Paint-by-Numbers Updated for the Digital Generation
Paint-by-numbers meets modern technology in SegPlayPC TM, a
computerized paint-by-numbers program for Windows 2000 and XP. With
twenty images and powerful features for artsy types and casual gamers,
SegPlayPC is simple to use with infinite variety.
Walnut Creek, CA (PRWEB) September 12, 2006 -- Software developer
SegTech recently introduced SegPlayPC(TM), a digital version of the
popular 1950s pastime, paint-by-numbers. The result is a new computing
hobby that folks fifty years ago couldn't have imagined.
Users can color images with the mouse instead of a brush with
SegPlayPC(TM), the desktop program for Windows 2000 and XP. The program
includes twenty images, from complex masterworks of art to familiar
landmarks and soothing nature imagery. According to SegTech, the
company will expand this content with future diverse collections.
Using SegPlayPC(TM), "painters" follow a number key to fill sections of
the picture and the photorealistic image gradually emerges in color
segments. Completing the image, the user can replay the process to
marvel and learn as the work of art composes itself, color by color. A
relaxing diversion popular with artsy types, the program especially
resonates with middle-aged women, who appreciate the application of
today's computing power to the nostalgic, paint-by-numbers craze of
their youth.
SegPlayPC(TM) offers a variety of artistic, educational, and gaming
features to help users explore intriguing dimensions of both classic
and modern art. Suitable for art education lesson plans for grades
K-12, the software provides entertaining, instructive experience in
color science and art appreciation.
In the "casual gaming" software category, SegPlayPC(TM) is simple to
use. With a few, intuitive tools, new players can begin painting
immediately, completing the simplest patterns in only four minutes. The
program also offers engaging options to expand with each user, whether
they seek art awareness or just an interesting gaming challenge. For
example, the program offers the creative op****tunity to play with
intricate painting patterns and "edit" works of art. Advanced users can
undertake ambitious projects and work with extremely complex and
intricate patterns. With appeal to all audiences and age groups,
SegPlayPC(TM) is continuously replayable and addictive, and as
repetitive-or infinitely varied-as each user prefers.
SegPlayPC(TM) uses the same cutting-edge processing power of
Microsoft's DirectX(TM) graphics technology used to play today's
video games. Optimizing modern image-processing programming, SegTech
programmers developed "Segmation(TM)" technology, which enables
designers to dissect pictures into outlined patterns with customized,
computer-generated color palettes. Using this technology, programmers
can isolate dozens of colors and divide images-from simple line
drawings to intricate masterpieces or photography-into thousands of
distinct segments.
Several thousand daily visitors and habitual users enjoy an online
version of the program, available at Segmation.com for more than five
years. The family-friendly site offers the largest and most diverse
collection of photo-realistic paint-by-numbers patterns on the
Internet. SegTech founder Mark H. Feldman developed Segmation(TM)
technology and started the website in 2001.
Users can test a free downloadable program (with limited patterns,
textures, and features) on a ten-day trial. The complete SegPlayPC(TM)
program is also downloadable and costs $24.95(US). For information,
visit SegTech online at www.segmation.com
Screen shot: http://www.segmation.com/images/SegPlayPCScreenShot.jpg
Image Caption Suggestion:
The new SegPlayPC(TM), from SegTech, gives a new, photorealistic twist
to paint-by-numbers, digitizing the 1950s pastime. With an easy user
interface, the desktop program provides customized color palettes,
transparency and texturing tools, and gaming options so users can fill
detailed patterns and enjoy a meditating, soothing, and creative
computing experience.
More Information and Images:
Download page: http://www.segmation.com/SegPlayPCDownload.html
Overview page: http://www.segmation.com/SegPlayPCOverview.html
Samples page: http://www.segmation.com/SegPlayPCSamples.html
SegPlayPC=99 Product Features
Tools
Painters can work in a standard, sizeable window or at full-screen
resolution to maximize the canvas. Users can also magnify the painting
to focus on and enlarge any section with infinite zoom-in and out
tools. The program also includes panning, translation, and auto-advance
gadgets to "move" the canvas around, complete color application, and
speed the fill-in process.
Modes
The program operates in a range of modes:
- Normal (segments of the painting are number-keyed to a palette of
colors)
- Hint Mode (shows only the current color to simplify the painting
process)
- Free Mode (any color in the available palette can fill any segment of
the painting)
In addition, "Auto-Completion" offers a hypnotizing experience as users
can watch the program automatically apply each color to the pattern.
The hues spread throughout the pieces and the image takes form, one
drop at a time.
Pattern Options
Some patterns can be defined with more than 1000 colored segments and
can employ palettes of more than 32 colors. Users can customize the
appearance of lines and numbers on the canvas, adjusting the color and
transparency of the lines, changing the format, font, color, and
transparency of the numbers, even opting to paint with invisible
outlines.
Art Education
A transparency control allows the original image to "bleed"
gradually into the pattern to give additional color clues, and the
op****tunity to explore color-averaging and matching techniques. A
texturing feature includes twenty texture choices, allowing users to
paint on textured paper and apply textured paint to achieve a stylized
effect in their completed images. Users can also scale and align
textures to improvise unlimited effects. Program content includes links
to artist websites for information about the artworks, artists, and
subjects.
Gaming Features
With a dynamic user interface and fun sound effects, the program's
gaming features engage users at all levels. Users can race against a
timer to complete patterns in a given timeframe at levels from Easy to
Experienced and Expert. Users can also employ speed-painting tools,
monitor the mistake counter, and track the number of remaining pieces
and colors to increase the program's challenging and addictive
potential.
Printing and Saving
The program includes a versatile printing option, allowing users to
print blank patterns, partial paintings, completed artwork, and, for
offline coloring, corresponding palettes. The program also provides an
automatic saving function so that, as a user progresses on a pattern,
the program individually and automatically saves the work so the user
can return to it later.=20
Evaluation Copy Available on Request
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