Graphics, Tips, and Software


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This page answers some frequently asked graphics questions. The software list provides links to a number of programs that I often use. These programs are either completely free or have free, working test versions available.



Graphics Software Graphics Tips
  • bbMPEG Convert AVI animations to MPEG2. Free.
  • How to convert graphics file formats.
  • GhostScript View and convert Postscript files. Free.
  • How to convert animation file formats.
  • Gif Construction Set Create GIF animations. Convert between GIF and AVI.
  • How to edit, manipulate, and create GIF animations.
  • HyperCam
  • Records AVI movies directly from your monitor.
  • How to record AVI movies from your monitor.
  • ImageForge
  • A nice graphics editor for Windows. Free.
  • Tips on playing animation files under Windows.
  • ImageMagick
  • Manipulate and batch convert graphics files. Create animations. Free.
  • How to do a screen capture.
  • IrfanView
  • View and batch convert graphics files. For Windows. Free.
  • How to create a tiled image.
  • MainActor
  • A full featured video and animation editor. Windows and Linux.
  • How to capture a web page.
  • PaintShop and AnimationShop
  • Graphics and animation creation and editing.
  • How to morph images.
  • CaptureEze Pro Screen and webpage capture software.
  • Morpheus by ARK Morphing software. Free download.
  • Se.La.Vi. CFD data visualization and animation software. Free.
  • FastStone Great image viewer!.
  • PTLens Corrects lens distortions.
  • GIMP Graphics editor. Unix, Mac, Linux and Windows. Free.
  • VRML View Viewer for VRML files. Free.
  • BMP2AVI A nice command line tool to create AVI files from image sequences. Free.
  • Noise Ninja Removes digital noise from photos.
  • Im2AVI Create AVI files from image sequences (C-source code; requires you to compile).

  • Other Software and Links Graphics Tips for Fluent Users
  • ZipCentral A nice Zip compression program for Windows. Free.
  • Making GIF/AVI Animations for FLUENT Users
  • ZDDesk Allows you to open multiple screens/work areas under Windows. Free.
  • Recording Particle Tracks to AVI Animations
  • Unit Conversion In Java. Free.
  • Stuffit Compression program. The expander is free.
  • Digimation sells 3-D geometry models for any kind of object you can imagine.


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    Last Updated February 3, 2008 by André Bakker
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