RIND IR PRO 1.J enderPro 2.5™ from Strata Inc is a software-based ~ Windows R Render ... distributed rendering engine that works with Rendering Options ... ll!l!l!l:ll!mm StudioPro™ & Strata Vision™ 3d to divide a Lighting Effects ... Rendering Effects... XK Enulronment Effects ... XH rendering job among networked Macintosh computers. • RenderPro 2.5 dramatically speeds rendering of 3-0 illustrations and animations by harnessing the processing power of all networked Macs to simultaneously work on a rendering job. • RenderPro 2.5 divides an illustration or animation into hundreds of individual rendering calculations, and distributes those calculations among available Macs on the network. • Each networked Macintosh completes its rendering assignments and sends them back. The completed rendering tasks are then reassembled to produce the finished image. Best of RenderPro 2.5 is simple to use. Start any rendering directly from Studio Pro. all, the whole operation is totally transparent to the user. Features Benefits RenderPro 2.5 provides true distributed processing. Every Macintosh on the network pitches in to help process and complete the rendering job. The result is super rendering speed! Render Pro 2.5 operates in the background. Networked Macs remain accessible to users, and can continue to run other programs. to their individual Macs. RenderPro 2.5 can never borrow processing time from any networked Mac without authorization. RenderPro 2.5 takes advantageof idle CPU cycles. ou're more productive because rendering is more ficient, RenderPro 2.5 monitors the network to track which ave to check with everybody on the Macs are available for …

£ STRATA Dear Graphics Enthusiast, Thank you for purchasing StudioPro. I'm certain you'll be delighted with this latest version (1.5.1) and its many new features: Boolean Modeling Punch a hole through a three dimensional object, combine two objects into one, or create a 3-D object from the intersecting points of two separate objects. Metaballs Transform spherical shapes into a single entity-similar to when drops of mercury are brought closer together, each reaching out for the other until they become fused together as a single drop. PathExtrude Extrude a 2-D object through space on a chosen path. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Warp Twist, pivot and warp an object. • • • • • Morph Provides Particle Morph: shatter an object, • • • • • then watch it transform into another object, and True Morph: create a smooth flowing . • • • • metamorphosis from one object to another. • • • Strata, Inc. These professional new features in 1.5.1 have been made possible because of 2 West St. George Blvd. the advent of the Power Macintosh. The Boolean modeler, in particular, does not run as quickly or efficiently on older 68K Macintoshes. For special 68K Ancestor Square tips and instructions, please reference the Read Me file in the StudioPro Suite 2100 folder. St. George, Utah 84770 Look for our other new products like MediaPaint™, MediaForge™, InstantReplay™, and our new year-round seminar series and interactive 801 • 628-5218 learning CD ROM's. These services will help you get the most out of Fax: 801 • 628-9756 StudioPro. AppleLink: D2022 Again, thank you…

Shift key: Constrains view move. Shift key: Extends selection, Option key: Moves view set.~ Constrains transformation. t § Option key: Leaves copy of object. ¥ Control key: Applies transformation to the applied texture instead of object. Option key: Demagnifies. Command key: Moves object Control key: Removes mag limit. Q ~ 11 independently of origin point. 1t Shift key: Constrains proportions. Shift key: Constrains proportions. Option key: Draws from center. Option key: Draws from center. Shift key: Constrains lines~ Shift key: Constrains lines to 45° increments. to 45° increments. Shift key: Constrains proportions. Shift key: Constrains proportions. Option key: Draws from center.~ Option key: Draws from center. Control key: Bypasses dialog. Control key: Bypasses dialog. Shift key: Constrains proportions. Option key: Draws from center. Shift key: Induces rendering dialog. Control key: Starts rendering using last settings from dialog. Option key: Removes custom~ rendering settings. A336245709981 © Copyright 1993 Strata Inc. All rights reserved t Shift key constrains rotation on handle rotations only. § Scale automatically constrained when scaling from object surface (non-handle scale). ¥ Option key scales object from center. Q Orthographic view only. STRATAM 1t Command key removes left/right drag constraints on handles. STUDIDPro Path segments echo color of LEGEND texture at the current time in an animation. …

version 2.5 MACINTOSH WINDOWS Reference Manual February 1998 Strata Incorporated 2 West St. George Blvd. ¥ Ancestor Square, Suite 2100 St. George, Utah 84770 ¥ (435) 628-5218 Technical Support: (435) 628-9751 ¥ FAX: (435) 628-9756 Home Page: http://www.strata3d.com e-mail: support@strata3d.com COPYRIGHT STATEMENT ©Copyright 1998 Strata Incorporated and its licensors. All rights reserved. This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. The contents of this manual are furnished for informational use only and are subject to change without notice. It should not be construed as a commitment by Strata Incorporated. Strata Incorporated assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. Except as permitted by license, no part of this manual may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means Ñ electronic, mechanical, or oth- erwise Ñ without prior written permission of Strata Incorporated. Files provided for various tutorial examples presented in this manual may also be protected under copyright law. The unauthorized use of such artwork or images in your projects could be a violation of the rights of the authors. Please be sure to obtain any permission required from such authors. Strata, StudioPro, Vision3d, MediaPaint, and VideoShop are trademarks of Strata Incorpo- rated, which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illus- trator, ATM, and Adobe Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe System Incorporated. Apple, Macintosh, Power Macintosh, QuickTime, and QuickDraw 3D are trademarks of Apple Com- puter, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Windows¨ is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. All other products or name brands are trademarks of their respective holders. MacApp ©1985-1996 Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Computer makes no warranties whatso- ever, either express or implied, regarding this product, including warranties with respect to its merchantability or its Þtness for any particular purpose. The MacApp software is a trade- mark of Apple Computer, Inc. and is proprietary to Apple Computer, Inc. licensed to Strata Inc. for distribution only for use in combination with StudioPro. For defense agencies, this product is subject to use, reproduction and disclosure restrictions as set forth in sub-paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Right in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013. For civilian agencies, this product is subject to …

