komixo maker
komixo is a comic strip maker, earlier known as desktop-only application named cartoonair, which was awarded first place in flexchallenge 2008. then name has been changed to komixo maker and now it's being released both as desktop (download) software and rich online application.
komixo maker (download)
works on mac, linux and windows. requires adobe air.
download komixo maker v0.11 (right click & save as)
komixo maker (online)
works on all platforms on newest versions of popular browsers.
features
brief features list and comparision of online and download versions.
| online version | download version | |
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| objects | ||
| transformations (rotate, scale, skew) | + |
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| selecting and transforming multiple objects | + |
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| objects grouping (infinite level) | + |
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| objects group editing | + |
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| objects depth management | + |
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| geometric primitives | + |
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| customizable speech bubbles | + |
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| blend mode | + |
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| object masking | + |
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| images and nonanimated swfs | ||
| handy image basket | + |
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| loading either from hard disk and from the web | + |
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| drag&drop from external applications like firefox, photoshop, flash etc | - |
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| image packages | - |
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| text fields | ||
| fully transformable user fonts | + |
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| system fonts support (cannot be transformed, i.e. rotated, scaled, etc) |
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| embedding custom fonts | + |
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| publishing | ||
| exporting to png, jpeg | + |
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| saving and loading drafts (our own format) | + |
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| others | ||
| flexible comic strip layout | + |
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| infinite undo/redo | + |
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| common keyboard shortcuts (ctrl+c, ctrl+v, etc) | + |
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| context menu | + |
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| fullscreen mode | - |
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| auto-update | - |
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to see some features in action go to old cartoonair profile at vimeo.
minimal system requirements
- online version
- web browser (preferably firefox, safari or opera)
- adobe flash player 10
- windows: intel pentium ii 450mhz (or equivalent), 128mb of ram
- mac os x: intel core duo 1.33ghz or powerpc g3 500mhz, 128mb of ram
- linux: modern processor (800mhz or faster), 512mb of ram, 128mb of graphics memory
- download version
- mac
- installed adobe air
- intel core duo 1.83ghz or powerpc g4 1ghz, 512mb of ram
- mac os x 10.4.11 or mac os x 10.5.4 and 10.5.5
- linux
- installed adobe air
- intel pentium iii 1ghz or faster processor, 512mb of ram
- recommended: pentium 4 2ghz or faster, 1gb ram
- should work without problems on fedora 8, ubuntu 7.10, opensuse 10.3
- windows
- installed adobe air
- intel pentium 1ghz, 512mb of ram
- windows vista home premium, business, ultimate, or enterprise including 64 bit editions, windows vista sp1, windows xp tablet pc edition sp2 and sp3, windows xp sp2 and sp3, windows 2000 sp4, windows 2003 server
- mac
