Getting the right tools

Getting the right tools

To make graphics, you need some programs. There are many great share- and freeware program available on the Internet. We currently use and recommend the following.

Jasc Paint Shop Pro 4.14 - editing, converting, filters
ACD See 32 from ACD Systems - viewing
Microsoft Image Composer - text manipulating
Ulead GIF Animator 2.0 - animated gifs
Microsoft GIF Animator - animated gifs, freeware but rather limited
PolyView from PolyBytes - animated gifs, batch converting
Ulead GIF/JPEG SmartSaver 3.0 - compressing pictures

You can find the newest versions of the programs above (and many more) in Stroud's CWSApps or TUCOWS. Look in the categories Graphics Viewers and Web Graphics Tools.

There are also some great commercial graphics programs. But they are expensive, big and can be difficult to use:

Adobe PhotoShop - editing, filters, converting
Micrografx Picture Publisher - editing, filters, converting
3D Studio Max from Kinetix - animations
Lightwave - animations

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