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--- editing_tools [2021/08/11 11:46] – 2021 update. snakeman
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 ====== Editing Tools ======
+[[:|PMC Editing Wiki]], [[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/|PMC Tactical Forum]], [[:ofp|Operation Flashpoint]], [[:falcon4|Falcon 4.0]], [[:arma|Armed Assault (ArmA 1)]], [[:arma2|ArmA 2]], [[:arma3|ArmA 3]], [[:tools|Editing Tools]]
 **Editing Tools**
-This is a article about editing tools, which are NOT specifically for the game titles we feature in our site. They are just the backbone of any good developers arsenal.
+This page is about editing tools, which are NOT specifically for the game titles we feature in our site. They are just the backbone of any good developers arsenal.
 Check out [[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=66|PMC Tactical forum General Editing (tools)]] area.
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 ====== Image Editing ======
-**Adobe PhotoShop**
+**GIMP**
-The industry standard image editing program, somewhat difficult to learn for beginners but this tool really is feature rich and good to use (once you master it).
+GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. Free and open source software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
-Homepage [[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/index.html|here]].
+Homepage [[https://www.gimp.org/|here]].
-**Crazy Bump**
+**GraphicsMagick**
-Crazy Bump is nice tool to create normal/specular maps. Its command line driven and has free and commercial versions.
+Free open source command line image converter. GraphicsMagick Image Processing System. Must have for all serious addon/mod developers.
-Homepage [[http://crazybump.com/|here]]
+Homepage [[http://www.graphicsmagick.org/|here]].
-**Jasc Paint Shop Pro**
+**ImageMagick**
-PSP is much lighter and easier to use than PS.\\
+Free open source command line image converter. Use GraphicsMagick instead, its more advanced.
-Recently Jasc was purchased by Corel, so now they say PSP is located in their web page, go figure if its the same tool anymore.
-Homepage (Corel) [[http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1155872554948|here]].
+Homepage [[https://imagemagick.org/|here]].
-**GIMP**
+**Adobe PhotoShop**
-GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
+Commercial garbage image editing proprietary program, somewhat difficult to learn for beginners but this tool really is feature rich and good to use (once you master it).
-Homepage [[http://www.gimp.org/|here]].
+Homepage [[https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/index.html|here]].
-**Adobe Acrobat Professional**
+**Crazy Bump**
-Not really image editing, but. Acrobat pro creates good PDF files. There is many free PDF creators also, but its luck if you find one that **really works** as you want it to be.
+Crazy Bump is nice tool to create normal/specular maps. Its command line driven and has free and commercial versions.
-Homepage [[http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro/|here]].
+Homepage [[https://crazybump.com/|here]]
+**Jasc Paint Shop Pro**
+PSP is much lighter and easier to use than Photoshop. Jasc was purchased by Corel, so now they say PSP is located in their web page, go figure if its the same tool anymore.
+Homepage (Corel) [[https://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1155872554948|here]].
 **ImageSynth**
-//Discontinued.// [[http://www.luxology.com/|Luxology's]] seamless texture generator, stand alone and Photoshop plugin. ImageSynth v2.0 is the last version released before they discontinued it due bugs and lack of support.
+//Discontinued.// [[https://www.luxology.com/|Luxology's]] seamless texture generator, stand alone and Photoshop plugin. ImageSynth v2.0 is the last version released before they discontinued it due bugs and lack of support.
+**IrfanView**
+Image viewer mostly, but can also batch convert images to other formats. Excellent image viewer.
+[[https://www.irfanview.com/|here]].
 **Genetica**
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 Seamless texture generator.
-Homepage [[http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/|here]]
+Homepage [[https://www.spiralgraphics.biz/|here]]
 **Substance Designer** and **Substance Painter 2**
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 D Painter and Seamless texture generator.
-Homepage [[http://www.allegorithmic.com/|here]]
+Homepage [[https://www.allegorithmic.com/|here]]
 **Quixel**
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 D Painter, Normals toolkit etc.
-Homepage [[http://quixel.se/|quixel.se]]
+Homepage [[https://quixel.se/|quixel.se]]
 **The Foundry MARI**
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 Normal map and seamless texture generator.
-Homepage [[http://www.pixplant.com/|here]]
+Homepage [[https://www.pixplant.com/|here]]
 **ShaderMap**
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 Normal map generator.
-Homepage [[http://shadermap.com/|here]]
+Homepage [[https://shadermap.com/|here]]
 **Njob**
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 Normal map generator.
-Homepage [[http://charles.hollemeersch.net/njob|here]]
+Homepage [[https://charles.hollemeersch.net/njob|here]]
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 Its a terrain generator which uses all sorts of "advanced" stuff to create the terrain in steps.
-Homepage [[http://www.bundysoft.com/L3DT/|here]].
+[[tools:l3dt|L3DT]].
 **Wilbur**
-Wilbur is a free terrain editor, this is very easy to use and even has some terrain erosion features.
+[[:tools:wilbur|Wilbur]] is a free terrain editor, this is very easy to use and even has some terrain erosion features.
-Homepage [[http://www.fracterra.com/wilbur.html|here]].