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System Requirements
SketchMatrix will run on any compatible PC running Windows 98
SE onwards (Windows Vista or XP is recommended). Other
requirements are quite standard - adequate hard disk space for
the program (around 5MB) and for your data/ images, a good
input pointing device, keyboard, monitor/ screen, CD ROM drive
(if you are using CD based distribution), a color scanner if
you want to scan your photos, a color printer for taking print
outs, plus a reasonably fast CPU (Pentium
or higher) with graphics support. Most specific requirements relate to memory
(RAM) and graphics resolution.
Memory
Memory requirement depends mostly
upon the largest image you will process. The program itself
needs 16 MB free memory. To load and process images, plan on
having around 10MB free for every 100,000 pixel size of the
image (width times height in pixels - not to be confused with
image file size on disk).
Screen
Resolution
Your graphics card must support a minimum
pixel resolution of 800 wide by 600 high is required. Higher
resolutions will provider larger workspace without the need to
scroll (minimum recommended (1024 wide by 768 high).
Current version and program
license editions
Version 2.1 is the current release. SketchMatrix
is available in different license types (Editions) to match your need and
budget. Below table provides summarization of different
program Editions, and comparison of
their functionality/ price
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SketchMatrix Ver
2.1
Feature/ Function ↓↓ |
Lite Edition
Discontinued |
Personal Edition (US$59) |
Artist Edition
(non-commercial license)
(US$99) |
Artist Edition
(commercial license)
(US$299) |
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Load/ save
BMP and JPEG image types, acquire images from TWAIN
compliant external source such as digital camera &
scanner. WYSIWYG Printing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Interactive crop and normalized image scaling (10 -
350%) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Contextual
and selective erase/ undo (original image, effects
image, solid color) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Image
tuning controls (RGB level, individual Red, Blue, and
Green glaze controls, Intensity, Luminance, Grain,
Focus) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Pre-set
Composite Sketch Models selectable from a list -
single click to apply to loaded image preview |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Full
Documentation incld. step-by-step walkthrough with
examples in tutorial form, and printable manual in PDF
format, plus Instant Sketch Wizard |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Color vs.
Gray Render mode |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Resizable
preview image window to preview effects before
applying to main image |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Individual
sketch effects/ attributes, with the ability to
combine and mix in variable amount of any one, and
separate detail level for each attribute |
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Yes
3 individual attributes -
Outline, Shading, Detail |
Yes
5 individual attributes -
Outline, Shading, Detail, Features, Surface Depth |
Yes
5 individual attributes -
Outline, Shading, Detail, Features, Surface Depth |
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Directional Bias/ Perspective |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Variable
Realism control |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Mix-in vs.
Fill-in Render mode |
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Yes |
Yes |
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User
defined composite models to record attributes in a
batch set for future use |
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Yes |
Yes |
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License
for commercial use
* |
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Yes |
* Commercial license:
has the same functionality as the Artist Edition, except
that it is additionally licensed for commercial use.
Multiple licenses may be
purchased for use on more than one computer. Volume purchase
discounts are available - please send request for quote to
admin@neuraltek.com
or call +61 408 268762 to discuss your requirement.
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