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1. not find SMXM7X dllI Empty video no input Red LEDs are not on Make sure the hardware has been installed section 2 2 Make sure the USB cable is plugged into both the OptiPaint hardware and the PC Try restarting the PC Move the file SMXM7X dll from the folder C Program Files Sumix SMX M7x USB2 0 Camera API to your AWINDOWSNsystem32 folder The default location for the camera driver was not used during the installation Locate the file SSMXM7X dll in the API subfolder of the folder you selected during the camera installation and move it to your WINDOWSNsystem32 folder This happens sometimes when the PC returns from Standby especially if the plugin host was running when Standby was entered Solution with the OptiPaint plugin not running unplug the OptiPaint USB cable and plug it back in Alternatively do a system restart Make sure the power adapter is plugged into a powered AC outlet and to the back of the OptiPaint device Make sure the power switch is in Undo sometimes gives incorrect results Random lines are painted on the image at random times the on position l symbol is depressed This is a known limitation when the screen has been cleared more than once within a single session In those cases you can only undo up to the second to last screen clear and attempting to undo beyond that yields incorrect results This behavior will be fixed in a later release This is most li2. Solid or Texture was last selected It should normally be set at the lowest level 10 that doesn t allow background illumination to cause painting in areas where there s no tool in contact with the painting surface If it s set too high you ll have trouble painting with even the brightest tools The effect of these thresholds is not visible on the setup screen itself To gauge their effects before actually painting return to the main screen click Stop if painting wasn t already stopped and select the painting function Solid or Texture whose threshold you re adjusting If you touch a wet tool to the painting surface you should see a flashing rectangle that just encloses the image of that tool If that rectangle encloses a larger area it means the threshold is set too low assuming the painting surface is otherwise clean and there is no interference from room lights If the rectangle doesn t show the entire tool it means the threshold is set too high Thresholds near the middle of the range generally work well While setting the threshold higher can compensate somewhat for excessive room illumination it also reduces the sensitivity of the system and its dynamic range Centering The X Offset and Y Offset controls enable you to adjust where on the painting surface the image is centered Their effects are visible in the live video window to their left These should generally be left at their original factory settings Color Picker
3. Leave Use host color picker checked in order to use your plugin host s color picker when you click on a color swatch to adjust the Foreground Texture or Background colors If you uncheck that box the standard Windows color picker will be used instead Undo controls The controls in the Undo section allow you to configure how the Undo control works In the Buffer size field enter the amount of memory in megabytes that you want to reserve for the undo history It s important to set this size before you begin painting something that you d like to undo any changes you make to this value will cause your current undo history to be erased as soon as you click OK on the setup screen The larger this number the more history you ll be able to save and undo For moderately sized painting tools 100MB of buffer will hold about 30 seconds of painted history Larger tools will require a larger buffer size to hold the same amount of history and smaller tools will require less Note that time you spend selecting colors etc when you re not actually painting doesn t use up any buffer space The Saved history controls affect only how the undo history is saved as a series of images when you click Save on the Undo control They do not affect how much RAM is used to hold the undo history Use the File format control to select whether the history is saved as a series of BMP GIF JPEG or PNG images Set the Skip frames value to adjust how many frames i
4. of Microsoft Corp Veggie Wash is a registered trademark of Beaumont Products Inc QuickTime is a registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Dick Blick is a registered trademark of Dick Blick Holdings Inc Windex is a registered trademark of S C Johnson amp Son Inc Revision 1 0 Author Richard Greene Patent 45 022 927 2006 Light Strokes All rights reserved 1 Introduction The OptiPaint system is a combination of hardware and software that allows you to use brushes and other traditional artists tools to paint into popular Windows programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter It does so by means of patented optical and electronic hardware working in conjunction with a Photoshop plugin This guide describes how to set up and use that hardware and plugin software Please read the entire guide before using the OptiPaint system A copy of this guide is included on the OptiPaint Siftware CD that came with your system and can also be found on your Programs menu after installing the software The OptiPaint system may be used with a wide variety of programs that accept Photoshop plugins referred to as plugin hosts This manual does not provide detailed information about how to use various plugin hosts Your best source of information for that would be the manual that came with your plugin host software or the provider of that software 1 1 Precautions Be sure to follow all instructions cautions and warnings found wit
