Wikipedia:Graphics Lab

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Types of work done

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  Whitening or cleaning the background
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  Removal of objects and color improvement
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  Image restoration
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  Vectorization of raster graphics

Images will be improved on request of a user/IP who submits a request on any of the three image workshops. An explanation of how to do that is shown at the top of the page.

For a better view of the capabilities of the Graphics Lab, see the archives.

Free Software (GNU General Public License)
	Name and Function	Operating system(s)	Download
	Inkscape, the general standard for creating and editing SVG files	Windows; macOS; Linux	All
	GIMP, similar to Adobe Photoshop. Used for the retouching of images, and creating raster graphics (PNG, JPEG). Can also be used to create animations (GIF) when the GIMP Animation Package (GAP) is installed.	Windows; macOS; Linux; Solaris; BSD	Windows, Linux/BSD/Solaris macOS
	hugin, for the stitching of panoramic images together into one big image, correction of perspective and various other things.	Windows; macOS; Linux; BSD; Other Unix Systems	All
	QGIS, to create GIS maps' layers: topographic background, shaded relief, states/provinces polygons, rivers/lakes/coasts, urban areas, etc. PNG or SVG.	Windows; macOS; Linux; etc.	All
	Open Jump GIS, to create SVG or PNG maps and GIS vector datasets.	Windows; macOS; Linux	All
	Blender, for the creation and editing of 3D images.	Windows; macOS; Linux; Solaris; IRIX; C source	All
	Scribus, a free desktop publishing application (DTP).	Windows; macOS; Linux; Unix; OS/2; eComStation; ArcaOS	All
	POV-Ray, a free 3D ray tracer.	Windows; macOS; Linux	All
	Dia, create and edit diagrams and graphics that only require basic shapes. Supports exporting to vector (SVG) and various raster file formats.	Windows; Linux; macOS	All

Examples of images created with the above programs.

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  Inkscape (see more)
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  GIMP
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  hugin
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  Blender
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  POV-Ray