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MetaCreations Painter Classic (tm)
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Welcome to Painter Classic!
This Read Me file contains important information about
your new software. You don't have to read this
information now, but after you've installed and looked
around the program, review the following information.
It will help you get the most out of Painter Classic.
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CONTENTS
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- UNDERSTANDING PAINTER CLASSIC
- ONLINE USER GUIDE
- COMMON PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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UNDERSTANDING PAINTER CLASSIC
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PAINTER CLASSIC'S INTERFACE
Painter Classic's interface is organized across a series
of main menus and a set of floating palettes. There are
four main floating palettes: the Tools palette, Brushes
palette, Art Materials palette and Controls palette.
Utilize the User Guide and take the time to explore what
each of these palettes can do.
WACOM® INTUOS(tm) TOOL ID(tm) IS SUPPORTED IN PAINTER CLASSIC
With Tool ID you can attach any number of Intuos Pens to any number of
Painter Classic brushes (one Intuos Pen can represent an oil brush,
another Pen a pencil, and so forth). If you want to change what Painter
Classic brush an Intuos Pen is programmed to be, simply select a
different Painter Classic brush with the tip of that Intuos Pen. The
Pen will remember that brush until a different Painter Classic brush is
selected. With a Wacom Intuos tablet system and Tool ID you can
simulate a natural work environment and eliminate brush palettes to free
up your screen area for drawing and painting.
PAINTER CLASSIC'S BRUSHES
It is the incredible Natural-Media(r) brush engine that
separates the Painter family of products from all other
graphics programs. If you spend a little time investigating
how the brush engine works, Painter Classic will open up
as the most incredible art program you have ever used.
There are six extra brush libraries on your CD. They provide
an enormous variety to the types of artwork you can create.
Explore the CD and try these possibilities.
WACOM(r) INTUOS(tm) GRAPHICS TABLET SYSTEM BRUSHES FOR PAINTER CLASSIC
In the two brush categories of Airbrush and Liquid, the use of
the Wacom Intuos Airbrush "fingerwheel" has been implemented. The
fingerwheel is used to adjust a specific parameter of a tool.
The list below details what parameter of each tool is
controlled by the fingerwheel (and any other parameter of
control).
Intuos Airbrush Tools (Total: 7)
Feather Tip: Fingerwheel controls Opacity
Thin Stroke: Fingerwheel controls Opacity
Medium Stroke: Fingerwheel controls Opacity
Fat Stroke: Fingerwheel controls Opacity
Variable Stroke: Fingerwheel controls Opacity; Tip controls Size
Spatter Airbrush: Fingerwheel controls Grain
Spray: Fingerwheel controls Size; Tip contols Opacity
Liquid Media Tools (Total: 9)
Distorto: Fingerwheel controls Grain; Velocity controls Size
Coarse Distorto: Fingerwheel controls Grain; Velocity controls Size
Smeary Mover: Fingerwheel controls Grain; Velocity controls Size
Coarse Smeary Mover: Fingerwheel controls Grain; Velocity controls Size
Pinch: Fingerwheel controls Opacity
Bulge: Fingerwheel controls Opacity
Runny: Fingerwheel controls Grain
Marbling Rake: Fingerwheel controls Opacity
Turbulence: Fingerwheel controls Opacity
NOTE: The standard pressure stylus will not work with brushes
which have been fingerwheel enabled. With your Intous airbrush stylus
click the Airbrush or Liquid icon in the custom palette to load the library
equipped with these brushes. When the standard pressure stylus is used
again, Painter Classic will detect the new tool and will automatically switch
to the corresponding library.
SEAMLESS TILING
Seamless tiling makes Web projects a snap with an easy star
switch right on the document window. You can utilize an
existing image or develop your own within a small area,
then repeat it perfectly over the entire Web page.
IMAGE HOSES AND CLONING
The image hose paints with a variety of changing images.
It is a brush that you can load with any of the libraries
you find on the CD. Experiment with the images and the
variations you can use.
