Colour palettes in Micrografx Picture Publisher (Igrafx Image)

The well priced Picture Publisher shows the colours in an easy to use, adjustable window with the complete name. The "PiPu" also stands out with its ability to edit pictures for the Internet (.gif, .jpg).

 

Versions	Picture Publisher 5.0 and up, IGrafx Image 1.0 and up
File format	pal
Colour system	all
Optimizations	Standard RGB Trinitron RGB Offset printing uncoated paper Offset printing coated paper Newsprint
Application for	Bitmap files of all kinds
Ergonomics	***

 

Destination Directory

Version 5.0	Pictpub5\Palettes
Version 6.0	Micrografx\ABC Graphics Suite\Picture Publisher\Palettes
Version 7.0	Micrografx\Picture Publisher\Palettes
Version 8.0	Micrografx\Picture Publisher 8\Palettes iGrafx Image iGrafx\Image\1.0\Palettes

The adherence to this destination path is not necessary for the availability of the palettes in the program.

In this program variant CMYK palettes (art print, uncoated paper, newsprint) are defined in RGB.

 

Usage of the colour palettes in Picture Publisher

1. Start Picture Publisher.
2. Choose "Options/ Show Color Palette".
3. When first starting the palettes window please choose one of the above mentioned palettes via "File/Load/Add".
4. Give the colour palette file a correct name the first time it is brought up.
5. Create with using the floating colour selection!