[CREATE] gbr brush format bumped

[Boudewijn Rempt]

On Friday 16 March 2007, Sven Neumann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> perhaps before even talking about the data format, we should try to make
> a list of features that we would like to see in a next generation brush
> file format. Later we can look at the implementation details.
>
> So let me throw some ideas into the air:
>
>  * grayscale masks
>    - more than 8bit should be possible
>    - allow different resolutions to improve scaling
>
>  * pixmap brushes
>    - should this be image + mask or rather an image with alpha channel?
>    - we also need higher bit depths and different resolutions here
>
>  * vector brushes
>    - just a set of default shapes?
>    - perhaps a subset of SVG?
>
>  * dynamic brushes
>    - based on pixmap and/or vector brushes?
>    - more or less complex instructions on how speed, tilt, pressure, ...
>      should affect the brush

Sure, and there are probably even more requirements. However, that doesn't 
solve the immediate need for a gbr-derived brush format that can be extended 
without interfering with applications like Gimp that use the original gbr 
file format.


-- 
Boudewijn Rempt 
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