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‎Free Image Post-Processors: additional links

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‎Free Image Post-Processors

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Octalot: /* Free Image Post-Processors */ Add the dependencies of woptipng

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‎Free Image Post-Processors: Add the dependencies of woptipng

Gavenkoa: /* Free Image Editors */

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‎Free Image Editors

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‎Free Image Editors

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‎Free Image Editors

Artisticdude at 17:16, 9 April 2012

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 [http://www.amake.us/software/pngcrusher/ '''PNGCrusher'''] (Mac OS X) is a handy lightweight tool that will compress your PNGs much more efficiently than Photoshop.  It is best used in tandem with saving the files from GraphicConverter, with the PNG filtering options on.  The tool it is based on, OptiPNG, is open source, and runs on both linux and windows.
-[http://imageoptim.pornel.net/ '''ImageOptim'''] (Mac OS X) optimizes images so they take up less disk space and load faster. It provides GUI for various optimisation tools: AdvPNG from AdvanceCOMP, OptiPNG, Pngcrush, JpegOptim, jpegtran from libjpeg, Gifsicle and optionally PNGOUT.
+[http://imageoptim.pornel.net/ '''ImageOptim'''] (Mac OS X) optimizes images so they take up less disk space and load faster. It provides GUI for various optimisation tools: AdvPNG from AdvanceCOMP, OptiPNG, [https://pmt.sourceforge.io/pngcrush/ Pngcrush], [https://www.kokkonen.net/tjko/projects.html JpegOptim], jpegtran from libjpeg, [https://www.lcdf.org/gifsicle/ Gifsicle], PNGOUT, [https://github.com/shssoichiro/oxipng OxiPNG], [https://pngquant.org/ pngquant], [https://github.com/mozilla/mozjpeg mozjpeg], [https://github.com/google/guetzli Guetzli], [https://github.com/google/zopfli Zopfli], [https://github.com/svg/svgo svgo], and [https://github.com/RazrFalcon/svgcleaner svgcleaner].
 === Proprietary Image Editors ===

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 The '''utils/woptipng.py''' script is included in Wesnoth's source code. It runs the tools from ImageMagick/GraphicsMagick, OptiPNG and Advdef; links to all of these are below.
-[https://imagemagick.org/ '''ImageMagick'''] and [http://www.graphicsmagick.org/ '''GraphicsMagick'''] are a pair of open-source projects that forked. The utils/woptipng.py script needs the '''convert''' tool from either of these projects to remove non-pixel data from the file.
+[https://imagemagick.org/ '''ImageMagick'''] and [http://www.graphicsmagick.org/ '''GraphicsMagick'''] are a pair of open-source projects that forked. The '''utils/woptipng.py''' script needs the '''convert''' tool from either of these projects to remove non-pixel data from the file.
 [http://optipng.sourceforge.net/ '''OptiPNG'''] is an open-source image compressor.

