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Posted by Michael on July 25, 2007, 8:50 am
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Jman wrote:
Either way, I like the panel... BTW, how was the learning curve with
the software ? Are you enjoying it thus far ?
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Thanks for the comments! I like the software. The last time I did
stained glass was many years ago and I did the designs by hand. It
was a long drawn out process for someone without an artist's
instincts. It involved a lot of experimentation, juggling of lines
and curves and motifs. That is something that Glass Eye excels at. I
also like being able to color the window in. It might not be an exact
rendering of the final window, but at least I get a warm fuzzy.
Complaints about the software? None yet, but because I am on
vacation, I have not printed any designs out yet. My guess is that
it's smooth with no problems. Drawing curves is a little tricky. You
cannot freehand draw any lines or curves. It involves a connection of
points that you designate. A straight line is not a problem of
course, done with two points, but the algorithm that plots the curves
between a series of three or more points is a little bit tricky. It
might be nice to be able to draw a curve by dragging the mouse around,
and then use a smoothing function to get the jitters out.
Macromedia's Flash web software does that. What I did was look at the
examples to see how curves were done in them.
I'm going to buy the software. No question there. The question is
which version I get. I've been comparing features and I think that
the cheapest version they have is going to suit a hobbyist like me
just fine.
Michael
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