Exclusive Features	Ultimate Color Reduction Engine
Image Editing	Enhanced Palette Management
Intuitive User Interface

Enhanced Palette Management

Palette File: input and output

iMageStudio can process palette files in ACT format compatible with Adobe® Photoshop®. Because of the compatibility, iMageStudio can apply its finest color reduction to images created by any other software using ACT palette file. You can also apply exceptionally refined optimized palettes created provided by iMageStudio to other graphics tools.

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Palette Editor

Appearance of "Palette Editor" is refined for better palette visibility. Whether a palette entry is referred from image or not, it will be distinguishable on the palette. Palette entry selection is also obvious. You can select non adjoining palette entries and drag & drop them to another adjoining palette entries.

Drag and Drop

You can handle palette editing with drag and drop. Drop a palette on the image background, the palette will be opened as a new palette editing window. Make right drag & drop to choose a process after the "drop" from the menu.

Multi-Palette Mode

"Multi-Palette Mode" allows sharing palettes by multiple indexed color images. The principle function of this mode permits single image window to own multiple palettes, called "Multi-Palette," and switch them back and forth. Any combination of image data and palette data can be made for the image with multiple layers because the Multi-Palette can be referred throughout the all layers.

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Multi-Palette

"Multi-Palette" offers a way to handle multiple palettes assigned to an image. Switch palettes by clicking the tab placed at the bottom of palette window. Take advantage of this function to create various graphical effects. (Character's costume modification or palette animation is a good example of the graphical effects.) * You can also specify a name and flags on each layer.

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Palette Animation

"Sprite Animation" is produced by switching multiple images. This method consumes much memory and could be fatal shortcomings for games. "Palette Animation" realizes various color effects by changing palette colors. With the new "Palette Animation" tool, you can now preview the palette animation at a glance. There's no need for bothering game programmer for previewing palette animation any more!

Palette Sorting Functions

iMageStudio allows sorting palette entries in various color spaces: RGB, YUV, HSV, HLS, etc. Dramatic work cut for routine palette hand sorting, iMageStudio's Neuro Sort can realize automatic palette sorting of progressive order (gradation), which exactly meets the expectations of competitive iMageStudio users. Unlike RGB sorting, the result of Neuro Sort is ideally recognized by human visual sensory system. It utilizes iMageStudio original sorting algorithm based on neural network algorithm.

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Arrange Palette

iMageStudio is designed for handling basic palette management with drag and drop. For larger task, "Arrange Palette" dialog offers simple operation to manage multiple indexes altogether. For instance, the following operation can be easily handled by options at "Arrange Palette" dialog: "Selected palette entries of No. 10 through 20 will be replaced with index7. Then the palette entries of No. 10 through 20 that are now empty will be move to the rear of the palette."

Gradation

Essential for video game creation environment, gradation between two colors is now simply created with iMageStudio! You can create any number of palette and any levels of gradation in palette. Unlike a general photo retouch application for full color image, this function is exclusively for indexed color image. For nonlinear gradation pattern, gamma correction can be applied while creating gradation. * You can also create gradation by a column/row.

[Create Palette Gradation]

Apply Image Adjustment on Palette

Image Adjustment operations, such as "Brightness", "Contrast", "Color Density", "Gamma" and "Level Adjustment" can be applied only on selected palette.

Check a Status of Selected Palette

By using this function, you can check relationships between colors in your indexed color image and their palette entries. After all, you can avoid applying colors on unintended areas that may occur unexpectedly. * With "Conditional Palette Entry Selection" function, you can check a status of a selected palette by usage rate, pixels, R/G/B/A value, etc. used in an image.

[Check a Status of Selected Palette]