Sidux/Useable applications/Image editors
Appearance
- Using graphic editors you can create or edit graphic files.
- At previous chapter " Graphic viewers" I showed you a few application for watching, organizing
- and basic editing graphic files.
- This chapter is designed to applications for graphic files editors.
GIMP
[edit | edit source]- GIMP (The GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a popular application for creating and editing raster graphics.
- Using it you can do for example:
- a. create graphics and logos.
- b. change file sizes, cut theme off, etc.
- c. change colors.
- d. connect files using layers.
- e. convert files to many different forms.
- GIMP supports graphic forms like that: JPEG, BMP, PNG, XPM, TIFF, TGA, MPEG, PS, PDF, PCX, GIF...
- 1. Installation:
apt-get install gimp gimp-data gimp-data-extras
- 2. Run it from: Menu-> Graphics-> GNU Image Manipulation Program.
- GIMP home page: http://www.gimp.org/
- On Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIMP
Inkscape
[edit | edit source]- Inkscape is a vector graphic editor application.
- 1. Installation:
apt-get install inkscape
- 2. Run if from: Menu-> Graphics-> Inkscape.
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- Inkscape home page: http://www.inkscape.org/
- On Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkscape
- And on Wikibooks: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Inkscape
Blender
[edit | edit source]- Blender is a 3D graphics application and can be used for creating and editing interactive 3D applications
- such as video games, animated films or visual effects.
- 1. It is available in Debian's repositories:
apt-get install blender
- 2. Run it from: Menu-> Graphics-> Blender.
- Blender home page: http://www.blender.org/
- And on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blender_%28software%29
Fotoxx
[edit | edit source]- Fotoxx is a small application for basic graphics editing including panoramas making.
- 1. Installation:
apt-get install fotoxx libimage-exiftool-perl
- 2. Run it: Menu-> Graphics-> fotoxx.
- Fotoxx home page: http://kornelix.squarespace.com/fotoxx/
Others
[edit | edit source]- AC3D - 3D graphics maker: http://www.inivis.com/
- Art of Illusion - 3D graphics editor: http://www.artofillusion.org/
- Gestalter - vector graphics maker/editor: http://www.linotux.ch/gestalter/
- Image2mpeg - slide shows movie maker using photos: http://www.gromeck.de/index.php?id=image2mpeg
- K-3D - 3D graphics editor: http://www.k-3d.org/
- Tuxpaint - drawing applications for kids: http://www.tuxpaint.org/
- ImageMagick - bitmaps maker/editor: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/index.php
- Cenon - graphics editor: http://www.cenon.info/frame_gb.html
- Hugin - panoramas maker: http://hugin.sourceforge.net/