5. wet The tool must be within the active part of the painting surface There s an inactive margin about 1 wide around the active painting area Adjust the Brightness Contrast Gamma and Threshold settings section 4 3 Light Strokes does not appear on the Make sure you ve placed the file LSPlugin 8bf in the host software s host s plugin menu plugin folder or set up your host software to look in the folder where LSPlugin 8bf is located and that plugins are enabled within your host software section 3 1 Light Strokes is grayed out on the host s No 24 bit color image is open or none is selected If the color depth of plugin menu the currently selected image is not 24 bits pixel 8 bit RGB use the host s color depth management functions to change it to that Painted strokes show up asa series of spots If you re making very fast strokes this is a normal consequence of the fact that the camera inside the OptiPaint system is capturing images at a maximum of 60 frames sec You may also see this effect with somewhat slower strokes if you re using very large tools that cover most of the painting surface or if your PC is relatively slow or if you have other programs running that are using some of the PC s bandwidth In all of those cases the frame capture rate may be only 30 sec or less j3 Error message OptiPaint hardware not found Error message DLL not found Error message during installation Could
6. OptiPaint User s Guide for Plugin v 2 0 Light Strokes 600 Tanbark Terrace San Rafael CA 94903 Phone 415 272 7506 support OptiPaint com www OptiPaint com CONTENTS M INGO TO 2 il PRECAUTIONS 22522 iau r a a iue dores caesi a a a a i aa a a A a AO que 2 D CNS a TION A A E A ee Raa Nee 4 pak SORTAWARRETINSTAITLA ON 4 2 2 FIAPDWAREJINSEALIZA TION 2 et cttuctitelitestanieitductsi nee a oats Mies ae passed Iter oce aan a Itera tap le ees 4 2 3 HARDWARE AT 4 Bi EU Lomo 5 Sle PEUGINTIOST SEFIU Pea E A H S 5 3 2 PEUGIN SETUP VER MICA TIONS 5 0 22 000 25p1ot inier a aAA TEM Do auis erue spend tei scr D rA E PD LOAD a 5 RANGE 5 4 USING THE OPTIPAINT SYSTEM sosososooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooeoeoeooooooooooooooooeoeoeoeos 7 4 1 hune NU ahs oat C E 7 4 2 INDOOR Oia d pecs ssc eg acres gee Sb eset m a M LM ES E M ADD Sent cee 9 4 3 SEIRD E E A S NA 10 4 4 INTERACTION WITH PLUGIN NDS 12 STAR 13 Mc STING NERO eT TTE 13 Dele TROUBLE SOO TIN Geese rds t ctae eace cae ERI rore E A d Ec cS LAE MT E LP EU OST LL e IA IE aUi E EP LU CS 13 TRAIN 14 C MEME E rr DV AERE 15 Photoshop and Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc Paint Shop Pro and Painter are registered trademarks of Corel Corp Windows is a registered trademark
7. and many also allow you to specify additional plugin folders Some hosts also require that you enable plugins If at step 4 of the software installation above you accepted the default location for the OptiPaint plugin you can now manually move the file LightStrokes 8bf from your AProgram Files Light Strokes OptiPaint folder to the plugin folder for your host software For example for Photoshop CS2 the usual location would be Program Files Adobe Adobe Photoshop CS2 Plug Ins and for Paint Shop Pro X it would be Program Files Corel Corel Paint Shop Pro X PlugIns Alternatively for plugin hosts that allow you to specify additional plugin folders you can use that facility to point your host at the Program Files Light Strokes OptiPaint folder Make sure that plugins are enabled in your host software For example in Paint Shop Pro X you would do that by selecting File gt Preferences gt File Locations Then under File types select Plug ins check the box that says Enable plug ins and click OK 3 2 Plugin setup verification To verify that the OptiPaint plugin is set up correctly please complete the following steps 1 Start your plugin host software 2 Openan existing 24 bit color 8 bit RGB image or create a new one up to 800x600 pixels in size 3 Select Light Strokes OptiPaint from the plugin filter menu e g Filter for PhotoShop CS2 or Effects Plugins for Paint Shop Pro X If it doesn t
8. appear on that menu make sure you ve completed the host setup steps above section 3 1 4 After a moment the OptiPaint plugin main screen should appear If it does not call Light Strokes support at 415 272 7506 3 3 Hardware setup In order to use the OptiPaint system most effectively it should be located at a comfortable height and such that bright room lights don t interfere with its operation The OptiPaint painting surface should be located at or below the height of your elbow A low table such as the 30 Personal Table from Lifetime Products with a minimum height of 21 see www buylifetime com detail aspx ID 255 or www amazon com Lifetime 28241 30 Inch Personal White Granite dp BOOO6D50RO can put the OptiPaint at a comfortable height To make sure that bright room lights don t interfere with the system first open up the OptiPaint plugin as described in section 3 2 above using a solid white 800x600 image at step 2 Make sure the painting surface is clean and dry and that the red LEDs are on If you see a flashing gray or black rectangle on the OptiPaint plugin s main screen it means that some bright light is interfering with the system It is important that the painting surface be clean and dry at this point since water droplets water residue or painting tools on that surface can also make that flashing rectangle appear Try rotating the OptiPaint hardware around a vertical axis to find a position where the flashing rectangle go
