An Image Editing and Image To Art Application from Artly There.
What is in it for you? As of v2.0 Compositor has a complete painting and editing tools set now to go along with the 160 plus filters of the original, and more new filters to boot with v2.1, including Slide Show. This is a free upgrade to all registered users.
What's New with v2.1.1?
* Bug Fixes in Apply Actions To Movie (Major and Minor)
* Bug Fix in Luminosity Map and a zoomed view.
*There was a problem with v2.0 format actions files being read for Apply Actions To Movie. (Major) This could cause a crash on exit or other file issue. Now fixed.
*There was a copying problem whereby palettes could get overdrawn during Actions To Movie creation. Looked major, minor in reality (non-crashing). Refresh of windows would cure. Fixed.
*Same copy issue of a sort in Luminosity mapping play and a non-1 to 1 scale view.
What's New with v2.1?
* Slide Show (adapted from Artly There's Slide Freebie)
* 9 New Image Lab filters (Trigotron Submenu)
* Minor bug fixes.
What's New otherwise over v1.9.5? (v2.0) Painting tools, editing tools, more filters, more progress bars, more animated cursor progress indications, more open docs (up to 24 if RAM is there), a RAMometer, bug fixes, High Pass filter, Unsharp Mask filter, Several new Paste Using modes (20 total now) and 2 new Paste Into (Color) choices. Brush Sets, Color pickers, and much much more.
Compositor can be a nice addition to your graphics tool box. Please try it and see.
Contact: < artlythere@kagi.com >
Web : < http://www.artlythere.com/compositor.shtml >
Register : < http://order.kagi.com/?22Z >
Cost: $35
Artly There
PO Box 2336
Cornelius , NC 28031
ÑThis is a free upgrade to all registered usersÑ
System Requirements:
ÑPPC Macintosh running OS 8.1 to 9.x Likes 8.6 and 9.x. Developed using OS 8.6
OS X: Should run ok in Classic, though I have had some reports that the toolbar may draw strange...I may have fixed a possible cause of that, but am not sure. Boot into OS 9 native for great results (according to testers) Otherwise, please write Artly There and let me know your results.
ÑMinimum 24 MB App RAM, 48+ is best. Multiple image buffers are used for compositing and speed. RAM is spinach to Compositor. But it all depends on your image size.
ÑQuicktime 4 or higher is recommended for best image operations.
ÑFree Disk Space equal to twice the size of all Open Docs. 10-20 MB minimum suggested
Ñ800x600 minimum monitor resolution suggested, Millions of Colors is best. All image ops are 24/32bit RGB.
832 x 624 is the developer's norm. The Quick Palette may not fit completely at 640x480 currently, but is still workable.
Application and install requires about 6 MB
Scratch space is used for undo files, clipboard operations, and mask changes between docs as well as for some of the filters.
A Carbon version is in the works, no release date yet though.
Cash and Prizes Dept:
New Price: $35
This is a free upgrade to all prior registered users of Compositor.
**If not registered then this version will time out and kick off 40 days after first run.**
(If you have used any prior version and not registered, this will reset your time.)
Please read the License Agreement way down below. Using the program constitutes agreement to its terms.
Note: This Software is stable in most all areas. Some unknown bugs may remain however, as with all software. Use at your own risk. Read the license agreement below.
Save your work often. If you do suffer a crash...do not restart the app, that will wipe any temp files...Instead , Restart your computer, and a temp file may or may not be found in Rescued Items folders in the trash...any file with "temp" in the name and the Compositor icons may contain a version of your previous image. Any file with "scrap" in the name will be a clipboard file.
General Application Specs
Compositor v2.1
Ñ Full Editing and Tool Set
Ñ 160 + Filters and Variations.
Ñ Up to 24 open documents, each with its own undo, and floating selections, etc. Undo currently is 1 level deep, or the last action. Unlike other programs, however, switching between documents will not wipe the current undo ability for your document when you return to it. Moves of a selection or frame are also undoable separate to filter actions.
Ñ Boolean Selections...add to or subtract from a current selection using Shift or Control key.
Ñ Selection Feathering...for smooth transitions.
Ñ Invert Selection for nice effects
Ñ New Quick Palette speeds up your image creation and experimenting bigtime.
Ñ New Actions Palette also speeds up your image creation and experimenting. To apply to a movie requires using the Actions submenu under the Image Menu still, however(3 easy steps).
New For v2.0:
In the File Menu:
New Image
Import Resource
Save...will overwrite the original. This is new Compositor behavior..be careful with your originals
Save As...save in several formats. Does not overwrite original unless the filename is the same, and you confirm.
Save A Copy...saves a copy but does not update current doc and internal records as being the copy.
In the Edit Menu:
Paste Into : Forecolor
Paste Into : Backcolor
Paste Using : High Pass Blend
Paste Using : Hue, Luminosity, Saturation
Paste Using : Subtract A, Subtract B
New Selection items:
Select All
Select None
Invert Selection
Fill Selection
Stroke Selection
Hide Selection (Toggles "Marching Ants")
Feather Selection ... Cool!
