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METACREATIONS LOGOMOTION¬ 2.1
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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
and 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.
- On the Internet send mail to logomotion@metacreations.com
- 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
- 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.
Please direct all comments to: Dan Shortell
LogoMotion Product Manager
MetaCreations Princeton
40 Washington Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08540
(609) 716-8080
dans@metacreations.com
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WE HOPE YOU HAVE FUN USING METACREATIONS LOGOMOTION!
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