OpenCanvas Networking.

[JS93]

I heard that with this program its possible to paint with a friend in REAL time on the same canvas. Is it true? Is that still possible?

[Fontes]

Only with the old 1.1b version, I'm afraid. That version is freeware, though, so it's still around. Wait a sec...

Here it is: http://wistinga.online.fr/opencanvas/

Now, that version is limited as all hell. But heck, OC as it is right now has too many tools to make networking viable, anyway. Still, have fun with that one!

[Ico-dY]

Drawpile is very similar, free and up-to-date: http://drawpile.net/ ^^

[TurkCat]

I´ve been "spying" on this discussion for obvious reasons. It sounds really cool, the whole colaboration/real time drawing. Yet, it sounds like the "real" masterpieces is put on hold for the timebeing. Some day perhaps, this will be a reality, a future for serious artists! (hyped) Wish Adobe Photoshop would consider at least. I would partly sell my soul for such an opportunity! Like some kind of student-master colab, where you literally are on the same page!

[Fontes]

While it would be nice to have, I'm afraid it's too impractical. Not saying it can't be done, but not everyone has a 32-core CPU, 128TB of RAM and a 1024PB/s connection to make it work seamlessly. Imagine applying a Gaussian Filter on a session with 8 people, or so. It's bad enough to do it offline, sometimes.

Took a look at that Drawpile, and it does look pretty nifty. Also works fine with Huion tablets, despite their claim of Wacom-only. Do pay attention that it doesn't have any filters or other overly-demanding tools, reinforcing my point that more complex programs like openCanvas6, Clip Studio Paint or even the behemoth that is Photoshop really shouldn't even try to have this feature.

[JS93]

Thank you all for your answers!

[TurkCat]

Yeah, thanks as well. Good stuff to consider. The idea is amazing, but I get that it can be too demanding at the moment.

[GypsyMoon]

Originally posted by Fontes:

" ...not everyone has a 32-core CPU..."

Sorry to jump in on an old conversation... Being that you mention a 32 core CPU... does anyone here know how OpenCanvas performs on a 32 core CPU? With very big canvases - for example? Like 10,000 pixels. By perform I mean the brush.. Is there any lag at all, when painting quickly, or is it responsive in real time?

I know on the PortalGraphics page, they mention that OpenCanvas 7 is compatible with multi-threads processing. Here: http://www.portalgraphics.net/teaser/

But they only show 4 cores... Does anyone know if they support more cores? Does that mean the more cores, the faster the response time of the program? Or is individual core speed more important?

[JS93]

I totally forgot about this thread still being alive, if it wasnt for your message I would've never found out :D. I guess i'll leave it on in case someone else has an answer for you.