| From: | JmW |
| Date: | 27 Jan 2000 at 11:48:43 |
| Subject: | Re: Re: Best BitMapGrafix editors |
From: "JmW" <John@wasilewski.co.uk>
Many thanks, Don, for the advice. I've been unable to find such a helpful
comparison anywhere.
I must say, I'm tempted more by AE than by Phtgx, from the little I have
experimented with earlier versions. But the latest Phtgx GUI looks really,
really good, so the decision is tres tres difficile.
It seems at least that both are fully OS3.5+-compliant, so that's out of the
equation.
DPaint and Ppaint, I have.
Its things like the smear tool, and 16/24 bit colour, as well as all the
filters that interst me. Can't someone combine AE and Phtgnx?!!
Any further comments from any quarter would be most welcome.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Cox" <doncox@enterprise.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 10:46 AM
> They are very different in use. Photogenics is aimed at experimentation,
> application of effects, discovery.
>
> Art Effect is a more formal image processing and paint program, loosely
> modelled on Photoshop, but better than Photoshop for painting as it allows
> you to cut out brushes and paint with them in the traditional Amiga
manner.
>
> Photogenics doesn't cut out brushes (an older version did, so it may
> return).
>
> Photogenics has a unique interface, Art Effect is much like any Mac,
> PC, or MUI program.
>
> Personally, I would go for Art Effect first. It's not ideal - it doesn't
> have anywhere near the power of ImageMaster - but it's easy to use and
> works well.
>
> But if you want to experiment and create wild art effects, go for
> Photogenics.
>
> (The names of these two programs ought to be swapped.)
>
> There are still lots of things that DPaintV can do which none of the
> other programs handle, including a very complete ARexx interface. If you
> can live with an AGA display, it is worth adding DPaint to your
> collection at its present absurdly low price. You even get a manual.
>
> PPaint is strictly 8-bit only, but useful for GIF work.
>
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