Having a problem with a paint program.

[bobhegf]

I was using Pixia a free paint program on my old pc. I have tried to get the new version to work but it says that it does not work on a 16 by 256 enviornment? the paint program is Pixia.

[Captain Kurt]

Bob,

I was introduced to 2 free paint programs this week when people were trying to help me get a Photoshop file opened. If Pixia will not work on your new rig, you might check out

Paint.net (actually a pretty nice program) http://www.getpaint.net/download.html

GIMP http://www.gimp.org/

Both seem to have pretty strong user groups, help etc.

Maybe one of these would work for you?

[Stratobat]

Hey Bob,

Is your screen set to display 16 Bit as opposed to 32 bit colours?

Regards,
Stratobat

[bobhegf]

I don`t know . I am new to windows 7 so i am not sure how everything works yet.If anyone can help please do.

[Cody Coyote]

The Gimp is an excellent program, free, and works well in Windows 7.

[Stratobat]

Hi Bob,

I'm not 100% sure if this is the cause of the problem (I'm using Windows XP) but have a look and see if your computer is displaying anything other than 32 Bit:

- http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Getting-the-best-display-on-your-monitor

Look under the 'Set the color for an LCD monitor' or 'Set the color for a CRT monitor' headings, depending on your monitor type.

System Requirements on Pixia's homepage:

- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/mighty/knight/aboutpixia.html

Regards,
Stratobat

[bobhegf]

Fellows this is what I am running, True color 32 bit 1440 by 900 at 75 hertz. It still tells me that it can`t run 16 by 256. I should be able to run Pixia with this set up.

[Stratobat]

Hey Bob,

If you download and install Phierha do you also get the same error?

Would running in compatibility mode not help?

There is a bit of information for Windows 7 users at the bottom of the Pixia homepage.

- http://www.ne.jp/asahi/mighty/knight/index.html

Regards,
Stratobat