Metacreations Painter Classic

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Painter is raster based painting software. Originally developed by the Fractal Design Corporation for the Macintosh. Later became part of the MetaCreations product line, then in the year 2000 was bought by Corel Corporation^[1][2]. Creator Code FSX3

File Information

Corel's homesite is www.corel.com, but as far as I know, the classic version is bundled along with some products, like that Wacom tablet you mention. The only version I know that is available for download/buying is the 'normal' Painter –now in version X–. Painter Classic 초창기의 염가버전. 초기 버전은 페인터 5 베이스, 후기 버전은 7 베이스인데, 각각 타이틀이 'MetaCreations Painter Classic', 'Procreate Painter Classic'으로 표기가 다르므로 구분할 수 있다.

The RIFF file format is the native format for the Painter software. Format is similar to the Photoshop PSD format and can contain all edits, layers and transparency^[3]. Format was used by original Painter software in 1991 and is still in use today with Corel Painter 2020^[4].

• The RIFF raster image format is not to be confused with the Resource Interchange File Format used by formats such as WAV for CorelDRAW^[5].
• The RIFF raster image format is also used for Painter Pattern and Nozzle image format^[6].

File Identification

.RIF files begin with the hex values 00 02 00 00 or 00 02 20 00, then 4 bytes which seem to indicate pixel dimensions, then either 00 02 00 07 or 00 03 00 07 indicating compression. Also to note, starting at byte 64 for 256 bytes, every hex value is used in order from 00 to FF

Links

References

1. ↑https://web.archive.org/web/20000510195949/http://www.corel.com/news/2000/april/april_10_2000.htm
2. ↑https://web.archive.org/web/20000815061733/http://www.metacreations.com/press/corel-meta.shtml
3. ↑http://product.corel.com/help/Painter/540235477/707000/EN/Doc/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Win&file=Choosing_a_file_format.html
4. ↑http://product.corel.com/help/Painter/540219480/Main/EN/User-Guide/Corel-Painter-2020.pdf#page=116
5. ↑https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corel_Painter#Dateiformate
6. ↑https://archive.org/download/Painter_Classic_Z-PTC-C10-R-001_MetaCreations_1998/Painter%20Classic%20Z-PTC-C10-R-001%20MetaCreations%20%281998%29.iso/Documents%2FExchanging%20Files.pdf

Metacreations Painter Classic Cars

Dabbler 2.0 (by Fractal Design) was released as a lighter version of the professional art program 'Painter', and later re-branded as 'Art Dabbler' (after Fractal Design had merged with MetaCreations). Dabbler was aimed at the non-professional 'home market' but it had enough features and tools, to make it attractive to a wider audience.

File Information

Corel's homesite is www.corel.com, but as far as I know, the classic version is bundled along with some products, like that Wacom tablet you mention. The only version I know that is available for download/buying is the 'normal' Painter –now in version X–. Painter Classic 초창기의 염가버전. 초기 버전은 페인터 5 베이스, 후기 버전은 7 베이스인데, 각각 타이틀이 'MetaCreations Painter Classic', 'Procreate Painter Classic'으로 표기가 다르므로 구분할 수 있다.

The RIFF file format is the native format for the Painter software. Format is similar to the Photoshop PSD format and can contain all edits, layers and transparency^[3]. Format was used by original Painter software in 1991 and is still in use today with Corel Painter 2020^[4].

• The RIFF raster image format is not to be confused with the Resource Interchange File Format used by formats such as WAV for CorelDRAW^[5].
• The RIFF raster image format is also used for Painter Pattern and Nozzle image format^[6].

File Identification

.RIF files begin with the hex values 00 02 00 00 or 00 02 20 00, then 4 bytes which seem to indicate pixel dimensions, then either 00 02 00 07 or 00 03 00 07 indicating compression. Also to note, starting at byte 64 for 256 bytes, every hex value is used in order from 00 to FF

Links

References

1. ↑https://web.archive.org/web/20000510195949/http://www.corel.com/news/2000/april/april_10_2000.htm
2. ↑https://web.archive.org/web/20000815061733/http://www.metacreations.com/press/corel-meta.shtml
3. ↑http://product.corel.com/help/Painter/540235477/707000/EN/Doc/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Win&file=Choosing_a_file_format.html
4. ↑http://product.corel.com/help/Painter/540219480/Main/EN/User-Guide/Corel-Painter-2020.pdf#page=116
5. ↑https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corel_Painter#Dateiformate
6. ↑https://archive.org/download/Painter_Classic_Z-PTC-C10-R-001_MetaCreations_1998/Painter%20Classic%20Z-PTC-C10-R-001%20MetaCreations%20%281998%29.iso/Documents%2FExchanging%20Files.pdf

Metacreations Painter Classic Cars

Dabbler 2.0 (by Fractal Design) was released as a lighter version of the professional art program 'Painter', and later re-branded as 'Art Dabbler' (after Fractal Design had merged with MetaCreations). Dabbler was aimed at the non-professional 'home market' but it had enough features and tools, to make it attractive to a wider audience.

Welcome to Fractal Design Dabbler
Thank you for purchasing Fractal Design Dabbler® 2-the art tutor inside your computer. Dabbler is the innovative Natural Media paint program that teaches you how to draw! At Fractal Design, our mission is to bring out the artist in everyone, whether they are professional graphic designers, or a closet doodlers.

— Excerpt: from enclosed 'Read Me' doc

Register with s/n:
DM200NAZ0006148-FKWW-001

[Top DL]: Mac OS X zipped archive (requires unzipping on Mac OS X system before using).

[2nd DL]: Same as above but in a StuffIt 5.5 compatible .sit archive (Unstuffing on classic Mac OS 7.1.x '020 or higher CPU, is OK).
MD5 checksum & filename: 99892ec8f1b0640ea366740a40a84908 *Dabbler-2-Installer-sea.sit

[3rd DL]: A hybrid Mac/PC disc image containing English, French and German installers.

See also: The earlier Dabbler 1.0 and Dabbler 2's professional sibling, Painter 4, from the same period.

Metacreations Painter Classical

Metacreations Painter Classics

• Minimum System Requirements:
  • Macintosh
    • Any Macintosh computer with a 68030 or PowerPC processor and 8 MB or more of RAM.
    • Apple System Software 7.0 or greater
    • Minimum 10MB of hard disk space available
    • A CD-ROM drive
    • A color monitor
    • Floating point unit (FPU) for some effects
  • Windows
    • Any IBM PC or compatible computer with a 486 or Pentium processor and 8 MB or more of RAM..
    • Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95.
    • Minimum 10MB of hard disk space available
    • A CD-ROM drive
    • A 256 color graphics display (16 or 24-bit display recommended)
    • Floating point unit (FPU) for some effects