phantasm cs installation

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Installation & Licensing Guidefor

Version 2

Adobe® Illustrator® color control for designers, publishers and printers

the essential Adobe Illustrator ® plugin range

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InstallationNote: You may require computer administrator rights to install Phantasm CS.

• TheAstuteGraphicslicensingsystemappliesvalidlicensekeysforthewholecomputer,notjustindividualinstallationsofAdobeIllustrator.It’sthereforepossibletosimultaneouslyoperatelicensedcopiesoftheplug-inonmorethanoneinstallationofAdobeIllustratorsimultaneously.

• IfyoulaterwishtoinstallPhantasmCSforotherversionsofAdobeIllustratoronthesamecomputer(notvirtualmachines),simplyre-runtheinstallationprocess.

• Itisveryimportantthatyoustoreyourlicensekeysafelyforbothfuturereferenceandtoensurethatothersdonotgainimproperaccesstoit.Asperthelicenseagreementdisplayedduringtheinstallationprocess,AstuteGraphicsretainstherighttoblocktheuseofanylicenseswhichhavefoundtobemisused.

Mac OS 10.5 and above

1. QuitIllustrator.

2. Openthe“PhantasmCS.dmg”diskimage

3. Startthe“PhantasmCS”installerpackageandfollowtheinstructions.Note: the installer will attempt to seek all installations of Illustrator CS4 to CS6 and provide options to install for one or more of these. It is also possible to manually specify the target folder for each installation by clicking on the [...] button to the right of each entry.

4. StartIllustrator.Youcanconfirmthatthesoftwarehasbeensuccessfullyinstalled,runninginitiallyinitsTrialperiod,butfollowingIllustrator » About Phantasm CS...(Cancelclosesthewindow).

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 , Windows 8

1. QuitIllustrator.

2. Openthe.ziparchiveandextractthe“PhantasmCS.exe”programinstallerfile.

3. Starttheinstallerandfollowtheinstructions.Note: the installer will attempt to seek all installations of Illustrator CS4 to CS6 and provide options to install for one or more of these. The appropriate 32 or 64 bit versi0n will be installed automatically. It is also possible to manually specify the target folder for each installation by clicking on the Browse button to the right of each entry.

4. StartIllustrator.Youcanconfirmthatthesoftwarehasbeensuccessfullyinstalled,runninginitiallyinitsTrialperiod,butfollowingHelp » About Phantasm CS...

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User manualOncePhantasmCSisinstalled,it’spossibletoaccessthePDFusermanualviatheIllustratormenu:Help » Astute Graphics » Phantasm CS » Help...

Optional installationHalftone and Ink Coverage settings and presets

Ifyouwishtomakefull,instantuseofthevectorHalftonetool,FilterandEffectadvancedoptionsandtheadvancedPhantasmCSPublisherInkManager,aseriesofsettingsandpresetshavebeensuppliedalongsidetheinstaller.Toinstall,pleasefollowthesesteps:

• QuitIllustrator

• Copythe“AstuteGraphics”folder(suppliedalongsidetheinstaller)intothefollowinglocation:

MacOS10.5+

[User]>Library>Preferences>

WindowsXP:First ensure you are able to see hidden folders (Tools > Folder Options... > View (tab) > Show hidden files and folders > OK)

DocumentsandSettings>[User]>ApplicationData>

WindowsVista/7/8:First ensure you are able to see hidden folders (Control Panel > Folder Options... > View (tab) > Show hidden files and folders > OK)

Users>[User]>AppData>Roaming>

• IfyouhavepreviouslyinstalledanearliercopyofPhantasmCS,youmayalreadyfindsettingsandpresetspresentinthislocation.Youmaywishtoensurethatabackupismadeoftheseifanysettings/presetsfilenamesareduplicate.

• RestartIllustrator

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Trial periodWheninstalledforthefirsttime,PhantasmCSoperatesinaTrialperiodforanominalperiod.Wheninthismode,youhaveaccesstoalltoolsacrossalllevelsoftheplugin—Designer|Studio|Publisher.

UponexpiryoftheTrialperiod,thetoolsarenolongeractiveandaninformationwindowstatingthattheTrialhasexpiredwillbedisplayedifanyoftheEffects,Filters,etc.areselected.

Tocontinueusingthetools,youwillneedtopurchasealicense,whichwillresultinalicensekeybeingsentbyemail.Topurchasealicensekey,pleasevisitwww.astutegraphics.com/buy/Keepthisinformationsafeforfuturereference.

