What exactly is
this?
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Comixware is an interactive storytelling application that not only
offers you a rich reading experience of multimedia contents, but also
allows you to compose and tell your own stories by using the same
story building materials of the original presentation.
How
do I compose my own stories with Comixware?
Like
a screen writer and a film editor, you can arrange and compose your
scenes in a timeline in any order you like and of any length you desire.
You can further compose each scene by adding composition elements
to it and adjusting their on screen variables (sizes, angle, positions,
colors and duration). These elements include dialogue balloons, animated
casts, still props, SFX, and/or even your own composition assets.
In addition, you can select a soundtrack for your movie from a list
of theme music or from your own music collections. The possibility
is infinite.
Can
I make my own feature length movies from Comixware?
Yes,
you can make up any length of movies you'd like using the supplied
story building materials and/or your own story assets.
What
kind of story building materials come with Comixware?
Initially,
it comes with 100 story movie clips (scenes that each has animation
and sound built-in), 22 background movie clips (both animated and
still pictures for you to build your scene from the ground up), 16
speech balloons of various shapes and purposes, 22 animated casts,
18 static props, 19 sound effect objects and 7 thematic soundtracks.
This library of story building materials can be expanded and upgraded
later when we add more contents to our collection.
Are
you sure Comixware can make feature length movies?
There's
no restriction on how many times you can use the same clip in your
timeline and neither is there limit on the infinite ways you could
do with each scene. And the timeline has no preset length limit so
that your story could literally go on forever. Not to mention that
you can use your own media assets (video, animation, photos and almost
any kind of still graphics) in combination with Comixware's built-in
assets for creating totally customized movie. Yes, Comixware is capable
of making a feature length (or any length) of movie. The limit is
only in one's imagination.
Can
I save a copy of my masterpiece to share with friends?
Yes,
you can save a copy of your work to your computer for further editing
or for your own viewing purpose. You can also share your masterpiece
with your friends and the rest of the world by posting it in our gallery
on the Internet.
What
are the minimum system requirements for Comixware?
For
bringing beautiful graphics and powerful tools together, needless
to say this requires serious CPU power. Though in no way it means
that Comixware won't run on a lesser system, the minimum setup we
suggest is as follow:
Windows
-
500Mhz Pentium III processor.
- A graphic card with 16MB or more of VRAM.
- 64MB of physical RAM.
- 100MB of available disk space.
- 32-bit color monitor capable of 800 x 600 resolution.
- Windows compatible sound card.
- Windows 95, 98, NT4, 2000, ME and XP operating systems.
- QuickTime 6 or greater.
- DirectX 7.0 or greater.
- An Internet connection.
Macintosh
-
G3 400Mhz PowerPC processor.
- A graphic card with 16MB or more of VRAM.
- 64MB of physical RAM.
- 100MB of available disk space.
- 32-bit color monitor capable of 800x600 resolution.
- MAC OS X and Classic (8.x to 9.x).
- QuickTime 6 or greater.
- Open GL 1.1.2 or greater.
- An Internet connection.
Please
bear in mind that the above are indeed 'minimum' systems. The faster
your computer is the better Comixware performs.
Is
this a 'serious' program beyond pretty interface?
Oh
yeah, most definitely. Don't be fooled by the 'good' look and the
deceivingly ease of use of Comixware. Under the skin, every muscle
is wired for serious functionality and performance. We bet you don't
see anything out there quite like Comixware that dynamically assembles
and disassembles MULTI-MEDIA presentation on-the-fly, both at the
scene and at the timeline level. Effortless GUI? Yes, we are guilty
of that. But isn't that what a good software program supposed to be?
Why
should I care about yet another DV editing tool?
Because
it is NOT just another DV editing tool, it's MUCH more. It's a seamless
storytelling platform that not only delivers an original multimedia
presentation to the user but also allows user to reenact the presentation
with his/her own interpretation and creativity. Comixware is not aiming
to replace your other DV editing softwares (though it actually does
a few tricks better than anyone else). Use your favorite authoring
tools to do whatever you usually do with traditional DV contents.
But if you want your creation to be a live entity that invites conversation
and interactivity, use Comixware.
What
is it really?
It's
a new way of storytelling, a seamless platform that bridges two previously
separated experiences of human aesthetics: that of creativity and
that of appreciative enactment. You get it when you are able to think
it outside of the box.
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