Pixelformer - bitmap editor

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Pixelformer - bitmap editor

#1 Post by billon »

http://www.qualibyte.com/pixelformer/
Pixelformer is a bitmap editor, specifically optimized for creating, modifying, and converting small and medium-sized images, such as icons, buttons, web graphics, sprites, etc.

Pixelformer is faster, smaller, easier, more precise, and often more efficient than large bitmap editing tools; at the same time it is more powerful and less limited than classic simple icon editors.

So you need to create, edit, crop, resize, or convert icons or other small images? Pixelformer can help. Even if you prefer a sophisticated high-end image editor for creating graphics, Pixelformer would be a useful tool for doing fast edits, final tweaks, conversions, and optimizations.

The main features of Pixelformer are:

• no restrictive limits for image dimensions
• support for different color depths up to 32-bit RGB with alpha channel
• semi-transparent colors
• multiple layer support
• free-form masking
• in-place supersampling
• lossless target color depth switching
• independent access to color and alpha channels
• support for multiresolution icons
• dynamic palette generation
• multiple file format support
• icon extraction capability
• PNG size optimization
• Vista icon optimization
• alpha premultiplication
• deep undo buffer
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DL - http://downloads.qualibyte.com/Pixelformer.Setup.exe (~880kB)

7-Zip or UniExtract

Settings in HKCU\Software\Qualibyte\Pixelformer

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Re: Pixelformer

#2 Post by webfork »

Good find. It looks like a solid basic editor on par with PhotoFiltre. The simplicity is actually rather welcoming and I can also see young kids (5-12) really enjoying this.

The about page claims it's a beta but it's been out since '09 and seems quite solid.

License is freeware.

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Re: Pixelformer

#3 Post by shnbwmn »

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; configuration file for yaP v0.6 (http://rolandtoth.hu/yaP/)
application name: PixelFormer
version: 0.9.6.3 RC3
website: http://www.qualibyte.com/pixelformer/

[GENERAL]
application = App\Pixelformer.exe

[BEFORE]
regkey = HKCU\Software\Qualibyte\Pixelformer :: Settings\

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Re: Pixelformer

#4 Post by webfork »

Old thread update: appears to be discontinued. I couldn't find any dates on the website but the Softpedia link appears to be over 10 yrs old.

https://www.softpedia.com/get/Desktop-E ... rmer.shtml

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