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Textaizer version v2.2

Copyright © 2007-2008 APP Helmond  All Rights Reserved
Release Date: May 4, 2007
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This program is Freeware
Reproduction in whole or part in any form without express
written permission of APP Helmond is prohibited

To install double click Textaizer.exe

To uninstall Textaizer click uninstall from the Start Menu 
or the Add/Remove Programs tab

APP Helmond
sybren@mosaizer.com
www.mosaizer.com
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Textaizer is a program to paint with text. With Textaizer you can create pictures from text (text mosaic), text from from pictures (ASCII art) and make videoclips with ASCII art.

Possibilities with Textaizer:
KEY FEATURES
- build any picture (bmp, jpg) from text (text mosaic)
- make any text from scratch and using bitmaps (ASCII art)
- make videoclips with ASCII text art effects from video footage or multiple files
- free drawing of ASCII art, possibility to draw from a source picture for better resemblence
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- text must be provided as a plain (ASCII) text file (e.g. via notepad)
- two view modes:
    - follow the original wource color ('colorize'), where only colored areas a painted with text
    - create a 3D or 'emboss' effect, allowing the entire text to be visible
- use a white rim around the source to create an artistic painting effect - also useful to avoid 'empty' lines in some results
- use any fontstyle and any fontsize you like
- multiple font (random font choice)
- automatic white space trimming (to create a better visual result)
- ASCII art creation
    - creates text from pictures in any font
    - saves the result in text file, ready for printing
- three image enhancement filters to optimize the picture before making a ASCII art of text mosaic
    - (de)saturate, lighten/darken and contrast
- visualising by a preview window, thumbnail of the source and a full-screen viewer with zoom

Just sheer fun to make your favourite picture from text !

Maximum values & warnings
- maximum of 100,000 characters of unique text (if more is needed, it will start from the text-beginning again)
- no limit to the result bitmap, but be careful not to generate 400 Mb or more when large source files are chosen. Your system may not longer respond correctly when huge memory is needed for Textaizer. APP Helmond cannot be held responsible for problems when Textaizer is used. Textaizer is guaranteed free of viruses, spyware and commercial nagware. Textaizer is freeware.

CONTACT

Textaizer can be downloaded from the APP Helmond homepage: http://www.mosaizer.com
For questions, bug reports and advice you can send an e-mail to sybren@mosaizer.com

Thank you for using Textaizer.

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Because of the CPU intensive nature of bitmap manipulation, textaizer may need a right computing environment. The following minimum system requirements apply: 
- 1.4 GHz Intel or AMD processesor
- 256 MB RAM memory
- 5 Mb of harddisk space for picture libraries
- 50 Mb of harddisk space to store real big Textaizer bitmaps
- Windows 2000/XP
- 15" Monitor with 1024 x 768 pixels

The following system is recommended when large bitmaps are generated (> 4000x4000 pixels)
- 2.4 GHz Intel or AMD processesor
- 512 Mb RAM memory

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VERSIONS
2.2 build 16
- all bitmaps can now be printed from within textaizer
- printing options have been added

2.2 build 12-13
- a small bug was solved in the font-size settings

2.2 build 4-11
- a major bug was solved (font > 44pt will crash the application)
- videaizer now has frame grabbing feature
- text rotation now possible for video
- automated effects for video

2.2 build 3
- the Videaizer underwent a major upgrade
   - the user has now two engines to choose from (ASCII art or Text Mosaic)
   - the vid-window has now been improved (bitmaps are managed internally - not via de vid-window)
   - all filter, font-size and background settings for ASCII art and Text Mosaic also apply to Videaizer
   - improved video/media player controls
   - not only video files, but also a selection of multiple bitmaps can be taken as a source for Videaizer
- a CPU priority selector has been added
- some minor inconveniences have been solved

2.1 build 11-12
- the Free Draw ASCII art generation has been re-coded to increase speed and improve the user interface
- memory usage now visible
- some minor bugs have been solved

2.1 build 5-9
- now extended ASCII codes are available to create full-body ASCII art pictures ('block characters')
- block characters can now be in color too
- request for feedback has been included (after 50 times of use - can be manually disabled)

2.1 build 3
- a major change was made to Textaizer 2: IntelliDraw capability was added
- improved version update control and version recognition via the web
- swapping between the different functional tabs without losing the work
- some bugs were removed
- background picture can now be hidden and shown again to improve result evaluation
- more settings are added to the ini-file

2.0 build 11
- (automatic) update function added

2.0 build 10
- some minor inconsistencies are now solved

2.0 build 9
- new feature added to ease the choice of the draw key in free draw mode

2.0 build 8
- bug fix in Free Draw when pencil moves out of the 'paper'

2.0 build 7
- minor bug fixes

2.0 build 6
- now the multi-regional settings are correctly taken care of
- font size can be 'fixed', 'dynamic' or 'following the luminance of the source picture'
- the screensaver feature is now documented and available

2.0 build 5
- now the line spacing and dynamic fontsize are effectively aligned
- the quality of the dynamic fontsize feature has been improved

2.0 build 4
- avoid Quick Text limitations on the number of lines

2.0 build 3
- minor bugs solved
- new engine for color management

1.1 build 24: minor bugs solved
- now ascii text also work with italic text
- build-in a new limitation: max 255 characters for the ascii text string

1.1 build 23: Video functionality added ('Videaizer')
- minor bugs solved