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 The following are free image editing programs which can be used to create graphics for wesnoth.  These programs are Open-Source Software, like wesnoth, meaning they are free to use, and that you are free to look at the sourcecode.
-[http://www.gimp.org '''The GIMP'''] (Windows, Linux & Mac OS X); the "Gnu Image Manipulation Program" is recommended. Works on Linux/Windows/MacOsX.
+[https://www.gimp.org/ '''The GIMP'''] (Windows, Linux & Mac OS X); the "Gnu Image Manipulation Program" is recommended. Works on Linux/Windows/MacOsX.
-[http://www.aseprite.org/ Aseprite] is animated sprite editor & pixel art tool. Present in Linux packages (Debian/Ubuntu) and available in source on GitHub, but Windows/MacOsX binary is sold on home page.
+[https://www.aseprite.org/ '''Aseprite'''] is animated sprite editor & pixel art tool. Present in Linux packages (Debian/Ubuntu) and available in source on GitHub, but Windows/MacOsX binary is sold on home page.
-[http://mtpaint.sourceforge.net/ mtpaint] intented to easily create pixel art and manipulate digital photos. Works on Linux/Windows.
+[http://mtpaint.sourceforge.net/ '''mtPaint'''] intented to easily create pixel art and manipulate digital photos. Works on Linux/Windows.
-[http://code.google.com/p/grafx2/ GrafX2] is a bitmap paint program inspired by the Amiga programs Deluxe Paint and Brilliance. Specialized in 256-color drawing, it includes a very large number of tools and effects that make it particularly suitable for pixel art, game graphics, and generally any detailed graphics painted with a mouse. The program is mostly developed on Linux and Windows, but is also portable on many other platforms.
+[http://pulkomandy.tk/projects/GrafX2 '''GrafX2'''] is a bitmap paint program inspired by the Amiga programs Deluxe Paint and Brilliance. Specialized in 256-color drawing, it includes a very large number of tools and effects that make it particularly suitable for pixel art, game graphics, and generally any detailed graphics painted with a mouse. The program is mostly developed on Linux and Windows, but is also portable on many other platforms.
-[http://www.pencil2d.org/ Pencil2D] lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Works on Linux/Windows/MacOsX.
+[https://www.pencil2d.org/ '''Pencil2D'''] lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Works on Linux/Windows/MacOsX.
-[http://seashore.sourceforge.net/ '''Seashore'''] (Mac OS X) this port of the the GIMP to a cocoa-based gui is recommended.  Seashore provides the basic features of GIMP.
+[https://sourceforge.net/projects/seashore/ '''Seashore'''] (Mac OS X) this port of the the GIMP to a cocoa-based gui is recommended.  Seashore provides the basic features of GIMP.
-[http://www.opensword.org/ '''Pixen'''] (Mac OS X) is the OpenSword Group's tool for traditional SNES style sprite art - unlike most other editors, it has been designed for that specific task, and users may find it much less daunting than the Gimp or Photoshop.  This program was written in cocoa, and has a very good interface - version 3 will even include built-in support for making animations.
+[https://opensword.org/pixen/ '''Pixen'''] (Mac OS X) is the OpenSword Group's tool for traditional SNES style sprite art - unlike most other editors, it has been designed for that specific task, and users may find it much less daunting than the Gimp or Photoshop.  This program was written in cocoa, and has a very good interface - version 3 will even include built-in support for making animations.
-[http://jdraw.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=6'''JDraw'''] (for anything that can run Java - mac and windows included) is an image editor which has a subset of the features of Pixen, and a superset of the features of MSPaint.  It is a simple, straightforward pixel editing program.  If you use a mac, Pixen is probably a better idea.
+[http://jdraw.sourceforge.net/index.php?page=6 '''JDraw'''] (for anything that can run Java - mac and windows included) is an image editor which has a subset of the features of Pixen, and a superset of the features of MSPaint.  It is a simple, straightforward pixel editing program.  If you use a mac, Pixen is probably a better idea.
-[http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/ '''Paint.net'''] (Windows) is generally regarded as inferior to the Gimp or Photoshop, but is easier to look at for those with shorter attention spans, so some might find it of interest.
+[https://www.getpaint.net/ '''Paint.NET'''] (Windows) is generally regarded as inferior to the Gimp or Photoshop, but is easier to look at for those with shorter attention spans, so some might find it of interest.
-[http://ase.sourceforge.net/ '''Allegro Sprite Editor'''] (Windows and Linux) is a sprite editing program.  Free/OSS, note that it is NOT capable of saving PNGs.
+[https://paintbrush.sourceforge.io/ '''Paintbrush'''] (Mac OS X) is a program intended to be a slightly modernized clone of the old MacPaint/MSPaint. Free/OSS, but note that though it is capable of saving PNGs, it is not capable of handling transparency.
 === Free Image Post-Processors ===

