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Product Information and Function Introduction
openCanvas is a paint/drawing software that enables you to record/replay your drawing procedure.
If you use the "Event" function (to replay the drawing process), it is quite easy to find out how an illustration was created!
openCanvas has a simple interface, nice and realistic brush stroke, and various filters/layers/tones.
openCanvas will be suitable for beginners to advanced users.
"Pen" and "Brush": enables you to create various expressions.
There are various strokes, such as a fountain pen, watercolor, and many more.
You can easily edit your own "Pen" and "Brush" strokes. Also you can apply a saved Bitmap image to "Pen", that will expand your creativity even more.
"Filter", "Layers", "Tone" : gives you more functions.
Filter
(Levels, Hue / Saturation, Blur, Emboss, Clouds etc)
Layers
(Multiply, Screen, Overlay etc)
Tone 23 Default Types
You can easily create your own Tone with our exclusive interface.
Intelligible Interface
openCanvas uses GUI "Graphical User Interface", therefore it is easy to handle.
Tool Palette
The Tool Palettes has an automatic adjustment, docking, and folding functions, that will enable you to use workspace effectively.
Color Picker
4 types 18 varieties
Preset Editor
You can easily create your own Pen, Brush, Tone, and Gradient.
Hand Tool
When you use the Hand Control, the cursor becomes "Hand" shape. Then you can control the "Pan," "Rotate," and "Zoom" function at the same time.
openCanvas has "Event" function that records/replays the drawing procedure. With "Event" function, you can learn how to draw lines, adding colors to improve your skill.
You can download someone's "Event" file from our community website.
Please download openCanvas and install into your PC.
You can replay the Event file even with the trial version.
To open downloaded Event file, double-click on Event file or go to File>Open Event.
| Price | 5,800 JPY ( Check the price in U.S. dollars / Check! ) ( Check the price in EURO / Check! ) |
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| Upgrade Price | 2,700 JPY ( Check the price in U.S. dollars / Check! ) ( Check the price in EURO / Check! ) |
System Requirements
| OS | Windows XP / Vista / 7 |
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| HDD | More than 10MB free capacity |
| CPU | x86 Compatible Processor corresponding to SSE2 |
| RAM | Recommended Memory Capacity by Operating System |
| Resolution | More than 1024 × 768 pixel |
| Color Depth | More than 32 bit(16,770,000 colors) |
| Peripherals | Wacom tablet |
- More than 1GHz CPU is recommended when anti-alias indication is used.
- The physical memory used by openCanvas is dependent on picture size or number of layers. The bigger pictures and the more layers there are, the more memories are needed. Differences arise by which OS is used. The more data is needed, the higher speed of CPU is needed as the same as memory.
- Depending on a video card, color depth other than 32 bits might cause an extreme speed fall on a display. Color depth with 32 bits color is recommended.
- A pen pressure function cannot be used with a mouse.
- We don't guarantee the compatibility with LCD Tablet (such as Cintiq, XPC-1700B), Table PC, and Multi-Display, Dual Display monitor.
