Pixia is a
freeware raster graphics editor
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program for
Windows, created by Isao Maruoka. It was originally designed for the
anime/
manga
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community but has also been used in other branches of art.
Besides the primary
Japanese interface, it is also available in
English,
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
,
Italian,
Spanish,
Hungarian,
Chinese Simplified
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,
Chinese Traditional
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,
Polish
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* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
,
Korean and
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
. The program supports multiple layers, transparency effects, standard file formats and a number of RGB file formats including .PSD. The main file extension used by this program is .PXA. The program also has a native support for Wacom tablets, for example the 4.2a version added support for Wacom Bamboo tablets. An advanced version of this software called Phierha with better UI and more functions is also available.
Reception
A CNET Editors' Review in January 2011 called Pixia "one of the most capable and professional Photoshop alternatives we've tried."
See also
*
Comparison of raster graphics editors
References
External links
International site
Raster graphics editors
2000 software
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