Will
Project Dogwaffle 1.2 run under Windows
Vista? Windows
7?
Yes
it
does. Here's a screenshot of it
installed and running on Vista Home
Premium with SP1. It was the easiest
installation. more info
 Also
free:
Penny
Spline based paint engine as a
plugin to Project Dogwaffle
"the paint program within the
paint program!" (tm)
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Project Dogwaffle 1.2 is a freeware version of
the paint &
animation program Project Dogwaffle and
PD Pro Digital Painter, developed by Dan Ritchie
- version 1.2 is based on a subset of version 2.0
....... If you think this is pretty good, then you
should see what you can do with the latest full commercial
versions - read the user testimonials here.
What can be done with Project Dogwaffle? See the user galleries and sample artwork.
what is Project
Dogwaffle, what's a Dogwaffle...?!
ok, so it's funny name, but what does it do?
Project Dogwaffle lets you
be creative without the fear of mom or wifey yelling at
you because you messed up your clothes again. No sudden
spills, no funny fumes. You can paint, erase it, and try
again, and again, and again......
 Project Dogwaffle
version 1.2 (this freeware version) is based on the
powerful achitecture of Project Dogwaffle 2.0.
It's a light, yet powerful tool for artistic
expression. We felt that the aging prior free
version (v1.11b) was in need of an update, since it was
written for earlier operating systems and we wanted our
new users to have the speed and power of our newer
software architecture.
Dogwaffle
1.2 is not just
a stripped-down save-disabled time-expiring trial demo of
our full software - it's a fully functional version with
some new features too. It is not save-disabled, there's no time-limit, no need to register,
and there's no
spyware or adware coming with it.
For users who want to get
even more powerful tools, there is a choice of commercial versions at
low prices. There you will get even more more
advanced features, more filters, more special FX and more
animation support. That said, the freeware version 1.2 is
a great tool for young artists who are just getting
started, and for seasoned professionals alike.
Programmers will find that
our plugin interface
(SDK) supports all but one plugin command, so they can
develop applications that work with either the full
version or this free version. Additional features can also
be found by way of the new Lua
scripting gateway.
We have eliminated some of
the fat from the program, to keep it lite: things like
bulky help files have been excluded. However, help and tutorials are available
online for free viewing and downloading.
For graphics support, we have included internal
support for BMP files, as well as the native Targa
format. Single images as well as brushes and
animation frame sequences can be loaded in these formats.
If you have images in other formats you can easily convert
from other formats to BMP or Targa with Irfanview or XnView and other
image viewers, editors and converters.
Please keep in mind that v2.0
came out in January 2004, while v1.2 was built a month
later. Since then, numerous patches and free updates were
released for v2.0. This has added many more plugins,
filters and features for the commercial version 2 which
was at version 2.1b as of August 2004. In February
2005, even more new features were added with the release
of v3.0, which has in turn also received several new
update patches since (v3.1, 3.1a, 3.2). For more of what's new,
click here.
see more
screenshots of
Project Dogwaffle 1.2 at Softpedia.com |
what are the
Differences
between the Free v1.2
and
the
Full
Commercial
versions?
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In a word:
too many to list them all (ok, that was in 6
words).
Below, you will find a very short a list of just
a few of the differences between version 1.2 and
the full, commercial version 2. Since then,
numerous 2.0x and 2.1x updates were added
through 2004 to the 2.0 baseline, and version 3.0 (PD
Pro), 3.1
and 3.2
updates have emerged with even more new
features. And even more are coming. Update: as
of May 2007, we're at version 4.0c). For
the latest news see what's new
- open/save only to BMP (.bmp) and TARGA
(.tga) file formats. Use Irfanview or other
tools to convert between other formats. Or
get the full version which supports 60+
formats and AVI format (for animations). NOTE HOWEVER
THAT YOU CAN FIND FREE PLUGINS AND ADDONS
LIKE VIRTUALDUB OR IRFANVIEW TO CONVERT
THE IMAGE SEQUENCES TO OTHER FORMATS
INCLUDING ANIMATED GIF AND AVI! EVEN MULTIPRINT
IS A FREE PLUGIN FOR DOGWAFFLE! SOME WILL
WORK WITH PURCHASED SOFTWARE ONLY, MOST
WORK ALSO WITH THE FREEWARE EDITION!
- The internal (simple) lens flare engine
has been removed from the free version. The
full version includes the simple lens flare
engine as well as the more
advanced Radiant
lens flare engine.
- The "Make seamless brush" filter has been
removed from the free version. There have
been further improvements on this tool in a
recent patch 2.1b patch (see: Seamless-Plus)
for the full version, and even more so in
version 3.
- The brush Post FX tab found in Brush
settings of the full version has been
removed from the free version. This Post FX
tool allows for various special effects
coming directly from the brush, such as
embossing, shadow casting and more.
- The full version includes additional
natural media settings as well a media
manager (media
media) and animated brushes.
- The free version has a simplified text
tool. The Text
tool in the full version is more
powerful and feature-rich
- Twain
is an included menu item in the
File... menu of the full version. (support
for scanners and digital cameras with Twain
interface). It is not included in the free
1.2 version.
