Mosaic Toolkit Plus ...
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Freeware, use as you like but not for resale.
Version: v2.55 b9d Issue Date: Feb/10/2010
Category: "LOtis Filters"
Title: "Mosaic Toolkit Plus v2.55-b9d Feb-10-10"
Copyright: "Copyright 2005-2010"
Author: "LOtis Digital Art"
Organization: "LOtis Digital Art"
Filename: "MosaicToolKit255b9d"
Description: "Mosaic Toolkit Plus"
Version: "v2.55 b9d Feb-10-10"
URL: "mailto://lotis666@gmail.com"

Compiled with Vista compatible FilterMeister version FM 1.0 beta 9.0d  
download site: http://www.tricountyloa-wa.org/downloads/

General:
   Free, not for Resale.
   This Mosaic Toolkit version provides 32 mosaic Styles, Seventeen tile effects options, and 22 blend options.
	See MosaicToolKitHelp.pdf.
   Application of the different Styles, Sliders, Options, and Blends provides millions of different mosaic effects.
   Help Notes: When a certain controls are selected, Help Notes are displayed to explain its action.
   Help file: MosaicToolKitHelp.pdf. Put the Help file in the same directory as the 8bf file.

Plug-in Filter Installation:
   Copy MosaicToolkitV255b9d.8bff file to the plug-in filter directory for the photo graphics application. 
   For Adobe PhotoShop this would be a directory like: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\Filters.  
   For Paint Shop Pro X this would be a directory like: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Paint Shop Pro X\PlugIns. 
   Earlier versions of Paint Shop Pro by JASC may use a different plugin directory. 
   Other programs, such as the free IrfanView graphics program also support plug-in filters. Follow their directions for plug-in installation.

Find the plug-in to Use:
   Adobe Photo Shop: Available under the Filters menu: LOtis Filters: Mosaic ToolKit  - v2.55 ...
   Paint Shop Pro X: Available under Effects>Plugins menu:  LOtis Filters: Mosaic ToolKit - v2.55 ...

Revision History:
---------------------12/30/05 --------------------------------------------------
Version: v1.07 Issue Date: Dec 30 2005
This Mosaic Toolkit version provides 8 mosaic Styles: Squares, Rings, Balls, Gears, Square Rings, Stars, Daisy, and All styles.

Sliders are provided for varying cell size, contrast, slight color tweaking of cells, ball glow/brightness, and blending with the original photo.

Options are provided for gradient, radial gradient, color inversion, and row shift to give a brickwork effect. Two additional options: More Balls and More Rings  
provide added effects to some of the styles.

Application of the different Styles, Sliders, and Options provide thousands of different mosaic effects.

Note: there is a checkbox hidden in the embedded mosaic image; it removes mosaic texture from backgrounds that are one color in the original photo. (Under  
development).
---------------------Jan 17, 06------------------------------------------------
Version: v2 Issue Date: Jan 17, 2006
Bug Fix: Corrected a pixel write beyond the end of the Preview and Image.

Styles: This Mosaic Toolkit version provides 2 new mosaic Styles: Triangles, and Quilt. Quilt provides a diamond shape with proper selection of contrast and brightness.

Sliders: In version 2, a slider was added to allow setting both horizontal and vertical cell size, thus allowing for rectangular cells. 

Options:  Added in version 2 are two more checkboxes: OnlyFG and Only BG, which attempt to restrict the mosaic effect either to the Foreground or to the Background. Also added in version 2 was a custom color option for Ring and SquareRing styles to give CMY-like  palette effect.

Help Notes (Version 2): When a certain controls are selected, Help Notes are displayed to explain its action.

---------------------- Feb 8, 06 ------------------------------------------------------------------
Version: 2.01
Minor fixes of Color Invert.

---------------------- March 16, 06 -------------------------------------------------------------
Version: 2.02
Added more Help Notes

---------------------- April 2, 06 -------------------------------------------------------------
Version: 2.021a
Added a Grid Line option to the Blend Combobox.
Added a dialog resize grip to the lower righthand corner.
--------------------- April 18, 06 ------------------------------------------------------------
Version: 2.022
Resized the default resource window size to 516 dlgu wide by 180 high using resource hacker. 
To accomodate OS that do not support window resize. Added ResizeMT.txt guidance for users that want to try resouce edit to change default window size.
--------------------- 4-21-06 to 10-26-09-------------------------------------------------------
// Mosaic Tools Main 4-21-06 Filter Meister Format compiled with Beta 8.7 of 1-21-08
// changed color tweak 3-28-08 added more options
// fixed bugs 3/30/08
// edit 10/16/09 for FM Beta 9.0d
// added more sytles 10/26/09
--------------------------Oct 29, 09 ------------------------------------------------------------
Issued updated Version 2.4b compiled with FM 1.0 beta 9.0d
Added styes, options, and new blend features.
Added import of extern BMP file to blend with source image.
Added help file.
---------------------------Feb 10, 2010---------------------------------------------------------------------
Issued updated version 2.55 compiled with FM 1.0 beta 9.0d
Added styles, options, and new blend features.
Fixed memory errors for very big files
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