Art-O-Matic version 1.4a
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1. Art-O-Matic is a 3D program that creates line drawings, cartoons,
   paintings, and imaginary photos in addition to traditional 3D looks.
   Art-O-Matic is fast enough to show the final quality result during
   interactive editing, i.e. WYSIWYG real-time interactive.  There is
   a Beginner mode and an Advanced mode.  The unlimited Undo/Redo can be
   used to record and play back frames of animations.  Art-O-Matic can
   be used to create artwork and animation frames varying such things
   as lighting, highlights, 3D rotation, 3D shape, line width and color,
   perspective, camera focus, 3D composition of elements, etc..  In
   simple usage, a single object can be altered to thousands of variations
   of clip art or as a rotating animation such as for display on the
   Internet or screen savers.  Note, this version of Art-O-Matic does not
   save animation formats.  You will need to export the frames of the
   animation and use another program to compile the frame images into a
   .gif or .avi file.  Undo/Redo facilitates recording and playing back
   the frames, i.e. steps of the animation.

   Version 1.4a adds:
     - support for DirectX 6.1, and AMD 3D Now! and Pentium III Katami optimization

2. To install, unzip this and then run the aom14a.exe file.  Full uninstall
   is available in the Add/Remove Programs of the Windows Control Panel.

3. This shareware version of Art-O-Matic is free for you to use for as
   long as you like, except to use the the following locked features,
   you must purchase an unlock code for $20 from 3Dize's Internet site.
   Credit card, instant check, and bill to telephone payment options are available.
   3Dize or others will make 3D object collections available in the 3Dize
   format (.3dz), which do *not* require an unlocked version of Art-O-Matic.
   The locked features are:
	- 3D import, except 3Dize format and image as flat 3D object
	- 22 of the 32 3D objects included

4. This shareware version of the Software may be freely distributed in
   unmodified form.

5. Art-O-Matic is developed and published by 3Dize.  If you have any
   questions, please contact 3Dize by email.
      3Dize
      P.O. Box 4317
      Bellingham, WA  98227
      U.S.A.

      http://www.3Dize.com
      support@3Dize.com