9. bility to use any Light Strokes product or service even if Light Strokes has been advised of the possibility of such damages In no case shall Light Strokes liability exceed the actual money paid for the products atissue Because some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation of implied warranties or liability for incidental consequential special or indirect damages the above limitation may not always apply The above limitations will not apply in case of personal injury where and to the extent that applicable law requires such liability This Limited Warranty is governed by the laws of the United States of America and the state of California Warranty Service To obtain Warranty service contact Light Strokes Technical Support Phone 415 272 7506 E mail support OptiPaint com 15
10. d with a mild detergent such as dishwashing liquid on a damp cloth Do not allow water or other liquids to penetrate the back panel of the enclosure 5 2 Troubleshooting The following table lists a number of possible symptoms you might encounter when using the OptiPaint system and their possible causes and cures The most likely cures for each symptom are listed first If you encounter a problem not listed here or the proposed solution is not helpful please contact OptiPaint technical support at 415 272 7506 or support OptiPaint com Symptom Possible causes and cures Painting happens even when no tool is Make sure the painting surface is clean and free of brush fibers or touching the painting surface other debris If your water has become cloudy replace it with fresh clear water If water is beading up use more wetting agent If it s foaming use less section 3 3 Adjust the orientation of the OptiPaint system and or the room lighting section 3 3 Adjust the Brightness Contrast Gamma and Threshold settings section 4 3 Painting doesn t happen even though a tool Make sure the red LEDs are on The power adapter must be is touching the painting surface plugged into a powered AC outlet and into the back of the OptiPaint device The power switch must also be in the on position l symbol depressed The tool must be white or light colored The OptiPaint system is not sensitive to dark colored objects The tool must be
11. do control also allows you to save your painting history subject to the same limits as above as a series of still images which can then be turned into a movie To do so move the slider and or use the arrow buttons to move to the point in the painting history that you want to be the final saved image then click Save On the Browse For Folder dialog browse to the folder in which you wish to save these images You can also click the Make New Folder button and type in a name for a new folder When you click OK the images will then be saved in the selected folder this may take some time if your Undo Buffer contains a large number of frames You can use a variety of third party tools to turn those saved images into a movie The steps for doing so using Apple s QuickTime Pro are as follows 1 Launch QuickTime Pro 2 Select File Open Image Sequence 3 Navigate to the folder in which you saved the undo history and double click on any of the images there 4 Once your movie opens up which again may take a considerable time if there were a large number of frames you can click the play button to watch it and File Save to save it 4 3 Setup screen OptiPaint setup 68 Brightness Thresholds 32 Contrast 100 Solid 3 7 0 333 Gamma 100 Texture j 3 Centering Use hast ES uon color picker 15 Y Offset Undo 100 Buffer size MB Saved history JPG File format 1 Skip frames 10000 Max frames Restore Default
12. e OptiPaint hardware or cause a fire hazard and will void your warranty Do not open the OptiPaint hardware enclosure There are no user serviceable parts inside and doing so will also void your warranty In order to avoid damaging the active painting surface do not place sharp abrasive or heavy objects on it Do not use abrasive cleaners such as scouring powders or pads on the painting surface which may also cause permanent damage to that surface Avoid shock or vibration to the OptiPaint hardware Hitting or dropping it may cause permanent damage to the optics or electronics inside When not using the OptiPaint hardware for long periods of time disconnect its USB cable from the PC and remove its power adapter from the AC outlet power switch USB power connector connector power USB adapter cable wetting brush agent 2 Installation Please note that the software consists of two parts the OptiPaint plugin and the driver for the camera inside the OptiPaint system The plugin installer will automatically launch the installer for the camera driver However you must complete the installation for both components accepting the separate license agreements for each one in order to be able to use the OptiPaint system UA o d ree a oh 2 1 Software installation Insert the OptiPaint Software CD If the installer doesn t auto run after a few moments navigate to the file setup exe in the root fold
