Tweezing Painter7 info from Procreate's Flashed website
Smiling Triangle
load, you can see some pretty nifty previews and examples of brush
strokes and new text features on Procreate's website. You're in for a
real treat of eyestrain, too, as the crucial details (system
compatibility, file formats, FAQS, etc) are squeezed out via eyedropper
one tiny bit at a time....as light gray text on white. This is a far
cry from Metacreations one-page wonder for Painter 6, still available to
those who are interested:
http://www.metacreations.com/products/painter6/
Unfortunately, if you just want the down-and-dirty details and critical
info without the Flash and eyestrain, you're in for a snotty message
soon after you type in www.procreate.com. {No, boys and girls,
Procreate.com does not support Lynx! :o) }
For those few of us who prefer readable information shown right
up-front, I've summarized some of the key features and basic information
from Procreate's horrific Painter 7 web pages, and from the User Guide:
System compatibility
Mac:
Mac OS 8.6 or later, PowerMac G3 or higher
Minimum 64 MB RAM (or 128 MB if using OS X)
24-bit 800x600 color display (or 1024x768 if using OS X)
Mouse or tablet
Windows:
Win 98, Win2000, WinNT 4.0, or Win Me
Pentium 200 or higher
Minimum 64 MB RAM
24-bit 800x600 color display
2X CD-ROM drive
Mouse or tablet
File Import and Export with Painter 7:
RIFF, TIFF (CMYK or RGB, but not LZW compressed), PICT,
PSD (CMYK or RGB), BMP, PCX, Targa, GIF, JPEG, EPS, AI (acquire/export).
On Mac, Painter 7 cannot acquire with TWAIN; the device must acquire via
a Photoshop-compatible plug-in.
Also, I've collected some URLs below for some important support issues.
If you go to kb.corel.com and click on the appropriate link for your OS
(Mac or Win), interestingly enough, there are no links for Painter 7.
This might lead you to believe that there are no support issues -- or
simply no support. Instead, do a search for Painter 7 with your OS.
(i. e. Painter 7 macintosh) THEN you'll find quite a few links...for
Painter 7, Painter 5, Dabbler, KPT, etc. all mixed together, along with
links for other operating systems. Advanced search helps, but it isn't
great.
There's a sort of workaround, though:
**** For links to all Painter 7 Mac files in the knowledgebase:
http://kb.corel.com/kbdocs/UNKNOWN/Painter7MAC/
**** Likewise, for all Wintel files in the knowledgebase:
http://kb.corel.com/kbdocs/UNKNOWN/Painter7PC/
Here's a sampling:
Mac OS X.1 & Wacom tablet - No pressure sensitivity...
http://kb.corel.com/kbdocs/UNKNOWN/Painter7MAC/Painter7MAC_206732.htm
"Lock at Launch" with Apple Cinema display:
http://kb.corel.com/kbdocs/UNKNOWN/Painter7MAC/Painter7MAC_206588.htm
Error when creating new file..."illegal operation".."Painter7 has caused
an Invalid Page Fault in Module Asi32_14.dll
http://kb.corel.com/kbdocs/UNKNOWN/Painter7MAC/Painter7MAC_206696.htm
and
http://kb.corel.com/kbdocs/UNKNOWN/Painter7PC/Painter7PC_206696.htm
"Profile Processor.bad profile"
http://kb.corel.com/kbdocs/UNKNOWN/Painter7PC/Painter7PC_206587.htm
Greenish Painter 7 palettes in Windows:
http://kb.corel.com/kbdocs/UNKNOWN/Painter7PC/Painter7PC_206558.htm
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Unfortunately, if you would like to download some of the Painter 7 PDF
tips and Feature summary files, they are not available via ftp: you have
to access them via the abominable Flash/Javascript window. If I could
give you direct links, I would, but the best I can do is speed you on
your way:
http://www.procreate.com/product/painter7.html - under the EXPLORE link:
the "Overview" and "Resources" links.
Regards,
Typpi