The CinePaint Project

CinePaint Documentation

Copyright 2002-2008 Robin Rowe
This web page licensed BSD

Installing CinePaint

• Downloading CinePaint - Debian, Mac, Redhat, Source, Windows - Added Apr 5, 2008

Getting Started

• Getting Started - Overview - Added Dec 7, 2002
• Frequently Asked Questions - Added April 9, 2003
• Features - What can CinePaint do? - Added Jan 21, 2003
• CinePaint Tutorial - Added Sept 17, 2005

Working with Images

• Creation of HDR Images in CinePaint - in German - Added Apr 4, 2008
• Cinepaint Color - Added Apr 5, 2008
• Store Frame Manager 2 - Added December 2, 2003
• Store Frame Manager - How CinePaint handles a folder of sequentially numbered image files - Added July 4, 2002
• Sample Data - Free test images - Added Nov 20, 2002

Building CinePaint

• Building CinePaint - Using Autotools or CMAKE
• CVS HOWTO - Added Jan 21, 2003
• CVS Windows HowTo - Added Dec 4, 2005
• Patches HOWTO - Creating and applying patches - Added Nov 30, 2002

Wiki Docs

We had live Wiki Docs, but they've been moved to static pages because of we were getting too much spam. If you want to contribute docs, email Robin Rowe.

• Live Wiki Documentation
• Static Copy

User Documentation

• GFIG Operation - Added December 2, 2003
• Feature Matrix - CinePaint GUI - Added October 1, 2003
• Feature Requests - Requesting a feature, popular requests, and milestones - Added March 13, 2003
• CG Magazines - Computer graphics information - Added Jan 27, 2003

Developer Notes

• CMake Notes - CMake, am2cmake/gencmake, KDE Tutorial, Engels Tutorial
• CinePaint Code Architecture - Added January 10, 2004
• CMYK Features Suggestions - Added December 17, 2003
• Proposed Channel Plug-in Architecture - Added December 17, 2003
• DL_list Documentation - Added December 17, 2003
• Java VM Comparison - Added December 8, 2003
• Work-in-Progress - Added December 2, 2003
• Vector Paint - Added December 2, 2003
• XCF file format - Added December 2, 2003, Updated December 17, 2003
• Spot Mascot - Added December 2, 2003
• UBFP Paint Functions - Added December 2, 2003
• Adding rc data - Added December 2, 2003
• CASR Coding Style Recommendation - Added July 27, 2003
• CPX File Specification - Added July 10, 2003
• GIMP GBR Brush Specification - Added July 10, 2003
• Developers Roadmap (DR) - Added June 21, 2003
• Green Wish List - Added June 21, 2003
• Studio Workflow - Added June 22, 2003
• CinePaint Architecture Plan (CAP) - Added Feb 7, 2003
• Macro Recorder Design - Added Feb 10, 2003
• Brushes - Added Jan 27, 2003
• Color Management - Added Jan 27, 2003
• Plug-ins - Creating and using - Added Nov 20, 2002
• CinePaint Initialization - An aid to programmers learning the CinePaint code - Added Jan 21, 2003
• Building CinePaint from Source - Added Nov 20, 2002
• Release Manager Notes - Please ignore, instructions so we don't forget what we're doing - Added July 24, 2002

Older Documentation

• Which Gimp? - How many Gimp projects are there? - Added Dec 10, 2002
• The History of the Development of CinePaint - How CinePaint came to be - Added July 4, 2002
• Ports - Mac, Windows, FreeBSD, Alpha - Added Nov 20, 2002

Sponsor Documentation

• Precedents for Government Funding of Open Source Projects - Added April 10, 2003

GIMP Documentation

CinePaint isn't GIMP, but does have much in common because it was based on GIMP 1.0.4.

• Manual.Gimp.org
• Key Bindings
• Gimp for Photoshop Users
• Supported File Formats
• Gimp User Manual
• Command-line Options
• Gimp User Group
• A Short Introduction to the Gimp
• Gimp for the Artistically Challenged
• Writing a Gimp Plug-in
• Gimp vs. Photoshop
• Google Gimp Directory
• LUnIx Gimp Links
• The Gimp Wishlist
• Gimp Savvy
• Linux Artist Gimp
• Gimpi (Gimp Images)
• Rob's Gimp Page
• Loads of Linux Links: GIMP

Creating Icons

1. Jimmac's Gnome Icons
2. Creating Bitmap Icons with the GIMP
3. Gnome Human Interface Guide: Icons

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Linux Artists

1. LinuxArtist.org
2. Linart.net
3. An Artist's Guide to Linux and Free Art

New Help/Documentation System Coming!

A new documentation technology called HEML is being developed. The HEML Web editor, called We, will be the next generation help widget for CinePaint.