

Photonyx v1.0 --- Read Me file

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Description :
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Full featured paint, retouching and compositing software. Very fast and effective image 
editing tool kit for applying professional corrections and special effects on high rez images. 
Increased productivity with the concept of scrolling docks to store all the palettes efficiently 
and minimizes workflow interruptions. Fast zoom and pan with Virtual Screens technology. 
Introducing Photonyx zoom drawer and project navigator. 

Brush editor palette to change current brush settings on the fly. No need to create a new 
brush each time you wish to change the shape of your brush stroke. Complete set of editing 
and painting tools for drawing, selecting, erasing and navigating the image. Unlimited 
undo/redo with history palette per project. Re-editable type objects you can transform and 
warp without any loss in quality. Unlimited number of objects per project each one with alpha 
channel, 14 blending modes and 256 transparency levels. 

Powerful Pixel Filter objects for high end color corrections. Apply special filter effects using 
the 50+ image processing filters and increase capabilities with Adobe 3rd party plugins 
support. Import and export more than 30 image file formats. Import also from TWAIN 
compatible digital cameras and scanners. Enhanced support for Wacom graphic tablets with 
pressure sensitivity, eraser and tilt support.

Supported file foramts :
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Abekas YUV (NTSC/PAL), Alias, Alpha BMP, Artisan, Aurora, BMP, HSI Raw, IFF, JPEG, MacPaint, Mental Ray CT16, MIPS, PBM, PCX, PGM, Photoshop 2.5, Pixar, PNG, PPM, QRT, Scitex Handshake CT, SGI, Softimage, SunRaster, Targa, TIFF, Wavefront RLA/RLB, MTV, EIAS. 

Minimum System requirements :
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Win 95/98/NT
16 MB RAM
pentium CPU
1024x768/65536 colors display

Installating Photonyx :
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1) Unzip pyxv10.zip to the temp directory
2) Double click on PhotonyxDemo.exe to run self-extracting zip
3) Choose "Run Winzip". This will launch Winzip.
4) Inside Winzip choose install to run the installation programm and follow instructions.
5) Close Winzip

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Photonyx v1.0 Demo licence agreement 

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0. Definitions
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a) "Photonyx demo version" means the programs supplied by Chrome Imaging herewith.
b) "Photonyx full version" means the purchase version of  Photonyx v1.0 and all updates and following version thereto.


1. licence
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This software is a free demo version of Photonyx. The following licence agreements is applicable to the evaluation version only and doesn't grant you any right regarding Photonyx Full version. Photonyx full version is attached to another licensing conditions not covered by the present agreement. 


2. Restrictions
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You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable form. You may not rent, lease or sublicense the Software.  You may not modify the Software or create derivative works based upon the Software. 


3. Ownership
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The foregoing license gives you limited rights to use the Photonyx demo version. Although you own the media on which the Photonyx demo is recorded, you do not become the owner of and Chrome Imaging retains title to, the Photonyx demo version, and all copies thereof. All rights not specifically granted in this Agreement, including International Copyrights, are reserved by Chrome Imaging.


4. Limited Warranty and Disclaimer of Warranty 
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THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS (INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE) ARE PROVIDES "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. FURTHER, CHROME IMAGING DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE, OF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY YOU. IF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE YOU, AND NOT CHROME IMAGING OR ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. 
THE ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT IS MADE BY CHROME IMAGING, ON THIS CHROME IMAGING PRODUCT. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY CHROME IMAGING, ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
NEITHER CHROME IMAGING NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION,  PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS PRODUCT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF CHROME IMAGING HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


5. Acknowledgment
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BY USING THE EVALUATION VERSION OF PHOTONYX YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS' TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT THE LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND SUPERSEDE ALL PROPOSALS OR PRIOR AGREEMENTS, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY. 
 

6. Photonyx User's Manual
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In order to keep the size of this demo version reasonable, no printable user's manual has been provided. You will find a complete online help documentation in HTML format regarding the whole range of commands implemented in Photonyx. Release of  this documentation in printable format together with tutorials and examples is forecasted to happen in the next few months but for the purchased "Photonyx full version" only.


7. Distributing
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As this is a demo version of Photonyx, you're encouraged to pass a copy of the present version of Photonyx along to your friends. 

If you do so, you must provide them with all the copyright notices as well as this read me file either in text and html format entire and unmodified.


8. Photonyx DEMO Version Restrictions
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The only restriction of Photonyx evaluation version are the limitation in export file formats. In fact, with the demo version you can only save you work in Photonyx file format (.pyx). 
Any customization or addition of another export format is hereby forebidden.l


9. Purchasing the complete and Licensed Version
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Photonyx full version  may be purchased from a number of sources. You can naturally order directly from Chrome Imaging's website where you can also find a list of internet resellers.
To do that simply launch Photonyx Demo version and select :

	Help > Order Photonyx Full version

Without launching Photonyx Demo, you can also access directly our order page at :

	http://www.chrome-imaging.com/order.html


10. Technical support	
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You find the technical support Photonyx on our website at : 

	http://www.chrome-imaging.com/tech.html 
	or 
	email either at tech@chrome-imaging.com or support@chrome-imaging.com

Direct access is provided to our technical support pages from Photonyx. Launch Photonyx and select :

	Help > Technical support


11. Contact
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Our corporate website : http://www.chrome-imaging.com

contact emails :

for general purpose and info about our products : info@chrome-imaging.com

for developer support : dev@chrome-imaging.com

for support : support@chrome-imaging.com or tech@chrome-imaging.com
