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    Open source or free software for graphic designers!

    Here is a list of software or FREE OPENSOURCE, this list is not exhaustive and grown with time.

    Note: only links software.

    The selection toolbox of graphic free / opensource:

    -> Blender3D - Suite 3D the most comprehensive free! (modeling, rendering, animation, postprod ,...) - www.blender3d.org
    -> YafRay - Renderer comprehensive (mostly used with Blender and 3dsmax) - www.yafray.org
    -> Terragen - Creating landscapes - www.planetside.co.uk
    -> GIMP - Equivalent photoshop - www.gimp.org
    -> DogWaffle 1.2 - Equivalent Mirage, but free - www.squirreldome.com
    -> Jahshaka - compositing software 2D / 3D opensource! - Www.jahshaka.org
    -> Audacity - software for audio editing and creation! - Audacity.sourceforge.net
    -> 7-Zip - He replaces Winzip and Winrar! - Www.7-zip.org


    3D software (modeling, rendering ,...):

    -> Blender3D - Suite 3D the most comprehensive free! (modeling, rendering, animation, postprod ,...) - www.blender3d.org
    -> Wings3D - Modélisation surface polygons - www.wings3d.com
    -> Amabilis - Modeling - www.amabilis.com
    -> Terragen - Creating landscapes - www.planetside.co.uk
    -> YafRay - Renderer comprehensive (mostly used with Blender and 3dsmax) - www.yafray.org
    -> YASRT - Raytracer - www.yasrt.org
    -> 3DElight - Equivalent Renderman - www.3delight.com
    -> LightFlow - Super renderer! - Www.lightflowtech.com
    -> PovRay - THE raytraceur free! - Www.povray.org
    -> Moonnlight3D - A software just in the spirit of SoftImage - www.moonlight3d.net
    -> Spatch - Modeler splien very powerful - www.geocities.com/getspatch
    -> Terraform - A publisher elevation terrain -] http://terraform.sourceforge.net]
    -> Flow - Animation particles - www.reptilelabour.com
    -> OpenFX - Modeling and made very good software! - Www.openfx.org
    -> Aztec - 3D - http://aztec.sourceforge.net/aztec.php
    -> Radiance - Renderer - http://radsite.lbl.gov/radiance/
    -> Wood Workshop - Editor procedural wood textures - http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/ww_overview.htm


    Software 2D (Bitmaps, touch ,...):

    -> GIMP - Equivalent photoshop - www.gimp.org
    -> ArtRage - Software realistic painting! - Www.ambientdesign.com
    -> ImageMagick - Conversions, publishing, ... - Www.imagemagick.org
    -> IrfanView - View, convert, edit ,...- www.irfanview.com
    -> DogWaffle 1.2 - Equivalent Mirage - www.squirreldome.com
    -> MyAcdsee (like its big brother): http://myacdsee.sourceforge.net/home/index.php
    -> ArtWeaver - Paint free www.artweaver.de


    Software Videos (Compositing, editing, Capture ,...):

    -> Jahshaka - compositing software 2D / 3D opensource! - Www.jahshaka.org
    -> CamStudio - equivalent Camtasia! awesome! - Www.camstudio.org
    -> FreeDV - Avid offers FreeDV for video! Www.avid.com/freedv
    -> VirtualDub - The Swiss Army Knife of video - www.virtualdub.org
    -> Cinelerra - Video on Linux - heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3
    -> VLC - Video Player / Audio - www.videolan.org / vlc
    -> Cinepaint - Creating animation and video editing - cinepaint.sourceforge.net
    -> WAX - Video Editing and Publishing qualities! - Www.debugmode.com/wax
    -> FlaskMPEG - convert DVD -> MPEG - http://flaskmpeg.sourceforge.net
    -> StreamStudio - A powerful Frontend for FFmpeg equivalent of Squeeze - http://streamstudio.sourceforge.net


    Software Audio (Edition, ,...) creations:

    -> Audacity - software for audio editing and creation! - Audacity.sourceforge.net
    -> DVD Audio - Create DVD-Audio (beta still young!) - Dvd-audio.sourceforge.net
    -> WinLAME - encoder / decoder audio mp3, Ogg, ... - Winlame.sourceforge.net
    -> Galan - equivalent Rebirth - http://galan.sourceforge.net
    -> ARTS - Analog Realtime Synthesizer - www.arts-project.org
    -> BeSweet - A powerful transcode audio! converts audio just about everything! - Http://dspguru.doom9.net


    Vector Software (Illustration, Animations ,...):

    -> Sodipodi - Drawing vector comprehensive! - Www.sodipodi.com
    -> InkScape - Drawing vector very powerful! - Www.inkscape.org
    -> F4L - Equivalent Flash Linux - f4l.sourceforge.net
    -> MonkeyJam - Mounting frame by frame gender Premier - http://www.giantscreamingrobotmonkeys.com/monkeyjam
    -> Skencil - Drawing vector - http://www.nongnu.org/skencil/
    -> Scribus - Software layout and publishing - http://www.scribus.net


    Webdesign software:

    -> NVU - Publisher and web design equivalent of Dreamweaver - www.nvu.com
    -> DevPHP - Environement Dev. PHP - devphp.sourceforge.net
    -> CSS editor - An editor CSS - mujweb.atlas.cz/www/kmtools/css.html


    Software Web3D (VRML, Utilities ,...):

    -> PPmodeleur - VRML Modeler - www.ppmodeler.com
    -> Blender3D - Renderer very powerful real time! - Www.blender3d.org
    -> VizUp - Reducing polygons VRML file - www.vizup.com
    -> Coin3D - VRML viewer and tools - www.coin3d.org
    -> Cult3D - Creation Project web3d (This program is develloper) - www.cult3d.com
    -> Flux - VRML viewer / free X3D - http://www.mediamachines.com
    -> Blender Web Plugin - The return of Web3D plugin blender! - Http://continuousphysics.com/Blender2.42Webplugin.html
    -> Emma3D - is Web3D version of the famous engine! - Http://www.emma3d.org/


    Software Utilities (Tools, Compression ,...):

    -> K! TV - Watch TV on your PC - www.kastortv.org
    -> Gloodle - Creating organic shapes - www.wondertouch.com/gloodle/gloodle.asp
    -> 7-Zip - He replaces Winzip and Winrar! - Www.7-zip.org
    -> OpenOffice - the open source office suite! - Www.openoffice.org
    -> CDBurnerXP - software equivalent of Nero Burning but Free! ) - Www.cdburnerxp.se
    -> PDFcreator - PDF generation of very powerful! - Https://sourceforge.net/project/show...Group_id=57796
    -> Context - Great text editor and source code (html, php, sql ,...) - http://www.context.cx/
    -> Notepad + + - a text editor and codes great! Http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net

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    Re: Open source or free software for graphic designers!

    All very useful here: I did not know them all ... thank you!

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