Looking for a simple image editing software

[guyishai1]

Hi,

I am looking for a simple image editing software which will allow me to draw courses on maps.
My specific demand is to be able to draw lines on a certain image (with the abilty to delete, move and resize them) and then view the lines' length (given by a scale that I will choose, ex: each 10 pixels equal 1 mile). In addition, I want to be able to see the angle between these course lines and a datum line which I choose (this will be used to see the heading of a course line). Of course, I will probably also want to save each "bunch" of lines so that I'll can load many courses on the same map.

Is there a small, simple software which will answer my needs?

Thanks ahead,
Guy.

 

[Atheus]

Never heard of anything like this. It's a very specific application, you might have to write it, or have it written...

I'd probably use Java. Store the vectors as 'Line' objects, have the points change when you stretch/drag/drop the visual representation, and get the angles with trig. Implimenting the save and load function would be as easy as writing the points into a file, then reading them back, and re-creating the objects as you go.

 

[guyishai1]

I was afraid that this might be the only solution... I hope that someone will come up with something before I'll have to start programming.

 

[bruceb]

If you are using Windows XP ... just use MSPAINT.EXE
It is in the Accessories folder of the Start Menu
or in C:\Windows\I386 folder

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: bruceb
If you are using Windows XP ... just use MSPAINT.EXE
It is in the Accessories folder of the Start Menu
or in C:\Windows\I386 folder

Of the 4 features he asked for, MS Paint contains exactly none of them...

 

[guyishai1]

What about some more advanced software, like PSP or Photoshop? Do they include these features?

 

[bruceb]

You CAN draw a line in ANY SHAPE or COLOR over an image (.jpeg or .bmp)
using MSPAINT ... try it yourself

If he wants to add a scale, you would need to image it first
then merge it in a program like Photoshop

You could also see this page: http://www.ezart.com/digicam.htm

A lot of Free Image editors here .. one of them may do what he wants

 

[MrChad]

Photoshop, Illustrator and CorelDraw all support vector-based traces over bitmaps. The only feature that I'm unsure about is the length/scale feature.

 

[rivan]

There are plugins that allow you to tell the size of a given line in Adobe Illustrator. The one I've used (albeit several versions/years ago) is CadTools.

If you're looking to add several overlays to the same map, Illustrator has nice functionality for that with layers - you could put the image on one layer, then build each course on layers above, and toggle visibility on and off.

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: MrChad
Photoshop, Illustrator and CorelDraw all support vector-based traces over bitmaps. The only feature that I'm unsure about is the length/scale feature.

What about getting the angle between two lines?