13. en painted the Undo button will be grayed out 4 2 Undo control Undo Control Click Undo on the main screen to open the Undo control shown above You can drag this control to any convenient location on your screen It allows you to move backwards and forwards through your painting history In this way if you paint something that you then decide was a mistake you can undo to a point just before you made that mistake Move the slider and release it or click to either side of its pointer until you find a point near where you want to undo to You can then use the lt and buttons to step backwards and forwards a frame at a time until you reach the exact point that you want Then click OK to return to the main screen for more painting or Cancel if you decide you don t want to undo anything after all Painting will have been automatically stopped while you were undoing so once you return to the main screen you ll need to click Start again to resume painting Note that the Undo control only works for your current plugin session i e you can t undo to a point before you last launched the OptiPaint plugin Also the amount of history you can undo is limited by the amount of RAM you ve reserved for the Undo buffer via the Setup screen see section 4 3 below The default setting of only IMB won t allow you to undo much history at all so you ll probably want to set it to a higher value subject to the amount of RAM you have available The Un
14. er of the CD and double click on it On the OptiPaint Plugin Setup Wizard click Next On the License Agreement page read the agreement select I Agree and click Next On the Select Installation folder page browse to the folder where your plugin host expects to find plugins e g C Program Files Adobe Adobe Photoshop CS2 Plug Ins If you don t know where your host expects to find plugins just accept the default location Click Next twice On the Camera Software Setup Wizard click Next On the License Agreement page read the agreement click I accept the agreement and click Next four times accepting the default locations On the Ready to Install page click Install When the camera installation completes leave Create a desktop icon checked and click Finish On the OptiPaint Plugin Finish Installation page click Close 2 2 Hardware installation Plug the USB cable into the connector at the back of the OptiPaint hardware and into an available USB 2 0 port on your computer When the Found New Hardware Wizard appears select No not this time and click Next Leave Install the software automatically selected and click Next When it finds the SMX M7x Series USB2 0 Camera click Next It doesn t matter which of the two instances shown is highlighted When you see the notice that this software has not passed Windows Logo testing click Continue Anyway When the Wizard completes click Finish Plug the po
15. er than that before launching the OptiPaint plugin If the image or selection is larger than 800x600 then the plugin will only operate on the first 800x600 pixels in the upper left corner of the image or selection Working with layers The OptiPaint plugin as all Photoshop plugins can only work on a single layer at a time If that layer contains transparent regions those regions will be shown in gray in the OptiPaint plugin Again while it then appears that you can paint on those areas when you click OK to return to your host software the transparent regions will not be affected The OptiPaint plugin will also preserve the level of transparency of pixels in the original layer that were only partially transparent such as the edges of anti aliased shapes or those drawn with opacity less than 100 Working with vector graphics The OptiPaint plugin can only work on bitmapped rasterized images If you re working with a vector graphic e g in Illustrator you will need to rasterize it before using the OptiPaint plugin If you re working on a text layer in Photoshop when you try to launch the OptiPaint plugin you ll be asked if you want to rasterize the layer before proceeding Click OK in order to use the OptiPaint plugin on that layer 2 5 Maintenance 5 1 Cleaning The painting surface is glass and may be cleaned with a non abrasive glass cleaner such as Windex on a soft clean cloth The OptiPaint enclosure may be cleane
16. es away The system is least sensitive to lights that come from either side of the painting surface but sunlight should not be allowed to fall on it from any angle If you can t find a usable position that doesn t show a flashing rectangle you may need to turn off or dim some of your room lighting Once you ve found a position where no flashing rectangle appears you re ready to proceed If there is still a small flashing rectangle it may be possible to eliminate it by adjusting the Optipaint settings as described below in section 4 Any brushes or other tools you use to paint with the OptiPaint system must be wet or the painting surface itself must be in order for the system to be sensitive to them The use of water near electrical equipment requires care in order to avoid possible equipment damage or shock hazard Make sure that any water you ll be using with the OptiPaint system is located where it cannot be accidentally spilled onto your computer or any other electrical devices To keep the system from responding to droplets of water itself a wetting agent may be added to the water to reduce its tendency to bead up on the painting surface A sample of Veggie Wash is included with your system for that purpose more can be purchased at www veggie wash com A drop or two of Veggie Wash in 8 fl oz of water should be sufficient though you may need to add more if your water is particularly hard If you use too much you may get foam on the pai
