Microsoft Paint is a basic graphics program that comes pre-installed with Windows operating systems. It has changed little since its introduction, with each new version primarily introducing small tweaks rather than major changes. The document discusses the evolution of Paint across different Windows versions, noting updated features in versions like Windows 95, 98, 2000, ME, Vista, and 7. It concludes that Paint's simplicity makes it suitable for creating frames for a music video despite its limited capabilities.

1. Microsoft paint
Microsoft 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 version
This 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deemed outdated, and any files made in this form of paint aren’t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.

2. 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.
Vista
Vista changed toolbar icons,
added cropping, a zoom slider and
allows up to 10 ‘undo’s’. it also
saves files as JPEGS by default.

3. 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.

4. 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.