NOZZLES
The Image Hose Nozzles that are included on this CD-ROM work
differently with different variants. Experiment to see the
effects.
TEAR-OFF TOOLS
Don't overlook the new Tear-off Tools. Grab any brush
(like the Pencil) and drag it off the palette. Presto.
You've created a custom palette. You can drag any
of the tools onto a custom palette.
SCRIPTING
Scripts allow you to record every action you make in Painter
Classic. Scripts are similar to video tape. You can record
and play them back at any time from the Script palette.
The recording process is simply a matter of clicking record,
then Stop and then naming the script. When you're done, the
script appears in the palette.
To erase a script, select delete from pop-up menu at the
bottom of the palette. Select the script you want deleted and
click delete.
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ONLINE USER GUIDE
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The User Guide for Painter Classic can be accessed from the
Help pull-down menu in Painter Classic. It is provided to you
as an Adobe(r) Acrobat(r) Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
If you do not already have Acrobat Reader installed, you may
install it from the Painter Classic software CD.
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COMMON PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
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- Painter Classic only supports the Photoshop 3.0 plug-in API
(not 4.0). Plug-ins, like Alien Skin Eye Candy, which
require the Photoshop 4.0 filter API will not work
with Painter.
- Several Adobe Photoshop 4.0 plug-ins are designed to work
only with Photoshop. They will appear in the Painter menus,
but will not run.
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Manual ERRATA
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- Page 28 indicates that files can be dropped from the Finder
into Painter Classic. This specific feature is not supported,
but has been replaced by two alternatives:
1) Use File Open feature within Painter to access files from
other sources or
2) Drag and drop from another application into Painter Classic.
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Customer Support
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Technical Support is free* to registered users in the US and
Canada for Painter Classic. If you have not registered, please
do so right away to be eligible for support and other benefits.
The fastest way to register is via our website:
www.metacreations.com.
International Support
If you live outside the US or Canada, please contact the
international distributor nearest you for service, sales,
and technical support. You will find a complete list of
international distributors on our website:
www.metacreations.com.
There are many easy options for obtaining technical
support on questions about installation, configuration
or functionality. These options are the Web, e-mail,
fax and phone support. For questions about creative
technique, please see the Creative Support section below.
You will find the answers to most of your questions within
the pages of this User's Guide. If you need further assistance,
you can contact MetaCreations' Technical Support in any of
the following ways:
Web Support
Many of the answers to your questions are available 24 hours
a day on our website: www.metacreations.com/support
In addition to frequently asked questions, our website
provides troubleshooting techniques, late breaking product
news, and other resources to get the most out of Painter Classic.
E-mail Support
To allow us to answer your technical support question most
effectively and quickly, please use the e-mail form provided
to you on our website: www.metacreations.com/support.
Phone Support
Phone support hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Pacific Standard Time, excluding holidays.
Call (408) 430-4058.
When calling, please have your serial number handy
and be at the computer where you need assistance.
Fax
(408)438-9672
Please include your name and serial number
on all correspondence.
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Creative Support
If you have questions regarding creative technique,
please refer to the message boards on our website:
www.metacreations.com
This area is available to you to meet and talk
with other users of Painter Classic to share knowledge,
technique, and inspiration.
* MetaCreations does not currently charge for technical support
for Painter Classic. The only expense to the user is the
telephone toll charges.
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Note: MetaCreations reserves the right to change its
support policies at any time.
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(C)1998 MetaCreations Corporation. All rights reserved.
MetaCreations Classic Painter is a trademark and Natural-Media
is a registered trademark of MetaCreations Corporation.
MetaCreations Painter is covered by U.S. Patent No. 5,347,620.
Licensed under U.S. Patent No. 4,558,302 and foreign counterparts.
This product is covered by one or more patents owned by Scitex
Corporation LTD. This product contains PhotoDisc Images
(C) 1996 PhotoDisc, Inc. QuickTime and Macintosh are registered
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Adobe, Acrobat, Photoshop and
Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other
product brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders.