Take 32 3.0.10 Readme File

Welcome to Take 32.  This contains information about changes to Take 32 as
new versions are released.  Please remember to send in your Registration card.  
Only registered users will be eligible for upgrades and special offers.
See the Update History at the bottom of this file for information on changes
in this release.

INSTALLATION
If you downloaded the update (takei310.zip or takea310.zip),  you should extract
all of the files into a temporary directory, then double-click on the 
"hfxpatch.exe" program.

CONTACTING US

Hollywood FX Incorporated (A subsidiary of Synergy International, Inc.)
300 East 4500 South Suite 100
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
Phone:	(801) 281-0237
Fax:	(801) 281-0238
www:	http://www.hollywoodfx.com
email:	info@hollywoodfx.com

VERSION HISTORY

Version 3.0.10 - (04/04/98)
* Enhancement:		Now displays message if Club Hollywood FX could not
			be loaded because of serial number problem.
* Fixed:		Problem with field order in 3.0.9 for Speed Razor.
* Fixed:		Problem with loading additional Club Hollywood FX,
			under certain circumstances.

Version 3.0.9 - (02/26/98)
* Enhancement:		Added "About" button to dialog, letting user view license 
			information even if T32 Enhancer is installed.
* Fixed:		Puzzle and Magnify effects had minor problems.
* Fixed:		Shadows rendered white if lighting was off.  Shadows now do
			not render unless lighting is turned on.
* Changed:		Calculation for motion-blur and trails in After Effects is now 
			based on the length of the clip the effect is attached to,
			providing better motion-blur and trail results.

Version 3.08 - (10/10/97)
* Fixed:		Wavspin1 and LCylinder effects crashed on DEC Alpha systems.
			This was due to extremely small non-zero numbers in flight
			paths.
* Fixed:		The Diamond effect had a number of minor problems.  It has
			been redesigned.

Version 3.07 - (09/19/97)
* Fixed:		The Pyramid effect had a problem where the pyramid sides
			would overlap each other towards the end of the effect.
* Changed:		Rebuilt for DEC Alpha.

Version 3.06 - (09/15/97)
* Fixed:		Final 3.05 build had incorrect settings for AfterFX plugin.

Version 3.05 - (09/10/97)

* Enhancement:	Added Ulead Media Studio Pro 5.0 plugin driver.
* Enhancement:	Added Adobe After Effects 3.1 plugin driver.
* Enhancement:	Rewrote texture image handling to be more memory/speed efficient.
* Enhancement:	Numerous minor rendering engine optimizations.
* Enhancement:	New multithreaded preview rendering, provides faster UI response.
* Enhancement:	Preview now displayed as it is being rendered.
* Enhancement:	Will now reload FX list if the file Orgs\Default.org is
			removed (this is easier than moving a .hfx file out and back into
			the effects directory).
* Enhancement:	Numerous minor changes to improve rendering speed.
* Enhancement:	New FX format resulted in substantial space savings.
* Changed:		Made ballsplt the default FX for all products.
* Fixed:		Now all plugins reload the rendering engine immediately if it is
			changed in Settings page.
* Fixed:		All plugins were not properly reallocating rendering context for
			antialiasing and other options.
* Fixed:		Donut1 and Donut2 now work correctly.
* Fixed:		Cancel not handled properly in Photoshop plugin.

Version 3.03 (6/13/97)

* Fixed:		Cancel in Photoshop was not working properly.
* Fixed:		Top-Left Light Direction was not working properly.
* Fixed:		Problems with large images in Photoshop.

Version 3.02 (06/03/97)
* Enhancement:	New installer for DEC Alpha version.
* Changed:		Plugin for VM Plus is now the same as Adobe Premiere.
* Fixed:		Miscellaneous memory leaks, overruns, etc.

Version 3.01 (05/09/97)
* Enhancement:	Now renders fields in Adobe Premiere at a higher resolution for
			less jaggies in final result.
* Enhancement:	Take 32 will now recognize new effects added from Club Hollywood.


Version 3.0 (03/31/97)

* Enhancement:	Now supports 45 degree angles for flight direction and light direction.

* Fixed:		Numerous slight problems in effects.

* Bug Fix:		Incorrect colors on real-world objects in Ulead Media Studio Pro.
* Bug Fix:		Selection dialog not brought to front in FAST Video Machine Plus.

Version 1.5 (02/21/97)

* Enhancement:	Installer now searches for plugins before file copying.
* Enhancement:	All effects use spline based paths.
* Enhancement:	Render options structure now dynamic to allow for future changes.
* Enhancement:	Shared files now use version number in name to allow multiple
			versions of  Take 32.
* Enhancement:	Installer now installs plugin in Speed Razor Mach III 3.0 and 3.5.
* Change:		New plugin driver for FAST Video Machine Plus that provides
			workaround for brightness shift in video passed to effects plugins.
* Change:		Driver for MCXpress now creates its own Take 32 group.

* Fixed:		Wed_ding had bad timing on morph to medallion.
* Fixed:		Show1 had back polygons which showed through video.
* Fixed:		Brkglass had sudden shift of polygons on final frame.	

* Bug Fix:		Slight drop in brightness for Rnd_Portable has been fixed.
* Bug Fix:		Plugin for Speed Razor was ignoring Alpha (transparency) channels.
* Bug Fix:		Plugin for MCXpress would not show Take 32 if present.
* Bug Fix:		Plugin for Ulead Media Studio Pro did not work with non-English
			versions.

Version 1.01 (09/30/96)
* Take32.dll and Take_Gui.dll now merged into one library (Take32.dll).  This library is
   now installed in the Windows System directory.
* A minor change in the Adobe Premiere 4.2 driver.  The Adobe Transitions settings
   dialog now appears much more quickly when the effect is double-clicked in the 
   timeline.
* 'Plugin' directory changed to 'Plugins'
* Rnd_Portable replaced Rnd_OpenGL.
* Shared C Runtime libraries no longer used or included in distribution.
* Installer modified to install plugin for FAST Video Machine Plus 3.0 (with DPR).

Version 1.0 (08/22/96)
* Final release.