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THE CYBERNETICS present: SYNTHETIC ARTS V2.02 (SYNTHY)
In first we want to sell this program but when we saw the quality
of some freeware program (like NEOCHROME MASTER) we decided to put it
in P.D. It's let some bugs, but we try to remove it for the next
versions. If you find some bugs or if you have some suggestions or if
you just want to contact us, write to:
THE CYBERNETICS
BP 247
25016 BESANCON CEDEX
FRANCE
INSTRUCTIONS
It isn't so detailed than the french version, we just want to put
the more important and interesting things for a good use of this
program. We looking for someone who can translate this help correctly.
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-Like Neo the screen is in two part the draw screen and the menu.
You also can pass in full screen with "full screen" when this option
is on and when you move the mouse to the draw screen you pass in
full screen. Use the TAB key to come back.
In the two part screen when the option "full screen" is off and when
the mouse is on the draw screen, you can see (always like Neo) a
magnify, the coordinates of the cursor, the tool's name and the name
of the screen.
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-THE CONTROL PANEL
When you choose an icon, the options appears under the control panel.
for the -BOX CIRCLE ELLIPSE POLYGON-:
-With the left button you have the line mode.
-with the right button you have the fill mode (in this case you
can see a LED in the icon).
When you press on the grabber's icon with the right button you erase
the screen, if the full screen mode in on you erase all the screen
otherwise you erase only the part of the screen you saw.
The icons called "full screen" and with the mouse were used in the
next version.
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-DESCRIPTION OF THE TOOLS
We just give some infos about all the tools.
-The PEN:
With the left button you draw with the color choice. With the right
button you draw with the color marked with the "<".
-The LINES:
With the options you can choose the end and the thickness of the
first line. The two second lines can be edited by a click with the
right button on it. If you draw a line with the right button you have
line with the colors contained between "<" and ">".
-The FILL:
You can choose a normal fill or one of the 12 frames. In monochrome
mode Synthy take the shadow of the frame used.
-The BLOCKS:
-you can choose:
-the type of superposing of the bloc on the picture:
REPLACE - TRANSPARENT - UNDER
-How you cut your blocks:
BLOCK - CUTTER
-The type of copy:
TAKE - COPY
-Load or save a block:
LOAD - SAVE
-Block 's deformations: DISTORT
When you have deform a block you keep it by the left button or not
with the right key. When you rotate a block you can stop by any key.
For Sin x and Sin y you change the frequency, the amplitude and the
start point by pressing the right button, you deform by the left
button.
-With SIZE UP you have the smaller block possible.
The size of the block is put on the left low corner. When you move a
block if press ALTERNATE key you remove the limits of the block.
Take care of the blocks handling, practise it a lot.
-The FIXED MAGNIFY:
Under this magnify, you can move it by pressing with the right
button on the small picture. When you choose a color with the left
button you draw with this color, when you choose a color with the
right button you can draw (with all the tools) with it by pressing the
right button.
If you pressed CAPS LOCK you have two lines and the cursor
coordinates. You also can choose the magnification. You have three
UNDO:
-A normal one by pressing UNDO or SPACE under the magnify. Take
care if you move it or if you change the size.
-When you go out the magnify (by UNDO and SPACE) you have a UNDO
for all the change made under the magnify.
-And a UNDO by pressing ALTERNATE when you go out. The programme
forget all the draw made under the magnify. Take care and don't change
your mind because you can't used the UNDO to recover your draw.
-The AIR BRUSH:
The air brush can be used in monochrome or in color, you can choose
the form, the color used, and the flow. To change the size press CAPS
LOCK.
-The BRUSH:
You have 12 brush, you have an editor to made them. When you press
ALTERNATE during draw you have the same effect than NOZZLES under Neo.
If you choose "Stump" when you draw with the left button or with the
right button you have the same option of DELUXE PAINT (Half Smear).
-The BOX:
When you put a fill box by pressing ALTERNATE you just have the
outline.
-The CIRCLE:
When you press CAPS LOCK during draw you can draw a portion of
circle by pressing the left or the right button.
-The ELLIPSE:
Like circle.
-The POLYGON:
You put the vertex with the left button, you draw it by pressing
right button. You can stop by pressing a key.
-The BEZIER'S CURVE:
SYNTHY can draw bezier's curve with four vertex. When you have put
your four points you can move it by pressing the left button, press
the right to put it.
-The TEXT:
With the HELP key you can have special characters.