Frame Menu has been more integrated for Color and Ratio, etc.
In the Image Menu:
Scale Image ... great filtering with option for a bit of sharpening.
Stretch Canvas .. adjust your current image size to add more or take away extra.
In FilterVille:
Last Filter comand added. Command-F to reapply the last filter, or re-open the last dialog for most.
Ñ Drop Shadow - Cool, because it leaves your selection around still for more use, unlike some others around.
Ñ High Pass Filter - Discern those Mars anomalies easily, or get rid of harsh contrasts.
Ñ Unsharp Mask Filter - Enhance contrast and sharpness.
Ñ Contrast Blur - Will actually make some details more visible by blurring sharp transitions. Don't ask me how, but works cool.
Ñ Boid Brush - Ruins a nice image into a better work of art with all manner of colored lines...or uses the image colors at whatever opacity is set on the Brush Control palette and a bunch of lines flying a flocking behavioral path.
Ñ Destreak - Works quite nicely on many NASA images such as those from the MOC (Mars Orbital Camera). Not to mention, they can artify your image when used appropriately. In the Noise submenu.
Ñ Grain Filters...simulate Photographic push/pull effect. Hold the Option key and apply for various differences.
Ñ Hued of The Lume ... maps Luminosity as Hue...Option key and apply this to set saturation to full at the same time.
Wahoo, you are working at NASA now, or the local CAT-scan room.
Ñ Edge filters! New Compass Filter, edges a little more thoroughly.
Edge Fill fills in the edges only with the forecolor, or backcolor when Optioned.
Not Fill fills in all -but- edges. Forecolor is norm, backcolor when Optioned.
Expanded orEnhanced:
File/ Open Recent upped to allow 15 items over the previous 10.
Image Menu / Desaturate is much faster.
FilterVille Custom Filter: added rotate control for parameter shuffling.
Menus regrouped for future expansion, by functionality.
Current Limitations:
Ñ If running in 16 bit color, the Popup Color Quickpicker may show the wrong color.
Ñ Filter or Editing actions are not applied to Floating selections currently. Workarounds are available (Paste to New Doc, New With Current, then filter, etc, paste back.) Text will allow filters to be applied. They will be applied underneath a floating Text (filled) selection, otherwise, they will work on a regular Text as Mask selection (as of v2.0a42)
Ñ Magnified views and some selection operations may experience some non-fatal glitches. Usually a drag or reset to normal view will fix. May have been fixed with v2.0a43.
Workarounds:
Ñ If you get some weird filter ops, constrained to the wrong rectangle... 'Select All' followed by 'Select None' should cure.
Other Issues or Current Behaviors :
-Painting and filter operations are not yet enabled for floating selections. A workaround is described elsewhere. This is a feature for a later version.
-Switching between Mat and Frame modes resets the Frame to the image size. To restore it to the last moved shape, choose Undo Move under the Edit menu.
-Cursor may get a mind of its own after a click on the brush palette. Goes to arrow. Click the doc title or tool palette to re-update.
-Crop tool only crops if a rectangular selection is the current type, if not using a Crop tool selection as the starting selection. However Crop under Edit Menu will crop the image to any selection type's boundary rectangle.
-Still to add: Tab Key hides/shows only the Tool palette right now. Needs to handle all.
To toggle the Background Colors at any time, press the "B" key!
NOTE: The Actions and Brushes Folders are generated folders. Do not move the app or these folders or the app will create a new set.
Please report all crashes, problems , strangeness, etc. to < artlythere@kagi.com > as well as suggestions or kudos.
License and Use Agreement
You agree to have fun where possible. You also agree to hold this author non-liable for any issues or problems arising from any use of this program. It is provided As-Is with no implied warranties. Some states righteously say this is not possible.
By using the program you humanely agree to the following:
To Have Fun.
That: you are aware that crashes are a possibililty with any software program, and data loss can occur. Save often, and back up.
That: you are aware that software such as this can be quite complicated, and thus can contain quite complicated bugs that may be unknown even to the author. You agree that the author is a decent person, and has tried to make things as nice and bug free as possible, and that he will not be held liable for trying to help you create, even if it blows your machine. Which has never happened to his knowledge other than something requiring a restart. Dig out those files from the Rescued Items folder in the trash if that happens, it may be your doc was saved.
That: any crashes including those causing loss of data come with the game of Computing, and that the author is merely liable for being an idiot should any problems occur, and that no liability arises from such occurance.
You agree to report any problems in a timely fashion, including suggestions for improvement, and why you hate it if that is the sad case.
In any event, the total liability of this author shall be a refund of any registration fees paid for this program, and nothing more, save an apology, or reprimand, whatever the case merits.
Lastly, you agree to not pirate, purloin, or otherwise share enabled copies of this program, and to respect US Copyright laws where they apply, and to register it out of the goodness of your heart, because you know what it is like to be poor, and you don't wish for the author to suffer that anymore. He needs enough bucks to attract somebody decent to love him, not to mention, eat better, and hopefully reproduce at some point. Time is a wasting.
