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Title: Icon Tool Shooutout Review is now open to the public!
Post by: mouser on October 19, 2006, 12:02 AM: Congratulations hamradio on a very nice shootout!

direct link: https://www.donationcoder.com/Reviews/Archive/IconTools/index.php
Title: Re: congrats hamradio
Post by: hamradio on October 19, 2006, 12:20 AM: Thanks mouser! :)

Hello everyone, I hope you all enjoy my icon tool shootout. DonationCoder.com is a wonderful place to be at, which is one reason I got so active with it.

Last but not least...Thanks everyone! :) :Thmbsup: :up:

Congratulations hamradio on a very nice shootout!
direct link: https://www.donationcoder.com/Reviews/Archive/IconTools/index.php
-mouser (October 19, 2006, 12:02 AM)
Title: Re: congrats hamradio
Post by: Rohit on October 19, 2006, 12:37 AM: Thanks hamradio! :) :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: congrats hamradio
Post by: app103 on October 19, 2006, 01:42 AM: Great job, hamradio!

One thing I didn't see mentioned, though, was the ability to import graphics to base your icons on.

I know Microangelo allows you to import .bmp files that you have created in another graphics program. This is my preferred way of creating icons since it gives me much more control over the image creation and I can use any plugins I want in the process by creating the image for the icon in Paintshop Pro.

I also know that Microangelo allows you to export a .gif file of your icon as well as an .ico file, which can be handy for developers that need a small graphic for their PAD files.
Title: Re: congrats hamradio
Post by: nudone on October 19, 2006, 02:15 AM: excellent. thanks for providing DC with another review, hamradio.
Title: Re: congrats hamradio
Post by: urlwolf on October 19, 2006, 07:33 AM: Great job, hamradio!
Title: Re: congrats hamradio
Post by: hamradio on October 19, 2006, 09:20 AM: I thought import/export was a pretty standard feature as from what I could tell in the ones I looked at since it is in everyone (except the freeware one for import which has bmp export) that is currently in it anyways. With most being able to do not only .bmp and .gif, but others also. :)

Great job, hamradio!

One thing I didn't see mentioned, though, was the ability to import graphics to base your icons on.

I know Microangelo allows you to import .bmp files that you have created in another graphics program. This is my preferred way of creating icons since it gives me much more control over the image creation and I can use any plugins I want in the process by creating the image for the icon in Paintshop Pro.

I also know that Microangelo allows you to export a .gif file of your icon as well as an .ico file, which can be handy for developers that need a small graphic for their PAD files.
-app103 (October 19, 2006, 01:42 AM)
Title: Re: congrats hamradio
Post by: NewKreation on October 20, 2006, 08:56 AM: I have been using a freeware product which is waaayyy better than the one mentioned in the review. It is called Icon Craft by IconEmpire. Since using it, I have had zero thoughts of buying a "better" icon editor. :Thmbsup: [Later]...I am using v3.0b and unfortunately, it looks like it is not free anymore.

BTW, thanks for the review!
Title: Re: congrats hamradio
Post by: mouser on October 20, 2006, 09:01 AM: another app to add to the review! this is why we make the drafts available before going public now :)
nice find NK.
Title: Re: Icon Tool Shooutout Review is now open to the public!
Post by: tf76 on December 21, 2006, 09:13 AM: Hey I don't see AWICONS LITE which is freeware and you can get from here

http://www.awicons.com/download.html

:)
Title: Re: Icon Tool Shooutout Review is now open to the public!
Post by: Darwin on March 17, 2007, 08:55 AM: Just a caveat. I just finished reading this review (http://www.neatnettricks.com/SoftwareReviews/review_toolset.htm) of Microangelo... Very interesting and rather disturbing!
Title: Re: Icon Tool Shooutout Review is now open to the public!
Post by: gtcaz on June 21, 2007, 06:56 PM: Also, what about Icon Factory IconBuilder software? Any opinions on that?
Title: Re: Icon Tool Shooutout Review is now open to the public!
Post by: hamradio on June 21, 2007, 08:31 PM: Also, what about Icon Factory IconBuilder software? Any opinions on that?
-gtcaz (June 21, 2007, 06:56 PM)

Requires: Mac OS X 10.3.9+ (10.4+ for Intel). One of the following: Photoshop 7+, Elements 2+, or Macromedia Fireworks. Adobe Creative Suite 3 required for Intel.
-Iconfactory

Not really considering it appears to be made for the mac os as I don't have a mac computer, so I can't really help on that side of things...unless someone could donate me a mac laptop that is within the requirements to run it and then I will review it for you...Thats the only way I could give you my opinion of that program. Or maybe someone that has mac that can run it can do a review on it...wish I could help you more on that.
Title: Re: Icon Tool Shooutout Review is now open to the public!
Post by: Perry Mowbray on June 21, 2007, 10:57 PM: Very interesting and rather disturbing!
-Darwin (March 17, 2007, 08:55 AM)

I'd say scary!

It's a shame the developer didn't respond: I know of a few times they have here, and it's always good.