PixBuilder Studio

Bear Bottoms

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Sep 17, 2011, 5:46:53 PM9/17/11

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Used to be shareware, now free:

PixBuilder Studio is a free image editing software for digital photo
editing, images processing and resizing. Color management functions:
brightness/contrast management, color balance, levels manipulation,
curves adjustment, rotating, resizing, stamp tool, clone tool, healing
brush tool (touch-up), magic wand, lasso tools, Color channels, Layers,
.8BF Photoshop filters. multi-step undo, gradients, masks, text layers
support, transform and management functions for drawing complex raster
shapes and effects or use built-in shapes drawing tool, different blur
types, sharpen effects, and many others. Using web safe palette and save
with preview function you can easily create web graphics in any most
popular format you wish: JPEG, GIF, PNG, and more. Size: 3.1MB. Win
XP/Vista/7.

http://www.wnsoft.com/pixbuilder/
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Poutnik

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Sep 17, 2011, 5:56:25 PM9/17/11

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In article <4e75154f$0$302$1472...@news.sunsite.dk>, bearbottoms1
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Do you have personal experience with this software ?

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Bear Bottoms

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Sep 17, 2011, 6:23:50 PM9/17/11

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Yes. I drew the above post instead of typing it.

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Póoh the Cat

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I'll set VanguardLH on you.

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Bear Bottoms

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Sep 17, 2011, 6:55:44 PM9/17/11

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After some editing with the quick healing tool
http://bearware.info/screenshots/20110917-20t-37kb.jpg

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Bear Bottoms

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Sep 17, 2011, 7:07:34 PM9/17/11

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After using the Auto levels and contrast tool. (no quick healing)
http://bearware.info/screenshots/20110917-3tr-79kb.jpg

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Sep 17, 2011, 7:14:18 PM9/17/11

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This is with a little tweaking:
http://bearware.info/screenshots/20110917-1v4-74kb.jpg

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Póoh the Cat

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Sep 17, 2011, 7:15:34 PM9/17/11

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Is that you Jacqueline?

Bear Bottoms

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Sep 17, 2011, 7:36:09 PM9/17/11

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Oui

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Bear Bottoms

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Sep 17, 2011, 8:31:25 PM9/17/11

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On 9/17/2011 6:09 PM, Yrrah wrote:
> Poutnik<pou...@privacy.invalid>:

>
>> Do you have personal experience with this software ?
>>
>

> Is the pope a Protestant?
>
> Yrrah

How can two ex-cultists be so wrong all the time. Good grief...and some
here lick their asses. Small wonder there has been a serious problem in
this group for so long.

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Poutnik

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Sep 18, 2011, 2:19:49 AM9/18/11

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In article <4e751df8$0$310$1472...@news.sunsite.dk>, bearbottoms1
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Thanks, it was not clear from the original post.

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M.L.

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Sep 18, 2011, 6:30:33 AM9/18/11

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I've tried most of the freeware image editors offered here and this
one is the most impressive yet. Gimp and Magix Photo Designer 7 are
also good choices but this one had the ease-of-use and feature set
that suited me best. It supports the creation of primitives
(rectangles, circles), which is a rarity in freeware image editors.
The only serious shortcomings are the lack of movable guidelines, and
text kerning.

While Gimp offers movable guidelines and text kerning, it doesn't
support text bolding and italicizing, and doesn't allow layer
grouping, which are more important features to me. Gimp also isn't as
easy to use.

Magix offers in-place text editing, which is lacking in Gimp and
PixBuilder Studio. But Magix doesn't offer rulers or guidelines and
doesn't allow multi-layer selections or grouping.

PixBuilder Studio PROS:
Primitives support
re-editable text
multi-layer select
layer grouping
rulers
drop shadows for text and objects
clipart import via paste
object/text nudging
editable masks

CONS:
no guidelines
no text kerning
no in-place text editing
no color swatches
no way to remove outlines from primitive (must make primitive outline
color same as fill color)
does not automatically create new layer for primitives
no callouts/arrows support
cannot lock layers

John Corliss (ES)

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Sep 18, 2011, 6:35:04 AM9/18/11

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Snapfiles has it listed at their site (added yesterday apparently) and
have given it a 4.5 out of 5 possible stars rating. The program has
layers and .8BF support. I don't see JRE or dotnet being required as
prerequisites. Might be worth checking out.

