Doh! My bad man... Uhh, disregard that post.
xmovingpicturesx Posted January 30, 2006 Author Posted January 30, 2006 Well, apparently the program doesn't support .psds. It does however support .pdn, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .tga. Do either of these support transparency ASWELL AS layers?
El Sitherino Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 Try keeping your complaints to one thread.
xmovingpicturesx Posted January 30, 2006 Author Posted January 30, 2006 Yeah, sorry. Both threads weren't really complaints. One was asking for a program, the other was a complaint. But your the mod, what can I do? ^_^
Bob Lion54 Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 It does however support .pdn, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .tga. Do either of these support transparency ASWELL AS layers? png and tga both support transparency, but I'm not sure about the others. I don't think any browser can display a tga file. pngs are very large and are not the best option for a sig. (also, with pngs, IE does not display the transparency. Instead, you will see white.) Your best options are JPEG for sigs without transparency and GIF for sigs with transparency.
xmovingpicturesx Posted January 30, 2006 Author Posted January 30, 2006 Is there a way to convert a psd file to a png wihtout opening the file? That seems pretty farfetched, but I'll do anything.
ChAiNz.2da Posted January 30, 2006 Posted January 30, 2006 Is there a way to convert a psd file to a png wihtout opening the file? That seems pretty farfetched, but I'll do anything. IrfanView: http://www.irfanview.com/ XnView: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html Both are image readers that open, convert & support various filters. I know that IrfanView will/can use Photshop filters you can download from Adobe Studio Exchange
MTV2 Posted February 9, 2006 Posted February 9, 2006 How does this work? Is it more like PSP or Adobe? I'm actually more familiar with PSP, I've been using it for about three years, until my brother deleted it. why dont u install it again? :S
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