This week Tanya takes a crack at hosting the show, along with Fes and someone named Al. We discuss various points on how you should save your images, and we even go over a few free imaging software programs. … For those that can’t afford Photoshop, and don’t want to use MS Paint.
“Tycho Brahe” of Penny Arcade introduces the show!
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Here’s a fun image from Jakob Burrows:
Spotlighted Webcomics this week are: Lonnie Allen and Marsh Rocket! Check them out!
Notes: Sites Mentioned on the Show (sorry this is messy): http://netmechanic.com, http://irfanview.com/, http://www.inkscape.org, http://www.gimp.org, http://www.blender.org, http://www.lemkesoft.com, http://webcomicscollage.com, http://creativecommons.org, http://biff.propheka.com, http://tbowlcomic.com, http://www.twistedmusings.com.ua, http://www.getpaint.net/, http://goldenkey.jennyeverywhere.net/
Thanks to Dungeon Warden and Hans Meier for taking notes this week!
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First, thanks for the pimpage. Sorry about the domain name. I bought a good domain name for the strip not a week after I sent the message to you. It’s now 100% easier to say. = )
As for the programs, I second Gimp. I have seen some amazing work come out of it. A friend of mine uses it almost exclusively for his digital work. Like all good programs, it does have a bit of a learning curve but you really can’t beat the ton of plug-ins and the fact that it’s Free.
Great show. Keep up the good work and… I’m sorry I killed Tanya’s system.
I don’t believe that merely moving a JPEG file from one location to another necessarily causes degradation. Certainly, this is what happens when one uses a web accelerator when downloading an image, but I’ve never seen or heard of this occurring otherwise. It’s a digital file just like any other, and thus you should be able to move it an infinite number of times without any degradation whatsoever.
Just to be clear, it’s repeatedly SAVING it that causes the JPEG image to progressively degrade.