17. f any are skipped when saving the image series For example if the Undo history consisted of 100 frames but the Skip frames value is set to 1 then only every other frame 50 altogether will be saved as a separate image when you click Save on the Undo control A value of 1 usually works well for creating movies since the OptiPaint system typically captures frames at about 60 sec while movies are typically played back at only 30 frames sec Set the Max frames value to limit the maximum number of images that will be saved 1 4 4 Interaction with plugin host The OptiPaint plugin s capabilities can leverage those of your plugin host software in many ways Below are some examples Bear in mind that the OptiPaint plugin only works on 24 bit color 8 bit RGB bitmaps Working with selections If you ve selected a portion of your image before launching the OptiPaint plugin then it will only operate on the selected region Note that the image on the OptiPaint plugin s main screen will then show the smallest rectangle that encompasses the selection When you paint on that image it will appear that you can paint on parts of the image that weren t selected but that happen to fall within that bounding rectangle However when you click OK on the plugin to return to your host software only the selected regions will be affected In this way it s also possible to work on images larger than 800x600 as long as you select a portion of it no larg
18. hin this manual Failure to do so could cause damage to the OptiPaint system or your computer and could also void your warranty Please note that the OptiPaint system is typically used in conjunction with water In order to ensure that that water does not damage your computer or other electronic devices you must take steps to ensure that water does not come in contact with such devices Also the OptiPaint hardware itself is not submersible While water may be used on its glass painting surface water should not be allowed to come into contact with the connectors or panel on the back of the device Furthermore if you or your clothing become wet while using the OptiPaint system you should dry off before touching other electrical devices in order to prevent a possible shock hazard It is recommended that any electrical equipment used near water be plugged into an outlet equipped with a ground fault circuit interrupter GFCT in order to minimize the risk of electric shock Should any water accidentally enter the OptiPaint system your computer or other electronic devices turn those devices off immediately and contact authorized repair personnel The OptiPaint hardware should not be used in dusty environments nor should it be exposed to sunlight or extremes of heat or cold any of which may damage the hardware Only the power adapter that came with the OptiPaint system should be plugged into the OptiPaint hardware Other power adapters may damage th
19. iate parts will show up in an intermediate color Because of the way the Texture function combines the individual frames of a painted stroke the edges between those frames stands out resulting in the texture you see Unlike the Solid function these edges are not anti aliased so the raw resolution of the image will be apparent especially when the Opacity is near 100 Again if the Opacity is set lower more of the underlying image will show through newly painted strokes When Blur is selected painted strokes will simply blur the underlying image The degree of blurring is controlled by the Opacity slider so unless it s set near 100 and unless the part of the image being blurred contains some fairly sharp edges to start with its effects may not be very noticeable But it is also cumulative i e the more you paint over a given area the more blurring will occur Clear At any time you can clear the image to the Background color by clicking the Clear button The Background color like the foreground color initially comes from the current setting in your plugin host You can change the Background color within the plugin by clicking on the color swatch below the word Background but again like the foreground color this new color will not be saved when you click OK or Cancel to return to your plugin host Setup and Undo The Setup and Undo buttons simply call up the Setup screen and Undo control described below Until something has actually be
20. kely due to interference with the OptiPaint s camera driver from some other software or hardware running on your system Exit all programs other than your plugin host and disable unused 5 3 Uninstalling Steps to uninstall the OptiPaint plugin hardware to isolate the source of the interference 1 Select Start gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs 2 Click on OptiPaint Plugin 3 Click Remove and then Yes Steps to uninstall the camera driver 1 Select Start gt All Programs gt Sumix gt SMX M7x USB2 0 Camera gt Uninstall SMX M7X USB2 0 Camera Software 2 Click Yes and then OK 14 5 4 Warranty Limited Warranty The OptiPaint software is licensed as is Light Strokes warrants that the software will perform in substantial accordance with this documentation but otherwise makes no warranty with respect to its quality or performance Light Strokes warrants the OptiPaint hardware to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of one year from the date of original purchase These warranties are limited to the original purchaser and are not transferable Remedies Light Strokes entire liability and your exclusive remedy for any such defect shall be at Light Strokes option either a return of the price paid or b repair or replacement of the hardware or software Upon discovery of such a defect you should contact Light Strokes technical supp
