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Open Source / Free Software

2D Editors

 Gimp
Comparable to Photoshop, Gimp is a great free image editing program.  Can open and save as Photoshop documents (.ps) as well as many many other image types (jpg, png, gif, etc).

Inkscape
Comparable to Illustrator, Inkscape is a free program that creates Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).  Can import many image files, and exports to png.

3D Editors

ProgeCAD
Comparable to AutoCAD, ProgeCAD is a free Computer Aided Design (CAD) program that can open and save out as AutoCAD files (.dwg).  The user interface is extremely similar to AutoCAD, so for people like me who are making the transition, it's quite easy.

Blender
Supposedly a great 3D modeling, rendering and gaming program.  I'm still getting used to it since I come from a 3DViz/3DStudioMax/Maya background.  From the Gallery images, it looks like people who know how to use it can use it very well.

Multimedia Editors

Audacity
Free audio editor.  My favorite so far.

Debug Mode: Wax
I haven't used it yet, but this program looks like I can use this instead of After Effects.  Wax is a free video editor that I just recently found.

Creatoon
Create animated cartoons from your 2D artwork.  This program is free, and their site has lots of tutorials to get you started.  You can create AVIs or Flash movies.

Office / Administrative

Open Office
Comparable to the MS Office, the free Open Office Suite contains programs extremely similar to Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Paint.  Can open and save out as Microsoft documents (.doc, .ppt, .xls)

Scribus
Comparable to InDesign, Scribus is a free desktop publishing software.

NVU
A WYSIWYG program for creating webpages.  Can upload via ftp.

FileZilla
FTP client.

Miscellaneous

Fontforge
A great free font creation program.  I created my own Heagney-Genesis Font based on my lettering in my Genesis comic book.

I recommend:

Architects/Planners:

Pedestrian Studio
Environmental Simulation Center (ESC)

3D Visualization/Simulation:

Pixelweave 3D

Artists:

Sean Kirchoff
Jim Gallucci

Musicians:

Bill Maley


Blogs:

Vegan X-Country
Once A Day Blo
Liz Seymore
Mechum Purnell
Noel Curatorial

Freelance Sites:

freelancedesigners.com

Forums:

PC Networking Forums
Visual Basic Forums
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