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- FRACTAL DESIGN POSER(tm)
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-
- Thank you for purchasing Fractal Design Poser. It has
- been installed on your computer and added to your
- Programs group on the Start menu.
-
- Be sure to fill out and mail your registration card
- so we can let you know about the latest changes and
- improvements to Poser. Registering entitles you to
- free technical support, product updates and
- special offers.
-
- APPLICATION NOTES
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- *** Correction to the User Guide
- Page 41 and 76 of the User Guide state - to save a
- render window, select Save from the Window Control
- Menu. This is incorrect. It should say - if you render
- to a New Window, select save from the File Menu.
-
- *** Speed
- The best way to improve the speed of Poser is by
- changing the bit-depth (number of on-screen colors) of
- your display adapter. In wireframe mode, Poser prefers a
- 256 color palette. When rendering, Poser is faster with a
- true color palette.
-
- To change the onscreen palette of your display adapter,
- click the right mouse button on the desktop and select
- Properties. Click on the Settings tab and select the
- palette from the Color palette drop down.
-
- *** Copy to the Clipboard
- When you select Edit/Copy (or Ctrl-C), Poser copies
- the contents of the active window to the Clipboard. You
- can paste this image into most Windows applications.
- Optionally, if you hold the SHIFT key as you copy the
- active window, Poser copies the contents of active
- window and the alpha channel, or mask of the figure
- into the clipboard. Most applications do not support
- this optional 32-bit clipboard format.
-
- *** Printing
- When Poser prints, it always prints to the maximum size of
- the printer. If you want a smaller image, adjust the scaling
- by clicking on the Properties button in the Print or Print
- Setup dialog. If you want a larger image - one that tiles
- across multiple pages - export your Poser document and
- print from an application that supports tiling (like Painter
- or Photoshop).
-
- *** Paste onto Background
- Poser can work with multiple figures, but each figure you
- add to the scene requires more memory and processing time.
- A great way to simulate working with multiple figures is
- with the Paste onto Background command. When you choose this
- command, the current view is painted onto the background.
- When using this feature, please keep in mind that the painted
- background is not saved when you save the Poser document.
- To preserve the background you must select File/Export.
-
- *** Maximum render size
- The maximum size of a render is 4090 x 4090 pixels. The
- maximum size of an imported background is 4095x4095.
- When working with large files be patient - they take a long
- time to import and save.
-
- *** Exchanging files with Macintosh
- Poser documents (.poz) can be saved and opened by the
- Windows or Macintosh versions of Poser. In order to open
- a document, Windows users will need to make sure the
- .poz extension is added to the filename and Macintosh
- users will need to make sure the filetype is .poz (use a
- Macintosh utility like Resedit or FileTyper to change the
- Macintosh file type).
-
- Backgrounds
- If you have imported a background image it will not
- survive the cross platform leap. The background will
- need to be converted to the proper file format (using a
- program like Painter or Photoshop). The Windows
- version of Poser imports TIFF and BMP backgrounds. The
- Macintosh version imports PICT backgrounds.
-
- Bump and Texture Maps
- Bump and Texture maps will not survive the cross-
- platform leap. You will need to convert them to the proper
- format for the target machine and set the extension (or
- filetype for Macintosh).
-
- Texture maps are: Bump maps are:
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- Windows BMP or TIFF BMP with .bum extension
- Macintosh PICT PICT with .bMp filetype
-
- Libraries
- Macintosh libraries can be converted to Windows libraries
- with a utility called "CopyRC". Windows libraries can not
- be converted to Macintosh.
-
- For more information about converting Poser documents
- between Macintosh and Windows or to download the
- CopyRC and FileTyper utility, check out the Poser web
- page - http://www.fractal.com/poser.
-
- *** Device Dependent Bitmaps
- If the interface in Poser becomes corrupted with wild colors,
- make sure the item "No Device Dependent Bitmaps" on
- the Edit/Preferences dialog is selected.
-
- Enabling "No Device Dependent Bitmaps" causes Poser
- to use the system palette, not the palette stored with a
- bitmap. If you need to import a background into Poser that
- has a custom palette (and your display adapter only
- supports 256 colors), deselect the "No Device Dependent
- Bitmaps" on the Preferences dialog.
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- HOW TO CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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- Technical support is free of charge to registered users.
- Please have your serial number handy when contacting
- Fractal. When calling, it is most helpful to be calling from
- the computer where you need support. This way we can
- work with you to solve the problem or demonstrate a
- particular function of the software.
-
- Technical support is available by phone:
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PST), Monday - Friday
- (408)688-8800 phone
- (408)688-2845 fax
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- Technical support by email
- win_support@fractal.com
- mac_support@fractal.com
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- World-Wide-Web
- www.fractal.com
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- America online
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