Thelicensekeywillallowyoutoinstallthenumberofcopiesasdeterminedbythepurchasemade,aswellasthelevelatwhichPhantasmCSoperates.PleaserefertothefollowingFeaturesMatrixfordetailsofwhichtoolsareavailableinwhichlevel.Moreinformationcanalsobefoundatwww.astutegraphics.com

Activating with a license keyOnceyouhaveinstalledPhantasmCSandreceivedyourlicensekeyfollowingpurchase,follow: Illustrator»AboutPhantasmCS...(MacOS) Help»AboutPhantasmCS...(Windows)

TolicensePhantasmCS,takethefollowingsteps:1. ClickontheActivatebutton2. Copyandpastethelicensekeyintotheboxandclick

OKYou may be asked to enter your, or your administrator, password; please do so

3. Ifsuccessful,youwillbeinformedthatPhantasmCSisactivatedandconfirmationofthenumberofconcurrentuserspermitted

4. ClickOKandfurtherconfirmationoftheplug-inversion/levellicensedmaybeseenintheAboutwindow

5. ClickontheClosebuttontoclosetheAboutwindowandrestartIllustratortoensureyouhaveaccesstotheplug-intoolset

ItisalsopossibletogaindirectaccesstotheActivate/DeactivatewindowbyfollowingHelp » Astute Graphics » Phantasm CS » Licensing...

Theactivationprocessmayberepeatedonallcomputerstobeusedbytheconcurrentuser(s).

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Features matrix

Feature PhantasmCSDesignerversion2

PhantasmCSStudioversion2

PhantasmCSPublisherversion2

Brightness/ContrastFilter/Effect

CurvesFilter/Effect

DesaturateFilter/Effect

DuotoneFilter/Effect

ExposureFilter/Effect

HalftoneFilter/Effect

Hue/SaturationFilter/Effect

InvertFilter/Effect

LevelsFilter/Effect

ShifttoColorFilter/Effect

Temperature/TintFilter/Effect

Additionalobjectselectiontypes

OutputPreviews:QuickSeparationsOverprintPreview

FullSeparations

Edit/UpdateImage

LinkImages

SpotcolorcontrolinCurvesandLevels

OutputPreview:InkCoverage

BitmapAlphacontrolinCurvesandLevels

SwapChannelsFilter/Effect

Notes:

• ThebasicSwapChannelstoolislongeravailableintheDesignerandStudioeditions.AnadvancedSwapChannelstoolispresentinthePublisheredition.

• ThebasicInkCoveragetoolislongeravailableintheStudioedition.AnadvancedInkCoveragetoolispresentinthePublisheredition.

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De-activating your computerIfyouintendtochangecomputer,discardingyourexistinglicensedcomputer,itisessentialthatyoufirstde-activateyourlicense.Failuretodosomayresultinabuseofyourlicensekeywhichwillresultinthekeybeingblockedforfutureuse!

Whenreadytode-activateyourcomputer,opentheAboutwindowfollowing: Illustrator » About Phantasm CS... (MacOS) Help » About Phantasm CS... (Windows)

1. ClickontheDeactivatebutton

2. Confirmthatyouintendtode-activateyourcomputer

3. Followingconfirmation,closetheconfirmationandAboutwindow

4. RestartIllustrator

Itispossibletore-activatethecomputeratalaterdatebyfollowingthepreviousactivationinstructions.

Other online servicesTheHelp » Astute Graphics » Phantasm CS » menualsocontainsentriesforthefollowingservices:

• Check for Updates:opensawebsitepagedetailingthelatestpublicversionsofPhantasmCSreadyfordownload.

• Buy/Upgrade:ifyouarestilloperatingintheTrialperiod,thiswilltakeyoutotheonlinepurchasewebpage.IfyouarealreadyoperatingalicensedversionofPhantasmCS,youwillbetakendirectlytotheupgradepage.Ifyourlicensenumberisavailable,youcanproceedimmediatelywiththeupgradeprocesswithoutneedoftheoriginalinvoicenumber.

• Licensing Help:foradditionalinformationofthelicensingsystem,includingautomatedassistancetools,thiswillopenthewww.astutegraphics.com/licensing/webpage.

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Forthelatestinformation,pleasevisittheAstuteGraphicswebsite:www.astutegraphics.com

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NeitherAstuteGraphicsLimitedoritsproductsareassociatedwithorendorsedbyAppleorMicrosoft.

Copyright

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Phantasm CS Installation and Licensing Guide issue 1.8, 16 January 2013