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…” folder for a complete preview of the entire Wraptures library and our other fine products.
A minor note: We have found that the Kudo Catalog Reader works best with at least 5 MB of alloted memory (RAM). For best results, please set the 'preferred' memory allocation for the Kudo Catalog Reader in its "Get Info" window (command-I), accessed from the Finder.
•“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 Extreme 3D registration card to be licensed to use these textures.
You can either use the interactive Kudo Catalog Reader to view and copy the Wraptures. Or you can open them by double-clicking, and copy them by dragging like any Macintosh file.
-Viewing Wraptures with the Kudo Catalog Reader
1. You may install the Kudo Catalog Reader on to your hard drive or you can run the Reader from the CD-ROM. Installing the Reader places special support files into your System and in total requires about 3 MB of disk space. To install the reader just double-click on the “Mac Install Me First Installer” icon located inside the “Kudo Installer” folder on the Wrapture.E3D CD-ROM. Your Mac will need to be rebooted after installation. We have found that the Kudo Catalog Reader works best with at least 5 MB of alloted memory (RAM). This is a few megabytes more than the installation procedure defaults to. For best results please set the 'preferred' memory allocation for the Kudo Catalog Reader in its "Get Info" window (command-I), accessed from the Finder.
2. Double-click to open the “Wraptures E3D Browser” catalog icon located on the root level of the CD-ROM. This should open the catalog using the Kudo 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 creator application or an associated application. In this case the creator application is Adobe Photoshop.
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 the Creator or an Associated Application:
The Wraptures files are provided in PICT file format. Any application associated with this file format can be used to open the files. Either double-click the Wraptures file 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 Wrapture files:
Each texture is given a base name plus a 2 digit version number. For example, “Leopard 1.0” is the first version of this Leopard skin texture which is a part of the “Animal Skins” category.
Since each texture is provided in 7 different bit-depths and size combinations, each texture file also contains bit-depth/type and dimension information as follows:
Texture Base Name•BitDepth or Type•Dimensions
BitDepth/Type is either “32” or “8” specifying bit depths; or “BM” or “TR“ specifying bump map or transparency map types. Dimensions are given in pixels as width by height.
The possible bit-depths and dimensions for textures on this CD-ROM are shown below:
Leopard 1.0•32• 512x256
Leopard 1.0•8• 512x256
Leopard 1.0•BM• 512x256, or Leopard 1.0•TR• 512x256
Leopard 1.0•8• 256x128
Leopard 1.0•BM• 256x128, or Leopard 1.0•TR• 256x128
Leopard 1.0•32• 640x480
Leopard 1.0•8+• 640x480
CD-ROM DIRECTORY
The following is a description of the files and folders on the root level of the Wrapture.E3D CD-ROM.
“Wrapture E3D ReadMe” file:
This is the file you are reading now. It gives an overview of the Wraptures and what is on this disc.
“Wraptures E3D Browser” 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 Installer…” folder:
This contains the files needed 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 “Wraptures Database” file directly off of this disc.
“Samples… ” folder:
This contains information and samples on other fine products from Form and Function which includes Page Overtures One & Two, and Wraptures One & Two.
“Astro…” --> “Wood…” folders:
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 Extreme 3D 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.
