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Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0
Windows 95/98/NT Version
07/20/99
This Readme file provides information on the following topics:
A. Registering your product
B. Receiving Technical Support
C. Minimum System Requirements
D. Compatible Programs
E. What gets installed
F. Installing the Plug-in
G. Running the Plug-in from your host application
H. Using the Stand-Alone version
I. Memory Management
J. Bug Reports
K. License and Legal Information
A. REGISTERING YOUR PRODUCT:
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Please be sure to register your product with us. This ensures
that you will receive free technical support, free product
updates, and special promotion opportunities only available
to registered users.
There are 3 (three) ways to register your product:
1. Snail Mail:
Please send your registration card to:
Auto F/X Software
31 Inverness Center Parkway
Suite 270
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
2. Fax:
You can fax your registration card to us at:
205.980.0056
3. Online:
You can now register your products online at:
http://www.autofx.com/ureg/ureg.html
B. RECEIVING TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
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Registered users can receive free technical support by calling
our Technical Support team at 205.980.0056 between the hours of
10am - 5pm Monday through Friday, C.S.T. Please be at your
computer ready to work through your problem before calling.
You can also email our Technical Support Team at:
Techsupport@autofx.com
You can also Fax us any questions you might have:
205.980.1121 (Attn: Tech Support)
Our web site also offers fixes to common problems as well as the
latest fixes for our products.
http://www.autofx.com/HTML/SUPPORT/PGEFAQ.htm
C. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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Windows 95/98/NT:
- 486/66DX processor
- 16 MB RAM
- 100 MB of free hard drive space
Power Macintosh:
- Power Macintosh 601, 603, 603e, 604, 604e or higher processor,
PowerMac G3 (all)
- 60 mhz or higher processor speed
- 8 MB free RAM required to run plug-in version
- 12 MB free RAM to run Application version
- 25 MB of free disk storage space
(Note: Please see the Memory Management suggestions in Section F
for more details on memory requirements.)
Recommended System requirements:
Windows 95/98/NT:
- Pentium Processor
- 32 MB RAM
- 200 MB of free hard drive space
Macintosh System:
- Power PC Processor
- Apple System software 7.0 +
- 8 MB RAM or more to run plug-ins
- 100 MB of free hard drive space
D. COMPATIBLE PROGRAMS:
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Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0 will work with any image editing or layout
program which supports the Adobe Photoshop 3.0 Plug-in Standard.
If the application you wish to use does not appear in this list,
please consult the applicationÆs manual or contact the manufacturerÆs
technical support team to verify that the application supports
such standards.
The following image editing applications currently support the 3.0 SDK:
- Adobe Photoshop 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
(Note: LE versions of Photoshop do NOT support plug-ins.)
- Adobe PhotoDeluxe 1.0
- Corel PhotoPaint 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- JASC Paint Shop Pro 4.1+, 5.0
- Fractal Painter 4.0, 5.0
- Picture Publisher 8.0
The following layout applications currently support the 3.0 SDK:
- Adobe PageMaker 6.0+
- Adobe Illustrator 6.0+
- Corel Draw 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- Macromedia Freehand 7.0
E. WHAT GETS INSTALLED:
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The installation consists of the following files and documents:
- Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0 Plug-in File
- Readme.txt
- PGE Application
- PGE Manual
- Distort tile Af435.afx
The content files do NOT get installed to your hard drive during the
installation process due to their size and number. If you wish to
copy them to your hard drive, you can do so at any time after the
installation has been completed.
The electronic version of the Photo/Graphic Edges Manual also
remains on the CD-ROM.
F. INSTALLING THE PLUG-IN:
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To begin installing Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0, simply click on the installer
icon and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be prompted to select
the folder for your applicationÆs Photoshop compatible plug-in directory.
Photo/Graphic Edges will appear in the applicationÆs pull-down menu where
Photoshop plug-ins are accessible.
Depending on the application, you may have to identify (usually through
the File>Preferences Menu in the host application) the folder where the
plug-in resides. Consult your host applicationÆs manual or call their
technical support if you need further assistance in determining where
Photoshop plug-ins go and how to access them.
