Quick Installation of SuperVideo, IPA, and GX Controls Software
Your SuperMac graphics card includes the following software:
• SuperVideo™ software, which controls acceleration, Virtual
Desktop‚Ñ¢, and other advanced features of your SuperMac
graphics card
• SuperMac Image Processing Accelerator software, which
accelerates key Adobe Photoshop‚Ñ¢ 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.