[LeMoi]

Alors qu'on s'attendait à une version 5.2, c'est finalement la version 6.0 d'IconWorkshop qu'Axialis a sorti aujourd'hui.
Axialis IconWorkshop est un très puissant éditeur d'icônes et de librairies d'icônes, reconnu par beaucoup comme étant le meilleur. Il permet d'importer/exporter à partir de différents formats d'images, et peut enregistrer les icônes jusqu'au format 256*256 (format d'XP). Il convertit aussi bien sûr les icônes Mac ! Il intègre enfin un plug-in pour Photoshop.

La raison du passage à une version 6.0 est probablement la prise en charge des nouveaux formats d'icône de Windows Vista et MacOSX Tiger 10.4. On trouve aussi un nouveau pack d'objets, un tutorial sur comment les utiliser, etc.

Changelog (en version originale)
 
Support for compressed Vista® icons
IconWorkshop now loads, creates, edits, saves Vista® icons. Vista®, the next version of Windows to arrive, includes a new PNG compressed icon format. It permits to create icons up to 256x256 with alpha channel with smaller file size. Axialis IconWorkshop now fully supports this new format in all features: edition, automatic format creation, batch creation, batch conversion, format normalization... Don't wait and create today your icons for Vista®.

New Object Pack for Icons included (Glossy Buttons)
The first Axialis Object Pack for icons has been included in IconWorkshop. It is a library of 150 image objects which will permit you to create an unlimited number of icons with various glossy effects and shapes simply using drag & drop. The images come in 256x256 high-quality PNG format. It permits to create icons containing various sizes up to 256x256 for Windows XP®, Vista® and MacOS®.

Full tutorial on how to use Image Objects
Creating icons from image objects is easy and produce hi-quality results. This tutorial will learn you how to create attractive icons in minutes using Image Objects.

Background floating selection
Using this command you can easily place a floating object in background of your icon. This is useful to add a shadow or a colored halo around an icon.

Copy/Paste Alpha Channels as Masks
Now you can use a grayscale mask image to apply it as Alpha Channel to an icon. Also, you can extract an alpha channel from an icon to create a grayscale mask image.

256x256 and floating Preview Window
The preview window is now adjustable (256x256 or 128x12. It can also be set as a floating window (easier to move in 256x256 mode).

Télécharger la version de démonstration d'Axialis IconWorkshop 6.0 (limitée à 30 jours)
Plus d'informations sur le site officiel

[LeMoi]

Oups, je m'ai trompé pour la version française :

Originally Posted by Axialis Team

Hello,

Yes, we understand your feelings on this matter... As you can see we released IW 6.0 because of the new icon specs in Vista. IW is the leader in industry so we had to release this version ASAP. I hope you understand. Now we're back on the translation. First we'll publish the French DLL (to use the program in French: menu, dialogs, messages...). Then, we'll release the whole package with help.

We hope to release the DLL within 10 days.

Again sorry for the delay.
A-Team

[1for-matik]

Alors ça c'est super
Vais me tester ça

[H@kk@s]

Pas mal du tout je me refais les icon

[LeMoi]

Originally Posted by Axialis Team

Bonjour,

Bonne nouvelle! La version Française (resources programme uniquement) est terminée. Elle sera disponible cette semaine avec la sortie de la version 6.01. En effet, un petit bug ne permet pas l'utilisation de langues additionnelles avec la version 6.00.

Allez, plus que quelques heures à tenir...

Sincèrement,
A Team

On croise les doigts ^^

[LeMoi]

Version 6.01
 
Added feature to easily create additional objects - While creating an icon from image objects, press Ctrl+F3 to make a new object in a snap from this icon.
Bug fixed: Ability to support language packs - Version 6.00 was unable to support language packs, this version fixes this bug. See our website for additional language packs.
Few sample icons added - Thanks to eico studio
Various small bug fixes

Téléchargement
Pack français (Version 6.01 uniquement)

[LeMoi]

Avec 5 semaines de retard :

Axialis IconWorkshop 6.02
 
This new version includes some enhancements and an Adobe® Illustrator® plug-in.

