Microsoft Acrylic Beta -- Try it out...

Scott · #1 07-08-2005, 06:22 AM

Alot of people complain about not having access to Corel, OC, or Photoshop. Well, check out Microsofts latest venture... and help spruce it up I guess;
http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/

It's a free download.

Splke · #2 07-08-2005, 06:40 AM

Oh God Microsoft attacks the world of Art.

pacMASTA · #3 07-08-2005, 07:22 AM

-A Huge AirCraft Careir Apears Above SiliconValley And Paratroups in 1,000,000 Tuxs-

Damn you micro****! DAMN YOU TO HELL!

pacMASTA · #4 07-08-2005, 07:52 AM

Just a 5 Min Test,

It seems decent check out the girl o_o

Thrashsoul3 · #5 07-08-2005, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by pacMASTA

Just a 5 Min Test,

It seems decent check out the girl o_o

That is a masterpiece.

Evil_Trunks · #6 07-08-2005, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by pacMASTA

Just a 5 Min Test,

It seems decent check out the girl o_o

why in the world did you zip that though?

-Ramirez- · #7 07-08-2005, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Evil_Trunks

why in the world did you zip that though?

To cut off 1.82KB, duh!!!

protagonist · #8 07-08-2005, 11:43 AM

Scott... you said the M$ word. The FBI is coming to your house!

*omgbam/n*

Zero Hour · #9 07-08-2005, 01:19 PM

I thought that Microsoft wasn't allowed to create some stuff, such as this art software, because of some monopoly rules?

Ohwell, tell me how it preforms, Scott. If it doesn't suck I'll use it :P

Crono · #10 07-08-2005, 03:00 PM

One thing I hate are little fanboys who go against anything that has microsoft in it, and those who jump the bandwagon. "yeeheh lenux 4 lyfe!!11 -hops on windows xp to play some uber game that will never come out in linux because it sucks-"

protagonist · #11 07-08-2005, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerami

One thing I hate are little fanboys who go against anything that has microsoft in it, and those who jump the bandwagon. "yeeheh lenux 4 lyfe!!11 -hops on windows xp to play some uber game that will never come out in linux because it sucks-"

I like Windows, but am a firm believer that M$ will steal your cat.

Crono · #12 07-08-2005, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by protagonist

I like Windows, but am a firm believer that M$ will steal your cat.

I don't have a cat.

pacMASTA · #13 07-08-2005, 05:41 PM

You reliese they probally did what they did with their Anti-Spyware, OS, and many other things they sell they just buy a larger company then change the name and add Micro****.

maximus_asinus · #14 07-08-2005, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Zero Hour

I thought that Microsoft wasn't allowed to create some stuff, such as this art software, because of some monopoly rules?

Technically this is free so how would they be monopolizing art software?

Unpredlctable · #15 07-08-2005, 07:09 PM

What's so unholy about saying Microsoft?

smurfmidgetninja · #16 07-08-2005, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zero Hour

I thought that Microsoft wasn't allowed to create some stuff, such as this art software, because of some monopoly rules?

Ohwell, tell me how it preforms, Scott. If it doesn't suck I'll use it :P

Monopoly is where one company controls the whole market so that would be if Microsoft destroyed Adobe, Jasc, Corel, et cetera and they had the only program like that out there....

pacMASTA · #17 07-08-2005, 09:20 PM

This is not free lol i just found out this is a 3month beta and when retail it will be priced 150-200$USD

protagonist · #18 07-08-2005, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pacMASTA

This is not free lol i just found out this is a 3month beta and when retail it will be priced 150-200$USD

Or, free.

GoZelda · #19 07-08-2005, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Zero Hour

I thought that Microsoft wasn't allowed to create some stuff, such as this art software, because of some monopoly rules?

Nah, they're just not allowed to include it with their OS'es because it would eliminate the need for people to buy similar programs from other companies.

Zero Hour · #20 07-08-2005, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GoZelda

Nah, they're just not allowed to include it with their OS'es because it would eliminate the need for people to buy similar programs from other companies.

Oh yea, that's it.

pacMASTA · #21 07-09-2005, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Microsoft Acrylic Beta FAQ

Does the Acrylic Beta have an expiration date?

Yes. The Acrylic Beta will expire on October 1st of 2005.

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Originally Posted by Microsoft Acrylic Download Page

Download Acrylic (Beta)
Download a TRIAL (beta) version of the Acrylic software!

Micro**** + Free = Error(Bull****)

Zero Hour · #22 07-09-2005, 12:47 AM

o.O it's heading towards a high-quality illustration suite, why do you expect them to hand it out...?

Luciano · #23 07-09-2005, 03:27 AM

Here's a public FTP link (on my server) to download Acrylic Beta, in case you don't want to give Microsoft your street address, zipcode, et cetera.
ftp://65.23.157.204/pub/AcrylicBeta.zip

Zero Hour · #24 07-09-2005, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Luciano

Here's a public FTP link (on my server) to download Acrylic Beta, in case you don't want to give Microsoft your street address, zipcode, et cetera.
ftp://65.23.157.204/pub/AcrylicBeta.zip

It's not like they're going to sell it, or something.

Butz · #25 07-09-2005, 04:29 AM

It really looks more like Illustrator than Photoshop.
In that regard though, it looks pretty decent.

Zero Hour · #26 07-09-2005, 05:18 AM

I tried it, I'm not impressed... but if you were doing illustration I can see this as been useful.

LordZen · #27 07-09-2005, 08:01 AM

That friggin zip downloads as "attachment.php".

Wtf. Sombody fix.

Luciano · #28 07-09-2005, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by LordZen

That friggin zip downloads as "attachment.php".

Wtf. Sombody fix.

If it's mine you're going to need to right click and save as.
If it's his image you're going to need to right click and save as.
If that doesn't work, rename attachment.php to attachment.zip.

Galdor · #29 07-09-2005, 05:31 PM

X.x looks fishy

Luciano · #30 07-09-2005, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Galdor

X.x looks fishy

Yes, everyone. Download my virus.
While downloading the 77 mb virus, my server will also make you a cup of coffee.

Crono · #31 07-09-2005, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Luciano

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While downloading the 77 mb virus, my server will also make you a cup of coffee.

LordZen · #32 07-09-2005, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Luciano

If it's mine you're going to need to right click and save as.
If it's his image you're going to need to right click and save as.
If that doesn't work, rename attachment.php to attachment.zip.

Seemed like a simple enough fix for me also, but it didnt work.

When your choosing what folder to save it to, it saves as "All Files (*.*)". And when I renamed it to .zip it still tried to open in Adobe Acrobat Reader, and the picture didnt change from that wierd adobe red/white thing to a zip file picture.

Splke · #33 07-10-2005, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Gerami

I don't have a cat.

Cause they stole it!