£ STRATA Dear Graphics Enthusiast, Thank you for purchasing StudioPro. I'm certain you'll be delighted with this latest version (1.5.1) and its many new features: Boolean Modeling Punch a hole through a three dimensional object, combine two objects into one, or create a 3-D object from the intersecting points of two separate objects. Metaballs Transform spherical shapes into a single entity-similar to when drops of mercury are brought closer together, each reaching out for the other until they become fused together as a single drop. PathExtrude Extrude a 2-D object through space on a chosen path. • • • • • • • • • • • • • Warp Twist, pivot and warp an object. • • • • • Morph Provides Particle Morph: shatter an object, • • • • • then watch it transform into another object, and True Morph: create a smooth flowing . • • • • metamorphosis from one object to another. • • • Strata, Inc. These professional new features in 1.5.1 have been made possible because of 2 West St. George Blvd. the advent of the Power Macintosh. The Boolean modeler, in particular, does not run as quickly or efficiently on older 68K Macintoshes. For special 68K Ancestor Square tips and instructions, please reference the Read Me file in the StudioPro Suite 2100 folder. St. George, Utah 84770 Look for our other new products like MediaPaint™, MediaForge™, InstantReplay™, and our new year-round seminar series and interactive 801 • 628-5218 learning CD ROM's. These services will help you get the most out of Fax: 801 • 628-9756 StudioPro. AppleLink: D2022 Again, thank you…

Shift key: Constrains view move. Shift key: Extends selection, Option key: Moves view set.~ Constrains transformation. t § Option key: Leaves copy of object. ¥ Control key: Applies transformation to the applied texture instead of object. Option key: Demagnifies. Command key: Moves object Control key: Removes mag limit. Q ~ 11 independently of origin point. 1t Shift key: Constrains proportions. Shift key: Constrains proportions. Option key: Draws from center. Option key: Draws from center. Shift key: Constrains lines~ Shift key: Constrains lines to 45° increments. to 45° increments. Shift key: Constrains proportions. Shift key: Constrains proportions. Option key: Draws from center.~ Option key: Draws from center. Control key: Bypasses dialog. Control key: Bypasses dialog. Shift key: Constrains proportions. Option key: Draws from center. Shift key: Induces rendering dialog. Control key: Starts rendering using last settings from dialog. Option key: Removes custom~ rendering settings. A336245709981 © Copyright 1993 Strata Inc. All rights reserved t Shift key constrains rotation on handle rotations only. § Scale automatically constrained when scaling from object surface (non-handle scale). ¥ Option key scales object from center. Q Orthographic view only. STRATAM 1t Command key removes left/right drag constraints on handles. STUDIDPro Path segments echo color of LEGEND texture at the current time in an animation. …

GV 1469.25 • S95 Y44 1995 • • III ............................................................................... STRATEGIES nno SECRETS™ BERNIE YEE SAN FRANCISCO PARIS DÜSSELDORF SOEST TnBLC or ConTcnTS lntroduction ix Chapter 1: Archival Memory Retrieval 1 Chapter 2: Strategv and Survival Tips 7 Exploration 8 Survival 17 Combat 18 Chapter 3: Tactical Data 27 Unfriendlies . Organics 28 Robots 31 Cyborgs 36 What's Next 40 Chapter 4: Cyberspace, the Final Frontier 43 Cyberspace-A Quick Guided Tour 44 Software in Cyberspace 47 Movement in Cyberspace 49 Denizens of Cyberspace 50 What's Next 51 Chapter 5: Final Hints before the Abyss 53 Game Difficulty Levels 54 Monster Regeneration 56 Solving Puzzles 62 Game Seering 66 Final Hints 66 Chapter 6: The Laser Mission 69 The Walkthrough Structure 70 The Laser Mission Objectives 70 Level 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..•.................. 71 Level 2 ............................•.............. 90 Reactor Level 98 Chapter 7: The Virus Mission 103 Level 3, A Short Visit 104 Virus Mission Objectives 105 Level 6 107 Leve…

r~~- Adobe User Guide version Adobe Streamline·· 3.1 M Vlacir ® © 1989~1994 Adobe Systems Incorporated.All Rights Reserved. Iii Adobe Streamline 3.1 User Guide This manual, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of such license. The information in this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change CONTENTS without notice, and 'should not be construed as a commitment by Adobe Systems Incorporated.Adobe Systems Incorporated assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccurades that may appear in this book. GETTING STARTED..... .. .................................................................................... 1 Except as permitted by such license, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or What's new in Adobe Streamline 3.0 and 3.1.. ...................................................................... 1 transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or othenvise, without the prior written permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Using Adobe Streamline with the Adobe Photoshop program ................................................. 2 Please remember that existing artwork or images that you may desire to scan as a template for your new image may be About this guide ............................................................................................................. 2 protected under copyrighl law. The unauthorized incorporation of such artwork or images into your new work could be a The Adobe Streamline package .......................................................................................... 3 violation of the rights of the author. Please be sure to obtain any permission required from such authors. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Illustrator, the Adobe Illustrator logo, Adobe Photoshop,Adobe Streamline, the Adobe System requirements .................................................................................................... ... 3 Streamline logo, LaserTalk, PageMaker,and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries, and Registration .........................................................................................…