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Please review this readme

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Thank you for choosing "CLIP STUDIO PAINT".
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Table of contents
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[02]
[03]
[04]
[05]
[06]
[07]
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System requirement
Installation and uninstallation
License Registration
Licensing
Installation and use of materials
Use of Sample Data
Trial Version
Manual and "How to Get Started"
Support Contact
Serial Number
Updater

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[01] System requirement
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Microsoft Windows English OS
Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 3 or higher is required)
Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3 or higher is required)
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows Vista Home Basic (Service Pack 2 or higher is required)
Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 2 or higher is required)
Windows Vista Business (Service Pack 2 or higher is required)
Windows Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 2 or higher is required)
Windows 7 Starter (Service Pack 1 or higher is required)
Windows 7 Home Basic (32bit / 64bit)(Service Pack 1 or higher is required)
Windows 7 Home Premium (32bit / 64bit)(Service Pack 1 or higher is required)
Windows 7 Professional (32bit / 64bit)(Service Pack 1 or higher is required)
Windows 7 Ultimate (32bit / 64bit)(Service Pack 1 or higher is required)
Windows 8 / 8.1(32bit / 64bit)
Windows 8 Pro / 8.1 Pro(32bit / 64bit)
*Does not work with 64bit version of XP or Vista
Main computer/CPU
Only PC/AT-compatible machines. Personal computers preinstalled with the above O
S.
*Environment where the above OS works smoothly.
CPU (*1)(*2)
SSE2 ompatible Intel Pentium 4 (2.0GHz or higher), Intel Xeon series,
Intel Core series, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron or later version of processor.
Memory (*1)
Windows XP: 256MB or more
Windows Vista: 1GB or more
Windows 7 (32bit): 1GB or more
Windows 7 (64bit): 2GB or more
Windows 8 / 8.1(32bit): 1GB or more
Windows 8 / 8.1(64bit): 2GB or more

HDD free space

Application install : Approx. 300MB
Data and other install : Approx. 1.2GB
Operating space : 2GB or more required
Graphics card
Graphic card with VRAM of 256MB or more and compatible with OpenGL 1.5.
NVIDIA GeForce series recommended.
*Only required when using 3D layers with 3D data.
*There is an instance that does not display correctly with on-board/on-chip PC w
ithout graphic card.
*Use latest graphic card drivers.
*We will not provide support for issues related to computer compatibility with O
penGL, procedures to exchange graphic cards, or procedures to update drivers.
Monitor
XGA (1024 * 768) or higher required, WXGA (1280 * 768) or higher recommended,
high color (16Bit, 65536Color) or higher required.
Tablet
WACOM : FAVO, Bamboo, Intuos, Cintiq
Printer
Printer compatible with the above OS
Internet access
An Internet connection will be necessary for license authentication.
Import format (*3)
BMP, JPEG, TGA, PNG, TIFF, PSD and PSB
[Only for PRO and EX] XPG (IllustStudio formats) and CPG (ComicStudio page file)
[Only for EX] CST (ComicStudio book file) and CSNF (CLIP STUDIO storyboard/name
file)
3D data: FBX, LWO, LWS, OBJ, C2FR/C2FC (CELSYS CHARACTER formats), 6KT, 6KH
and PEP
Export format
BMP, JPEG, TGA, PNG, TIFF, PSD and PSB
Input support devices
QUMARION, Tab-Mate Controller
*1 Environment where OS in use will work smoothly.
Memory space and CPU capability for software operation is dependent on image siz
e, number of layers, etc. Generally, the larger the image size and the number o
f layers, the more memory and faster CPU will be required.
*2 Will work much more smoothly with multi-core CPU.
*3 May not be displayed correctly due to system environment and data configurati
on.
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[02] Installation and uninstallation
---------------------------------------------------------------------For information on installing and uninstalling your software application,
please refer to the installation guide. (PDF).
The Installation Guide is available for downloading from "CLIP STUDIO.net".
URL:http://www.clipstudio.net/en/dl/

