Computer Graphics Programs

2004-03-05 [aclai]: I don't know if ya'll have used it, but I find swish (of swishzone.com) an easy form of graphics manipulation, particularly for webdesign, using Flash but costing $50-100 as opposed to $700. Not nearly so versatile as Flash, but newbie friendly and something to use when you need to slap something cool out fast. ;)

2004-04-24 [65tyjvw45b]: SWiSH is a great program. I actualy bought it for about $49 and use it all the time. My art site(IE ONLY) http://thezackhoffartgallery.netfirms.com/ uses 100% flash made in SWiSH v2.01. http://www.swishzone.com/ I have also made a music video with this program. It has an AVI output for that.

2004-06-18 [nunt]: G-max is another 3D program that's free. Do you know about that one (http://www.discreet.com/products/gmax/) is it any good?

2004-07-03 [65tyjvw45b]: I just found out something...the hard way. Photoshop 7.0+ crashes if you have a corrupted font(s) in your fonts directory in Windows. You have to write them down during installation and delete them after installing fonts. Only way to get PS to work again is to do that. I now have 1,869 fonts.

2004-07-05 [Sheepy]: *l* and windows hates having that many fonts, too. before writing/deleting them, I would try deletting the file ttfcache, restarting, then trying to install again. I have a nice program called Font Navigator that let's me install fonts on an on-demand basis, as well as organize them by category. Very handy.

2004-07-05 [65tyjvw45b]: After deleting the corrupted fonts everything works fine. The ONLY thing I've noticed that is different is on IE when I right click. I right click and it takes a second longer to bring up the little menu. Of course I have a pretty good system. I just downloaded a bunch more fonts. My total is now at 4,383 fonts. It's so awesome.

2004-07-05 [Sheepy]: well, it's a windows problem, not a system problem. it might be fixed in XP, but in previous versions, Windows got very cranky if you had over 500 fonts.

2004-07-05 [65tyjvw45b]: I had Win3.1 and about 500 fonts. I had to use DOS to delete them to get Windows to work again. LOL But, XP you have have something like 1 million fonts and not have a real problem with anything so long as you computer is beefy enough.

2004-07-15 [tautudeelis]: Thank U wery much for all this info!

2004-07-15 [hanhepi]: hey, under 3-d renderers, the wiki for maya is some elven archer wiki thing... no cg stuff there. lol.

2004-07-15 [65tyjvw45b]: LOL! You are correct. The others do not have any content. I guess [Sheepy] intended to make detailed reviews on those pages maybe? Guess someone claimed it before she could. lol

2004-07-15 [Sheepy]: *l* yep, I just went through and made the links, intending to one day get around to editting the pages. at least they got some free advertisement? :P

2004-07-15 [65tyjvw45b]: LOL True. You should stake you claim for those wiki names. That is what I do when I know I'll be needing a certain name. I just edit the page and put something like, "Page in construction for CG Programs." Or, something like that. Password protect it if needed.

2004-07-15 [Sheepy]: Good plan. Thanks.

2004-07-15 [65tyjvw45b]: No problem. <-(^_^)->

2004-08-14 [Sheepy]: Thanks, Yncke!

2004-08-14 [Yncke]: No prob. :) I can start with a small page for The Gimp if you like, but I don't have as much experience with it as with PSP.

2004-08-17 [Sheepy]: IrfanView is quite awesome. I hadn't even thought of adding it, thanks Tupile!

2004-08-17 [Tupile]: another recommendation, though i dont know where to put it: akfontviewer http://www.aksoft.net/progs/akfontviewer/  a great little font viewer, very flexible, and totally free!

2004-08-18 [Sheepy]: Maybe we should add a "utilities" section, and put it there with IrfanView.. though I would be more likely to add a font -management- tool, like BitStream FontNavigator.

2004-08-18 [Tupile]: yeah the question is where to draw the line... cause if you really wanted to, you could add a huge section on web design tools, another on authoring programs, and FTP programs, etc...

2004-08-18 [65tyjvw45b]: If it has to do with images and/or creating any sort of visual images using the computer then it can go here. Font stuff included since it is an art. Everything else is not needed and falls far outside the lines.

2004-08-18 [Sheepy]: Agreed, Deis. Web design stuff is totally different -- and there are SO many good websites out there, I would definitely not bother with a Wiki, unless it were to list some of them. but a web designer ought to know hwo to use google ;)

2004-08-18 [65tyjvw45b]: Yup, and web designing has nothing to do with art and a lot more to do with interior design-like things. Like taking other's arts and setting it where they think it looks good. There's a few exceptions of course.

2004-08-18 [Sheepy]: well.. I would consider those arts. Just not "studio fine arts." A lot from each discipline can be applied to the other, though.

2004-10-22 [FiSHr.]: the gimp is the best

2004-11-23 [LustForLike]: Sodipodi ( http://www.sodipodi.com/ ) is one I have recently discovered, a vector art program. Does for Illustrator what the gimp does for photoshop.

2005-05-22 [Yncke]: I was wondering, do programs like Povray and Terragen deserve being mentioned here as well?

2005-05-23 [Tupile]: yeah sure, they're considered 3D Renderers

2005-07-12 [nunt]: There's lightwave

2006-05-23 [iippo]: Gosh I wish I had found this page before I made gps. >.<; Ah well.

2006-05-24 [Yncke]: I think these two are complementary.