e frontier today announced the start of their new Lab Pack Program which offers a free 10-seat license of selected e frontier software to qualified schools and educational institutions. This offer was created to help schools and media labs reduce the financial burden involved with teaching computer art and graphics to students. The first software available in this special incentive program will feature the company’s manga and comic creation software, Manga Studio® Debut 3.0. Manga and comic art is one of the fastest growing art markets and manga comics are now included in over 30 US and Canadian Sunday comic sections. e frontier’s Manga Studio is the leading manga and comic art software program and provides all of the essential tools educators need to teach the skills for creating professional, ready-to-publish manga and comic artwork.
"e frontier is sympathetic about the financial constraints that most academic institutions face when introducing new art programs into their course programs", says e frontier’s Katherine Howard, Director of Academic Sales. She continues, "We know that this special offer will allow educators to help students get the right tools and training for their entry into a competitive job market."
Educational Pricing and Availability
The educational pricing of Manga Studio® Debut 3.0 normally sells for $29.99. Additions to the free 10 user site license can also be added for $29.99 per seat. Site licensing is also available. Educators can also upgrade to the professional level Manga Studio EX 3.0 for $79.99 per seat. Manga Studio EX 3.0 normally sells for $99.99.
All institutions accredited by the U.S. Secretary of Education, Provincial Educational Ministries (Canada) or other national Education Ministries (International) are eligible to participate in the e frontier Academic Licensing and Lab Pack Program. To qualify, educators can find the program description and application at: www.e-frontier.com/go/education/labpack. For information regarding Manga Studio, please visit: www.e-frontier.com/go/mangastudio.
Some of the Features of Manga Studio 3.0 Debut and EX Include:
Professional Screen Tones
Manga Studio allows artists to easily add, remove or replace screen tones. Manga Studio Debut contains over 1,800 screen tones and Manga Studio EX has over 3,000 screen tones!
Digital Pen Tablets Allow Intuitive Drawing Results
The subtleties of drawing on paper can be created with Manga Studio and a pen tablet (sold separately).
Multiple File Formats Supported
Manga Studio 3.0 can support a variety of image file formats including TGA, PNG, PICT, TIFF, BMP, JPEG and PSD. Original line art can be drawn by the artist, scanned-in or imported from other programs.
Artistic Control and Freedom
The large quantity of features and tools in the software make individual creative techniques and treatments possible. Text and word balloons are easily created and edited.
Built-in Page Templates
Over 80 templates provides comic and manga artists many choices of pre-defined sizes for getting started quickly, including four-panel manga and multiple postcard templates.
Additional Features of Manga Studio EX:
Vector Images
Original drawings in Manga Studio 3.0 EX are stored as resolution-independent vector images which can be resized while retaining maximum image quality. Raster to Vector Conversion makes it possible to export bitmap drawings to vector images. The software’s vector-based native format can be written to JPEG, BMP, PNG, TGA, TIFF, PICT and PSD files as well as output to a printer.
Create Images from Photos and Images
The 2D Line Tone Rendering feature automatically converts images and digital photos to lines and tones.
Import 3D Figures, Models and Backgrounds
The 3D Line Tone Rendering feature allows users to import 3D object data files (LWO, OBJ, DXF, LWS) for easy three-dimensional modeling and use as backgrounds.
The Action Palette
The Action Palette was designed to save time and tedious effort by organizing multiple operations into single-click commands for quick results.
Custom Tools Palette
Frequently used tools and menu commands can be saved in custom palettes for easy access and uniformity.
Automatically Smoothes Lines
SHD (Super High Density) Technology corrects and adjusts shaky hand-drawn lines, provides automatic anti-aliasing, smoothes jagged lines and other imperfections in images for the ultimate clean, professional look.
About e frontier, Inc.
e frontier, Inc., and its subsidiary companies develop and publish a diverse range of software products worldwide, produce quality computer graphic content and publish software-related books and magazines. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan with offices in Scotts Valley, CA and Boudreaux, France. For more information, visit www.e-frontier.com.
This article was last modified on January 3, 2023
This article was first published on August 23, 2006
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