Welcome to the Gallery Effects Sampler! This Sampler gives you the opportunity to experiment first hand with the Mosaic filter, one of the 16 Gallery Effects filters included in Gallery Effects Volume I: Classic Art.
WHAT IS ALDUS GALLERY EFFECTS?
Aldus Gallery Effects is a collection of artistic and special effect filters that can be applied to color, gray-scale, and black-and-white scanned or original bitmap graphics to transform them into sophisticated, painting-like artistic images. With Gallery Effects anyone can produce vivid, dramatic art easily, quickly, and consistently.
Gallery Effects, Volume 1: Classic Art contains 16 artistic effects designed to recreate a classic art style: Charcoal, Chalk & Charcoal, Dry Brush, Fresco, Emboss, Poster Edges, Film Grain, Ripple, Dark Strokes, Spatter, Smudge Stick, Chrome, Mosaic, Craquelure, Watercolor, and Graphic Pen. Each effect can be customized for dozens of variations. Up to 25 settings per effect may be saved for future use.
The sophistication and power of the effects will satisfy the demanding requirements of graphic design professionals, while those who aren't skilled artists will also appreciate their ease of use and automation.
Using the effects is remarkably easy. Simply open a bitmapped graphic, choose the desired artistic effect and then click a button to apply the effect to the image. Thumbnail views of the image let you preview the effect before applying it, saving you time and expanding your creativity by encouraging experimentation.
APPLICATION, DESK ACCESSORY, AND ANIMATOR
The Gallery Effects filters can be used with the Gallery Effects application and desk accessory. Each allows you to preview, crop and open graphics images in both PICT (up to 32-bit) and TIFF (up to 24-bit) formats. You can then preview the effect you want, customize it, apply it to the image, and then save and print the results. The Gallery Effects desk accessory provides convenient access to the effects while using other programs.
The Gallery Effects Animator lets you apply the effects to multiple PICT files or to some or all the frames of a PICS animation file. Gallery Effects also includes an external command (XCMD) that permits you to access the effects from your Aldus SuperCard® projects or HyperCard® 2.0 stacks.
INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS
Artists and designers can apply the effects directly while working within leading Macintosh graphics programs, including Aldus SuperPaint® 3.0, Aldus® Digital Darkroom™, Adobe® Photoshop®, Letraset ColorStudio® 1.5, Oasis™1.1, PixelPaint Professional™ 2.0, Fractal Design Painter™ and other programs that use Photoshop plug-in filters.
EXTENDING THE CAPABILITIES OF YOUR GRAPHICS PROGRAM
With the addition of Aldus Gallery Effects to your favorite graphics program, you can transform scanned and bitmapped images into impressive artistic images in less time than it takes paint to dry.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Gallery Effects requires a Macintosh II series, LC, or SE/30 with color monitor and card. It requires a minimum of 2 MB of memory (4 MB is recommended), System version 6.0.5 or later, Finder version 6.1 or later and 32-bit QuickDraw 1.2 or later. Gallery Effects is compatible with System 7.0.
PRICE
The suggested retail price for Aldus Gallery Effects is $199 (US).
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This Aldus Gallery Effects Sampler contains:
• The Gallery Effects Sampler Info file (which you are now reading).
• The Gallery Effects Sample plug-in, located in the SP Pouch folder.
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ABOUT THE MOSAIC EFFECT
The Mosaic effect transforms an image so that it appears as if it were made of small chips or tiles laid down on a flat surface. The “tiles” appear to be lit from the side, enhancing their texture. The Mosaic effect has controls for adjusting the “tile” size and space between the “tiles.”
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USING THE GALLERY EFFECTS SAMPLER WITH SUPERPAINT 3.0
How to Use the Gallery Effects Sample Filter in SuperPaint 3.0:
1. Open SuperPaint and open or create a new document.
2. If the image that you want to apply the Mosaic effect to is on the Paint layer, go to the Paint layer. If the image that you want to apply the Mosaic effect to is on the Draw layer, select the bitmap object with the Selection Arrow and choose Edit SuperBits from the Draw menu.
3. If you want to apply the effect to a portion of the image, select a portion of the image with one of the image selection tools.
4. Choose Gallery Effects Sample from the Paint menu.
The Gallery Effects Sampler information dialog box appears.
5. After reading the information, click on the dialog box to close it and to access the Mosaic filter.
The settings dialog box for the Mosaic effect appears. The settings dialog box lets you change and preview the effect’s settings. The upper left of the dialog box shows a miniature view of the original image or selection. Drag the floating frame over the part of the image you want to preview. The area within the frame appears in the box labeled Original. Click the Preview button if you want to preview the effect which appears in the Effect box. Experiment with the effect settings at the bottom left of the dialog box to get the desired effect. These settings can be saved for later use.
6. After adjusting the settings, click the Apply button to apply the effect to the entire image or the portion that you may have selected.
(For more information on working with plug-in filters, consult the SuperPaint 3.0 user manual.)
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SUGGESTION ON USING THE MOSAIC EFFECT WITH SUPERPAINT
Try making textures with images that you apply the Mosaic effect to. To do so, select an image in the Paint layer and apply the Mosaic effect to it. With the image still selected, choose "Selection to Texture " from the File menu and save the texture.
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For more information on Aldus Gallery Effects, visit your authorized Aldus/Silicon Beach Software dealer or distributor, or contact:
Aldus Corporation
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411 First Avenue South
Seattle, Washington, 98104
Telephone: 206-628-2320
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