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 ==== Shareware ====
-[http://www.lemkesoft.de/ '''GraphicConverter'''] (Mac OS X) by Lemkesoft is an excellent program for preparing and compressing png images for the game, and may also be useful for the creation of images.  The shareware fee is $30, although large parts of the program are fully functional for free.
+[https://www.lemkesoft.de/ '''GraphicConverter'''] (Mac OS X) by Lemkesoft is an excellent program for preparing and compressing png images for the game, and may also be useful for the creation of images.  The shareware fee is $30, although large parts of the program are fully functional for free.
 [http://www.kanzelsberger.com/pixel/ '''Pixel Image Editor'''] (Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, BeOS, and others) is a very full-featured program, intended to fulfill the same function that photoshop does.  It currently has a shareware fee of $32, though the final price once the product reaches v2.0, will be $79.
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 [http://www.ultimatepaint.com/ '''JTL Ultimate Paint'''] (Windows) is a basic painting program, following the tradition of the earlier "DeluxePaint".  Geared at painting, it can use photoshop plugins. It currently costs $34 for a basic version.  I do not know if this program can export PNG images, so ''caveat emptor''.
-[http://www.cosmigo.com/promotion/ '''Pro Motion'''] (Windows) is a commercial pixel editing program.  It has many features tailored for animation and seamless square-tile creation, as well as features designed to ease the creation of images that would run in a game on the Game Boy Advance or a Mobile Phone platform.  The price of the normal version is $78.
+[https://www.cosmigo.com/pixel_animation_software '''Pro Motion'''] (Windows) is a commercial pixel editing program.  It has many features tailored for animation and seamless square-tile creation, as well as features designed to ease the creation of images that would run in a game on the Game Boy Advance or a Mobile Phone platform.  The price of the normal version is $78.
 [https://graphicsgale.com/us/ '''GraphicsGale'''] (Windows) is a pixel editing program designed for animation. It is lightweight, portable, and entirely freeware. Supports many different image types, color palettes, and alpha channels.

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 [http://www.cosmigo.com/promotion/ '''Pro Motion'''] (Windows) is a commercial pixel editing program.  It has many features tailored for animation and seamless square-tile creation, as well as features designed to ease the creation of images that would run in a game on the Game Boy Advance or a Mobile Phone platform.  The price of the normal version is $78.
-[http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/us/index.html '''GraphicsGale'''] (Windows) is a pixel editing program designed for animation.  It has both a freeware version, and a 1995¥ (roughly $20) shareware version.  Be warned that it can '''not''' save files in the PNG format.
+[https://graphicsgale.com/us/ '''GraphicsGale'''] (Windows) is a pixel editing program designed for animation. It is lightweight, portable, and entirely freeware. Supports many different image types, color palettes, and alpha channels.
 ==== Non-shareware ====

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		+	The '''utils/woptipng.py''' script is included in Wesnoth's source code. It runs the tools from ImageMagick/GraphicsMagick, OptiPNG and Advdef; links to all of these are below.
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		+	[https://imagemagick.org/ '''ImageMagick'''] and [http://www.graphicsmagick.org/ '''GraphicsMagick'''] are a pair of open-source projects that forked. The utils/woptipng.py script needs the '''convert''' tool from either of these projects to remove non-pixel data from the file.
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		+	[http://optipng.sourceforge.net/ '''OptiPNG'''] is an open-source image compressor.
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		+	[http://www.advancemame.it/comp-readme '''AdvanceCOMP'''] is another open-source image compressor.

	[http://www.amake.us/software/pngcrusher/ '''PNGCrusher'''] (Mac OS X) is a handy lightweight tool that will compress your PNGs much more efficiently than Photoshop. It is best used in tandem with saving the files from GraphicConverter, with the PNG filtering options on. The tool it is based on, OptiPNG, is open source, and runs on both linux and windows.		[http://www.amake.us/software/pngcrusher/ '''PNGCrusher'''] (Mac OS X) is a handy lightweight tool that will compress your PNGs much more efficiently than Photoshop. It is best used in tandem with saving the files from GraphicConverter, with the PNG filtering options on. The tool it is based on, OptiPNG, is open source, and runs on both linux and windows.

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 [http://paintbrush.sourceforge.net/ '''Paintbrush'''] (Mac OS X) is a program intended to be a slightly modernized clone of the old MacPaint/MSPaint.  Free/OSS, but note that though it is capable of saving PNGs, it is not capable of handling transparency.
-pixmap is ancient X Windows program tool for creating or editing rectangular images made up of colored pixels. Have no layers and other stuff and written during 1991-1994 years.
+pixmap is ancient X Windows tool for creating or editing rectangular images made up of colored pixels. Have no layers and other stuff and written during 1991-1994 years.
 === Free Image Post-Processors ===