[LeMoi]

Version 6.03
 
- Added: Ability to customize Office Toolbar icons - Now you can customize office toolbar icons in a snap. A new tutorial (see "How-Tos") has been added to the help file and soon to the website.
- Ready for Vista - This version has been optimized to run with Vista. It has been tested and ran smoothly under Vista RC1.
- Ready for Chinese, Serbian, Italian and Spanish languages - Several language packs will be available soon for this version
- Various bug fixes

Même page de téléchargement.
Pack de langue français

[LeMoi]

Une nouvelle version est disponible depuis quelques jours, lien inchangé, mais pack de langue non à jour pour l'instant.

Version 6.10
 
Compatible with Windows Vista™ - Many Windows Vista™ compatibility issues have been fixed in this version.

New Interface for Windows Vista™ - The application automatically detects Windows Vista™ and propose a new user interface compatible with the new Aero™ visuals.

Make program files containing Windows Vista™ compressed icon - Microsoft Visual Studio versions 6 to .NET 2005 do not support creation of executables with PNG-Compressed 256x256 icons for Windows Vista™. Axialis IconWorkshop permits to compress icons directly in EXE/DLL files and use Windows Vista™ icons in your software projects.

Create icons the professional way using ready-to-use Photoshop templates - 10 ready-to-use Adobe Photoshop® Templates are provided with Axialis IconWorkshop™. Load templates in Photoshop® directly from IconWorkshop™, draw your icons in several formats and transfer the whole work in IconWorkshop. Your icon is created in one step. You can even create your own template using an easy to use XML description file.

Support for 512x512 Macintosh icons for OSX 10.5 Leopard - Create extra large 512x512 icons for the new MacOS 10.5. Axialis IconWorkshop now fully support this size.

New Object Pack #2 for Icons (Realistic Buttons) - This pack is composed of 500 hi-res image objects which have been designed to create icons in the style of Windows Vista™. Using this pack you can easily create beautiful sets of buttons to be used in your projects (websites, application GUI, toolbars, dialog boxes...). With 156 symbols included and many shape effects (circle, rounded square, octagon, triangle) you can create a large variety of icons. The full set of objects is available for download on our web site to registered customers only.

New Object Pack #3 for Icons (Quick Toolbars) - A collection of 256 image objects which permits to quickly create program toolbars. Using drag & drop, you can create in seconds icons and buttons for your toolbars by associating basic objects and overlays symbols. The objects do not contain details and have thick borders to allow the creation of small icons suitable for toolbars (32x32, 24x24, 16x16). The objects, which are provided in 256x256 format with alpha channel, permit to easily create icons containing various sizes for Windows XP®, Windows Vista™ & MacOS®. The full set of objects is available for download on our web site to registered customers only.

New Object Pack #4 for Icons (Web 2.0 Icons) - This pack is composed of 601 image objects which permits to quickly create icons in the style of Web 2.0. Using drag & drop, you can create in seconds icons and buttons for your websites and applications by associating background shapes, glossy effects, shadows and various ready-to-use texts and symbols. The icons can also be saved as optimized GIF, JPEG or PNG images for inclusion in your websites. To permit you to work faster, more than 500 ready-to-use derived symbols and texts have been added to the pack, including effects like outer light glow, soft shadow, emboss and 15° rotation. The full set of objects is available for download on our web site to registered customers only.

Other enhancements and bug fixes.

[LeMoi]

Avec presque un mois de retard, je vous annonce la sortie de la version 6.1.1, les packs de langue sont dispo mais je ne trouve pas de changelog désolé

PS : le changelog :

Version 6.11
 
Display in Windows Vista™ Explorer - The installer fixes the registry to permit browsing of ICO files with 256x256 thumbnail preview in Windows Explorer under Vista.
Ability to modify named icons in EXEs - With previous version, you were not able to open named icons in EXEs. Only indexed icons were recognized.
Ability to modify icons in EXE with Extra Data - Some EXEs, like Auto-Extractible archives or compiled Flash movies, contain extra data attached at the end of the file. With this new version, the data is preserved.
Other enhancements and bug fixes.