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Neehai Zapata

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08-18-2004 09:41

I hope something like this hasn't been posted before. I use Microsoft Image Composer to make quite a few articles of clothing and sometimes find it more intuitive than Photoshop. (probably because PS scares me)

I know that MIC is bundled and more people may have access to it so i put together a basic guide for making clothing using MIC.

I currently use a combination of both Photoshop and MIC, but have found I can do quite a bit with MIC alone.

I hope this helps someone.

Neehai

http://www.yeaok.com/SL/clothing.html

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David Cartier

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Re: Using Microsoft Image Composer to Make Clothing

08-20-2004 20:46

Some good ideas. I've never heard of anyone using the composer for clothing before.

From: someone

Originally posted by Neehai Zapata
I hope something like this hasn't been posted before. I use Microsoft Image Composer to make quite a few articles of clothing and sometimes find it more intuitive than Photoshop. (probably because PS scares me)

Fiona Dalek

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08-31-2004 07:26

Does MIC come with windows and which version(s) does it come with? I ask as I have never heard of it.

Neehai Zapata

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08-31-2004 12:40

It came with Microsoft Frontpage 98 years ago.

I'm really not sure where you could get it now. It's a shame. I really find it easier to use than PS.

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Chosen Few

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08-31-2004 18:14

Be careful

While I admire your creativity in finding what is probably a previously unused application for SL prposes, I must caution you. MS applications are known to not always show you the truth about what is happening with images. View your MIC images on 10 different computers and chances are you will see 10 different pictures.

The reason is MS apps tend to rely on the OS to determine things like resolution translations, pixel placement, vector calculations, color mamagement, etc. instead of having built in engines of their own. MS wants people to use Windows, so most of their stuff is very reliant on the OS instead of being self sufficient.

Keep using MIC if you like it that much, but I would encourage you to get over your "fear" of Photoshop. Besides being more reliable, PS is at least 100 times more feature rich than MIC.

Neehai Zapata

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09-01-2004 07:15

I'm not sure I understand.

The clothes look fine when I upload them to SL. Are you saying that MS is influencing how I see my own creations in SL? Do they look terrible to everyone else?

From: someone

PS is at least 100 times more feature rich than MIC

100 times? Really? In what way? Do you work for Adobe?

Listen, MIC works for me and I just posted this because it might work for someone else. It works the way I think. I have PS. I have used PS. MIC just works the way I think. /shrug

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Using Microsoft Image Composer to Make Clothing
Neehai Zapata Unofficial Parent Join date: 8 Apr 2004 Posts: 1,970	08-18-2004 09:41 I hope something like this hasn't been posted before. I use Microsoft Image Composer to make quite a few articles of clothing and sometimes find it more intuitive than Photoshop. (probably because PS scares me) I know that MIC is bundled and more people may have access to it so i put together a basic guide for making clothing using MIC. I currently use a combination of both Photoshop and MIC, but have found I can do quite a bit with MIC alone. I hope this helps someone. Neehai http://www.yeaok.com/SL/clothing.html _____________________ Unofficial moderator and proud dysfunctional parent to over 1000 bastard children.
David Cartier Registered User Join date: 8 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,018	Re: Using Microsoft Image Composer to Make Clothing 08-20-2004 20:46 Some good ideas. I've never heard of anyone using the composer for clothing before. From: someone Originally posted by Neehai Zapata I hope something like this hasn't been posted before. I use Microsoft Image Composer to make quite a few articles of clothing and sometimes find it more intuitive than Photoshop. (probably because PS scares me)
Fiona Dalek Registered User Join date: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 8	08-31-2004 07:26 Does MIC come with windows and which version(s) does it come with? I ask as I have never heard of it.
Neehai Zapata Unofficial Parent Join date: 8 Apr 2004 Posts: 1,970	08-31-2004 12:40 It came with Microsoft Frontpage 98 years ago. I'm really not sure where you could get it now. It's a shame. I really find it easier to use than PS. _____________________ Unofficial moderator and proud dysfunctional parent to over 1000 bastard children.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	08-31-2004 18:14 Be careful While I admire your creativity in finding what is probably a previously unused application for SL prposes, I must caution you. MS applications are known to not always show you the truth about what is happening with images. View your MIC images on 10 different computers and chances are you will see 10 different pictures. The reason is MS apps tend to rely on the OS to determine things like resolution translations, pixel placement, vector calculations, color mamagement, etc. instead of having built in engines of their own. MS wants people to use Windows, so most of their stuff is very reliant on the OS instead of being self sufficient. Keep using MIC if you like it that much, but I would encourage you to get over your "fear" of Photoshop. Besides being more reliable, PS is at least 100 times more feature rich than MIC.
Neehai Zapata Unofficial Parent Join date: 8 Apr 2004 Posts: 1,970	09-01-2004 07:15 I'm not sure I understand. The clothes look fine when I upload them to SL. Are you saying that MS is influencing how I see my own creations in SL? Do they look terrible to everyone else? From: someone PS is at least 100 times more feature rich than MIC 100 times? Really? In what way? Do you work for Adobe? Listen, MIC works for me and I just posted this because it might work for someone else. It works the way I think. I have PS. I have used PS. MIC just works the way I think. /shrug _____________________ Unofficial moderator and proud dysfunctional parent to over 1000 bastard children.

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