16 replies to this topic

[Assassinbeast]

Hey guys.

i would like to know what is the best and free image converter that is able to make a specific color transparent and convert it to png images

[MJP]

ImageMagick is free, has a lot functionality, and is quite popular. It can definitely convert to PNG, and I believe that you can specify a color key with -transparent.

[Assassinbeast]

ImageMagick is free, has a lot functionality, and is quite popular. It can definitely convert to PNG, and I believe that you can specify a color key with -transparent.

Ok, thanks alot

[Servant of the Lord]

As MJP said, ImageMagick is great, and very powerful - though it has a bit of a learning curve. For most image conversions, I just open them in my chosen image editor (PaintShopPro - commercial), and Save As a different format. I'm sure the free Paint.NET would support transparent PNGs, and you'd get a great image editor for free to boot.

[Assassinbeast]

As MJP said, ImageMagick is great, and very powerful - though it has a bit of a learning curve. For most image conversions, I just open them in my chosen image editor (PaintShopPro - commercial), and Save As a different format. I'm sure the free Paint.NET would support transparent PNGs, and you'd get a great image editor for free to boot.

Ahh ok, ty

Edited by Assassinbeast, 27 October 2012 - 03:58 PM.

[MJP]

Yeah Paint.Net is totally capable for this sort of thing if you want a GUI app, and you're okay with converting one image at a time. ImageMagick is a command line app, so it's better if you wanted to batch covert a whole lot of images with a script.

[Dragonsoulj]

GIMP. Free, works mostly like Photoshop.

[Lightness1024]

also irfanview with GUI configurable batch conversions, resize and rename. excellent !

[diane21]

Here is a handy and free online image converter software available "imverter.com". It is a free online tool to convert an image, logo or photo formats. which is primarily intended for Photo conversion like PDF to png, PDF to JPEG, PDF to Tiff and many more formats..

Edited by diane21, 24 November 2012 - 11:33 AM.

[Bacterius]

For Windows I highly recommend Pixelformer, it's an absolutely awesome GUI tool when you need a straightforward, no-fuss image editor. I use primarily for resizing transparent PNG's and creating icons containing more than one size (support for this seems... lacking). Also converting icons to PNG's and vice versa. Never failed me yet. May not be the exact thing you're looking for, but I definitely suggest you put it in your toolbox.

[camillem210]

ImageMagick and Fastone are both good.However ,I preferimage conversion component by the way, Im a junior student starting to process image by programming.The one suits me is the best.

[frob]

For me:

 

irfanview (free, Windows) for tiny things and one-off conversion.  It is very quick.  It can handle a few batches, but tends to be too slow on anything above 30 pictures.

 

The Gimp for visual conversions that need touching up.  Photoshop if you are rich or at a work.

 

imageMagick for more serious batch conversions.  For example, on my hobby of photography I have an imageMagick script to run through all the newly imported images and create three sizes of thumbnails each with different types of watermarks and file them in various folders.

[VladR]

Definitely FastStone.

 

I wouldnt recommend ImageMagick, however. Other than being an incredible overkill, It has a few nasty bugs that tend to show up at the worst possible time.

 

FastStone is rock-stable, abount an order of magnitude faster than similar programs and offers you a nice preview window during conversion where you can mess with the quality slider.

 

While I personally use PaintShopPro for editing, only a true masochist would want to use it to convert the images - it's as cumbersome as possible.

 

Starting up Photoshop / PaintSHopPro for a conversion is also a drastic resource hog.

 

If you keep your machine running nonstop, and want to alt-tab to photoshop or paintshoppro (with 10 images open), then good luck with that. FastStone barely blinks...

[3Ddreamer]

Hi,

 

Lately I have been juggling GIMP and Inkscape.   Both combined are capable for almost every 2D project to produce professional quality works at no cost.

[arronlee]

I'm looking for a free image converter, too.

Most of the free online tools do not have many functions.

But the professional ones are not free.

A friend suggests me to use the free trials of some professionals first, because I'm a green hand on dealing with images.

But, Camillem210

I want to knoware there any differences between this free image converter recommended by my friend and yours?

Which one is much better.

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

 

Best regards,

Arron

[Tom Sloper]

Hey guys.

i would like to know what is the best and free image converter that is able to make a specific color transparent and convert it to png images

 

Microsoft Paint. No need to download anything. It's already installed. The transparent color is "white."

[3Ddreamer]

But the professional ones are not free

 

Hi, 

 

Here is a very common and popular error which people have.  Open Source and no cost ("free") programs are used by many professionals every day in their work.   These "free" programs such as GIMP and Inkscape are professional. Game development at every level from beginner to experienced world class professionals is saturated with "free" programs of every category imaginable, such as coding tools. 

 

As you learn and growth, you will see better how very true these words are to you.