Thread: Useful Programs and Tools

Just a thread to help with some useful tools all us "Creative Works" frequenters can use.

Ant Renamer
renames mutiple files with options galore for inserting numbers and strings, removing characters, shortening and lengthening titles. great for organizing many files.

http://www.antp.be/software/renamer/download



PixResizer
The reduced files are saved in a different folder, so your original images are not altered at all. PIXresizer offers several different resizing methods to choose from and can automatically recognize image sizes to calculate the best fit. In addition, it can convert between image formats (JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG and TIFF), rotate images, convert to grayscale and resize multiple images in batch mode. A great companion for webmasters and digital photographers.

http://bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm



ULead GIF Animator
Ulead GIF Animator 5.0 makes it easy to create fast-loading, high-impact Web animations. Version 5.0 cuts production time in half with simple drag-and-drop object-based editing, round-trip auto-updating from external image editors, and tweening features. Advanced optimization delivers the smallest possible file sizes, while output to video, EXE, and Flash formats makes it one of the most versatile animation tools available.

http://www.download.com/Ulead-GIF-An...4-5422267.html



Real GIF Optimizer
Real GIF Optimizer is a powerful tool for easy optimization of GIF graphics for your Website.File size reductions of up to 50% or often much more are possible, which can considerably decrease web page download times, reduce server load, bandwidth charges and save disk space. Many of the files will be significantly smaller with no difference in quality.

http://www.topshareware.com/Real-GIF...nload-2965.htm



ImageShack Quickshot
ImageShack QuickShot integrates with Windows XP, 2000, or 2003 and allows you to take a screenshot and upload it to ImageShack with the press of a key!

http://reg.imageshack.us/content.php?page=quickshot



WinRAR Corporate Edition 1.51
WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.

1) http://www.sendspace.com/file/teego2
2) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=V1IE2970



GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/



CsuTiBea's Fonts (approx. count - 1590)
A huge fontpack courtesy of StopTazmo's very own CsuTiBea/Csuti. Thank her!

http://www.sendspace.com/file/4nldbg



AMP Font Viewer 3.70
A very good way to preview many different large size fonts at a time. Courtesy to Volvogga

http://www.ampsoft.net/utilities/FontViewer.php


I'll try to get some screenshots of the programs, hope this is useful!

you might want to add The gimp?

I'm making this a sticky, it can be built upon.

and photoshop/illustrator... duh!

Originally Posted by sperm worm

and photoshop/illustrator... duh!

Tho' those seem like the obvious ones to add, the legalities may be problematic, I'm not sure of the risks. Yoko gave me a very good tip for getting PS CS3 working for free, so maybe upping that could work.

ill have to dl Photoshop and then re-upload it... or maybe ill just link to the most active torrent of it. =\

btw one of you will have to explain to me what GIMP is. ive heard the name but ive never dled or used it.

Its just like Photoshop, but free. This is pretty much all I know.

It's for the ones who want photoshop, but;

1. Cant afford it,

2. Won't dload' it with a crack, due to legal reasons.

The CS3 installer you can download off the adobe site. I have the method for making it work without paying. I'm just contemplating putting it here.

forget it. delete this post plz. =\

i'll post how to get CS3. i know where to find it. also, i'll upload a massive brush pack of all my brushes, and a render pack as well.

HOW TO GET CS3:
WINDOWS
1. Go to C:/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS3/AMT
2. There is a file called application.sif
3. Rename that file from application.sif to application.sif_

i'll upload mac crack in a second.

I'll be uploading the rest of my fonts plush my brushes within the next few days.

where can i download photoshop for free?