re: [GD-General] 8-Bit Image Editors

[George W. <ge...@ap...>]

On Thu, 02 May 2002 03:33:40 -0700, Tom Hubina <to...@3d...> wrote:

> I'm looking for a good Windows or even Mac program for drawing 8-bit images.
>
> Specifically, I want to make up a palette, select entries from that
> palette, and then paint pixel by pixel with the entries from that palette.
>
> Photoshop is nice for 32-bit stuff, but working with a fixed palette on a
> pixel by pixel basis seems to be a real pain in the ass.

My best recommendation is to draw what you want in PhotoShop with 32-bit
depth and then convert it to use your custom palette when you're done. It
can do a "best-fit" of the 32-bit colors into your limited palette and can
identify colors that are beyond some "threshold of pain" that you can then
reassign. It can also dither between two close colors across an area to give
a gradual fill that would be near impossible to do manually.

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Enjoy,
George Warner,
Mixed Mode Magic Fragment Scientist
Apple Developer Technical Support (DTS)