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  1. Mar 11th, 2003, 11:02 PM #1
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    Icons

    Any one know if I can use Photoshop and IrfanView to make Icons that you can see threw...Like AIM icon or Internet Explorer where its not a total box icon? Any clues?
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    Re: Icons

    Originally posted by Ihasn
    Any one know if I can use Photoshop and IrfanView to make Icons that you can see threw...Like AIM icon or Internet Explorer where its not a total box icon? Any clues?
    use microangelo 5.5 its real good one...

    There are other icon utilities but I like this one

    I am not sure that photoshop can make icons 99.99% NO...Not familier with IrfanView...

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  3. Mar 12th, 2003, 10:00 AM #3
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    iconsx2

    I want to make icons that look professional...not the boxy type...you know what i mean. they have something in them that lets the desktop threw the icon in certain spot to give it a transparent look....like the pic i posted.
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  4. Mar 12th, 2003, 11:29 AM #4
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    Yes microangelo allows transparency, infact any decent icon creating software should have transparency in them as standard.
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    Re: Icons

    Originally posted by Ihasn
    Any one know if I can use Photoshop and IrfanView to make Icons that you can see threw...Like AIM icon or Internet Explorer where its not a total box icon? Any clues?
    PhotoShop is perfect in that area . I've read an article takes about creating XP Icon styles . I don't think IrfanView can makes icons .
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  7. Mar 12th, 2003, 12:58 PM #6
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    IrfanView

    IrfanView allows you to save it as the .ico type file. Photoshop doesn't to my knowledge. Can you tell me where i can find that info if it does?
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  8. Mar 12th, 2003, 01:52 PM #7
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    I have Adobe PS 6 installed and it doesn't look like it can save ICO files....use Microangelo, thats an easy tool to make ICO files...
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    BTW....Or you can make a picture in Adobe PS and then import it in Microangelo...
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    i can make Icons

    I can make icons with IrfanView...I want to make icons that allow me to see threw parts of it. You know? Like AIM's icon or Internet Explorer. There has to be a certian color, like purple or maybe Hex #669966 that if you make that color the background windows will just make it see thru.
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  12. Mar 12th, 2003, 03:01 PM #10
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    Just get microangelo, it has transparency.
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  13. Mar 12th, 2003, 04:14 PM #11
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    i'll check it out

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    Re: IrfanView

    Originally posted by Ihasn
    IrfanView allows you to save it as the .ico type file. Photoshop doesn't to my knowledge. Can you tell me where i can find that info if it does?
    I don't have PhotoShop installed right now , but you can size the image as icon size and then save it as .bmp . Open it in IrfanView and save it as .ico .
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    IrfanView has the ability to resize images : click Image menu then resize . There you can resize it to icon size .
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    Re: Re: IrfanView

    Originally posted by Pirate
    I don't have PhotoShop installed right now , but you can size the image as icon size and then save it as .bmp . Open it in IrfanView and save it as .ico .
    Thanks for rewriting my post...
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    Which post do you mean ??
    It was my own idea !!
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    Originally posted by NoteMe
    BTW....Or you can make a picture in Adobe PS and then import it in Microangelo...

    This one...
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    Originally posted by NoteMe
    This one...
    I've never looked at your posts though .
    What is Microangelo anyways ?
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  20. Mar 12th, 2003, 05:04 PM #18
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    You havn't read any posts have you????
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