A complete tutorial on Micrografx's
Picture Publisher® version 8,9,10 (including
iGrafx Image)
Release Date:
April, 2004
Download the self contained alpha stroke demo (.zip file)
Please note: You must extract the file with folder names!Also note: This is the same as the shockwave demo (method #3) below.
download 4.5 MB file (AS3.zip). Requires 10MB of hard drive space.
Nothing will be installed to the registry.
Shockwave Previews from the Tutorial See new examples.
1. Creating a new image file
[1 min 23 sec streaming 400kb movie]
[screen has been cropped and the audio compressed for net delivery]
New CD-ROM Examples
Please Note: The CD-ROM will contain a considerable amount of "live" screen action.
The size limitations of the internet require the use of "time elapsed" movies.
Movies are best viewed at 800x600 or greater (movie size is 700x500) and a sound card is present.
| Stroke Text (method #2) approximately 300kb | This movie is a recap of a technique for creating a stroked text effect. |
| Stroke Text (method #3) approximately 1 MB | This technique creates a very smooth stroked text effect via the alpha (ruby) channel. |
Please let us know what you think about the movies.
| This movie requires Macromedia Shockwave 8 (an option to install shockwave is given if required) |
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| Saving to ShockMachine is allowed! | Want to know why you should get Shockwave
player? Go to the FAQ |
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