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NeoPaint - Version 1.00
(C)1992 OSCS Software Development, Inc.
* IMPORTANT INFORMATION *
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CONTENTS
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* About NeoPaint
* System Requirements
* Supported Video Cards
* Starting NeoPaint
* Command Line Options
* NeoGrab Screen Capture Utility
* Optimizing NeoPaint
* Acquiring Additional Fonts
* Microsoft Windows Considerations
* Problem Images
* Customer Services & Technical Support
* Registering NeoPaint
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ABOUT NEOPAINT
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NeoPaint is the ultimate image editing program for DOS!
Until now sophisticated image editing has required
spending hundreds of dollars on software and hardware. At
$45 (US), NeoPaint sets a new standard in
price/performance. NeoPaint is as simple to use as any
paint program, yet with many powerful features usually
found only in high-end picture publishing systems. Better
still, NeoPaint is NOT a Microsoft Windows program, so
it's easy to install, set up and use. NeoPaint's state of
the art GUI interface allows you to edit and view
multiple images at the same time in resolutions as high
as 1024x768.
When you compare NeoPaint with high end graphics packages
costing hundreds of dollars we think you'll discover that
NeoPaint gives you tremendous power at any price!
NEOPAINT FEATURES:
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o File Formats: PCX, GIF and TIFF
o Video Modes: Hercules (720x348x2), EGA (640x350x16),
VGA (640x480x2, 640x480x16), Super VGA (640x480x256,
800x600x16, 800x600x256, 1024x768x256) *
o Multiple Images: View and Edit multiple images in
adjustable on-screen windows
o Drawing Tools: Brush, Air Brush, Eraser, Color
Eraser, Flood Fill, Tile Fill, Color Convert, Text,
Line, Bezier Line, K-Line, Rectangle, Rounded
Rectangle, Ellipse/Circle, Polygon, Freehand Polygon,
Editable Polygon, Grid, 3D Cube, 3D Pyramid, Magic
Marker, Stamp Pad, Solid and Transparent Patterns
o Fonts: Multiple Styles and Sizes with Bold, Italic,
Underline, Outline and Shadow effects; Additional
fonts available from OSCS and third party vendors
o Selection Tools: Rectangle, Polygon and Freehand
Polygon (Lasso)
o Effects: Invert, Flip, Rotate, Scale, Stretch,
Smudge, Screen, Smear, Pixelize, Border, Lattice,
Blur, Darken, Lighten, Fade,
o Zoom: Multilevel Zoom allows precise editing;
Scrolling and most drawing tools also work in Zoom
Mode.
o Color Control: Works with 2, 16 and 256 Color Images;
Color Balance, Brightness, Contrast and Color
Reduction is supported
o Output: Produce high quality halftones on HP DeskJet,
HP LaserJet and Postscript or compatible printers;
Scaling and Orientation controls; also supports
Epson/IBM compatible Dot Matrix Printers
o Memory Management: Supports Expanded (EMS), Extended
(XMS) and Virtual Disk Memory for working with very
large images
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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To use NeoPaint you will need the following:
o IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or 100% compatible computer. A
286 or better CPU is highly recommended.
o EGA, VGA, Super VGA, Hercules monochrome or
compatible graphics card and monitor. See Supported
Video Cards below for information on compatible Super
VGA cards.
o 640K minimum RAM
o A hard disk
o MS-DOS, PC-DOS 3.1 (or higher) or DR-DOS
o Microsoft, Logitech or compatible pointing device
o Printer (optional) Epson/IBM dot matrix, HP DeskJet,
HP LaserJet II/III, Postscript and 100% compatibles.
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SUPPORTED VIDEO CARDS
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NeoPaint will run on any computer system equipped with a
100% compatible EGA, VGA, Super VGA or Hercules graphics
card. To operate NeoPaint in 256 color, 800x600 or
1024x768 modes you must have a super VGA video card
equipped with one of the following chipsets (or a close
compatible):
Tseng ET3000
Tseng ET4000
Paradise/Western Digital
Video Seven
ATI
Trident
VESA *
NOTE: Due to severe limitations inherent in their design,
CGA video cards are not supported. This includes many
Tandy 1000 systems which are essentially CGA.
* For instructions on using a VESA compatible chipset see
Command Line Options below.
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STARTING NEOPAINT
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For the steps below, we assume that you have installed
NeoPaint in the directory C:\NEOPAINT. If you installed
NeoPaint in a different DOS subdirectory, then substitute
that name for C:\NEOPAINT below.
o Your mouse driver (usually MOUSE.COM) must be loaded
before running NeoPaint. Please refer to your mouse's
user manual for more information.
o To change to the NeoPaint directory, at the DOS
prompt (C:\), type CD\NEOPAINT and press Enter. This
places you in the NeoPaint subdirectory.
o Once you have switched to the proper directory,
NeoPaint can be started from the DOS command line by
typing NEOPAINT followed by the Enter key.
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COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
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You can specify several command options when starting
NeoPaint. An option consists of a slash (/) followed by
an option letter and information about that option.
LOADING NEOPAINT'S OVERLAY INTO EXPANDED MEMORY
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USAGE: /E
EXAMPLE: NEOPAINT /E
PURPOSE: NeoPaint's overlay file (NEOPAINT.OVR) can be
loaded into expanded memory, thus speeding up
execution of some NeoPaint functions. When
exiting NeoPaint the overlay is removed from
memory. This option requires approximately
300K of expanded (EMS) memory.
USING A VESA COMPATIBLE VIDEO CARD
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USAGE: /V
EXAMPLE: NEOPAINT /V
PURPOSE: NeoPaint has the ability to use a VESA
compatible video card. Without the /V option
NeoPaint will attempt to autodetect the
chipset employed by your video card.
Generally, directly detecting the chipset is
preferable to using VESA emulation. VESA tends
to be extremely slow and compatibility between
VESA cards can vary widely. This option is
included for compatibility reasons, however,
we do not recommend using VESA for the reasons
stated above.
NETWORK SETUP FILES
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USAGE: /S[file]
EXAMPLE: NEOPAINT /Sf:\users\cindy.set
PURPOSE: Normally NeoPaint stores its setup information
in the NEOPAINT.SET file in the NeoPaint
directory. This file contains information
about the default settings such as video mode
and memory usage options. In a multi-user
environment with PCs of vastly different
configurations it is necessary to specify
setup files for different users and/or
different machine types. The /S option allows
users to load NeoPaint with their own
personalized setup file.
For example: if Cindy keeps her personal files
in the PAINT directory on her C: drive then
she might start NeoPaint by typing:
NEOPAINT /Sc:\paint\cindy.set
LOADING IMAGES FROM THE COMMAND LINE
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You can also load images into Neopaint directly from the
DOS command line. Simply run NeoPaint with the names of
the files you wish to load as parameters. For example:
NEOPAINT C:\PCX\VANGOGH.PCX C:\GIF\IRISES.GIF
You may load as many files as will fit on the DOS command
line.
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NEOGRAB SCREEN CAPTURE UTILITY
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Included as part of the NeoPaint Package is a simple
screen capture utility called NeoGrab. NeoGrab will
capture graphics displayed on your monitor and convert
them into PCX format files which may be used in NeoPaint.
To load NeoGrab, at the DOS prompt type:
NEOGRAB [Options]
To capture a graphics screen, press <Ctrl> <Print
Screen>. Two short beeps means the scr