Thanks for pointing this one out.

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Bear Bottoms

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Sep 18, 2011, 6:52:54 AM9/18/11

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On 9/18/2011 5:35 AM, John Corliss (ES) wrote:
> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>> Used to be shareware, now free:
>>
>> PixBuilder Studio is a free image editing software for digital photo
>> editing, images processing and resizing. Color management functions:
>> brightness/contrast management, color balance, levels manipulation,
>> curves adjustment, rotating, resizing, stamp tool, clone tool, healing
>> brush tool (touch-up), magic wand, lasso tools, Color channels, Layers,
>> .8BF Photoshop filters. multi-step undo, gradients, masks, text layers
>> support, transform and management functions for drawing complex raster
>> shapes and effects or use built-in shapes drawing tool, different blur
>> types, sharpen effects, and many others. Using web safe palette and save
>> with preview function you can easily create web graphics in any most
>> popular format you wish: JPEG, GIF, PNG, and more. Size: 3.1MB. Win
>> XP/Vista/7.
>>
>> http://www.wnsoft.com/pixbuilder/
>
> Snapfiles has it listed at their site (added yesterday apparently) and
> have given it a 4.5 out of 5 possible stars rating. The program has
> layers and .8BF support. I don't see JRE or dotnet being required as
> prerequisites. Might be worth checking out.
>
> Thanks for pointing this one out.
>

I don't really follow Snapfiles any more (might start again.) I saw the
program on another feed I follow...they were ranting and raving about it.

I like it better than most (Ruskie proggy) and it does have some nice
tools to touchup photos that are better than most though tedious. I
don't like the auto functions - like using an axe. I'll keep it around
and see how often I go to it.

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Bear Bottoms

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Sep 18, 2011, 7:14:12 AM9/18/11

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M.L. <m...@privacy.invalid> wrote in news:9pfb779d3ucbu03s54mdlea23bif8ofqm4@
4ax.com:

>
> PixBuilder Studio PROS:
>
> Primitives support
> re-editable text
> multi-layer select
> layer grouping
> rulers
> drop shadows for text and objects
> clipart import via paste
> object/text nudging
> editable masks

Fair enuff. :)

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M.L.

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Sep 18, 2011, 8:13:01 AM9/18/11

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Why did you choose to excise the program's limitations? They're just
as useful to know for consideration. IMO, PixBuilder Studio is the
best easy-to-use freeware image editor and has nothing to be ashamed
of. No image editor is perfect, freeware or not.

CONS:
no guidelines
cannot lock layers

no text kerning
no in-place text editing
no color swatches

no way to remove primitives outline

Duddits

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Sep 18, 2011, 10:47:20 AM9/18/11

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On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:30:33 -0500, M.L. <m...@privacy.invalid> wrote:
>snip

>PixBuilder Studio PROS:
>Primitives support
>re-editable text
>multi-layer select
>layer grouping
>rulers
>drop shadows for text and objects
>clipart import via paste
>object/text nudging
>editable masks
>
>CONS:
>no guidelines
>no text kerning
>no in-place text editing
>no color swatches
>no way to remove outlines from primitive (must make primitive outline
>color same as fill color)
>does not automatically create new layer for primitives
>no callouts/arrows support
>cannot lock layers

Thanks for your comprehensive review. I'm installing/playing right
now.

regards

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Spamblk

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Sep 18, 2011, 2:19:27 PM9/18/11

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Bear Bottoms <bearbo...@gmai.com> wrote in
news:4e75cd8c$0$310$1472...@news.sunsite.dk:

> On 9/18/2011 5:35 AM, John Corliss (ES) wrote:
>> Bear Bottoms wrote:

<SNIP....>

>> Snapfiles has it listed at their site (added yesterday apparently)
>> and have given it a 4.5 out of 5 possible stars rating. The program
>> has layers and .8BF support. I don't see JRE or dotnet being required
>> as prerequisites. Might be worth checking out.