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[03] License Registration
---------------------------------------------------------------------License registration is a required process in order to use the software.
Please register the product by following the screen instructions when launching
for the first time after installing application.
License registration will be executed automatically if computer in use is connec
ted to the Internet.
Please refer to the installation guide for more information about license regist
ration.
This product will be activated with the limited features below if you do not ent
er a valid serial and register the product.
1. "Save", "Save as" and "Export (Layered)" "Export (Single Layer)" will be disa
bled.
2. "Copy", "Cut" and "Paste" will be disabled.
3. "Register Image as Material" will be disabled.
4. "Print" will be disabled.
5. "Material Property" will be disabled.
6. "Register Layer as Template Material" will be disabled.
7. "Register sub tools as material", "Register color set as material", and "Regi
ster (auto action) set as material" will be disabled.
8. Several features of "Story" will be disabled.
"Exchange Pages", "Add Page", "Add Page (Detail)", "Import Page"
"Duplicate Page", "Delete Page", "Combine Pages"
"Split Pages", "Story Properties", "Binding Point/Start Page"
"Batch Process", "Batch Import" "Batch Export" "Continuous Scan"
9. "Scan" and "Select Scan Device" will be disabled.
10."Open" ComicStudio story file (.cst) or CLIP STUDIO storyboard file (.csnf) w
ill be disabled.
11. Filter plugin that users create will be disabled.
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[04] Licensing
---------------------------------------------------------------------This product can be installed, registered and licensed on a maximum of 2 compute
rs, as long as you agree to the following :
1. Only you will use and operate this product.
2. You will not use and operate this product on different computers at the same
time.
Please refer to the end user license agreement (EULA) for more information.
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[05] Installation and use of materials
---------------------------------------------------------------------Install materials
You need to install materials to use this product.
After installing the application, install materials when launching application f
or the first time.
Materials are available for downloading from "CLIP STUDIO.net".
URL:http://www.clipstudio.net/en/dl/

For details on installing materials, see the Installation Guide (PDF).

Use of materials
Copyrights including other intellectual property rights of the materials bundled
with this product (electronic data including materials, 3D data, and images) be
long to us or a third party who has given us its license for use.
You can load materials into this product and use them to produce your works incl
uding illustration, Manga, and images. You can publish your production via such
medium as a home page, or you can print it out for delivery. However, distributi
on, transfer, and rental of the material itself is prohibited.
For details on using materials, see the License Agreement.
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[06] Use of Sample Data
---------------------------------------------------------------------Copyrights and other intellectual properties related to sample data (example wor
ks) pertain to Celsys or third parties who have granted license to us.
Customers can only import sample data to this product, check operating procedure
s, and learn how to operate it within this product.
Please refer to the end user license agreement (EULA) for more information.
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[07] Trial Version
---------------------------------------------------------------------Some functions are restricted in the trial version of this product.
For the restricted functions, See "[03] License Registration".
Disclaimer
We are not liable for any consequences occurred due to the use of this trial ver
sion.
Read fully and understand the above before using the trial version.
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[08] Manual and "How to Get Started"
---------------------------------------------------------------------The manual of this product is provided in PDF format.The manual is available for
downloading from "CLIP STUDIO.net".
URL: http://www.clipstudio.net/en/dl/
An online "How to Get Started" class where you can learn about the functions of
this product is also available. For details, contact the following URLs:
Download the manual
URL:http://www.clipstudio.net/en/dl/
"How to Get Started"
URL:http://www.clipstudio.net/en/howto/
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[09] Support Contact
---------------------------------------------------------------------Contact the following URL for inquiries and questions about the product:
URL:http://www.clipstudio.net/en/support/

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[10] Serial Number
---------------------------------------------------------------------Your serial number is important when using CLIP STUDIOPAINT.
Please make sure to keep the serial number in a secure location as we will not r
eissue it.
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[11] Updater
---------------------------------------------------------------------Latest updaters will be provided for additional features and improvements of thi
s product as needed. Please download and install updater from our website.
For information about updaters, please see "News from CELSYS" that is displayed
at the startup of the application or see the following URL:
URL:http://www.clipstudio.net/en/dl/
September 5, 2014
CELSYS, Inc.
URL:http://www.celsys.co.jp/