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Pixelformer 0.9.6.3 RC3

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Developer Description

"Designed to be an advanced icon editor."

The Pixelformer application was designed to be an advanced icon editor that will give you full control over every pixel of your images. With its predictability and subpixel precision you can easily create professional quality icons and bitmaps.

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
• dynamic palette generation
• multiple file format support
• extensible architecture
• icon extraction capability
• PNG size optimization
• Vista icon optimization
• alpha premultiplication
• deep undo buffer
No restrictive limits for image dimensions

Pixelformer does not limit you to icon-specific image sizes. In particular, this means that you generally would not need any additional tools while making an icon from a multi-megapixel photo.
Support for different color depths up to 32-bit RGB with alpha channel

When using Pixelformer, you can always work in a 32-bit RGBA color space. If you need another format, just tag your image with desired output color depth, and Pixelformer will generate appropriate palette, preview, and data for export.
Semi-transparent colors

In addition to semi-transparent layers and soft-drawing tools, Pixelformer allows you to use semi-transparent colors, offering more control over transparency effects.

Multiple layer support

Any image in a Pixelformer project can be composed of an unlimited number of layers. The layering greatly simplifies working with complex images.
Free-form masking

Using the selection tools available in Pixelformer, you can create a region of any arbitrary form and use it for constraining the drawing operations or for manipulating specific pixels.
In-place supersampling

With Pixelformer, you can draw at a much higher resolution than that of the output image - the drawing will be instantly resampled and mapped to the output. This method combines the benefits of raster and vector graphics and gives you antialiased but still editable image, which can never be produced by classic 1:1 raster editors. The supersampling also helps to convert photos to icons by simplifying the edge trimming process and retaining a possibility to refine the result and align it to pixel grid.
Lossless target color depth switching

As the working color space in Pixelformer is always 32-bit RGBA, changing the color depth of output images is very easy and non-destructive.
Independent access to color and alpha channels

Using Pixelformer, you can independently view and edit color and alpha channels of your images; this feature may be useful for fixing edge artifacts in imported icons, or for creating unusual blending effects.
Dynamic palette generation

Pixelformer frees you from having to worry about color palettes for non-truecolor images - highly optimized ones can be automatically generated in real time.
Multiple file format support

At the moment, Pixelformer is able to import BMP, PNG, ICO, CUR, JPEG/JPG, TGA, and PSD image files, as well as EXE, DLL, or ICL multiple image containers; BMP, PNG, ICO, and TGA file formats are available for export. You can freely convert images between these formats.
Extensible architecture

The file format support can be extended with appropriate plugins. The SDK will be available shortly.
Icon extraction capability

Pixelformer is able to extract icons, cursors, and bitmaps from executable files and ICL icon libraries.
PNG size optimization

Pixelformer includes a PNG optimizer, which finds optimal PNG compressor parameters during export, and thus losslessly minimizes size of PNG image files.
Vista icon optimization

Since Windows Vista icons contain PNG-compressed subimages, the PNG optimizing engine reduces the icon file sizes as well.

Alpha premultiplication

When necessary, images containing an alpha channel can be exported from Pixelformer with premultiplied alpha.

Deep undo buffer

Pixelformer efficiently compresses undo data, keeping a long history of operations while maintaining a low memory footprint.

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  • NOD32:

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