(This document best viewed in a 9-point monospaced font) ************************************************************************ Effector Set I v1.0 README 10/01/97 1-800-282-5361 Media Lab,Inc. ************************************************************************ 1. What is Effector Set? 2. Effector Set I Requirements 3. Effector Set I Features 4. What Does This Archive Include? 5. Pricing 6. Ordering And Unlocking 7. Other Media Lab Xtras 8. Version History **************** 1. WHAT IS EFFECTOR SET? ***************** Effector Set I is an Xtra for Director that produces live special effects on AlphaMania 2 castmembers. Nine special effects are included in Effector Set I. Effects can be combined on an AlphaMania sprite, and will work with other Media Lab Effector Sets or third party effects for AlphaMania 2. Effector Set I effects are visually stunning, very cool, and easy to use. Even seeing is not believing. For the latest version of Effector Set I, AlphaMania 2 and other Media Lab Xtras, check our web page: http://www.medialab.com/software/ ************* 2. EFFECTOR SET I REQUIREMENTS ************* Effector Set I is an add-on for AlphaMania 2. It requires AlphaMania version 2.0 or later to work. **************** 3. EFFECTOR SET I EFFECTS ***************** Rotate Live rotation of sprites - fast and looks great Swirl Swirl like a drain Magnify Fully interpolated, works at any percentage. HSB Colorize VERY Powerful colorizing tool. Mosaic Snow Seurat RGB Colorize Line Skip **************** 4. WHAT DOES THIS ARCHIVE INCLUDE? ***************** This archive includes the unlocking demo of Effector Set I version 1.0. It is a fully functional version. However, it defaces any sprites that use an unregistered effect with red pink and yellow boxes. Try it out! If you think you'd like the full version give us a call at 800-282-5361, and we'll give you an unlock code with which you can be up and running in a matter of minutes. See the following sections for more ordering information. Along with this READ ME file, you should have received the following files: Effector Set I.x32 The Xtra. Place it in your Xtras folder. FX Set I.fxm The accompanying interface for Effector Set. Place it in your Xtras folder. Register Effector Set I.dxr Use this to register Effector Set I. Place this in your Xtras folder. Effector Set I.pdf The Effector Set I documentation in Adobe Acrobat format. Order.txt An e-mail or fax order form. ********************** 5. PRICING ************************ ******************* * ELECTRONIC * $149 for the electronic-only version ******************* (which you have in your hands right now!) ******************* * PACKAGED * $199 for the packaged version. ******************* UPGRADE BUNDLE WITH ALPHAMANIA 2: ****************** * ELECTRONIC * $169 for registered owners of AlphaMania v1.x ****************** ALL of this pricing is introductory and is good through November 30, 1997. Effector Set I v1.0 costs (US) $199 plus shipping. But there is a special electronic-only offer of $149 if you simply need an unlock code and no printed documentation or packaging. The electronic version has the same documentation that comes in printed form with the packaged version. Bundle pricing with the other Media Lab Xtra's is available. Upgrade, quantity, and educational pricing is also available. Consult the order.txt file for a more detailed listing, or contact Media Lab directly (1-800-282-5361). **************** 6. ORDERING AND UNLOCKING *************** ****** ELECTRONIC Before ordering your unlock code, you will need your product ID. ****** 1. install 2. Select 'Register Effector Set I' from the Xtras menu in Director. You will be presented with the 7 digit Effector Set product ID. Simply phone, fax, or e-mail that number to us with your order and we'll give you your product unlock code. Enter that unlock code into the 'unlock' field and you're done! Keep that code safe somewhere in case you have to re-install Effector Set I or Director for any reason. Effector Set I locks itself to the copy of *** *** Director in which it is installed. It *** IMPORTANT: *** cannot be moved to a different copy of *** *** Director with a different serial number. So make sure you are getting your product code while using the copy of Director you expect to be using with Effector Set I. PACKAGED Though not required, you may want to have the last 10 digits of ******** your Director serial # when you call in to order a packaged version. This will save you from having to call back later to get an unlock code when you receive the packaged version. ********** HOW TO ORDER ********** * Automated Just connect to our web page and you can quickly order unlock codes from our automated commerce server. http://www.medialab.com/ * Phone In the U.S: 1-800-282-5361 - If ordering an electronic unlock code International: +1.303.499.5411 be sure to have your product ID ready. Phone orders can be taken Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Mountain Standard Time. * E-Mail xtra-sales@medialab.com - There is an e-mail order form (ORDER.TXT) provided with the electronic download. Fill in all the information it requests, and e-mail back. **************** 7. OTHER MEDIA LAB XTRAS ***************** PHOTOCASTER!!! ============== PhotoCaster is an Xtra for Director that imports Photoshop 3 and 4 files directly into the Director cast. Each of your Photoshop layers is brought in as its own castmember. Photocaster preserves the registration, name, and anti-aliasing of each layer, making the transfer of your Photoshop files into Director as painless as possible. It will save you hours of development time. * imports Photoshop 3 and 4 files directly into your Director cast * creates individual cast members from layers * optionally flattens the image on import to make just one cast member * controls color mapping: 24 bit, current palette, or custom palette * integrated into Director's interface - just pull down a menu * generates a super-palette derived from the layers in your Photoshop file * keeps layer registration * preserves anti-aliasing between layers * optionally flattens linked layers into single cast members * optionally ignores hidden layers * saves time and money * reduces frustration * no Lingo required Download a demo from our web page and try it out! You'll be glad you did. ALPHAMANIA 2!!! =============== AlphaMania 2, for Director, provides authors with a bitmap cast member which supports live alpha channel rendering. This means that your graphics can now dynamically anti-alias to anything behind them, just like Director's rich text. AlphaMania can also use an alpha channel to support transparency to achieve myriad never-before-possible effects. Glass buttons! True dynamically feathered shadows and glows! All effects are independent of sprite location, color depth, and changing backgrounds. AlphaMania imports PICT, TGA, and, in conjunction with Media LabÕs PhotoCaster Xtra, Photoshop layers complete with their alpha channel information. AlphaMania 2 introduces batch importing, alpha channel only castmembers, cut-through drawing, and support for special effects! o Dynamic anti-aliasing bitmaps o True shadows & glows o Live transparency for glass and highlight effects ************************* 8. VERSION HISTORY ************************** v1.0 (MacOS & Win) Released October 1, 1997. Spoon!!!!!