- The free version features some animation
capabilities including loading and
saving frame sequences, however the full
version is much more robust with features
like the Timeline
editor, exposure sheet, onion
skin, Animated
Brushes, Brush
manager (menu: Brush->Store), new
tools for modifying animated brushes with
the Brush-timeline
(a timeline editor for animated brushes), a
Brush Keyframer
(to apply and interpolate animated brushes
against a backdrop
 animation)
and much more. You can even apply animated
filters on animated brushes!
- The free version supports a simplified
layers panel, with only 2 layers (aka Main
buffer / Swap buffer). Unlimited
layers are supported in the full version,
including a native layered file format
(*.lay files).
- The free version is fast and light, at
just over 4 megs, and it's free, no
strings attached. No spyware, no
registration needed, no time-expiration, not
save-disabled. Simply enjoy freedom of
artistic expression!
- There is a very handy, customizable color
Mixer (like a painter's palette) in the
bottom-left on the Tools panel of the full
version. No such tool in v1.2.
- There is also a new type of color mixer in
the full version 2, the Red-Yellow-Blue
(RYB) color mixer instead of
RGB.
- There is a 'Shading' checkbox on the Optipustics
panel (fractal particle brushes)
of the full version, to mimic sky
lighting from above when generating foliage,
grass, trees, etc. No such option in v1.2.
- This is not a complete list. There are
other things, some of which were added over
time in several subsequent patches and
updates for v2.0 such as v2.0b, v2.0c
v2.0d, v2.1, v2.1a, v2.1b... 3.0, 3.1, 3.1a,
3.2, 3.5...
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The Freeware
version 1.2 is pretty good for a freeware
program.
But if you're not happy with the limitations
of v1.2, then
get the latest
full version!
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So,...is Dogwaffle v1.2
really free?
Yes. Plain and simply and in a word: you betcha!
(ok, so that was 2 words if not 3). But it's free
nonetheless.
This is not the first
time that a free version of Project Dogwaffle is
released. It's been a while though
(read the story further down below). The prior free version was
v1.11b from early 2002. A lot of things have been
improved and enhanced since, both with the commercial
and the free version 1.2. For a list of recent
updates, patches and bug fixes, see what's new.
But,... What is
Project Dogwaffle 1.2, Exactly?
Project
Dogwaffle is a paint
and animation program for PC.
Project Dogwaffle
1.2 is a subset of version 2.0, which was
released in January 2004. The latest version is
version 3.6 as of May 2006. It sells for next
to nothing.
However, this version 1.2 is a free version with
no strings attached, with no time limits, it's
not save disabled, really, just plain free paint
software for starving artists of all ages.
<<< artwork by Filigrif
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And if you happen to be a programmer with Visual Basic 5 or 6 or
VB .NET, you'll be glad to learn that there's a
free SDK, and that you can further enhance
Dogwaffle by making plugins and filters of your
own. The free SDK
is here.
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Why Free Image
Editing / Digital Painting Software?
Just because
it's been a little while too long since the
last free version. Honestly, for over 5 years,
Project Dogwaffle was a free paint software.
When things got tough with work (or the
lack thereof) and paying bills and we lost our
former domain name because we couldn't renew
the $35 domain name registration fee, we
realized it was time to go commercial, at
least in part. So version 1.11b was the last
fully free version. In August 2002 version
1.15 came along at $35. In November 2002 came
v1.5, still using DirectX and GDI mixed. In
version 1.6, released July 2003, pure GDI
became the norm for the graphics output, and
along came significant speed improvements
which we put into the code. A few more patches
later (October and November 2003 Doggybags),
version 1.6 was selling for $45, and the free
version 1.11b started to look really old and
weak. It was time to get a new free version
out. NOTE:
Version 2.1 and PD Artist is available for
around $19 to $29 if you want to move up from
the free version! PD Particles is only $19 and
even available for free with other popular
software. For example, it is included with
Comicbook Creator 2.
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Come on now, really... Why
Freeware?!?
....why not? if
it makes you happy, and this world a better
place?...
We also
did this in the spirit of promoting art
worldwide and giving back to the community,
and because we know we're not the only
starving artists out there.
But
really, if you just can't trust free software
we also have a very affordably priced commercial version.
The free v1.2 is in fact a subset based on the
core 2.0 release from January 2004. It was
built in February 2004 and released as
freeware on July 4 2004 (Independence of
expensive Software Day, or so we like to
think).
The commercial
version PD Pro 3 sells for just around US
$59 here. That's roughly
the cost of a cheap Sushi date and a night
out at the movies with popcorn and soda for
two.
Even better than
v3, the latest really powerful commercial
version PD Pro Digital Painter 4 is
available for a mere $89 here.
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Ok, but is
it really that good?
After all,
if it's free...
in a word: yep!
Well, you be the judge of that. There are
professional writers and illustrators who have
been using the free version for years for their
book illustrations. See for example Doug Higley
in the gallery called Dogwaffler of the
Moment: DOTM.
Project Dogwaffle started 8 years ago and has
been developed by an
artist, for the artist in you! If
this tool can't do what you need as an artist, then
we know we still have work left to do. Don't be
shy, tell us what you need. Join the Dogwaffle forum at
Yahoogroups
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A Brief
History :
What's
changed since January 2004?
 There have been
many updates since the initial release of
January 2004. February saw the 2.0b patch, March
came along with 2.0c, and the 2.0d patch came in
April. In May 2004 we released the 2.1
updater.
In January 2005 version 3.0 came out, followed
by numerous free updates again: 3.1, 3.1a, 3.2,
3.5... then 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0b, 4.1...
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