Photo/Graphic Patterns is a Photoshop plug-in which enables
you to apply cool patterns to your images. This demo version of
Photo/Graphic Patterns comes with a limited selection of patterns
and lighting tiles. The full version has thousands of patterns
and comes with a full color catalog and design tips for creating cool
effects.
Take a look at the PDF manual.
A. File Names and Descriptions
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This demo version of Photo/Graphic Patterns 1.0
is installed by double-clicking on the file Setupex.exe.
The installation consists of the following files and documents:
Afxpgp.8bf (Plug-in file)
pattern files (.afx) (Path Autofx\patterns\patterns)
lighting tile files (.afx) (Path Autofx\patterns\light)
Readme.txt (Path Autofx\patterns)
In addition there should be an Adobe Acrobat .pdf manual which
comes with this software. If you do not have this manual, one is
available online at Auto F/X's Web site.
B. Compatible Programs
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Photo/Graphic Patterns Windows Demo Version has been qualified
to work with the following host applications:
Image Editing Applications:
Canvas 5.0
Fractal Painter 4.0.3
Paint Shop Pro 4.1
Picture Publisher 7.0
PhotoPaint 6.0, 7.0
PhotoDeluxe 1.0
Photoshop 3.0, 4.0
Page Layout and Illustration Programs:
Pagemaker 6.0, 6.5
Freehand 7.0
C. Installing the Plug-in
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You will be asked when installing the plug-in to select the
folder for your application's Photoshop compatible plug-ins.
Photo/Graphic Patterns should appear in the menu where
Photoshop plug-ins reside. Depending on the application, you
may have to identify (usually through Preferences) the folder
where the plug-in resides. Consult your host application's manual
or call their tech support if you need further assistance in
determining where Photoshop plug-ins go and how to access them.
For Pagemaker and Freehand, fixed locations for the plug-ins
are used. You must install the plug-in in these locations for
the host application to access the plug-in 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 other applications, you can typically place the plug-ins
in any folder but you may have to initialize the location
using the application's Preferences. The following application
reference list identifies where you set the plug-in's location:
Canvas: Preference > Painting > Plug-ins
Fractal Painter: Edit > Preferences > Plug-ins
Paint Shop Pro: Preferences > General Program Prefences >
Plug-in Filters
Picture Publisher: Tools > Options > Plug-ins
Photo-paint: Tools > Options > Plug-in Filters
PhotoDeluxe: File > Preferences > Plug-ins
Photoshop: File > Preferences > Plug-ins
D. 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 a file open. If there is a selection,
the effect will 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
program, you must have first placed an image and have the
picture box 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 Patterns plug-in will be visible
from within the host application. All plug-ins from Auto F/X
are stored in a folder named Auto F/X, in the location
where plug-ins are normally shown. 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
Fractal Painter: Effects > Auto F/X
Freehand: Xtras > Auto F/X
PageMaker: Element > Image > Photoshop Effects > Auto
F/X
Paint Shop Pro: Image > Plug-in Filters > Auto F/X
Photo-Paint: Effects > Auto F/X
PhotoDeluxe: Effects > Auto F/X (Set Preferences > Long
Menus)
Photoshop: Filter > Auto F/X
Picture Publisher: Image > Effects > Auto F/X
E. Memory Management
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Photo/Graphic Patterns 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 the performance.
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Photo/Graphic Patterns is a trademark of Auto F/X Corporation.
All products mentioned in this readme file are likely trademarked
by their respective owners. Copyright 1996 Auto F/X Corporation.
All rights reserved worldwide.