rendering process has been entirely reworked so that
it is now possible to efficiently create smooth, clean-looking effects, without the
need to perhaps later apply Improved Quality processing. Click the
button on Kaleid Tools to access Quality Control options. A default Quality
Level, (Standard, Improved or Extra), can be specified for
each category of effect to determine how those effects will initially be rendered.
Action might seem a bit sluggish when using Improved or Extra
Quality, so options are also available to temporarily lessen the Quality
Levels while intensive processing is occurring, such as while manually
shifting effects, or during continuous activity like Wandering motion or
Automatic Effects. Effects
will be automatically re-rendered with their normal Quality Level immediately
after the activity has completed, or whenever the action is paused (just hit the
Space bar).
button on
Kaleid Tools (or type the F12 key) to toggle Mapping
on/off. Right-click to access the Mapping Menu,
which provides a selection of Complex Variable Functions to choose
from. Mapped scenes will continually change as Kaleider
activity occurs, such as when effects are manually shifted, with automated
Wandering motion, or during Automatic Effects. Following the
complex plane shapes, effects might appear to plunge into infinite depths or
swoop outwards.
Mapping activity is captured with
Scripts, including Remake Scripts. Mapping
can optionally be included with Automatic Effects. Use the Maps
tab of the Configuration
screen to control how often Mapping should be applied, and which Map
Functions are available for random selection.
Pattern option is now available in addition to the old Shift Tile
and Shift Image modes. Use the drop-down box on Edit Tools
to select Tile, Image or Pattern to control how effects
are shifted when the mouse is clicked and dragged. You might imagine
that the original source image is beneath the rendered display. The
Shift Tile option will reposition the effect to a different place on the
source image. Using Shift Image, on the other hand, will leave the
Tile stationary and re-render the effect as if the underlying source
image were moved. (Note that when Center is activated, effects
will remain centered regardless of the Shift Tile or Shift Image
setting.) Shift Pattern allows the entire rendered scene to be
moved around the screen without changing the effect, essentially not altering
the relative position of the Tile on the source image.