David Humphrey Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Any tips on how to create an icon for my P2E shows? Do I need additional software?TIADave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 http://www.conware.org/products/ia/about.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudiRe Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Dear David,you either use already existing icons or you make your own ones, but then you should use a specialized program just for that purpose. Well, you can make icons in any graphic program, but with specialized programs it's easier.I've tested quite a bunch of those Icon programs. The best I came across so far is called Icon Edit Pro v7.03. It's an austrian software - very good.http://www.iconedit.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudiRe Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Here some screenshots taken from Icon Edit Pro.http://www.iconedit.com/images/screenshots/editor.htmhttp://www.iconedit.com/images/screenshots...ts/editor-a.htmhttp://www.iconedit.com/images/screenshots/open.htmhttp://www.iconedit.com/images/screenshots/res.htmhttp://www.iconedit.com/images/screenshots/high.htmhttp://www.iconedit.com/images/screenshots/grad.htmhttp://www.iconedit.com/images/screenshots/iw.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 IconArt is a freeware ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guru Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 In my humble opinion, it isn't worth while paying for a specialized software. IconEdit is a very suitable program, but IconArt is free... but as for me, I use normally the old good Paint, with "Show grid" enabled and the maximum zoom factor (800%). I find very pleasing to create freely my icons.Paint doesn't allow to save your icon as *.ICO, so I save it as BMP 256 or 16 colors as well as GIF (256 colors). Then I open this image with Irfanview and save it as ICO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 see http://stephenh.home.texas.net/atw.shtmlfor some possible sources of icons.I love icons and use FavOrg, Version 1.2Copyright © 2000 Ziff Davis Media, Inc.Written by Patrick PhillipotFirst Published in PC Magazine, US Edition, November 17, 2000, v19n19http://www.pcmag.com/utilities/this program stores all the icons it gets in a file and there is a ready supply in the folderC:\Program Files\FavOrg\Dataalso do a google search for free icons and you will soon have a collectionI am ashamed to tell how big my collection isken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 http://www.grafxfreeware.homestead.com/iconshop.htmlVery good freeware... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudiRe Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Michel,this is just another Icon Ripper or Extractor, as there are hundreds around, but you cannot create new icons with these programs, as David is looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Posted February 6, 2003 Report Share Posted February 6, 2003 Yes, I know, but with this, we can extract many, many icon and open .icl...and use one for a slide show...Another software is IconBuilderXP 1.1, plugin with Photoshop, but the $.... http://www.iconfactory.com/iconbuilder.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guru Posted February 7, 2003 Report Share Posted February 7, 2003 Michel, I wish to know WHO disburses $70 for a software (or plug-in) to create icons! Anyhow I agree with Rudi... I like to create my icons, not rip or extract! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Humphrey Posted February 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2003 Thanks to all for the tips and links!! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Cox Posted February 7, 2003 Report Share Posted February 7, 2003 This is an fyi re icons.i whipped up a little comedy show with cartoons this morn for my email friends -- it was < 1/2 meg. i saved and created it with no music or icons. -- then i thought i would enhance it a bit -- i got a little midi out of my files and an icon from my collection -- did a save as under a different name, and then tried a create as under the new name -- got an error message that i couldnt do that or words to that effect -- i checked the folder and the new files were there with the new name -- the new file would run and the music would play -- but the icon i had installed in the program was not showing on the exe -- scratched head a bit -- checked properties of the icon -it was READ ONLY -- unchecked the box and checked the archive box -- did a save as and create as and no error messages now -- and icon is on the exebtw the show was called Smile --TGIF ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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