TextureMagic offers plenty of effects and filters to create unique seamless textures. You can influence them by changing meaningful no-nonsense parameters to create truly amazing new textures. Unlike other texture creators TextureMagic is a bitmap editor like Adobe Photoshop¬ -- so you apply filters and effects the way you already know.
Create seamless textures from photographed surfaces.
TextureMagic offers powerful tools to transform pictures into seamless textures. Do you want (for example) a brick wall texture that looks absolutely realistic? Just photograph a brick wall, load the picture into TextureMagic and in minutes you have a seamless realistic tileable texture.
Edit textures in a bitmap editor that keeps the textures seamless.
TextureMagic is a bitmap editor, so you have all the tools you would expect: Paintbrush, Rubber Stamp and all the other tools you already know. This gives you complete control. The magic is that -- unlike editing in Adobe Photoshop¬ -- TextureMagic always keeps your textures perfectly seamless.
System requirements
+ Power Macintosh or any other Mac OS Computer with a Power PC processor
+ System 7.1.2 or better (Mac OS 8 or better recommended)
+ 8 MB RAM or more installed
How to install
Forget that! You have a Macintosh, don't you? ;-) Just double click the ╟TextureMagic╚ icon.
The manual
The file named ╟Manual╚ opens the HTML manual of TextureMagic. It will open with your prefered web browser (specified to open the "file:" protocol). If you don't have Mac OS 8.5 (or better) or Internet Config installed, this will not work.
If you do have a web browser (or any other application that will display HTML files) and opening the ╟Manual╚ file gives you an error message, then you may open the manual by dropping the file ╟manual.html╚ inside the ╟Manual files╚ folder onto any HTML viewer application.
Subscribe to the ╟Update Notification Mailinglist╚
Every time a new version of TextureMagic is released, we send a small notification email to all subscribers of this mailing list. This is the best way of keeping your copy of TextureMagic up to date.
To subscribe to the ╟Update Notification Mailinglist╚ go to the download page at ╟www.artissoftware.com/texturemagic/download.html╚ and enter your email address in the form at ╟Step 2╚ or simply send an email to ╟subscribe.email@artissoftware.com╚.
This is shareware
╟TextureMagic╚ is shareware, which means if you use it, you have to pay for it. You may use it on a trial basis for up to 16 days. If you continue using it beyond that period, you are expected to register this software and pay the shareware fee of US$ 49,-
The functionality will always be there, but after a few days nagging dialogs will remind you to pay for it. When you register you will receive a code that will permanently remove the ╥nag dialogs╙ and you get free technical support, too.
How to register
To register please use the ╟Register╚ application that came with this ╟Read me first...╚ file. The form accepts many different payment methods such as: Check, Money Order, Cash (in many different currencies), VISA, Mastercard, American Express, First Virtual and Invoice (to be given to your accounts payable department).
To register online please use the ╟Register Online╚ application or point your browser to:
╟http://www.kagi.com/?3S7╚
A secure server is available for submitting your payment information (VISA, Mastercard, American Express and First Virtual available) safely.
Or simply put US$49,- in an envelope, note your name, address and the program you are paying for and send this to:
KAGI Shareware
1442-A Walnut Street PMB #392-3S7
Berkeley, California, 94709-1405
USA
Alternatively write your credit card number and expiration date on that note and fax it to:
Fax: +1 (510) 652 6589
How to contact the author
Please send your comments, suggestions and bug reports to one of the addresses below. I will try to answer them as soon as possible!
Send e-mail to: ╟artis@kagi.com╚ or ╟wante@artissoftware.com╚
Point your web-browser to: ╟http://www.texturemagic.com/╚
Write a letter to: ╟ARTIS Software, Eduard Hartmann Platz 3/1/2, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria╚
Where to download the latest version
Please take a look at the ╟TextureMagic╚ website. It is located at ╟http://www.texturemagic.com/╚. There you will find the version number of the latest release and links to download it.
What╒s new in this release
Release 1.1.1, August 16th, 1999:
+ MEMORY ERROR WHEN NO PRINTER CHOSEN:
Fixed the wrong alert reporting a ╥memory full╙ error when you have not chosen a printer.
Release 1.1, May 17th, 1999:
+ ╥ROCK SOLID╙ STABILITY:
No bugs were reported in the last two weeks so I declare this release to be ╥rock solid╙. :-)
+ MANUAL COMPLETED:
All the functionality is documented now. Take a look at the manual, it is worth it!
+ IMPROVED PACKAGE SIZE:
Reduced picture size and other things to make the package smaller for faster download.
+ NEW SAMPLE TEXTURES:
Now contains natural and artificial sample textures.
Release 1.1b2, May 3rd, 1999:
+ SAMPLE TEXTURES:
The distribution now contains some sample textures.
+ IMPROVED MANUAL:
The manual has new and corrected content.
+ REGISTERING:
Fixed a strange behaviour of the ╟Enter Key╚ dialog (in the ╟Register╚ dialog).
Release 1.1b1, April 22nd, 1999:
+ FIRST SHAREWARE RELEASE:
This is the first public beta release of ╟TextureMagic╚.
Credits & Copyright
Concept and Programming:
Wolfgang Ante
Personal thanks go to:
Bruno Ante, Edith Ante, Joachim Ante, Daniel Gerersorfer, Doug Houseman, Alexandra Horvçth, Bernher Kao, Guy Kawasaki and Andreas Pizsa.
General thanks go to:
Martin Gore, Steve Jobs, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Jeff Lynne and Dave Stewart.
TextureMagic¬ is a trademark of ARTIS Software.
(c) 1995-99 by Wolfgang Ante, all rights reserved.
As long as you don't change the contents of the archive containing ╟TextureMagic╚ you are encouraged to make this software available to others. Copy it, upload it, put it on CD-ROM, spread this piece of software in any way you can imagine!
