CompuServe Messages

David, Thanks for the info, even if was, hmmmm…. , let's say: a bit secretive. Composer for $149 is *a must*, even as a collector's item! I may be wrong, but I think Composer started the "pixelized objects" trend that Adobe finally arrived at in Photoshop 3.0 as layers. Don't get me wrong: Composer is a lot more than an important step in the evolution of image editors. There is still no other software treating objects (floating selections, layers or whatever) and transparency (alpha info) the way Composer does. Altamira managed to make a truly innovative program, but maybe went a bit too far in some respects; takes a bit of relearning…. Just to be able to move around a large number of image objects without being locked up inside a window is worth $149 <g>. Composer is based on a pasteboard metaphor where the composition area is surrounded by an infinite "void". This has to be experienced! Today you can do most of the Composer operations in Painter, Picture Publisher and Photoshop. BUT…. the entire concept of Composer makes a lot of things more obvious. Alpha is transparent in a double sense! The Warp functions in Composer are still unbeaten, though. Go, no: RUN for a copy! Thomas Lindstrom – DiP – Sweden – Digital Pictures and more GO ASHOWCASE or GRAHPSUP/9 for DiP samples