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To UN-INSTALL BlackMagic ________________________ BlackMagic installs all program and support files within the same folder; as suc h, an Un-install program is not necessary. To un-install simply remove the folde r into which you installed BlackMagic, making sure to backup any of your persona l/ data files in that folder. Then remove the BlackMagic program group from the Start -> Programs menu. version 2.8 Change Notes (November 2003): _________________________________________ Updated documentation is included in this archive. Fixed the default rendering b ehaviour of some palettes (such as "Fire") which were not generating properly. C orrected the 'wrong version reporting' at certain points. Significant changes al so to do with program security against stolen/ hacked Keys, and an interface fix . Towards our continuing effort to make the program richer in terms of useful func tionality and Real-Life-Colour palettes, and to simplify the interface by removi ng clutter from 'not so frequently used' features, the colour invert option for R G B channels has now been replaced by a simple "invert on load" option on the main screen. This is as per feedback from several users - it will retain the opt ion of loading negatives by pre-converting these to 'positive' print (the origin al intended purpose of individual channel inverts). This change will also benefi t, by being available to all program editions (He, BE, PE). As a result, the sel dom used "alien" and "neon" palettes have now been superceeded by (hopefully mor e useful) variations on "object", "earth", "skin", and "multi-coloured weave" de rivative custom palettes (Business and Professional editions only). Version 2.74 Change Notes (October 2003): __________________________________________ v2.74 provides improvements in the default parameters controling the render engi ne - the result it more balanced colour rendering with default setting for a wid er range of images. The "Pressure Control" (previously called "Pressure Damper") now provides the ability to both increase or decrease the pressure of the rende r tool. Use this control to alter the strength of colours if these appear too st rong or soft for a particular case. The "Pressure Control" re-sets to default af ter a change in palette/ colour, so re-adjust if required for each RLC palette. Release 2.74 re-sets the trial period, so you may re-trial even if you ran out o f trial period on a previous occassion. Version 2.71 Change Notes (October 2003): __________________________________________ Release 2.71 primarily modifies the default behaviour of the "Layered" and "Over write" rendering modes. Specifically, some seemingly confusing behaviour of thes e two options has been corrected. The "Overwrite" option now takes on default be haviour for the 'SmartBrush' and 'TouchPaint' tools, and as a 'user selectable' option it is now only available for the 'SelectPaint' tool (please see the on-li ne documentation for full details on these tools and options. Some other minor b ugs and issues have also been fixed.

Version 2.7 Change Notes (September 2003): __________________________________________ 1. "Zoom" mode operations now available in the Home Edition. 2. Default behaviour for the Painting tools has now changed. Smart Brush now sta rts in the "Layered" mode. Changing the current paint tool now re-sets the "Laye red" and "Overwrite" modes to their respective default settings. Caution: If the colours rendered appear to be too strong, make sure that the "La yered" checkbox is checked, and that the "Overwrite" checkbox is not checked (to ols panel on the main screen). You may also reduce the "pressure" by setting the value for "Pressure Damper" (image window, bottom panel). Conversely, if the re ndered colours appear too 'dull', you can render with the "Layered" checkbox unc hecked, and/ or the "Overwrite" checkbox checked, and by using '0' or lower nega tive values for the "Pressure Damper". "Professional Edition" users may also pla y with the "Saturation/ Intensity" settings to get the desired effect ("Effects & Tuning" panel on the main screen). As with everything else, 'practice makes pe rfect'. 3. Fixed some minor bugs/ issued.

Summary of Changes since v2.2 _____________________________

Trial Version ------------The trial license of BlackMagic now lets you evaluate all functions of the Profe ssional Edition, with the following exceptions: 1) Image size is limited to a maximum of around 500,000 pixels; larger ones are automatically scaled down, while maintaining the original aspect ratio. 2) Print-outs carry a BlackMagic logo, and are limited to half of the loaded ima ge size. 3) The trial license expires 30 days after the installation. If you have a special requirement to evaluate the software without these restric tions, or to extend the trial period, please contact support@neuraltek.com for a n Evaluation License KEY. The included documentation details the features & differences between different BlackMagic Editions. During the trial, you may contact support@neuraltek.com for any clarifications or support issues. General (all program editions) -----------------------------1. Enhancements, subtractions, additions, bug-fixes, etc. (check details for spe cific program Editions below) to all software editions. 2. Quick Brush Selector: A new panel on the main screen now provides easy select

