On Friday 16 March 2007, Sven Neumann wrote: > Hi, > > perhaps before even talking about the data format, we should try to make > a list of features that we would like to see in a next generation brush > file format. Later we can look at the implementation details. > > So let me throw some ideas into the air: > > * grayscale masks > - more than 8bit should be possible > - allow different resolutions to improve scaling > > * pixmap brushes > - should this be image + mask or rather an image with alpha channel? > - we also need higher bit depths and different resolutions here > > * vector brushes > - just a set of default shapes? > - perhaps a subset of SVG? > > * dynamic brushes > - based on pixmap and/or vector brushes? > - more or less complex instructions on how speed, tilt, pressure, ... > should affect the brush
Sure, and there are probably even more requirements. However, that doesn't solve the immediate need for a gbr-derived brush format that can be extended without interfering with applications like Gimp that use the original gbr file format. -- Boudewijn Rempt http://www.valdyas.org/fading/index.cgi
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