Welcome! This directory contains an exclusive preview of some of the artwork and software which are part of Cloanto's new "The Kara Collection" CD-ROM. The "KaraCD" drawer contains several animations (PAL format, 16 and 256 colours) which give an overview of the material contained on the CD-ROM. Additionally, several tutorial animations explain how to obtain interesting effects with Cloanto's Personal Paint and ColorType software. The "ShowAll" icon can be used to automatically display all animations, which include: KaraCDIntro.anim  presents The Kara Collection ColorFonts.anim  shows samples of the ColorFonts on the CD-ROM AnimFonts.anim  shows samples of the AnimFonts Plaquegrounds.anim  shows samples of the Plaquegrounds Starfields.anim  shows various animated Starfield effects AnimText.anim  shows how to create animated texts AntiAliasText.anim  shows how to anti-alias text with Personal Paint SmoothShadow.anim  shows how to create shadows with Personal Paint NeonText.anim  shows a neon effect with Personal Paint CType_AntiAlias.anim shows how to create an anti-aliased font CType_Texture.anim  shows how to apply a texture over a font The "ColorType" and "PPaint" drawers contain demonstration versions of the respective software packages. Personal Paint is also the default tool used to display the tutorial and example animations. Both programs can even save and print, and can therefore be used to completely explore the features of the full versions. The only limitation compared to the commercial products is that a "DEMO" pattern covers parts of the image or font when certain operation are performed. The full products published by Cloanto also include extensive documentation (either in print or on CD-ROM). Presenting The Kara Collection It took 10 years of hard work to create the superb art which is contained on this CD-ROM. The Kara Collection includes all packages previously published by Kara Computer Graphics for the Amiga, in an exclusive and professional edition reorganized and enhanced by Cloanto. Some material is being published here for the very first time. This CD-ROM contains 80 ColorFonts (including effects like brick, glass, chrome, chisel, etc.), 5 AnimFonts (handwriting, rotating characters, static wipes, sparkles, etc.), hundreds of alternate colour palettes, Starfields (moving stars seen from different perspectives), Plaquegrounds (backgrounds such as granite, marble, sand-stone, wood, etc.), and software for special effects in pictures, animations, titling and presentations. All items for solo or combined use. The Kara Collection also includes two software packages developed by Cloanto to manage bitmapped fonts: ColorType for colorfonts and the Personal Fonts Maker for black and white fonts. Both have been acclaimed as the best in their respective fields. To make AnimFonts really easy and enjoyable to use, we created an ARexx program for Personal Paint, which renders any string of characters into animated text. As Kara says, "So long to the laborious task of placing individual letters... This is the way AnimFonts were meant to be!!!" For users who already purchased a copy of Personal Paint, but in a version which does not support anim-brushes (which are required to use AnimFonts), the CD-ROM includes a free upgrade. The Amiga has been through difficult times, and so have we, developers and users. Yet we have kept working for the Amiga, and you are still here too. With your support, we are continuing to invest in the Amiga. We are working on new versions of our software, and we are publishing new CD-ROM titles such as The Kara Collection and the Personal Suite. Another Quality Amiga CD-ROM from Cloanto: Personal Suite This CD-ROM includes Personal Paint and Personal Write from Cloanto, SBase 4 Personal (from Oxxi), Personal Fonts Maker 1 & 2 (Cloanto), 27 professional colorfonts, Cloanto's DirDiff (file synchronization and replication software) and PNG Toolkit, plus ½ Gbyte of pictures, animations, stereograms, stereogram animations, Amiga fonts, printer downloadable fonts and texts. The CD-ROM contains no public domain or shareware software. The commercial titles are the latest versions available, with full AmigaGuide manuals (English and German, with some titles also in Italian and French). Famous Amiga artists like Jim Sachs participated with a selection of their best Amiga art. Also included, a compilation of animations by Eric Schwartz, for the first time in IFF ANIM format. 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Parts are licensed from third parties. This compilation is Copyright © 1996 Cloanto Italia srl. All rights reserved. No part of the "Cloanto" drawer may be reproduced, transmitted or stored in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright holders. Cloanto and the Cloanto logo are registered trademarks, and ColorType, Personal Paint, Personal Suite, Personal Write and The Kara Collection are trademarks of Cloanto Italia srl. Amiga is (still, but not for long) a registered trademark of ESCOM AG. For additional information which may be applicable to the contents of the "Cloanto" drawer, please refer to the documentaion of The Kara Collection CD-ROM.