MAZAIKA V1.3 (Image mosaic program)
Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Boris A. Glazer.
All Rights Reserved
http://www.mazaika.com
E-mail: support@mazaika.com


New features in version 1.3 (full version):

  Two more tile search methodes optimized for average tile collection size.

  Tile library creation function was rewrited for faster perfomance.

  Batch mosaic. Converts all *.jpg images in folder to mosaic.

  Coloring tiles in output mosaic.

  Easy mosaic size calculation regarding output file resolution.

  Auto conversion of tile librarys files *.mzb to newest version.



New in version 1.2 (full version):

Smart render mode:

Using "Smart render mode" program renders most critical parts of
image first. This way you could improve output mosaic when your image
tile library not very large.
To activate "Smart render mode" you must choose menu Run -> Smart Render
instead of hit "Create mazaika picture" button

Repeat/No repeat names:

New chekbox added in "Picture analitic options"
"Repeat names" (default value is "Checked")
If you want made real "phisical" mosaic from some objects
- marbel tiles for example - you could place not changed scan files
in one directory, rotated 90 clockwise in second (with same filename)
rotated 90 counter clockwise in third (with same filename) and
rotated 180 counter in fourth. After making mazaika library from
all files in those directories you must _UNCHECK_ "Repeat names"
and set "Repeat" value to number _LARGER_ than maximum tile
dimension of your mosaic. When render mosaic - program will use
any of your tile only once in most appropriate orienitation.


Save mosaic as "Delimited text",MS Excel worksheet, DBF database

Full version of MAZAIKA could export list of used pictures into files like this:
1 1 c:\temp\0001.jpg
1 2 c:\temp\0005.jpg
1 3 c:\temp\0021.jpg
2 1 c:\temp\0101.jpg


Render MZP to big BMP file

Use this button to render final mosaic into large BMP file.
You must render mosaic before (with small tiles or in draft mode for a speed)
or open previously rendered MZP file. Then you must set desired tile
resolution and BMP file name.
If your intended mosaic is VERY LARGE - you could split MZP into 2-4-8 parts
and render them one after another.

