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- I. The Comic Strip Factory Features
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- A. Included artwork
- 1. A near megabyte of art:
- a. Parts
- (1) Hundreds of comic parts
- (a) One thousand four hundred and eighty , to be exact
- b. Characters
- (1) Six full characters included:
- (a) Fred Nerd
- 1. The quintessential nerd in everyone
- (b) Broadway Bug & Sweet Patootie
- 1. Performing insects in the finest vaudeville tradition
- (c) Tawny Dancer
- 1. An anatomically correct, feline terpsichorean (dancer)
- (d) The "Root Wizard"
- 1. A classic medieval sorcerer
- (e) Slytho
- 1. A flaming fantasy dragon
- c. Four detailed Backgrounds
- (1) Apartment
- (a) Fred Nerd's home: computers, dirty dishes, beer...
- (2) Orpheum Theatre
- (a) The elegant proscenium and squalid backstage
- (3) Main Street
- (a) A 360 degree view of a city intersection
- 1. Inspired by John Steinbeck's Cannery Row
- (4) Wizardland
- (a) Lair of the Root Wizard and Slytho
- 1. Countryside, castle, and adjoining dungeon
- d. "Props"
- (1) Computers, furnitures, laboratories...
- e. "Bubbles and Pointers"
- B. File
- 1. New Comic Strip
- a. Single page comics of 1 to 16 panels, user-defined
- b. 1 to 4 panels horizontal; 1 to 4 panels vertical
- c. Full control over panel size
- d. Tall or Wide orientation
- 2. New Text
- a. Opens text edit window for text creation
- 3. New Parts
- a. Opens empty Parts window for Parts creation or Pasting
- 4. Open Comic Strip
- a. Presents listing of Comic Strip Factory-created comics
- 5. Install Background
- a. Presents MacPaint-compatible documents for use as backgrounds
- (1) Three background orientations possible
- (a) Panorama (24" by 3.33")
- (b) Wide Screen (16" by 5")
- (c) Portrait (8" by 10")
- 6. Open Text
- a. Presents text-only files for use as comic text
- 7. Open Parts
- a. Presents CSF Parts files
- 8. Save As...
- a. Allows comics to be saved in CSF or MacPaint-compatible format
- C. Edit
- 1. Undo
- 2. Cut
- 3. Copy
- 4. Paste
- a. Paste in graphics from other programs and desk accessories
- b. Compatible with ScrapBook, Art Grabber, CheapPaint, and others
- 5. Clear
- 6. Show Page
- a. Shows reduced view of comic page
- (1) Allows fast selection of individual panels
- D. Panel
- 1. Commands to alter panel shapes and create new panels:
- a. Add Rectangle
- (1) Adds user-defined rectangle to current panel or makes new panel
- b. Add Oval
- (1) Adds user-defined oval to current panel or makes new panel
- c. Add Triangle
- (1) Adds user-defined triangle to current panel or makes new panel
- 2. Background Pattern...
- a. Allows patterns to be:
- (1) used as backgrounds
- (2) used to lighten background picture
- (3) used to darken background picture
- 3. Copy to Panel
- a. Copies Part(s), text, or background picture to current panel
- 4. Remove Panel
- a. Allows for flexible panel layouts
- E. Objects
- 1. Add Text...
- a. Opens text editing window
- (1) Full control over all fonts, sizes, and styles
- (2) Scrollable window for creating text
- (3) ACCESS TO FIVE CUSTOM COMIC FONTS!
- (A) "HAND LETTERED," WITH LESS LEADING;TRUE COMIC EFFECT
- (B) STYLE COMMANDS FOR "COMIC CASE" (COMICS USUALLY "ALL CAPS")
- (C) SPECIAL "HIDDEN" CHARACTERS
- (4) Allows selection of seven balloon types or text "box"
- (5) 3 balloon line "weights" including invisible
- (6) Flush left, Centered, or Flush-right text
- (7) Buttons for fast Cut, Copy, and Paste
- 2. Create Part.../EditBits
- a. Opens "Editbits" window
- (1) "FatBits"-like display for pixel editing partS
- (a) Allows editing of part or background "mask"
- (b) Normal-size view of area in corner of display
- (2) Tool pallete
- (a) Pencil for single-pixel drawing or erasing
- 1. Pencil flips upside-down for erasing
- (b) "Eraser"
- (c) "Hand" for fast scrolling
- (d) "Brush" for fast effects
- (3) Radio buttons for choice of editing part or background mask
- 3. Duplicate
- a. Duplicates selected part(s)
- 4. Invert
- a. Inverts selections
- 5. Flip Horizontal
- 6. Flip Vertical
- 7. Rotate
- a. Rotate selection in 90 degree increments
- 8. Point Balloon
- a. Converts cursor to "Balloon pointer" for precise pointer creation
- 9. Make Silhouette
- a. Creates silhouette behind selected object(s)
- b. Used for shadows or dimming or lightening shapes
- 10. Set Pattern...
- a. Allows patterned silhouettes
- 11. Mergebits
- a. Converts group of objects into a single object
- F. Arrange
- 1. Bring to Front
- a. Makes selected object frontmost
- 2. Send to Back
- a. Places selected object back one layer
- 3. Group
- a. Groups selected objects into a single object
- (1) Object can be later ungrouped
- 4. Ungroup
- a. Ungroups selected object into individual parts
- 5. Free from Panel
- a. Allows part or groups of parts to to appear over or outside panel
- 6. Restrict to Panel
- a. "Clips" part or group to within panel boundary
- G. Windows
- 1. Fast selection of Comic, Background, Text, and Parts windows
- 2. Windows on 128K ROM machines have Zoom boxes
- H. Icon bar
- 1. Offers one-click access to often-used features:
- a. Add Rectangle
- b. Add Oval
- c. Add Triangle
- d. Set Pattern
- e. Copy to Panel
- f. Create Text
- g. Editbits
- h. Duplicate
- i. Flip Horizontal
- j. Flip Vertical
- k. Rotate
- l. Bring to Front
- m. Send to Back
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- II. PartMaker features
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- A. PartMaker is standalone application included with CSF
- B. Converts graphic documents to collections of comic parts
- C. Uses MacPaint-compatible files from:
- 1. MacPaint
- 2. FullPaint
- 3. SuperPaint
- 4. Paint Cutter
- 5. MacBillboard
- 6. Thunderscan
- a. And other popular scanners
- 7. ComicWorks
- 8. Screen-save F-Key
- 9. All MacPaint-compatible "clip-art" packages
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- The Comic Strip Factory
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- $89.95 from
- Foundation Publishing
- 10301 Yellow Circle Drive
- Minnetonka, MN 55343
- (612) 935-4230
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