-The ERASER:
You can change the size with the CAPS LOCK key.
-The AutoSURROUNDING:
You can choose the size and the side of the surrounding. But you can't
surround a colour by itself (to make that surround by another colour and
replace it). You can't surround the background colour.
With the right button you can antialiase a part of the screen, you can
choose the force between 1 and 12.
-REPLACE COLOR:
You can replace the color of the point of one same color. At the top
you have all the colors of the picture and under you choose the color
who going to replace the color just upper. It's not really easy to
explain the best is to try it.
-autoDEGRADE:
You make a gradation with the points of the color marked with the
"<" and the points of the color marked with the ">". If you trace the
box with the left button you make a gradation on all the area defined,
if you make it with the right button you just make the gradation on
the points draw without the color #0. You can stop it by the a key,
but you can't restart.
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-DISK ACCESS:
You can:
-delete a file
-have the number of byte free on a disk
-created a folder
-format
-rename a file
SYNTHY can load:
-SRT: Synthetic v1.0 (Medium rez).
-NEO: Neochrome.
-RGH: ZZ Rough.
-P??: Degas compacted or no, all rez.
SYNTHY can save:
-BIT: just the 32Ko of the screen.
-NEO: Neochrome.
-RGH: ZZ Rough.
-PI1: Degas no compacted low rez.
When you click in load with the right button you can:
-6 SCRS: load 6 screens
-X SCRS: load x screens
Save is like load.
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-SCREEN'S SCROLL:
If you use it with the right button you scroll the screen 16 pixels
per 16 pixels.
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-FILL'S AND BRUSH'S EDITOR:
You can load or save them, take it on the screen.
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-SCREEN'S MANAGEMENT:
Under SYNTHY you can have up to 99 screens (2 on a 520,19 on a
1040,...). But under the control panel you just can access to 6
screens, you also can choose the number of this screens.
If you choose the screen's management you also can:
-Choose the number of the six screens you use under the control
panel.
-You can saw a screen by pressing on it with the right button.
-You can protect a screen by pressing under the screen (on "SCREEN
X").
-You can make a show with your screens with "ANIMATE".
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-COLOR'S PARAMETER:
You choose your color with the right button.
You also can make:
-A degradation between "<" and ">"
-A rotation between "<" and ">", only one step with the left
button and all colors with the right button.
-A swap with the colors on the "<" and the ">".
-And invert all the colors between "<" and ">" (if you have
000,111,222,333,444,555 after that you have 555,444,333,222,111,000)
With "Mem" you can:
-Put all the color in memory with the left button.
-Put just one color in memory with the right button.
You can used the UNDO if you made an error.
If you change the mode 4096 to 512 color you have a conversion of the
colors.
To quit this tool click on the picture.
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-THE ICONS OF SCREENS SELECTION:
You can choose the number of the screen by pressing the right button
and ALTERNATE.
You can copy a screen on a other one by pressing with the right
button on it and after to click on the destination screen (if the
destination screen is protect you need to confirm).
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-OPTIONS:
With the right button you accede to a GEM menu, so you can use
accessory. If you press the left button you also can choose:
-512 or 4096 colors.
-Blitter on or off.
-choose you language (english or french)
-the synchronization (50/60Hz).
-the help.
-quit SYNTHY.
-to save or load the parameters: With it you can save or load
everything but if you want you can load or save only some parameters.
If you save the preferences under "SYNTHY.INF" so it's always loading
at the start of the program.
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-DIVERS:
When you draw you can block the mouse by pressing the right or the
left SHIFT.
You can take a color on your draw by pressing the key "<" (or ">").
On full screen if you press the key A (or a) you have a look on the
color you use. You can choose this color by the keys between 'ESC' and
'HELP'.
On full screen you can have a magnify by pressing CONTROL. You can
change the screen with the key 1 2 3 4 5 6. You made the UNDO with the
key UNDO and with the SPACE.
If you already have a name for your picture you can press S (or s) to
save it.
For all the counter if you click on it you can enter the value
directly with the keyboard.
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What's new:
-2.01: You can choose between english and french.
-2.02: The preferences's save, the AntiALIASING, the Stump (see
the brush)
In the next version, we put a new mouse control, a magnify on
overscan, a good translation of the help, a save of the
preferences.
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I hope that SYNTHY can be usefully to you.
Bye and see you in the next release.
CYBERNETICS 1991 11/09/91