Thank you for purchasing MetaCreations LogoMotion! We are positive you will enjoy working with this easy-to-use 3D flying logo animation program.
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
MetaCreations LogoMotion requires:
MAC: A 14" color monitor, 16 MB of available RAM, a Power Macintosh, System 7.6.1, and QuickTime 2.1. Adobe Type Manager 2.0 or later is required to use Type 1 Postscript fonts.
WINDOWS: A 14" color monitor, 16 MB of available RAM, a pentium 90 processor, and Windows 95 or NT 4 operating system.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.0:
For those who have owned a previous version of LogoMotion, you will notice a lot of major enhancements to this new version.
* Shade Best Rendering Quality. LogoMotion 2 allows for even better image quality than in the past with the addition of a Phong Shade Rendering Engine. This enables the program to produce Broadcast-Quality Output.
* Shadow Casting. One of the benefits of this new renderer is the ability to have objects cast shadows.
* Texture Mapping. Shade Best also allows you to apply images and movies to any object in your 3D world. This means that you can create woods, marbles, and other surfaces!
* Drag & Drop Interface. Most applications require you to go from dialog box to dialog box when doing your work. With LogoMotion 2.0, all the controls are right in front of you and only a click away. Drag such items as surfaces, bevels, backdrops, cameras, lights, and more from a panel and drop them in your scene. Plus, graphically updating sliders and buttons further enhance fine-tuned control over all 3D elements in LogoMotion.
* New Navigation Tools. Version 2.0 also has new tools to help you move around in the view windows. There is now a Hand and Magnify Glass tool, that function very similar to those found in 2D applications.
* Extended Bevel Control. The Bevel Control Panel supplies additional bevel types to place on text and other 3D objects.
* Ability to Create and Save Your Own StageHands. Ever make a cool camera or object that you wanted to save for use time and time again? Now you can save your very own custom StageHands. Perfect for passing around to friends.
* Deluxe CD-ROM. Plus, the full version of LogoMotion ships with a CD-ROM filled with over 700 StageHands, DXF models, EPS files, texture maps, sample animations, additional surface libraries, and demo applications of MetaCreations' other products. Plus, the CD has a Tips & Techniques section that shares 3D tricks from some of MetaCreations' power users.
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 2.1:
* LogoMotion 2.1 makes its long awaited debut on Windows 95 and NT platforms. Now animators and 3D enthusiasts can work on their platform of choice and transfer scene files, StageHands, and animations to another platform as situations demand. LogoMotion makes this easy by supplying both Macintosh and PC versions on one deluxe CD-ROM.
* QuickDraw 3D (TM) support on both Macintosh and Windows platforms allows real-time manipulation of solid, texture-mapped objects. This lets you build 3D animations more easily than working with wireframe outlines, and frankly, moving colorful 3D objects is a lot of fun.
* New spline-form workshops allow you to build very smooth but accurate 3D models. Logos and text can be tweaked to perfection using bezier spline handles found in vector-based applications such as Adobe Illustrator (TM) and Macromedia FreeHand(TM).
METACREATIONS TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
While LogoMotion is a quick and easy to use program, this does not necessarily imply you won't have any difficulties. Should any sticky situations arise, often your troubles can be quickly solved by looking in the manual or at the "Frequently Asked Tech Questions" text document installed with the application. After trying these first lines of action, MetaCreations Corporation offers a range of additional resources to help you if you have any questions concerning LogoMotion.
Ñ On the Internet send mail to logomotion@metacreations.com
Ñ Frequently asked questions, troubleshooting techniques, late breaking product news, and other resources are available 24 hours a day from MetaCreations' World Wide Web site found at http://www.metacreations.com/support
Ñ Telephone technical support is also available to registered users of LogoMotion Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific Standard Time at (408) 430-4080. Be sure to have your serial number available when you call.
To be eligible to receive technical support, you must send in your registration card.
FINAL NOTES:
We at MetaCreations hope you find LogoMotion both useful and enjoyable. And we also recognize that there may be several ideas or features that you would like to see incorporated into future versions of the software. We encourage you to drop us a note telling us what you need so we can find intuitive and intelligent ways of providing you the kind of software that will give you the competitive edge in whatever work you do.
