Extensis PhotoTools 2.0 for Macintosh is a collection of seven powerful productivity tools for Adobe Photoshop 3.0.4 and higher.
PhotoTools includes:
• PhotoText
A powerful WYSIWYG text formatting module for creating and modifying type at the character level. New in version 2.0: character styles, and you can save your work for future re-editing.
• PhotoCastShadows
Create realistic perspective shadows with easy to use interactive controls. You can still do simple drop shadows, too!
• PhotoButton
Build rows and columns of buttons for Web and multimedia projects in seconds. Edit predefined shapes, tweak lighting, assign colors, save your settings for later.
• PhotoBevel, PhotoEmboss, PhotoGlow
Modules for automating creation of these commonly used special effects.
• PhotoBars
Customizable toolbars that offer one-click access to Photoshop commands, as well as any file or folder located on a user's hard drive. The SmartBar palette watches you work & creates buttons for you.
PhotoTools requires:
Photoshop 3.0.4 or higher
Macintosh 68040-25 MHz or faster, or PowerPC processor.
Mac™ OS version 7.5 or later.
If you are not familiar with Extensis, we have been building software that extends the productivity of all major graphics arts applications for over three years. Our other award winning products include:
* PageTools for PageMaker
* QX-Tools for QuarkXPress
* Intellihance for Photoshop
* VectorTools for Illustrator and FreeHand
* CyberPress for QuarkXPress
* Portfolio for media management
* Mask Pro for Photoshop
* Preflight Pro for advanced preflighting
We offer fully functioning demos of all our products at our web site; please visit us soon at www.extensis.com and download our productivity enhancing software.
To reach us for technical support or general questions please use one of the following methods:
Ph: 503-274-7030
Fax: 503-274-0530
Internet: support@extensis.com
Web: www.extensis.com
Our website includes a detailed, up-to-date FAQ/troubleshooting page for PhotoTools. If you have troubleshooting or functionality questions, please visit www.extensis.com or contact Extensis technical support.
Mail:
Extensis Corporation
1800 SW First Ave.
Suite 500
Portland, OR 97201
Extensis Europe:
Zonnebaan 34
3606 CB Maarssen
The Netherlands
Phone #31 (0)30 247 50 50
Fax #31 (0)30 241 20 39
Internet: extensis@euronet.nl
Installing and registering PhotoTools
The following folders and files are installed into your Adobe Photoshop Plug-ins folder:
PhotoTools™ folder
PhotoBars
PhotoBars Categories folder
PhotoBars Toolbars folder
PhotoBevel
PhotoBevel.plug
PhotoButton
PhotoButton.plug
PhotoEmboss
PhotoEmboss.plug
PhotoGlow
PhotoGlow.plug
PhotoShadow
PhotoShadow.plug
PhotoText
PhotoText.plug
PhotoToolbox
PhotoToolbox.acel
Launch Adobe Photoshop. During the launch, you will be requested to serialize and register the software. Please enter the serial number located on the back of the manual. If you do not have a serial number, you can choose to run PhotoTools in demo mode; demo mode allows full functionality for 30 days.
Please register using one of the built-in electronic registration methods. If you do not have a modem, fax/modem, or printer, you may fill out the registration card in the back of the manual.
Microtek Scanners
Microtek scanners may interfere with the built-in electronic registration process. If you are using a Microtek scanner, please turn it off before attempting to register PhotoTools. You may turn the scanner back on once the registration process is complete.
Late-Breaking New Feature
We added a new feature to PhotoCastShadow at the last minute that is not documented in the manual: to create a "perspectivized" shadow effect, hold down the Command & Option keys while adjusting a corner point of the shadow. Very cool!
Note on Third Party Compatibility
Due to its advanced capabilities, PhotoTools 2.0 currently works in Photoshop 3.0.4 & higher only. It does not work in any other application which supports Photoshop plug-ins.
Notes to PhotoTools 1.x Users
Preserving old files
If you have created your own custom buttons or icons using PhotoBars 1.x, you may want to save them before running the 2.0 installer. The 2.0 installer will overwrite these files unless you move them.
To preserve your Custom Buttons file and Toolbar Picture files please follow these steps:
To preserve your custom buttons
1. Go to the following location in your Photoshop folder structure:
3. If you want to preserve your old Custom Buttons, move the "Custom Buttons" category file to another location.
4. After running the 2.0 installer, move your old "Custom Buttons" category file back into the Preferences folder & replace the recently installed one.
To preserve your custom icons
1. Go to your Preferences folder and locate the file "Toolbar Pictures"
2. If you want to preserve your old icon pictures, move the Toolbar Pictures file to another location.
3. After running the 2.0 installer, move your old "Toolbar Pictures" file back into the Preferences folder & replace the recently installed one.
Removing old files
The PhotoTools plug-in and PhotoTools.plug files, from version 1.x, are automatically removed during the 2.0 Installation. These files are moved to the Trash.
Preserving old saved effect settings
If you have saved an effect setting in PhotoShadow, PhotoGlow, PhotoEmboss, or PhotoBevel, that setting will automatically be available for use in your 2.0 counterparts. You don't have to do anything!
Reinstalling PhotoTools 1.x
If for some reason you want to reinstall version 1.x of PhotoTools after installing PhotoTools 2.0, you will have to manually remove the 2.0 files beforehand. The 1.x installer will not overwrite 2.0 files.
