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  • chilla
    Senior Member

    • Nov 2005
    • 564
    • Florida

    #1

    Paint shop Pro?

    Hey guy's I'm not sure this goes in here but I'm thinking of getting paint shop pro so I can renumber and maybe move some misplaced logo's on some of my loco's. Just trying to make sure I'm going to be purchasing the right program any feed back is appreciated.
  • yellowdog
    1500 Post Veteran



    • Nov 1999
    • 1586
    • .
    • MSOR

    #2
    Paint shop pro will work. I use Photoshop. There's also a free program called Gimp that does a good job.

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    • rdayt
      1000 Post Veteran

      • Nov 2007
      • 1291
      • SW MO
      • ORTS

      #3
      Why not use an open source program.
      Paint dot Net will do anything you need, is free, and handles .dds natively. PSP doesn't.
      If you want, you can pay for it in the Microsoft store but you don't have to.

      Randy

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      • CSRX
        13500 Post Veteran



        • Oct 2005
        • 13646
        • Lincoln, ME
        • English
        • ORTS

        #4
        I've used Paint Shop Pro for years, and there are some free plug ins to be able to handle .DDS files.

        Have used others, but never much cared for the user interface of them compared to Paint Shop Pro.
        Last edited by CSRX; 12-13-2023, 04:53.
        -Shawn K-
        MEC Mountain Subdivision - Trackwork 70%, Scenery 35%
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        • eric
          9500 Post Veteran and Administrator



          • Dec 2002
          • 9583
          • NS MP245.4 CNO&TP South District
          • English, SQL
          • General

          #5
          Been pretty happy with Paint Dot Net. Also got the free version vs, the paid thru MS Store.
          If you like what you see here at Trainsim.com, be it the discussions and knowledge in the forums, or items available in our library, I hope you'll consider a paid membership to help support keeping the site operating.... Thanks!

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          • pwillard
            3000 Post Veteran



            • Nov 1999
            • 3070
            • Cumming Ga
            • ORTS

            #6
            Having used PaintshopPro 7 for nearly 20 years... I find paint.net to be a worthy replacement.
            http://www.railsimstuff.com
            Just Blender now, 3DCrafter only when I have to.
            Formerly The Keystone Works (All Permissions Granted)
            Things I work on: https://github.com/pwillard

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            • eric
              9500 Post Veteran and Administrator



              • Dec 2002
              • 9583
              • NS MP245.4 CNO&TP South District
              • English, SQL
              • General

              #7
              Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows.


              I will add this as a link in the file Library later today, but I now understand why in Microsoft Store comes into this. They are using that as a way to help donate/fund the continued development. I guess that's cheaper than trying to operate a storefront or donation window for them.

              Beware of the ads on the site, as they have download buttons to fake you into getting other things. Read very carefully before clicking on anything.
              If you like what you see here at Trainsim.com, be it the discussions and knowledge in the forums, or items available in our library, I hope you'll consider a paid membership to help support keeping the site operating.... Thanks!

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              • rdayt
                1000 Post Veteran

                • Nov 2007
                • 1291
                • SW MO
                • ORTS

                #8
                You can donate directly to the PDN devs and keep MS's fingers out of it.
                Worthwhile.

                Randy

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                • wmuzeke
                  Member



                  • Jan 2021
                  • 87
                  • Sacramento, CA
                  • General

                  #9
                  I like PaintDotNet, but is there a way to make a transparency alpha channel and save it in the TGA file like you can with PSP?

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                  • rdayt
                    1000 Post Veteran

                    • Nov 2007
                    • 1291
                    • SW MO
                    • ORTS

                    #10
                    Double click the layer you want transparent and it will bring up a dialog box with a transparency slider.

                    Randy

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