For PageMaker and Freehand products, fixed locations for the plug-ins
are used. You must install the plug-in in these locations for the host
application to access the plug0in properly:
PageMaker: Pm6/Rsrc/UsEnglsh/Plugins/Effects
Freehand: Fh7/Usenglsh/Xtras
(Note: You may need to substitute "Usenglsh" with your international
version folder name if required.)
For any other applications, you can typically place the plug-ins in
any folder but you may have to initialize the location using the
applicationÆs Preferences. The following application reference list
identifies where you set the plug-inÆs location:
Canvas: Preferences>Painting>Plug-ins
Fractal Painter: Edit>Preferences>Plugins
Paint Shop Pro: Preferences>General Program Preferences>Plug-in Filters
PhotoPaint: Tools>Options>Plug-in Filters
PhotoDeluxe: File>Preferences>Plugins
Illustrator: Files>Preferences>Plugins + Scratch Disks
Photoshop: File>Preferences>Plugins
G. RUNNING THE PLUG-IN FROM YOUR HOST APPLICATION:
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To set up the effect in an image editing application, you must first have an
image file open. If there is a selection made, the effect will only be applied
to the selected area only; if there is no selection, the effect is applied
to the entire image.
To set up the effect in a layout or illustration application, you must have
first placed an image and have the picture box selected or image area for
the effect selected for the plug-in to be available in the plug-ins menu.
If you have set up the image and installed the software correctly, the
Photo/Graphic Edges plug-in will be visible from within the host
application. Because each host application may access plug-ins
differently, the following list of host applications and related menu
commands to access Photoshop compatible plug-ins is provided.
- Canvas: Image>Filter>Auto F/X
- Illustrator: Filter>Auto F/X
- PageMaker: Element>Image>Photoshop Effects>Auto F/X
- Photoshop: Filter>Auto F/X
- PhotoDeluxe: Effects>Auto F/X
- PhotoPaint: Effects>Auto F/X
H. USING THE STAND-ALONE APPLICATION:
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Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0 can also be used as a Stand-Alone application.
The executable file is accessable through your start menu. When you
launch the application, you will be prompted with an Open Dialog box.
At this point, you should select the image that you wish to edge.
(The application can open any regularly formatted graphic file.
These include: PSD, TIF, GIF, JPEG, BMP, TGA, EPS, PNG, PICT, and PCX.)
Once the application is open, it functions just as the plug-in version.
When you are ready to Save your final image, simply click the Save button
and choose the format in which you wish to save your artwork.
The Stand-Alone Application might be advisable to use if your system is
low on memory as the system wouldn't have the extra bulk of the
host application running.
I. MEMORY MANAGEMENT:
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Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0 gets its memory from both RAM and Virtual
Memory from your startup system hard drive. It is helpful to set
the RAM allocation of the host application a little higher than normal
while running this software to optimize performance.
It is also advisable to work in RGB mode rather than CMYK due to
the fact that images in CMYK mode generally use more system
resources compared to RGB mode.
J. BUG REPORTS:
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If you experience a problem with Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0 that you think
might be a bug, you can report it by sending a message to:
techsupport@autofx.com.
Please describe in detail what you did, the edges and settings you
used, any error messages, your system configuration and operating system,
and any other information relevant to the for the Technical Support Team to
duplicate and troubleshoot the error. Your message will be acknowledged
and the bug will be forwarded to our design team for review.
K. LICENSE AND LEGAL INFORMATION:
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The Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0 software, documentation, all edges, textures,
lighting tiles, and interface designs are copyrighted 1996 by Auto F/X
Corporation, with all rights reserved worldwide. The Photo/Graphic Edges
software and edges accompanying your license may not be copied, except as
provided for in your software license, or as expressly permitted in writing
by Auto F/X Corporation. Photo/Graphic Edges is a trademark of Auto F/X
Corporation. All other products mentioned in this document are likely
trademarked by their respective owners.