Posted on 07/25/2017 5:07:37 AM PDT by Enlightened1
Microsoft Paint, the first image editing software experienced by countless photographers and PC users around the world, is being laid to rest. Microsoft has announced that it’s abandoning the famous program after 32 years.
The Guardian spotted a newly published page on the Microsoft website with a list of Windows features that will be removed or deprecated in the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Among the many entries is a simple line that reads, “Microsoft Paint,” with an indication that it will be deprecated.
Paint, which first appeared on Windows 1.0 in 1985, has been replaced by Microsoft’s new Paint 3D program that features both 2D and 3D editing. The original Paint program’s days are now numbered, as being “deprecated” means that it’s “not in active development and might be removed in future releases.”
The first version of Paint was introduced by Microsoft in November 1985 and was a licensed copy of a program called “PC Paintbrush” by ZSoft Corporation. It allowed people to edit 1-bit black-and-white graphics in a proprietary “MSP” format. JPEG support didn’t come to Paint until Windows 98 in the late 90s, in time for the format to take off with the growth of consumer digital cameras.
It’s unknown how long Microsoft is planning to keep Paint bundled with Windows moving forward, so enjoy the program while you still have it around.
(Excerpt) Read more at petapixel.com ...
Paint was where hundreds if not thousands of future digital artists ‘earned their wings’ and became anything from webcomic authors to professional Photoshoppers to any manner of graphic artists. I am genuinely happy to see that M$ has actually backed off from killing Paint.
Install paint.net.
Or grab a copy of PhotoShop CSC 6.
The last standalone edition of Zoner Photo Studio 18 is also excellent.
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