| From: | Dirk Harlaar |
| Date: | 27 Jan 2000 at 02:40:55 |
| Subject: | Re: Best BitMapGrafix editors |
From: Dirk Harlaar <D.Harlaar@ping.de>
Hello J
> I'm considering buying ArtEffect2.
>
> Probs.
> 1. Cost.
Shouldn't be a problem with ArtEffect2, since this is an old version of AE,
so it shouldn't cost that much? Also, when I checked the H&P site the other
day, they had a special offer price for AE3, coming in under 200
Deutschmarks. Not sure about AE2(.x)?
> 3. OS3.5BB1+
What do you mean by this? If it's compatibility you're worried about,
there's no problems, I have AE1.5, 2.6 and 3.0.11 running on OS3.5, without
compatibility problems. But I'm not sure exactly what problems you mean in
this respect.
> I can't ask ppl to solve 1. for me but I'd like to hear views on 2.
> and 3.
If you have the money (problem 1 :)) I would definitely go for version 3. It
is a vaste improvement over version 2. The much improved layer function,
better memory usage, and some assorted other goodies make this a superiour
choice over version 2. You could try downloading the demo for 2.6 from the
H&P site or Aminet, install it, and have a look for yourself if you like it
or not.
> I've seen Phtgnx advertised quite a bit and I have the impression that
> it remains firmly up to date with Amiga developments. Perhaps I'm
> wrong but I'm not worried about Phtgnx and OS3.5BB1+.
Photogenix also works without probs on OS3.5BB1. ArtEffect is (future
development) also tested on OS3.5, I think that of course H&P wants their
own ArtEffect to not cause problems with their own OS?
> But AEffct impresses me very much and I'd really like to know if it
> also receives continued attention to keep abreast with latest Amiga
> systems. Anyone have any personal experience?
Yes. It is all being tested with OS3.5. During the testing phase of OS3.5
talks have been going between the OS3.5 team and the programmer of AE. An
ArtEffect 4 is underway, which will be fully OS3.5 compatible, and improved
to use the new printer driver system from OS3.5. Don't think it's a secret
to tell that here, because the author announced this on the public AE
mailing list. As a tester for ArtEffect, I test this new version under the
latest OS3.5BB1+, and there's more testers who also have OS3.5. It works as
it should under OS3.5.
> OS3.5-awareness
both would be the same
> Use under FBlit and WbCtrl
see above
> System resource efficiency
IMHO PhotoGenix would win here.
> GUI look and feel
Matter of taste. I prefer AE.
> Speed
PhotoGenix.
> Range of drawing tools
AE
> Range of editing tools
AE
> Stability
Equal
> Display quality
Equal
> TurboPrint support
Equal
> Ongoing development
Don't know about PhotoGnx, but AE is being further developed. Guess the same
is true for PhotoGenix?
> Should I buy one?
If you need one :)
> Which one?
I prefer AE, but a lot is my personal opinion (such as GUI, etc).
Dirk
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