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creating png's

January 12, 2007 11:04:02 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
I am new to a lot of this stuff and I was wondering how I could make my own png's for object dock. I have Microsoft Digital Image Standard 2006 Editor, Photo Impression 4, Irfanview, and Paint. I've tried many ways (including using Irfanview to save as png- save transparent color, but I just get "fuzzy" edges). Help please!
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Reply #1 January 12, 2007 11:16:16 AM
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I use paint.net, it's free and works well. I don't have the programs you mentioned, so I'm not sure why they might not be working right. Here's a link to paint.net if you're interested WWW Link  
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Reply #2 January 12, 2007 11:34:52 AM
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The only time I get fuzziness is when I screw up in paint.net.  

Give it a try, how can it hurt?
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Reply #3 January 12, 2007 12:57:12 PM
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Yeah, I'm having waaay better luck and results with paint.net. Thank you guys for your help!   
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Reply #4 January 13, 2007 2:49:04 PM
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Rather than save as png's to use on OD...I make Icons using icon developer. Sometimes you luck out and don't have to do any " tubing " in paint .net at all. You just right click on any jpeg or gif etc and it will say in menu " create icon with icon developer"
Icon Developer will give the option to choose what color to make transparent. Then I use my newly made icon on my OD.
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Reply #5 January 13, 2007 3:04:02 PM
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You just right click on any jpeg or gif etc and it will say in menu " create icon with icon developer"
Icon Developer will give the option to choose what color to make transparent. Then I use my newly made icon on my OD.


Cool!
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Reply #6 January 13, 2007 3:54:09 PM
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I've been using GIMP for a couple years now & it does quite well for me.

If you're creating your own the best advice I've ever received is to work in multiples of your target image. For a 256 png I usual work in a 1024 grid with a 24px border. Then scale it down.
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Reply #7 January 17, 2007 11:04:28 AM
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Do you mean working in multiple layers? I am also trying to use GIMP as well. How do you set/create a 1024 24px border grid?
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Reply #8 January 17, 2007 1:24:09 PM
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You can also try using this little tool AveIcon to convert Icons to Pngs...its just drag and drop and you icon is converted.
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Reply #9 January 17, 2007 4:06:13 PM
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Or you can use the newer AveIconifier2
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Reply #10 January 17, 2007 8:01:03 PM
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Cool! Thanks Bichur! I was trying to find that! I had to use FF to download...wouldn't work in Explorer for some reason.
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Reply #11 January 17, 2007 8:11:52 PM
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You're welcome.

Been posting another link to it at DA off and on, from one of the other forums sites. The original post was by the creator with a download link, but that link went dead a while back. Everytime I find one I like I bookmark it. Still have active links to get Giffy2.3 and MSGifanimator.
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