Happily, no JRE or DOTNET.

>> Thanks for pointing this one out.

Thanks also.

> I don't really follow Snapfiles any more (might start again.) I saw
> the program on another feed I follow...they were ranting and raving
> about it.
>
> I like it better than most (Ruskie proggy) and it does have some nice
> tools to touchup photos that are better than most though tedious. I
> don't like the auto functions - like using an axe. I'll keep it around
> and see how often I go to it.

I have tried the "auto levels", similar to photoscape IMO. As I was trying
it under WINE I was unable to test the healing tool, (Linux traps the ALT
key therefore cant't alt-click), the curves tool seemed fairly decent. It
seems faster than photoscape and may keep it for quick adjustments for
that reason.

Overall IME with image Freeware:

Gimp : Good with feathered selections, and selections in general. Best
warping etc tools in Freeware to my knowledge.

Photoscape: levels and backlighting options are good for quick edits.

Faststone image viewer/editor: Cloning and healing tools.

PixBuilder: Levels & curves; quite fast; worth investigating further.
Alternative to photoscape which IMO is slower.

M.L.

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Sep 18, 2011, 6:23:43 PM9/18/11

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>>snip
>>PixBuilder Studio PROS:
>>Primitives support
>>re-editable text
>>multi-layer select
>>layer grouping
>>rulers
>>drop shadows for text and objects
>>clipart import via paste
>>object/text nudging
>>editable masks
>>
>>CONS:
>>no guidelines
>>no text kerning
>>no in-place text editing
>>no color swatches
>>no way to remove outlines from primitive (must make primitive outline
>>color same as fill color)
>>does not automatically create new layer for primitives
>>no callouts/arrows support
>>cannot lock layers
>
>Thanks for your comprehensive review. I'm installing/playing right
>now.

I found another CON for PixBuilder Studio. Both Gimp and Magix Photo
Designer 7 import a Photoshop PSD file with all layers intact.
PixBuilder Studio imports a PSD as a merged image. Still, PixBuilder
Studio remains my top choice.

Jem Reaid

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I tried PBS and like everything about it, esp the print function and the
save at the file size I choose [with preview] very good indeed. The two
things that are missing though, is layer blending modes and paths and for
those reasons I'm out! I will stick to Gimphoto.

Jim

John Corliss (ES)

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Sep 20, 2011, 7:19:12 AM9/20/11

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John Corliss (ES) wrote:
> Bear Bottoms wrote:
>> Used to be shareware, now free:
>>
>> PixBuilder Studio is a free image editing software for digital photo
>> editing, images processing and resizing. Color management functions:
>> brightness/contrast management, color balance, levels manipulation,
>> curves adjustment, rotating, resizing, stamp tool, clone tool, healing
>> brush tool (touch-up), magic wand, lasso tools, Color channels, Layers,
>> .8BF Photoshop filters. multi-step undo, gradients, masks, text layers
>> support, transform and management functions for drawing complex raster
>> shapes and effects or use built-in shapes drawing tool, different blur
>> types, sharpen effects, and many others. Using web safe palette and save
>> with preview function you can easily create web graphics in any most
>> popular format you wish: JPEG, GIF, PNG, and more. Size: 3.1MB. Win
>> XP/Vista/7.
>>
>> http://www.wnsoft.com/pixbuilder/
>
> Snapfiles has it listed at their site (added yesterday apparently) and
> have given it a 4.5 out of 5 possible stars rating. The program has
> layers and .8BF support. I don't see JRE or dotnet being required as
> prerequisites. Might be worth checking out.
>
> Thanks for pointing this one out.

Well I tried the program. Doesn't have an adjustable cropping frame
AFAICT. I have other programs which do what I need far better, so I
removed the program. It's still a viable alternative for some people
though, I'm sure.

M.L.

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Sep 20, 2011, 8:49:18 AM9/20/11

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>>> http://www.wnsoft.com/pixbuilder/

>Well I tried the program. Doesn't have an adjustable cropping frame
>AFAICT.

PixBuilder Studio crops by using one of the selection tools to draw
the crop marquee, then adjusting the size of the marquee via
Select->Transform Selection, then Edit->Crop Selection.