On this disc you will find a wonderful selection of 70 seamless tileable photographic textures from the Wraptures One and Two texture libraries. Wraptures were especially designed to be used as 3D texture maps and are perfect for use in your Extreme 3D application. You can also use Wraptures as fill patterns, brush patterns, and basic graphic source material in Adobe Photoshop and Fractal Design Painter. Wraptures also make great video and multimedia backgrounds for your projects in Macromedia Director, Aldus Persuasion, or Microsoft PowerPoint. Each texture on this disc is provided in its medium resolution format with an associated bump map or transparency map. A video/multimedia background version of each texture is also included. For details on how to purchase the entire library of over 250 Wraptures textures in their highest resolution format, please call 1-800-779-5474 or 415-664-4010; or fax 415-664-4030; or E-mail us at ‘WRAPTURES@AOL.COM’.
See the “Samples” directory for a complete preview of the entire Wraptures library and our other fine products.
•“Quick Start” -- describes how to view the Wraptures and explains their naming convention.
•“The CD-ROM Directory” -- This section describes the contents of this disc.
•”Usage Rights” -- This section summarizes your usage and distribution rights for the Wraptures. You must send in your Extreme3D registration card to be licensed to use these textures.
You can either use the interactive Kudo Catalog Browser to view and copy the Wraptures. Or you can open them and copy them like any Windows file with the Windows File Manager.
Using the Kudo Catalog Reader to view Wraptures:
1. Depending on the contents of your system, you may be able to run the Kudo Catalog Reader off of the CD-ROM. If you cannot, then you need to install the Kudo Catalog Reader. To install the Reader, use the Windows File Manager to open the WRAPTURE.E3D drive (probably drive “d“) and double-click on the file WINSTALL.EXE.
The installer program will install the Kudo Catalog Reader onto your hard drive occupying approximately 2.6 MB of disk space. The installer also places a few translators and .dll files into your system.
2. Using the Windows File Manager, navigate to and double-click to launch the WRAP_E3D.KDB file on the root level of the WRAPTURE.E3D CD-ROM. This should open this Kudo Catalog using the Catalog Reader. Alternatively, you can launch the catalog reader by double-clicking its icon and then use the “File“ menu to “Open“ the catalog.
3. View any of the Wraptures by clicking on its thumbnail in the Catalog and selecting “Display Original” from the “Image” menu. You can also double-click the thumbnail to open the image with its associated application. For many Windows systems the application associated with .BMP files is “PaintBrush”.
4. Get information on a Wrapture file by selecting its thumbnail and clicking the “Info” button at the top of the Catalog. The info box gives the files location on the disc, its size, and its file type.
-Viewing Wraptures with an Associated Application:
The Wraptures files are provided in BMP file format. Any application associated with this file format can be used to open the files. Either double-click the Wraptures file in the Windows File Manager to view it in its associated application or open the application and use the “File” menu to “Open” the file off of the CD-ROM.
-Naming Convention of the Wraptures files:
Each Wrapture texture has a user-friendly English long name as well as a terse computer name used to comply with the 8.3 windows naming convention. Each texture in the 8.3 convention is given a base name composed of a 3 letter category name followed by a 2 digit number that represents that textures distinct number within the category. For example, the short name for texture “Leopard 1.0” is “SKN03” where SKN is the 3 letter code for the Animal Skins category and 03 represents “Leopard 1.0”’s absolute place within the category.
Since each texture is provided in 7 different bit-depths and size combinations, each texture file also contains a 2 letter code at the end of the base name that represents its bit-depth/type and size. These codes are as follows:
Size/Resolution Codes
M = medium size/resolution 512x256 or 256x256 pixels
S = small size/resolution 256x128 or 128x128 pixels
V= video size/resolution 640x480 pixels
*L= large size/resolution 1024x512 or 512x512 pixels (4x the medium image resolution) is available by ordering the full Wraptures volumes.
BitDepth/Type Codes
1 = 32 bit
2= 8 bit
B = bump map type
T = transparency map type
Using the base name from above, if you were to open the SKN03 folder you would see the following files:
The textures on this disc reside in category directories. Each directory name is as close to its user-friendly long name as possible while staying within the 8 character limit of the Windows naming convention. Sample category directory names are “SKIN”, “BRICK”, “CONCRETE”, and “ASTRO” for astronomy. You can see and access all the category directories from the root level of the CD-ROM.
Within each category directory are the specific texture directories. These texture directories hold the 5-7 different texture files for that particular texture as described above. The names of the texture folders are again as long as possible but must include the texture category number and are therefore shorter than the category directory names. For example, inside the “CONCRETE” category directory is the “CONCRT-5” texture directory. Inside this texture directory are the different texture files: “CON05-M1.BMP”, “CON05-M2.BMP”, “CON05-MB.BMP”, and so on as described above.
CD-ROM DIRECTORY
The following is a description of the files and folders on the root level of the WRAPTURE.E3D CD-ROM.
“WRAP_E3D.TXT” file:
This is the file you are reading now. It gives an overview of the Wraptures and what is on this disc.
“WRAP_E3D.KDB” file:
This is a Kudo Catalog of the Wraptures textures on this disc. View it with the Kudo Catalog Reader. See above on how to install and use the Kudo Catalog Reader.
“KUDO.TXT” file:
This is the Read Me file for the Kudo Catalog Reader installation process. This file describes what the installation does to your Window’s system.
“LICENSE.TXT” file:
This file gives the software licensing agreement for use of the Kudo Catalog Reader.
“INSTALL.INS” file:
This file is required for the installation of the Kudo Catalog Reader.
“WINSTALL.EXE” file:
This is the installation file for the Kudo Catalog Reader. To install, “Run“ the file from the Windows Program Manager or launch it from the Windows File Manager.
“WIN_KUDO“ directory:
This contains the support files used by the WINSTALL.EXE file to install the Kudo Catalog Reader onto your own Hard-Drive. It also contains a working copy of the Reader that allows you to launch the “WRAP_E3D.KDB“ file directly off of this disc.
“SAMPLES” directory:
This contains information and samples on other fine products from Form and Function which include Page Overtures One & Two, and Wraptures One & Two.
“ASTRO” --> “WOOD” directories:
These are the category folders for the textures. Opening a category folder reveals a folder for each texture within that category. Each texture folder contains the 5-7 texture files in the various bit depth and dimension combinations described above under “Naming convention of the Wraptures Files”.
USAGE AND DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS
The content on the Wraptures Extreme3D CD-ROM is licensed, not sold, to you as the sole owner of this disc and can be used on only one computer. You must purchase a site license if this disc and /or its contents are to be used by more than one person. All titles and copyrights for this disc and its contents remain with Form and Function. This license allows the REGISTERED user to use the contents of this disc in their own creations as part of a graphic piece for distribution, broadcast, or performance wherein the creation does not use any of this disc’s contents or derivatives as the primary source of the creations value. The contents of this disc or its derivatives may not be offered for hire, or duplicated and/or manipulated for resale or redistribution in the form of a collection or library (such as a media library, reproduction art, or stock design). You MUST send in your Extreme 3D registration card to be considered a registered user. Form and Function and the reseller of this disc are not liable for any damage or loss, arising from the use of this disc and its contents. This license can be revoked at any time. Contact Form and Function if you have questions (415) 664- 4010.
