JKnobMan

Copyright (c) 2012-2016 g200kg

What is this?

JKnobMan is a 'Knob' graphic image design tool.
The image strip has continuous frames stitched vertical, stitched horizontal or individual files. Though JKnobMan is mainly designed for VST-plugin GUI development, it may be useful if you need image-strips like this.

JKnobMan is a freeware.
There are no limitations to use including commercial use.
Donations are appreciated if you would like.

http://www.g200kg.com/en/software/knobman.html (English)
http://www.g200kg.com/jp/software/knobman.html (Japanese)

Packages

• JKnobManXXX-mac.zip : Application bundle for Mac OS X.
• JKnobManXXX-exe.zip : Wrapped to Windows .exe file. Though this version also need a JRE, it can run like a windows native application.
• JKnobManXXX-jar.zip : Executable jar file. For any platform that JRE is available.

How to use

The detail of usage is here

History

• 2016/10/05 1.3.3
  • Bugfix : Exe version cannot run with Java 8 update 101 (Windows).
  • Bugfix : Gif animation export image is corrupted with Java 8 update 101.
  • BugFix : Layer preview behavior with frame mask is not normal.
  • Frame Bit-Mask is now evenly assigned to frame length regardless of preview/render mode.
  • Language Ukrainian configuration file is added (may not be perfect).
• 2013/11/07 1.3.2
  • Bugfix : Texture setting may be lost after save/load in some case.
• 2013/10/11 1.3.1
  • .knob-file format is changed for reducing size
    (backword compatible: note that the file saved with 1.3.1 is loadable only for 1.3.1 or later)
  • Thumbnails for KnobBrowser size is changed to reflect the oversampling setting
  • Rotation CenterX/CenterY display on layer preview
  • Improved UI response if large output image size
• 2013/10/05 1.3.0
  • Fix : Overwrite prompt may appear twice in some case
  • Thumbnails on texture select dropdown
  • Some more textures are added
  • Transparency is enabled on texture when alpha-PNG is used as texture file
  • Improved interpolation for texture zooming
  • Added magnifier with color pipette tool
  • Exe warpping tool is changed to Launch4j
• 2013/09/26 1.2.9
  • Color value editing with hex string
  • Added some Textures (Thanks to AZ)
  • Use previous extension when export if no extension is specified
  • SVG import/export for shape editor
  • Frame mask mode 'Maskbits' is added
  • Enable value editing from keyboard in AnimCurve editor
• 2013/09/18 1.2.8
  • Editing is immediately reflect to 'Test' floating icon
  • Remember individually the folders for knob-files and image-files on file dialog
  • Adding status bar
  • Delete 'Export Done' dialog, that may cause hung up in some case.
  • Fix : The 'Recent Files' cannot work normal on Japanese kanji char folder-name
• 2013/05/02 1.2.7
  • Fix : illegal behavior on complex DynamicText e.g. '(99:1),<C>(1:99)' (enbugged in 1.2.6)
• 2013/04/23 1.2.6
  • Fix : Dynamix text freezing in some case
• 2013/03/05 Ver.1.2.5
  • Expand parameter max-value of offset/angle
  • Foldable effect parameters
• 2012/12/26 Ver.1.2.4
  • BugFix: Japanese setting is forced on .dmg version
  • BugFix: Specific RGB color value cannot be set
  • BugFix: Center offset when odd pixel size knob
  • configuration for Dutch (nl.ini) is added. (Thanks to Sjoerd Bijleveld)
• 2012/07/06 Ver.1.2.3
  • Number of frames max limitation is expanded to 1000
• 2012/05/11 Ver.1.2.2
  • BugFix: Anti-aliasing is not work properly when Zoom< about 20%
  • BugFix: Export result become not completed image in some cases.
  • BugFix: Crush on some illegal dynamic text syntax in the 'Text' primitive
  • BugFix: Cannot launch normally from .knob association (exe version)
  • Help menu is added
• 2012/05/04 Ver 1.21
  • Image primitive without 'auto-fit' behavior is adjusted to KnobMan
  • improved image primitive / oversampling decimation
  • fixed launch error in some environment ( japanese windows).
  • dmg packaged version is prepared for mac
  • and many minor bug fixes / expanded localizable parameters
• 2012/04/25 Ver 1.20
  • full localizable GUI parts
  • direct file drop to the 'Image' primitve's filename field
  • number of animation curve and curve points are expanded
  • improved oversampling decimation algo generating better results
  • other minor bug-fixes
• 2012/04/22 Ver.1.10
  • performance improved
  • support Undo / Redo
  • export to Animation (AnimGIF / APNG)
  • multi-language suport
  • menu, mnemonic, shortcuts support & customaizable
  • texture-image direct drop support
  • switchable look&feel / language from file-config
  • Texture folder should be placed to same folder to JKnobMan.jar
  • image files can be dropped directly to 'Texture-combobox' from explorer / finder.
  • menu mnemonic / shortcuts are custmizable.
• 2012/04/16 Ver.1.00
  • First Release.Based on KnobMan (windows-native) 1.50