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What's new at Parallax69
This section contains the latest news in the area of imaging, Eroiica development, customer support and Eroiica imaging solutions.
Eroiica ver. 4.3 - news
File formats - import:
- AutoDesk - AutoCAD R13 (subset)
- MS Office - Excel 5.0
- Improved DXF filter
Improved user interface
Loading and saving of documents is graphically visualized using a progress bar and percentage indicator. The process of displaying large vector files is now faster, smoother and without noticeable delays.Improved language support
International companies or companies with an international client base or staff can now work in a variety of languages by just selecting their language of choice. It's that easy. Eroiica ver. 4.3 offers users the ability to change the working language to suit their preference on-the-fly. As soon as the language selection is made, Eroiica's menus, dialog boxes, help, etc. are displayed in the desired language. Other languages can be added to already installed Eroiica.Improved font mapping in CAD drawings
If original CAD fonts are not available and replacement Windows fonts are used, Eroiica will analyze available choices and select the one that is closest to the shape and size of the original CAD font.Enanced measurement functionality
Now users can measure all types of objects rather than just objects of linear character. If the Measurement window is active, drawn and selected object's dimensions, including perimeter and area, are automatically displayed.Z-order function added
Hidden objects can now be selected and manipulated with ease:- Bring to front ... the selected object is placed on top of all the other objects on the layer
- Send back ... the selected object is placed at the bottom of all the other objects on the layer
TWAIN support for scanning added
Eroiica can now communicate with a variety of scanners, digital cameras, and other such peripherals using TWAIN interface. Once your TWAIN device driver is installed, Eroiica will find it and let you acquire data from your device. Switching between TWAIN drivers is fast and easy.If the File menu item 'Acquire' is selected, TWAIN device driver window is opened and options such as monochrome, grayscale, color, preview, etc. become available. Once the data is acquired, further enhancement and manipulations are done within Eroiica.
If the File menu item 'Select Source' is selected, a dialog window listing all available device drivers is displayed.
Eroiica TWAIN support also includes background batch processing; in other words, Eroiica stays active while data is being acquired in the background.
Enhanced color processing
The quality and speed of color processing has been greatly improved. Eroiica ver. 4.3 handles 16, 256 and True Color images more efficiently and eliminates some of the side effects such as color distortions and screen 'repaints' when switching active windows. Nevertheless, the speed of image display can be further increased by selecting the option 'Fast display' which turns automatic dithering off. However, this increase comes at the expense of color quality.Faster and easier access to image enhancing functions
For easy and fast enhancement of bilevel (black and white) as well as color images, functions such as grayscale, brightness, and negative were optimized and made readily available in the standard toolbar.- Grayscale: The legibility of bilevel rasters is greatly enhanced when the grayscale option is active. Essentially, the grayscale option replaces sharp edges in bilevel rasters with shades of gray. Color images converted to grayscale are displayed according to the tone of each color.
- Negative: The ability to display, view and print the negative of bilevel or color images.
- Brightness: The ability to display images in such a way that it appears as if the source of light were located behind the image. This option is recommended for increasing the legibility of negatives and bilevel images with large black areas.