Simple graphics program

JohnGG wrote on 1/4/2004, 2:43 PM
Sometimes when making titles etc in Vegas I need to be able to draw/paint simple shapes, frames for pics and able to grab video frames or clips etc with a simple, easy to use, INTUITIVE interface graphics program. I used to have a program called TIPS which was ideal 10 yrs ago.

Could anybody suggest anything suitable for an aging old man that either I can plug into Vegas 4 or use with it on the PC

Thanks.

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MUTTLEY wrote on 1/4/2004, 2:52 PM
If you don't want to delve into something like Photohop ya might want to check out Paint Shop Pro. It was one of the first programs I started using " way back in the day ". They have a free trial version, and as I recall it was fairly simple to use. Here's a link to the download:

http://www.jasc.com/products/paintshoppro/

Best of luck !

- Ray

www.undergroundplanet.com

Nat wrote on 1/4/2004, 2:52 PM
I use fireworks by Marcomedia and love it a lot, it has both vector and bitmap tools.

You can also check paint shop pro which is pretty efficient.
JohnnyRoy wrote on 1/4/2004, 8:03 PM
I use Real-DRAW Pro from MediaChance. It is outstanding for making titles as well as being an excellent drawing tool in its own right. The thing I like best is that everything you do remains an object that can be edited and moved later. No need to make those pesky layers if you want to position things later. You can paint on vectors or manipulate bitmaps. It lets you do anything to anything without having to promote layers to different types. You don’t have to become a graphics guru to use it. As you can tell, I love it. The download trial is free so you have nothing to loose.

~jr
Spot|DSE wrote on 1/4/2004, 8:21 PM
I really like Ulead's PhotoImpact XL (PIXL) for a drawing tool. Vector or raster-based, tons of drag/drop tools and effects, can paint on imported video frames, saves and imports just about every file format heard of. Particle quality is pretty amazing. Cheap at 79.00 at CompUSA right now.
dreamlx wrote on 1/4/2004, 9:35 PM
one free alternative you might want to check out is gimp: http://www.gimp.org
rmack350 wrote on 1/4/2004, 11:00 PM
Gimp is great software but (like photoshop) the learning curve is fairly steep. Also, I'd save early and often if you use the Windows version. It's much more stable in Linux.

There's also a Film-Gimp out there but I've not been determined enough to install it. And I'm in-between Linux boxes these days.

Rob Mack