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Thomas HayesThomas Hayes Posts: 1,164
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Hello everyone
I've started to make more of my own custom icons and was wondering what software that everyone is using to do so?

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    jjamesjjames Posts: 2,908
    I love using Fireworks 8 for all my stuff. The way I see it, Fireworks is more of a "drawing" program, and PhotoShop is more of a photo editing program.
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    bmitchellbmitchell Posts: 41
    I use Paint Shop Pro by Corel.
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    Thomas HayesThomas Hayes Posts: 1,164
    Thx's jjames and Bryan, I'm presently using photoshop/MS paint to do stuff but it's not the best. I'm trying to create better images for the panel than I have now. Do you know the cost?
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    DHawthorneDHawthorne Posts: 4,584
    Google The Gimp. It's an open-source free program on par with Photoshop. The learning curve is fairly steep though. For buttons and such, you may want to check out the Xara line; I htink their basic editors without going Flash and all that, are under $100.
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    jjamesjjames Posts: 2,908
    Fireworks 8 runs around $300, a bit costly but I think it's one of the best graphics programs out there - as far as creating images. Also - don't be suprised when you end up at Adobe's site when you try to find Macromedia's.
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    youstrayoustra Posts: 135
    Photoshop - there's nothing you can't do w/ it, but it does have a learning curve.
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    VLCNCRZRVLCNCRZR Posts: 216
    Button editor tool...

    Gee Wally...., wouldnt' it be real neat if there was button image editing stuff built
    right into the touch panel software?!?!

    I bet some other guys are already doin it.

    I don't know Beav, I dont think you can just mix stuff together like that!

    Well... anyways.., it would be real neat.

    Maybe...
    Someday...
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    JMeeksJMeeks Posts: 8
    My vote's for Fireworks, for one reason alone: vectors

    Vectors allow you near-infinite resizing capability. You can very quickly resize a button to accomodate any changes necessary.

    Also, Fireworks' layering system makes perfect sense for a touchpanel design.
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    mpullinmpullin Posts: 949
    I use Flash 8 and export to PNG. (Since I use Flash anyway for a lot of other stuff)

    I see Fireworks dying a slow death ever since Macromedia was taken over -- no reason to put any more resources into a $300 program when your company owns an $800 program that does the same kinds of stuff.
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    DHawthorneDHawthorne Posts: 4,584
    mpullin wrote:
    I use Flash 8 and export to PNG. (Since I use Flash anyway for a lot of other stuff)

    I see Fireworks dying a slow death ever since Macromedia was taken over -- no reason to put any more resources into a $300 program when your company owns an $800 program that does the same kinds of stuff.
    Sort of like what AMX did with Phast? :)
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