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NeoPaint - Version 2.0
(C)1992-93 OSCS Software Development, Inc.
* IMPORTANT INFORMATION *
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CONTENTS
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* About NeoPaint
* New Features in Version 1.1
* New Features in Version 2.0
* System Requirements
* Supported Video Cards
* Starting NeoPaint
* Command Line Options
* NeoGrab Screen Capture Utility
* Optimizing NeoPaint
* Acquiring Additional Fonts
* Microsoft Windows Considerations
* Mouse Driver Problems
* Problem Images
* Notice to Programmers and creators of Game software
* Customer Services & Technical Support
* Registering NeoPaint
* Other Products from OSCS
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ABOUT NEOPAINT
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NeoPaint is the ultimate image editing program for DOS!
Until now sophisticated image editing has required
spending hundreds of dollars on software and hardware. At
$45 (U.S.), NeoPaint sets a new standard in
price/performance. NeoPaint is as simple to use as any
paint program, yet with many powerful features usually
found only in high-end picture publishing systems. Better
still, NeoPaint is NOT a Microsoft Windows program, so
it's easy to install, set up and use. NeoPaint's state of
the art GUI interface allows you to edit and view
multiple images at the same time in resolutions as high
as 1024x768.
When you compare NeoPaint with high end graphics packages
costing hundreds of dollars we think you'll discover that
NeoPaint gives you tremendous power at any price!
NEOPAINT FEATURES:
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o File Formats: PCX, GIF and TIFF
o Video Modes: Hercules (720x348x2), EGA (640x350x16),
VGA (640x480x2, 640x480x16), Super VGA (640x480x256,
800x600x16, 800x600x256, 1024x768x256) *
o Multiple Images: View and Edit multiple images in
adjustable on-screen windows
o Drawing Tools: Brush, Air Brush, Eraser, Color
Eraser, Flood Fill, Tile Fill, Gradient Fill, Color
Convert, Text, Line, Bezier Line, K-Line, Rectangle,
Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse/Circle, Polygon, Freehand
Polygon, Editable Polygon, Grid, 3D Cube, 3D Pyramid,
Gradient Rectangle, Gradient Ellipse/Circle, Magic
Marker, Smudge Tool, Blend Tool, Charcoal Pencil,
Crayon, Water Color Brush, Clone, Color Similarity,
Stamp Pad, Solid and Transparent Patterns
o Fonts: Multiple Styles and Sizes with Bold, Italic,
Underline, Outline and Shadow effects; Additional
fonts available from OSCS and third party vendors
o Selection Tools: Rectangle, Polygon and Freehand
Polygon/Lasso (Transparent and Solid)
o Effects: Invert, Flip, Rotate, Scale, Stretch, Skew,
Distort, Blend, Screen, Smear, Pixelize, Border,
Lattice, Blur, Darken, Lighten, Fade, and more.
o Zoom: Multilevel Zoom allows precise editing;
Scrolling and most drawing tools also work in Zoom
Mode.
o Color Control: Works with 2, 16 and 256 Color Images;
Color Balance, Brightness, Contrast and Color
Reduction/Conversion are supported
o Output: Supports over 300 printers! Produce high
quality halftones on HP DeskJet, HP LaserJet and
Postscript or compatible printers; Scaling and
Orientation controls; also supports Epson/IBM
compatible dot matrix and color printers such as HP
DeskJet 500/550C.
o Memory Management: Supports Expanded (EMS), Extended
(XMS) and Virtual Disk Memory for working with very
large images
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NEW FEATURES
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The following features were new to version 1.1:
o In the Color Palette you will notice two small icons
marking the currently selected fill and line colors.
The "F" icon marks the fill color and the "L" icon
marks the line color.
o The Picture Info option has been expanded to show
additional information. Original file size, memory
size and the type of memory being used by the image
are now displayed. Possible memory types include:
conventional (DOS), expanded (EMS), extended (XMS)
and virtual (Disk).
The following features are new to version 2.0:
o Enhanced printer drivers. NeoPaint now includes
support for over 300 printers including many 24-pin
dot matrix, laser, ink jet and color printers.
o A full screen editing function has been added. This
can be accessed by pressing F3 or by choosing Edit
Screen from the Picture menu.
o A Crop function has been added to the Edit menu. This
can be used after selecting a region with the
scissors tool.
o Three Gradient tools (rectangle, circle and fill)
were added.
o A Skew/Distort feature has been added to the Picture
menu. This option can be used after selecting a
region with the scissors tool to reshape, bend, warp
and/or distort portions of an image.
o The polygon editor now allows polygons to be dragged
from the center and repositioned inside the drawing
area. Polygons may also be rotated on the Z axis.
o Added a tool to create and rotate squares and
rectangles.
o Added a tool to create and rotate circles and
ellipses. Ellipses can be distorted and stretched to
create a variety of different shapes.
o The Bezier line function has been enhanced. It now
uses a node editor similar to the one used for
editing polygons. Bezier lines may also be rotated.
o Three-D objects can now be dragged from the center
and repositioned inside the drawing area.
o Several new tools were added beneath the Marker tool
in the tool bar. These are:
* Charcoal
* Crayon
* Water Color
* Smudge/Smear
* Blend
* Clone
o The Zoom tool now magnifies from 2 to 100 times.
o An option to create transparent cutouts has been
added to the Options menu. When selected, areas
containing white will become transparent. Other areas
remain unchanged.
o Added a Drag from Center command to the Options menu.
This replaces the separate tools used in version 1.x.
o Version 2 now supports the international characters
used in most languages (German, French, Spanish,
etc.)
o A custom line width option was added to the line
width menu. You can now adjust the line width from 1
to 40 pixels.
o The Clear option in the Picture menu now allows you
to clear an image using the current fill color or
white.
o An Undo button was added to the main screen next to
the video mode selector. Undo may also be selected by
pressing F4, ALT/U or by choosing Undo from the Edit
menu.
o An option was added to save default palette and
pattern files.
o A Color similarity (range) option was added for use
with the fill and color eraser tools.
o When converting an image to a resolution with fewer
colors an option was added to select a dither method.
o Stamps that are larger than 64x64 can now be
previewed in the Stamp Pad window.
o We've also added dozens of other small enhancements
not listed here...
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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To use NeoPaint you will need the following:
o IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or 100% compatible computer. A
286 or better CPU is highly recommended.
o EGA, VGA, Super VGA, Hercules monochrome or
compatible graphics card and monitor. See Supported
Video Cards below for information on compatible Super
VGA cards.
o 640K minimum RAM
o A hard disk
o MS-DOS, PC-DOS 3.1 (or higher) or DR-DOS
o Microsoft, Logitech or compatible pointing device
o Printer (optional)
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SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS
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NeoPaint will run on any computer system equipped with a
100% compatible EGA, VGA, Super VGA or Hercules graphics
card. To operate NeoPaint in 256 color, 800x600 or
1024x768 modes you must have a super VGA video card
equipped with one of the following chipsets (or a close
compatible):
Tseng ET3000
Tseng ET4000
Paradise/Western Digital
Video Seven
ATI
Trident
VESA *
NOTE: Due to severe limitations inherent in their design,
CGA video cards are not supported. This includes many
Tandy 1000 syste