21. n the OptiPaint plugin main screen The actual color you see when painting is also affected by the setting of the Opacity slider When it is less than 100 the colors underneath where you re painting will show through to some degree If you have the opacity set quite low you may also notice that the color is very faint if you move the brush or other tool quickly but deepens the longer you hold it in one place much like the behavior of water colors That s because the color placed earlier is showing through the same color placed later Also if your painting tool is not very bright you may see other colors showing through even when the opacity is at 100 That s because with the Solid painting function the brightness at each pixel of the tool is used to control how much of the Foreground color is laid down In that way painted strokes are automatically anti aliased since the edges of the images of the tool are darker than their interiors When Texture is selected anything you paint will show up in some combination of the Foreground color and the Texture color The Texture color can also be changed at any time by clicking on the color swatch under the word Texture Unlike the Foreground color it will stay the same until you change it again even between separate sessions with the OptiPaint plugin The brightest parts of the images of painting tools will show up in the Foreground color the darkest parts will be in the Texture color and intermed
22. nting surface which can also cause painting in unwanted areas In that case simply dilute the solution with more water Edwal LEN Low Foam Wetting Agent www bhphotovideo com sitem sku 16726 may be used instead of Veggie Wash for the same purpose Almost any light colored object can be used to paint with the OptiPaint system A good online source of brushes is Dick Blick Art Materials www dickblick com A sample of one of their Holbein White Hair Bamboo Brushes www dickblick com zz054 02 is included with your system Their synthetic fiber Niji Waterbrushes www dickblick com zz051 33 are also interesting in that they include their own water reservoir You may also want to try natural and synthetic sponges plastic or foam shapes or styli textured or patterned cloth string and yarn and even your fingers and hands You should not use sharp abrasive metallic or ceramic objects that might scratch the glass painting surface Scratches could reduce the sensitivity of the system or make it completely unusable Brushes with metal ferrules may be used as long as the metal part isn t brought into contact with the painting surface If you re finger painting make sure that rings and other jewelry don t come in contact with that surface If the water you re using becomes dirty replace it with fresh water You also should not use crayons markers paints erasers or any other object that might leave a residue on the painting surface 4 Using
23. ntuated It should normally be kept near the upper middle of its range If it set too low the system will tend to be overly sensitive to background illumination and not sensitive enough to painting tools If it is set too high strokes painted with the Solid function will be not be anti aliased very well and those painted with the Texture function will not show many mid tones The Gamma control lets you adjust how contrast varies between the darker and lighter parts of the camera s image High Gamma settings enhance contrast in the brighter regions and reduce it in the darker ones while low gamma settings have the opposite effect A low Gamma setting works well when the Brightness is also set low The Brightness Contrast and Gamma controls in concert with the threshold controls described below may be used to compensate somewhat for bright room lighting that increases the level of background illumination However doing so will also tend to reduce the sensitivity of the system to painting tools So whenever possible it s better to adjust the orientation of the OptiPaint hardware and the room lighting to minimize that background level as described in section 3 3 above Thresholds The Threshold sliders let you set the darkest part of the camera s image of a painting tool that will cause painting This can be set independently for the Solid and Texture painting functions the Blur function uses the same threshold as whichever other painting function
24. omed to the system you ll probably find that you hardly ever have to click the Stop button OK and Cancel You can click OK at any time to return to your plugin host with your latest changes incorporated into the image If you click Cancel instead you ll return to the host without those changes being made Most hosts have an undo function that will also let you undo the changes even though you clicked OK You can go back to the OptiPaint plugin as often as you d like to continue making changes to the image The hosts s undo redo functions will then typically let you step forward and back through this history of changes from each plugin session In section 4 2 below you ll see how within the OptiPaint plugin itself it s possible to undo your painting to a specific frame within a painted stroke Painting functions At any time you may select any one of the three basic painting functions Solid Texture and Blur Each of these is further controlled by the setting of the Opacity slider When Solid is selected anything you paint will show up in the Foreground color That color is the same as your plugin hosts s foreground color at the time you launched the plugin You can change that color at any time within the OptiPaint plugin itself by clicking on the color swatch below the word Foreground and selecting a new one from the color picker that pops up Note however that the new color isn t saved once you return to your plugin host by clicking OK or Cancel o
