Altamira Software Corporation

Altamira Composer for Windows NT
 Demonstration Version 1.0B




Company:
Altamira Software Corporation
Altamira Software Corporation is the innovative new graphics company 
dedicated to delivering breakthrough color imaging technology and applications 
to the desktop.  Founded by Dr. Alvy Ray Smith, a 20 year veteran of leading 
edge computer graphics (New York Institute of Technology, Xerox, Lucasfilm, 
Pixar), Altamira Software Corporation is devoted to developing and marketing 
world class graphics applications which bring Dr. Smith's vision and high 
standard of quality to personal computers.

Product:

Altamira Composer - Image Composition 

Altamira Composer is the revolutionary new image composition and 
manipulation application that brings the flexibility of object-based drawing to 
image editing.   Unlike other imaging applications, with Altamira Composer, 
images are never "pasted down."   You have total freedom to change, move, or 
edit the images in your composition at any time.  Altamira Composer also 
includes hundreds of innovative new anti-aliased tools and effects. 

For Graphic Design, Digital Photography, 2D and 3D Integration and 
Visualization Markets

Features:

Effects:
- variable transparency on any image object
- one button edge cutting
- one button drop shadow
- many warps, relief, recess and other filters
- inter-image effects, transparency mapping, color mapping, texture mapping
Enhancements:
- dodge & burn - non cumulative, preserves quality
- hue and saturation control
- soften and sharpen
- compensation curves, dynamic range control
Transforms:
- rotate, scale, skew, bilinear transform, true perspective
- multiple transforms can be stacked without compounding image degradation
Touchup Functions:
- clone, copy, tint, colorize, paint, erase
- variable transparency or subtlety control on all tools
- use any image as a brush
Patterns & Geometry:
- ramps, noise, stripes, color bars, tiling
- spline curve, polylines, ellipse, rectangle
- all Windows-supported text (True Type & ATM)
- anti-aliasing created automatically on image objects
File Types:
- reads and writes TIFF, Targa, JPEG, Pixar, BMP
- writes PostScript and EPS
- reads PhotoCD directly
- TWAIN compliant input
- compositions retain image object independence
- reads and writes Alpha channels with most formats, inc. 3D rendering 
programs


System Requirements to run Altamira Composer*:

- Microsoft* Windows NT version 3.1 or later 
- A personal computer using a 386 or higher microprocessor 
- 8 MB of memory required (16 MB recommended) 
- A hard disk with 10 MB of available disk space (100 MB recommended)
- Color monitor and video adapter compatible with Microsoft Windows version 
3.1 or later and minimum of 32,000 colors (16 million colors recommended)
- Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device
- Math co-processor required

$795 suggested retail price.
For more information contact:

Altamira Software Corporation
150 Shoreline Highway #B-27
Mill Valley, California 94941
(415) 332-5801
(415) 332-5804 fax
1 (800) 4ALTAMIRA

* 1993 Altamira Software Corporation 1993. All rights reserved.  Made in the 
United States of America.


