INSTRUCTIONS

DreamText®Plug-in

Introduction:

The DreamText® Plug-in enables you to easily assemble display type using the DreamText® Sets available for download at Ydream3D.com


DreamText® supports a full character set including accents and special symbols. Please refer to our Symbols & Accents page for assistance.
See below for a special note regarding accented characters.

System Requirements:

Adobe®Photoshop®6.0 and newer
Windows 98/2000/ME/XP

Installation:

1. Place the DreamText® Plug-in into the
Photoshop 'Plug-Ins' folder/Adobe Photoshop Only/Automate.

2. Make a folder and call it "DreamText SETS", without the quotes.

3. Place all downloaded DreamText® Sets into the "DreamText SETS" folder.
(Suggestion: Place a shortcut of the "DreamText SETS" folder on your Desktop.)

You are now ready to use the DreamText® Plug-in.

Open or, quit and restart, Photoshop® to reload the plug-ins.

Instructions:

1.
To access the DreamText® Plug-in open the file menu in Adobe®Photoshop®, go to Automate, and select 'DreamText®...' in the 'Automate' pop-up menu.

2.
A DreamText® dialogue box opens.

Type the word(s) you want to create with DreamText®. (Maximum of 20 characters per use)

After you have typed your word(s), click the 'Choose SET' button.

An error message results if you type in a letter that does not exist in the DreamText® Set.

3.
A selection dialogue box will open. Find and Open your 'DreamText SETS' folder and select the desired DreamText® Set you wish to use. After you have made your selection Click the 'Choose' button.

4.
Verify the spelling and the SET selection. If you wish to change SET selection, press "Choose SET" and select another style. When you are satisfied with your selection press "OK".

** To stop the process at any time press "esc" on your keyboard.
Approximately 4 seconds per letter with a 1000mhz machine.

Each DreamText® character is comparable to 1200 point type

That's it. Photoshop® will do the rest. A new document is then created where each letter comes in on its own layer making it easy to adjust the letter spacing. Since each character comes into Photoshop at full size, the resulting file size may be large, for example a 10 letter word is approximately 35 Mb. Once you have adjusted the letter spacing you are ready to use the word in your main document. If your letters overlap then the layer order may need to be reversed.

Note: When accented characters are used, the DreamText® Plug-in will open two files, one for the letter and one for the accent. The plug-in places the accent on top of the letter and will need to be correctly positioned manually. In some cases the layer with the accent needs to be placed behind the layer with the letter instead of in front of it. Generally, if the view of the letter is from below (i.e. you can see the bottom edge of the letter) then the accent should be moved to a layer behind the letter only if the accent and letter overlap.

Full Sets include the upper and lower case letters, numbers, symbols and accents for writing in English, French, German and Spanish. (94 characters per set)*

* Except for sets specifically designed for upper case only.


MAC

To obtain accents and symbols in DreamText®, type in the standard Mac key code followed by the letter. The accent will appear on top of the corresponding letter. Position the accent manually and in cases where the accent and letter overlap it may be necessary to place the accent on a layer behind the letter.


Windows

To obtain accents and symbols in DreamText® hold down alt and type in the "Alt-Code" on the number pad (with numlock off). The accent will appear on top of the corresponding letter. Position the accent manually and in cases where the accent and letter overlap it may be necessary to place the accent on a layer behind the letter.


For more info on how to make the symbols, download the plug-in and open the symbols&accents file.

INSTRUCTIONS

DreamText®Plug-in

Introduction:

The DreamText® Plug-in enables you to easily assemble display type using the DreamText® Sets available for download at Ydream3D.com


DreamText® supports a full character set including accents and special symbols. Please refer to our Symbols & Accents page for assistance.
See below for a special note regarding accented characters.

System Requirements:

Adobe®Photoshop®6.0 or newer
Mac OS 9.x and OS X

Installation:

1. Place the DreamText® Plug-in into the
Photoshop 'Plug-Ins' folder/Adobe Photoshop Only/Automate.

2. Make a folder and call it "DreamText SETS", without the quotes.

3. Place all downloaded DreamText® Sets into the "DreamText SETS" folder.
(Suggestion: Place an alias of the "DreamText SETS" folder on your Desktop.)

You are now ready to use the DreamText® Plug-in.

Open or, quit and restart, Photoshop® to reload the plug-ins.

Instructions:

1.
To access the DreamText® Plug-in open the file menu in Adobe®Photoshop®, go to Automate, and select 'DreamText®...' in the 'Automate' pop-up menu.

2.
A DreamText® dialogue box opens.

Type the word(s) you want to create with DreamText®. (Maximum of 20 characters per use)

After you have typed your word(s), click the 'Choose SET' button.

An error message results if you type in a letter that does not exist in the DreamText® Set.

3.
A selection dialogue box will open. Find and Open your 'DreamText SETS' folder and select the desired DreamText® Set you wish to use. After you have made your selection, click the 'Choose' button.
Suggestion: You may prefer to add the DreamText® SETS folder to your "Favorites".

4.
Verify the spelling and the SET selection. If you wish to change SET selection, press "Choose SET" and select another style. When you are satisfied with your selection press "OK".

** To stop the process at any time press "esc" on your keyboard.
Approximately 15 seconds per letter with a 400mhz G4.

Each DreamText® character is comparable to 1200 point type

That's it. Photoshop® will do the rest. A new document is then created where each letter comes in on its own layer making it easy to adjust the letter spacing. Since each character comes into Photoshop at full size, the resulting file size may be large, for example a 10 letter word is approximately 35 Mb. Once you have adjusted the letter spacing you are ready to use the word in your main document. If your letters overlap then the layer order may need to be reversed.

Note: When accented characters are used, the DreamText® Plug-in will open two files, one for the letter and one for the accent. The plug-in places the accent on top of the letter and will need to be correctly positioned manually. In some cases the layer with the accent needs to be placed behind the layer with the letter instead of in front of it. Generally, if the view of the letter is from below (i.e. you can see the bottom edge of the letter) then the accent should be moved to a layer behind the letter only if the accent and letter overlap.