ion of the most commonly used sizes and shapes for the "Smart Paint Brush" tool. 3. Interface changes (hopefully nicer). 4. All prices have been SLASHED! Checkout http://www.neuraltek.com/blackmagic/pu rchase.html for the latest pricing info. 5. Better print-out scaling to match printer resolution. PE (Professional Edition) -------------------------1. The original "Ambient Light" feature has been replaced with a much more advan ced individual Red, Green, and Blue controls. These modify any selected Neural N et palette directly. Each of these channels may now be individually 'Invert'ted as well. The "Ambient" control now acts on the original image for all the channe ls, while the "Saturation" control acts on current palette selection after the R GB tuning is applied. These features together provide the most flexible control and tuning of the palette selections, while maintaining the "depth" advantage of the Neural Net based TimeBrush RLC palettes. 2. Mask'ed Mode painting has been made obsolete, and has been taken out. The mai n purpose of this feature was to speed-up paining in larger images. With newer h ardware plus code optimization, "Interactive" paining mode defaults all the time and provides real-time feed-back of the rendering. 3. Object definition/ switching has been excluded in this release, but may be re -introduced in a future release with enhancements to make it more useful; all us ers of this release (2.2) will be provided a free update when this happens. 4. Max Res. setting lets users specify a "MegaPixel" value that will be used to scale loaded images automatically. BE (Business Edition) --------------------1. Maximum supported resolution has been increased to 4 MegaPixels. 2. The BE version now includes five (5) extra Neural-Net based palettes; these w ere earlier offered only with the Professional Edition of the software. Extra pa lettes are available from the Object-type/ Palette menu accessed by Right-Clicki ng in the image area, after an image has been loaded for processing. 3. Zoom'ed Mode processing is now available in the BE version (allows processing an image while zoom'ed in or out). Zooming is accessed from the Control Panel o f the Image Window (after an image has been loaded). For more details, please re fer to the BlackMagic on-line documentation. 4. The BE Edition now provides the ability to fine-tune the colours rendered by the neural-net pre-configured palettes. This is done by selecting "Pick Colour" option on the palettes menu (Object-type/ Palette menu accessed by Right-Clickin g in the image area, after an image has been loaded for processing). Specific co lours selected this way can be layered on top or below the neural-net palette ba sed colours, to create variations of these (e.g. to make the colours rendered by the "Face -> Fair" auto palette less "orange'ish", you may layer a certain shad e of 'Blue' colour selected from the Colour Picker.) Please note that using specific hues/ colours from the 'Colour Picker' by themse lves would create 'flat' rendering; hence, this feature is primarily meant for '

Layering' on to 'Auto Colour Palettes', which will render the depth typical of T imeBrush RLC Palettes. For more information please consult the BlackMagic on-lin e help/ tutorial. 5. "Integration" parameter for the "Magic Touch" tool, previously available only in the Professional Edition, determines the scope/ extent of colorization perfo rmed through the "Magic Touch" tool. For more details, please refer to the on-li ne help. HE (Home Edition) --------------------1. Maximum supported resolution has been increased to 1 MegaPixel. INSTALLATION ____________ Please Install into an Empty Folder; Installing over a previous version of this product may not initialize the application properly. For the ".exe" self extracting archive -------------------------------------Simply execute the ".exe" archive, then follow on-screen prompts. For the ".zip" archive ---------------------Simply un-zip all files into an empty folder [preserving the original relative p aths]. To start the application, execute the included ".EXE" file either through the "S tart -> Run" Menu option, or by double-clicking the program in the Explorer Window - no forma l installation procedure is needed. You may also create a short-cut on your desktop linking to this program file. Fo r the on-line help to be available through this method, please ensure that you enter t he correct path reflecting where the program file is located, in the "Start-in" field withi n the "Shortcut" dialog box. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To UN-INSTALL _____________ Unlike some other programs, BlackMagic installs all program and support files wi thin the same folder; as such, an Un-install program is not necessary. To un-ins tall BlackMagic, simply remove the folder into which you installed BlackMagic, m aking sure to backup any of your personal/ data files in that folder. Then remov e the BlackMagic program group from the Start -> Programs menu.

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