Quick Installation of SuperVideo, IPA, and GX Controls Software

Your SuperMac graphics card includes the following software:

•
SuperVideo™ software, which controls acceleration, Virtual
 
 Desktop™, and other advanced features of your SuperMac 
 
 graphics card

•
SuperMac Image Processing Accelerator software, which

  accelerates key Adobe Photoshop™ filters and functions

•
GX Controls (only if you have a Thunder II GX graphics card), 
 
 which accelerates screen redraw when you work in Adobe 
  
Photoshop CMYK mode

This notice explains how to install IPA and GX software on your computer.  For instructions on how to install and use SuperVideo software, see the SuperVideo 3.0 README application.

Installing the IPA Software

Follow these instructions to install SuperMac Image Processing Accelerator (IPA) software for use with Adobe Photoshop versions 2.5 and later. 

1.
Remove any earlier versions of the SuperMac Image Processing

 Accelerator or ThunderStorm™ software from your Macintosh®.

In addition, remove the old Image Processing Manager or
 
  ThunderStorm control panel from the Control Panels folder.

2.
Insert the IPA/GX or SuperMac Image Processing Accelerator 

  floppy disk into your Macintosh. A window appears that contains 

  the IPA Software:

Note:  The window contains the GX Controls folder only if you have a Thunder II GX card.

3.
Drag the Image Accel and IPA Motion Blur files into the folder 
  
where your other Photoshop Plug-ins reside.

4.
Drag the Image Processing Mgr file into your System Folder. 
  
 Click OK to store the file with other control panels.

5.
Double-click the PicturePress Photoshop Plug-in Folder to open 
  
 it, then drag the PicturePress Photoshop file into the folder 
  
 where your other Photoshop Plug-ins reside. The PicturePress 
   
Plug-in README, included on the disk, describes how to use this 
   
file. Drag the README application to any convenient location on 
   
your hard disk, and double-click it to view the information.

If you have Adobe Photoshop 2.0.1 or 2.0.2:

1.
Drag the IPA Motion Blur filter into the folder where your 

 Photoshop Prefs file is located.

2.
Double-click the PicturePress Photoshop Plug-in Folder to open 

 it, then drag the PicturePress Photoshop file into the folder 

 where your other Photoshop Plug-ins reside. The PicturePress 

 Plug-in README describes how to use this file. Drag the 

 README application to any convenient location on your hard 

 disk, and double-click it to view the information.

3.
Double-click the Filters for Other Apps folder to open it, then 

 drag all the filters contained in this folder to the folder where 

 your Photoshop Prefs file is located.

If you have an application that is compatible with Adobe Photoshop plug-in filters, refer to the applications’s user manual for installation instructions.  

Installing the GX Controls Software

If you have a Thunder II GX graphics card:

1.
Double-click the GX Controls folder to open it. A window that 

 contains a Photoshop Plug-ins folder appears:

2.
Double-click the Photoshop Plug-ins folder to open it. A 

 window with three GX Controls plug-in files appears:

3.
If you have a Power Macintosh, copy the GX Controls/PPC 

 plug-in to the folder where you keep your other Photoshop 

 plug-ins. If you have a Quadra, a Centris, or an 040-based 

 accelerator in another model of Macintosh, copy the GX 

 Controls/040 plug-in to the folder where you keep your other 

 plug-ins. For other Macintosh models, copy the GX Controls/030 

 plug-in to the folder where you keep your other plug-ins.

4.
Restart your Macintosh.