Amiga Format CD 6/Amiga Format AFCD06 (Nov 1996, Issue 90).iso/serious/commercial/cloanto/readme.txt

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 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.


 Cloanto Distributors

 Great Britain

 Digita International Limited           Tel [phone]
 Black Horse House                      Fax [phone]
 GB - Exmouth  EX8 1JL                  E-mail [e-mail]

 Power Computing Ltd.                   Tel [phone]
 44/a Stanley Street                    Fax [phone]
 GB - Bedford, Beds.  MK41 7RW

 Emerald Creative Technology Ltd.       Tel [phone]
 East House                             Fax [phone]
 East Road Industrial Estate
 GB - London SW19 1AH


 North America

 Kara Computer Graphics                 Tel [phone]
 2554 Lincoln Boulevard                 Fax [phone]
 Suite 1010                             E-mail [e-mail]
 USA - Marina del Rey, CA 90291

 SoftLogik Publishing Corporation       Tel [phone]
 315 Consort Drive                      Fax [phone]
 USA - St. Louis, MO 63011              E-mail [e-mail]
                                        http://www.softlogik.com

 Software Hut, Inc.                     Tel [phone]
 Folcroft East Business Park            Fax [phone]
 313 Henderson Drive                    E-mail [e-mail]
 USA - Sharon Hill, PA 19079


 German Area

 Stefan Ossowskis Schatztruhe           Tel [phone]
 Gesellschaft für Software mbH          Fax [phone]
 Veronikastraße 33                      E-mail [e-mail]
 D - 45131 Essen                        http://www.schatztruhe.de

 GTI
 Grenville Trading International GmbH   Tel [phone]
 Carl-Zeiss-Straße 9                    Fax [phone]
 D - 79761 Waldshut-Tiengen


 Belgium

 Amiga City - G.E.S.                    Tel [phone]
 Avenue du Price Heritier, 176          Fax [phone]
 B - 1200 Bruxelles


 The Netherlands

 Barlage Computer Hardware              Tel [phone]
 Kaalheidersteenweg 262                 Fax [phone]
 NL - 6467 AH Kerkrade


 Denmark

 Epic Data                              Tel [phone]
 Ahlgade 55                             Fax [phone]
 DK - 4300 Holbaek


 Norway

 DataKompaniet ans                      Tel [phone]
 Trondheim Innovation Centre            Fax [phone]
 N - 7030 Trondheim                     E-mail [e-mail]


 Sweden

 ProComp                                Tel [phone]
 Box 46                                 Fax [phone]
 S - 340 36 Moheda                      Bbs [phone]


 Finland

 Lincware Computers Ltd                 Tel [phone]
 Lovkullankuja 3                        Fax [phone]
 FIN - 10300 Karjaa


 France

 Phoenix-DP                             Tel [phone]
 BP 801                                 Fax [phone]
 F - 64008 Pau Cedex

 Vitepro                                Tel [phone]
 42, rue Raymond Marcheron              Fax [phone]
 F - 92170 Vanves

 Cuda Informatique sarl                 Tel [phone]
 31, rue de Trevise                     Fax [phone]
 F - 75009 Paris

 Quartz Informatique                    Tel [phone]
 2 bis, avenue de Brogny                Fax [phone]
 F - 74000 Annecy


 Greece

 Multi-RAK                              Tel [phone]
 Karnassiotis & Radouniklis GBR         Fax [phone]
 Prinz-Regent-Straße 70
 D - 44795 Bochum


 Australia and New Zealand

 Amadeus Computers Pty Ltd              Tel [phone]
 Suite 1, 534 Old Northern Road         Fax [phone]
 Round Corner NSW 2158
 Australia


 Italy

 Db-Line srl                            Tel [phone]
 Viale Rimembranze 26/C                 Fax [phone]
 I - 21024 Biandronno  VA               Bbs [phone]
                                        E-mail [e-mail]
                                        http://www.dbline.it

 Italy (OEM)

 CTO spa                                Tel [phone]
 Via Piemonte 7/f                       Fax [phone]
 I - 40069 Zola Predosa  BO



 Cloanto

 Cloanto Italia srl                     Tel [phone]
 PO Box 118                             Fax [phone]/609051
 33100 Udine                            E-mail [e-mail]
 Italy                                  http://www.cloanto.com



 Legal Notes

 The individual files stored in the "Cloanto" drawer are Copyright ©
 1987-1996 Cloanto Italia srl (Cloanto), unless otherwise indicated in the
 files or in the documentation which is part of "The Kara Collection"
 CD-ROM. 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.