Microsoft paintMicrosoft paint is a simple graphics programme that comes with all editions of the windows operating system. It came

with the first interation of windows, and has developed little since.

Initial versionThis was a very limited tool, only offering basic drawing tools. It is deemed outdated, and any files made in this form of paint aren’t compatible with newer iterations.

Later iterations• Windows 9x windows XP• windows 95 allowed saving and loading of custom colour wells and

palettes.windows 98, 2000 and ME allowed images to be saved in JPEG, GIF and PNG file. JPEG is the file that we are using for our music video. This was a choice made due to the fact that JPEG is a universal format, and works with all editors. JPEG also has a smaller file size, meaning it takes up less space. This is useful for us as the computers we are using lock up frequently. Therefore having smaller file sizes should (theoretically) run better when we put them into editing.

VistaVista changed toolbar icons, added cropping, a zoom slider and allows up to 10 ‘undo’s’. it also saves files as JPEGS by default.

Windows 7• Windows 7 version of paint saves in PNG format by default,

allows scaling of shapes after drawing them, allows the copy and paste of text into text boxes as well as the movement of text boxes. This is the version of pain that we will be using, due to the fact that it is the most advanced form of paint, and it’s the only one available to use.

Conclusion

• From its introduction with the first ever version of windows, paint has changed very little. Each iteration introduces small tweaks rather than big changes. This is due to the fact that its target audience is for inexperienced PC users, and its main use is for simple designs. This is why we are using it for our animation, as well as using JPEG as our format (as its universal and has a small file size). This simplicity allows us to create lots of frames quickly and efficiently, which should let us finish our music video as quickly as possible.