25. ort for a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number and instructions for shipping the product to Light Strokes You will be responsible for the cost of shipping the product to Light Strokes and any loss or damage resulting from such shipment Light Strokes will pay for return shipment of the repaired or replaced product Any repaired or replaced product will be warranted for the remainder of the original warranty period or 30 days whichever is longer These remedies are void if failure of the hardware or software has resulted from accident abuse misuse negligence or unauthorized modification or repair or if it has been handled other than in accordance with Light Strokes instructions Limitation of Liability The warranties set forth in this agreement replace all other warranties Light strokes expressly disclaims all other warranties including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement of third party rights with respect to the documentation software and hardware No Light Strokes dealer agent or employee is authorized to make any modification extension or addition to this warranty In no event will Light Strokes or its suppliers be liable for any costs of procurement of substitute products or services lost profits loss of information or data or any other special indirect consequential or incidental damages arising in any way out of the sale of use of or ina
26. s Click Setup on the main screen to open the setup screen shown above It allows you to set a variety of parameters that control the operation of the OptiPaint system Each of the controls that has a slider also lets you specify a numerical value by typing it in Feel free to experiment with all the controls on this dialog you can always revert to the original factory settings by clicking the Restore Defaults button To keep your new settings click OK To revert to the settings in effect before you opened the setup screen just click Cancel Brightness Contrast and Gamma The Brightness Contrast and Gamma controls let you adjust the camera inside the OptiPaint system and thus the sensitivity of the system Their effects can be seen in the live video window to their left You may want to place a tool on the painting surface while adjusting these controls in order to see their effects Bear in mind though that the most pleasing video image here doesn t necessarily lead to the best results when painting The default settings were chosen empirically to work well for most tools but you may prefer other settings By increasing the Brightness the system can be made more sensitive to darker tools However it will also increase the sensitivity to background illumination so it s generally advisable to keep the Brightness setting relatively low By increasing the Contrast the difference between the brighter and darker parts of a drawing tool is acce
27. the OptiPaint M system 4 1 Main screen OptiPaint plugin v 2 0 0 0 Opacity 4475 J Foreground HER O Solid Texture O Blur E Start Background Start Stop Most of your time using the OptiPaint system will be spent at its main screen shown above When you first launch the plugin if you touch a wet drawing tool to the active part of the painting surface you ll see a non destructive video overlay which shows the shape and position of that tool on the drawing surface as above The rectangle that just includes those parts of the tool bright enough to cause painting will be shown though the darker parts of that rectangle will not cause painting When you click the Start button painting will begin immediately Painting will continue as long as something light colored is in contact with the painting surface To stop painting simply lift the tool to continue painting again simply lower it to the painting surface again If you want to see where you re going to paint again before you actually start painting there click the Stop button the same button that was previously labeled Start and the video overlay will return By clicking Stop you can also wipe away water drops brush fibers etc from the painting surface without your wiping action itself causing inadvertent painting Note that it s not necessary to click Stop before changing colors or painting functions or using different physical tools Once you ve gotten accust
28. wer adapter into the connector at the back of the OptiPaint hardware and then into a 110VAC outlet Press the power switch on the back of the OptiPaint hardware to the so that the P symbol is depressed You should see the red LEDs light up at the front of it 2 3 Hardware verification In order to verify that the OptiPaint hardware has been installed correctly please complete the following steps l 2 3 Double click the SMX M7x USB2 0 Camera icon on your desktop When the SMX M7x camera software opens click the P icon or press F5 to start live video Click the All slider in the Gain section and drag it up until you see something in the video image Wet the brush that came with your system and touch it to the middle of the translucent glass painting surface at the front of the OptiPaint hardware You should see an image of your brush tip in the Video window It is normal for this image to be upside down and vertically compressed If you do not make sure you ve followed the hardware installation steps above section 2 2 If that does not resolve the problem call Light Strokes support at 415 272 7506 Click File gt Exit to close the camera utility 3 Setup 3 1 Plugin host setup In order to use the OptiPaint system with your plugin host software e g Photoshop Painter etc you must configure that host to recognize the OptiPaint plugin Plugin hosts usually have a folder where they expect to find plugins
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