Robert
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Re:Pricing - 2005/04/18 14:10
Rob wrote:
I downloaded ComicLife last week. I'm a long-time comic book reader/collector and I do like to do something fun and creative with comic storytelling and art when I have more free time.
It's pretty buggy to me so far, same concerns as others have stated.
Most of the bugs found so far have been fixed and will an official release will be made available shortly.
Would like to see few features added to enhance creativity and development with Comic Life:
1 - Background does not always have to be white. Optional 1-color or gradient color for background should be an added feature.
This is already available in the page details. Deselect everything on the page to access the page details (on the Details tab).
2 - Draw/design own panels. End-points can be deleted or added.
Also available - though not quite as elegantly as one would like (will be addressed in an update).
On the Panel Details tab you can make a panel "irregular" and specify up to 8 control points.
3 - Font and Font Modification Tool Box should be a part of the program, not a separate part.
Unfortunately it's a Cocoa standard and embedding it is a big job. (plus we're not sure where it would go if it was to be embedded!)
4 - Export to PDF would be great.
Available via the File->Print menu. Use the "Save As PDF..." button on the Print sheet.
You should create two programs in the future: Comic Life and Comic Life Pro. Comic Life is what the current version look like now, for fun and simple development while Comic Life Pro is for pro writers, artists and multimedia developers.
This is an interesting idea we'll have a think about it.
Price for the current Comic Life is a bit steep ($40) but can afford it. I suggest $29.95 as a starter for first-timers and children but that's up to you.
We're listening to the opinions here and elsewhere - and of course monitoring actual sales!
Keep developing and enhancing Comic Life to be a fantastic comic book development tool for artists, writers, first-timers and developers out there.
Thanks. We plan to make it the best photo-comic tool around 
Robert.
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