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System Requirements
SketchMatrix will run on any compatible PC running Windows 98 SE onwards (Windows XP or higher is recommended). Other requirements are quite standard - adequate hard disk space for the program (around 5MB) and for your data/ images, a good input pointing device, keyboard, monitor/ screen, CD ROM drive (if you are using CD based distribution), a color scanner if you want to scan your photos, a color printer for taking print outs, plus a reasonably fast CPU (Pentium or higher) with graphics support. Most specific requirements relate to memory (RAM) and graphics resolution.
Memory
Memory requirement depends mostly upon the largest image you will process. The program itself needs 16 MB free memory. To load and process images, plan on having around 10MB free for every 100,000 pixel size of the image (width times height in pixels - not to be confused with image file size on disk).
Screen Resolution
Your graphics card must support a minimum pixel resolution of 800 wide by 600 high is required. Higher resolutions will provider larger workspace without the need to scroll (minimum recommended (1024 wide by 768 high).
Current version and program license editions
Version 2.1 is the current release. SketchMatrix is available in different license types (Editions) to match your need and budget. Below table provides summarization of different program Editions, and comparison of their functionality/ price
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SketchMatrix Ver 2.1
Feature/ Function
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Lite Edition
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Personal Edition
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Artist Edition
(non-commercial license)
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Artist Edition (commercial license)
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Load/ save BMP and JPEG image types, acquire images from TWAIN compliant external source such as digital camera & scanner. WYSIWYG Printing
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Interactive crop and normalized image scaling (10 - 350%
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Contextual and selective erase/ undo (original image, effects image, solid color
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Image tuning controls (RGB level, individual Red, Blue, and Green glaze controls, Intensity, Luminance, Grain
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Pre-set Composite Sketch Models selectable from a list - single click to apply to loaded image
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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<ALIGN="JUSTIFY" Full Documentation incld. step-by-step walkthrough with examples in tutorial form, and printable manual in PDF format, plus Instant Sketch Wizar
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Color vs. Gray Render mode
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Resizable preview image window to preview effects before applying to main image
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
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Individual sketch effects/ attributes, with the ability to combine and mix in variable amount of any one, and separate detail level for each attribute
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Yes
3 individual attributes - Outline, Shading, Detail
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Yes
5 individual attributes - Outline, Shading, Detail, Features, Surface Depth
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Yes
5 individual attributes - Outline, Shading, Detail, Features, Surface Depth
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Directional Bias/ Perspective
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Yes
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Yes
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Variable Realism control
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Yes
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Yes
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Mix-in vs. Fill-in Render mode
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Yes
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Yes
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User defined composite models to record attributes in a batch set for future use
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Yes
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Yes
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License for commercial use *
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Yes
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* Commercial license has the same functionality as the Artist Edition, except that it is additionally licensed for commercial use
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