openCanvas

{{Infobox software

| name = openCanvas

| developer = PGN Corp.

| released = {{Start date and age|2000}}

| latest release version = 7.0.25

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2019|10|15}}

| language = Japanese and English.{{cite web|title=PaintingSoftware openCanvas / portalgraphics.net|url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/|access-date=5 April 2011}}

| genre = Raster graphics editor

| license = Shareware

| website = [https://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/ portalgraphics.net]

}}

openCanvas is a raster graphics software developed and published by PGN Corp. It was originally released as freeware in 2000,{{cite web|title=Wayback Machine - portalgraphics.net (2000) |url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/ |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000918084239/http://www.portalgraphics.net/ |archive-date=September 18, 2000 }} but moved to a shareware model starting with version 2.{{cite web|title=OpenCanvas 1.1 - English version|url=http://wistinga.online.fr/opencanvas/|access-date=5 April 2011}} All functions are available during the limited demo period.

A higher performance version "openCanvas Plus" has been released simultaneously since version 3.

Its functions are similar to Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter.

In 2009, portalgraphics.net ended the sales of the openCanvas English versions. At the same time, they ended the English version of the portalgraphics website and their online English Customer Services, including PGN User Community. English Customer Support was to be discontinued on July 31, 2010. However, the English portalgraphics website went active again shortly afterward, and portalgraphics has continued sales of openCanvas series to the present.

"openCanvas 5.5.18" was released on July 26, 2013 in Japanese and English.{{cite web|title=HEADLINE Jul/26/2013 openCanvas version 5.5.18 released!|url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/download/|access-date=26 July 2012}} On July 3, 2014, "openCanvas 6.0.00" was released with 64-bit support.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

System requirements

=openCanvas 4.5/ 4.5 Plus=

openCanvas 4.5/ 4.5 Plus was released on April 5, 2007.{{cite web|title=Wayback Machine - 4.5 Version Update |url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/ |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406223210/http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/ |archive-date=April 6, 2007 }}

Windows{{cite web|title=Paint Software openCanvas System Requirements - portalgraphics.net |url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/products/oc4/environment/ |access-date=6 April 2011 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228172906/http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/products/oc4/environment/ |archive-date=February 28, 2009 }}

OS: Windows Me / 2000 / XP (Neither Windows 98 nor 95 are supported. openCanvas 4.5/ 4.5 Plus does not support Windows Vista formally.)
HDD: More than 10MB free capacity
CPU: More than Intel Pentium 500 MHz
RAM: 128 MB
Resolution: More than 1024 × 768 pixels
Color depth: More than 32-bit (16,770,000 colors)
Peripherals: Wacom tablet, XP-pen

=openCanvas 5.05=

openCanvas 5.05 was released on April 4, 2011.

Windows{{cite web|title=Painting Software openCanvas Product Information and Function Introduction / portalgraphics.net|url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/product/index.html|access-date=6 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928135213/http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/product/index.html|archive-date=28 September 2011|url-status=dead}}

OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7
HDD: More than 10MB free capacity
CPU: x86-compatible processor corresponding to SSE2
RAM: Recommended memory capacity by operating system
Resolution: More than 1024 × 768 pixels
Color depth: More than 32-bit (16,770,000 colors)
Peripherals: Wacom tablet

=openCanvas 5.5=

openCanvas 5.5 was released on July 2, 2012.

OS: Windows XP / Vista / 7
HDD: More than 10MB free capacity
CPU: x86-compatible processor corresponding to SSE2
RAM: Recommended memory capacity by operating system
Resolution: More than 1024 × 768 pixels
Color depth: More than 32-bit (16,770,000 colors)
Peripherals: Wacom tablet

=openCanvas 6.0=

openCanvas 6.0 was released on August 29, 2014.

Windows{{cite web|title=Painting Software openCanvas Product Information and Function Introduction / portalgraphics.net|url=http://www.portalgraphics.net/en/oc/|access-date=21 September 2014}}

OS: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
HDD: More than 10MB free capacity
CPU: x86-compatible processor corresponding to SSE2
RAM: Recommended 4Gb or more (32-bit) / 8Gb or more (64-bit)
Resolution: More than 1024 × 768 pixels
Color depth: More than 32-bit (16,770,000 colors)
Peripherals: Wacom tablet / Tablet PCs compatible to TabletPC API

=openCanvas 7.0=

openCanvas 7.0 was released on September 21, 2017

Windows

OS: Windows 7 or newer
HDD: More than 10MB free capacity
CPU: x86-compatible processor corresponding to SSE2
RAM: 500 MB RAM
Resolution: 1280 x 768 / True Color
Color depth: More than 32-bit (16,770,000 colors)
Peripherals: Wacom tablet / Tablet PCs compatible to TabletPC API

References

External links

[https://www.portalgraphics.net/en/ Portalgraphics website in English]
[https://www.portalgraphics.net/ja/ Portalgraphics website in Japanese]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20170911212335/http://warpaint.se/ warPaint - Java based openCanvas Server Emulator]
[http://bw.ravenworks.ca/ N-SoCS - another openCanvas Server Emulator]
[http://wistinga.online.fr/opencanvas/ oC 1.1 free edition, includes network capability removed from retail]

Category:Raster graphics editors

Category:2000 software