Welcome to Pennello!

Pennello is Xaos Tools' great new animated effects engine for Autodesk 3D 
Studio.  It gives you immediate access to 100 of Xaos Tools' most popular
visual effects including animated transitions and the ability to create 
your own custom effects.

Whether you work with animations, captured video, AutoCAD models or still 
images, Pennello is a great tool for you to check out!

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Become a Registered Pennello User Today!

To purchase the full Pennello product, contact:

In the USA and Canada:  Xaos Tools              415 487 7000

In Europe:
Benelux:                        Techex Benelux          ++31 1613 2760
France:                         Techex SARL             ++331 4667 7400
Germany:                        Techex GmbH             ++49 89 612 0010
Italy:                          Micrograph Srl          ++39 337 377 220
Spain:                          Techex Iberica          ++341 563 0282
UK:                             Techex Ltd.             ++628 777 800
All other countries:            Techex, Inc.            ++1 617 229 6900

In Central and South America:
Argentina:                      Techex Argentina        ++541 325 5733
All other countries:            Techex, Inc.            ++1 617 229 6900

In Asia Pacific:
Hong Kong/PRC:                  Techex Hong Kong        ++852 987 8435
Japan:                          MIQ Japan Ltd.          ++813 329 7377
All other countries:            Techex, Inc.            ++ 1 617 229 6900


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System Requirements

Pennello requires a 386, 486 or Pentium PC capable of running Autodesk 3D 
Studio and supporting an 800x600 graphics display card (24-bit preferred).  
A minimum of 16Mb RAM is recommended.

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What is Pennello?

Pennello is an animated brushing engine that intelligently brushes a source 
image depending on certain values it finds in that image. For example, it
"knows" to apply brush strokes more densely in darker areas of the source 
image.  Pennello applies the same intelligence to animations and video and 
saves the artist hours in brushing individual frames and then reassembling 
them in an animated sequence.

Why is Pennello unlike other IPAS routines?

With Pennello, we took a different approach to IPAS application design.  We 
could have carved up our effects engine into a set of "canned" filters to
create effects such as impressionist, oil paint, mosaic, sponge print, 
pencil sketch, charcoal and pastel - but we didn't.  Instead, we designed 
a full-featured application that provides the user with 100 preset effects, 
50 preset brushes and unlimited custom effects, styles and brushes.  So, 
although Pennello technically is an IPAS routine, at a user level it's more 
like a library of 100 filters than a single "one-trick" IPAS effect.

What will 3D Studio users get from Pennello?

In designing Pennello, we spoke with many 3D Studio graphic artists, 
videographers, and animators, and one message came through loud and clear: 
artists need tools that let them express themselves in their own individual
style.

The design of Pennello speaks directly to this need.  Each of the 100 effects 
can be used as is, or as a starting point for further exploration.  This is a
very natural way to work.  For example, say that the "Oil Radial" style is 
close to what you want to produce, but not quite right.  You can then use the 
controls to customize the effect yourself, saving it as a new style if you 
want to use it again.

This delivers two benefits - firstly, immediate productivity through the
100 effects and, secondly, the ability to experiment and create custom styles 
that provide a unique signature for each Pennello user.

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Thank you for your interest in Pennello - we hope that you enjoy this 
demonstration version and decide to buy the complete product!

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Xaos Tools
600 Townsend Street
Suite 270E
San Francisco CA 94103
USA

Phone:  415-487 7000
Fax:    415-558-9886
E-mail: martyn@xaostools.com


