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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #257 in Software
• Brand: Smith Micro Software Inc.
• Released on: 2009-01-22
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X
• Format: CD-ROM
• Original language: English

Amazon.co.uk Review
Manga Studio Debut 4.0 is your all-in-one solution for stunning, ready-to-publish manga and comics. Invigorate your artwork using color, express motion using speed lines, apply dimension with screen tones and add dialog through built-in word balloons. Manga Studio helps you create professional manga and comics from start to finish!

Fun, easy to use interface. Click to enlarge.

The Beginner's Assistant groups together commonly used tool palettes. Click to enlarge.

Draw using a suite of familiar tools including pencils, pens, brushes and selection tools. Click to enlarge.

Choose from thousands of screen tones to add dimension and character to your art. Click to enlarge.

Invigorate your artwork using color. Click to enlarge.

Customize your projects with a large collection of special effects and features. Click to enlarge.

Complete artistic control
Sketch original art with a mouse or tablet, scan in existing art, or import artwork or graphics to get started. It's easy with Manga Studio Debut!

Design with attention to detail
Choose from over 2,300 professional-grade screen tones to add dimension, depth and character to your art.

Invigorate your drawings
Easily color and fill your manga or comic using the integrated color set, advanced shading tools, and pattern brushes.

Bring your Characters to Life
Pre-designed word balloons allow you to quickly add dialog to your creations.

Apply special effects
Add focus and speed line effects in seconds to express moods or motion.

Publish your work
Output professional quality manga for print or web in various file formats. Manga Studio Debut exports JPG, BMP, PSD, TGA*, PNG*, TIFF* and PICT* files.

*Mac-only publishing format.

Get fast results
Perform complicated tasks with a single mouse click. Double your productivity by reusing design elements in a flash!

New and Updated Features

Manga Studio Debut 4.0 provides a fun, straightforward way for you to start creating your own comics today.

New--Beginner's Assistant and dynamic help
With Manga Studio's built-in Beginner's Assistant interface, commonly used tool palettes are grouped together. Dynamic help offers instant access to information about tool palettes and menu options. Getting started has never been easier.

New--Color Palette
Color your artwork using the integrated color set. Choose from preset colors or create your own and add custom effects to your artwork.

New--Built-in Word balloons
Add word balloons with ease by dragging and dropping any of almost one hundred preset editable word balloons. Freely adjust the font, size, style and spacing of the text and add a curved or straight tail.

New--Advanced Text Input
Manga Studio Debut now allows you to enter text directly on your page using a standard text tool. You can also quickly add special characters and with support for many characters such as Katakana and Hiragana, Manga Studio Debut is better than ever!

Updated--More Screen Tones and Patterns
Choose from over 2,300 screen tones, a variety of special effects and comprehensive pen and brush tools, including over 80 customizable pattern brushes. Create and customize virtually unlimited combinations of patterns to create unique effects.

Updated--Additional preset page templates
Choose from over 160 built-in page templates for your page or story, or add your own customized pages and save them as templates.

Product Description
Manga Studio Debut 4, the leading Comic software worldwide, is your all-in-one solution for stunning, ready-to-publish manga and comics. Invigorate your artwork using color, express motion using speed lines, apply dimension with screen tones and add dialog through built-in word balloons. Manga Studio helps you create professional Comics and Manga from start to finish! With dynamic help and a Beginner's Assistant, Manga Studio Debut gets you up to speed fast. Enjoy endless possibilities with a large variety of professional-grade screen tones to add dimension, depth and character to your art. Sketch original art with a mouse or tablet (not included), scan existing art, or import graphics to get started. Choose from over 100 pre-designed word balloons Add focus & speed line effects Integrated color palette Output high quality Comics & Manga System Requirements - Windows - XP Home SP 2/Pro SP 2/Ultimate, Tablet PC, Vista Home Basic/Premium/Business; Macintosh - OS X 10.4.11, OS X 10.5.3 Processor 500MHz (XP), 800MHz (Vista), 867MHz (Mac) 256 MB RAM (XP), 512 MB RAM (Vista), 1 GB RAM (Mac) 1.1 GB hard disk space XGA (1024 x 768), SXGA (1280 x 1024), WXGA (1280 ? 800) 16-Bit color display (Windows), 24-Bit color display (Mac) CD-ROM drive

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Customer Reviews

Could have come with a manual but...
This could have come with a manual but apart from that it is a great piece of software that once you get used to it allows you to create some really interesting comic book pages.

I have mainly been using my own images but the software allows you to either use their own templates for comic pages or allows you to cut up your own shapes to create some variety.

There are also some other useful tools such as various tones which you can add to your comic or some 'magic' shapes which you can paint on (such as flowers or stars).

It can be complicated at first and I downloaded a manual off the internet to help me get used to it, but I generally prefer to have a copy of a manual in my hands as it is easier to multi-task with it. So I would say that is its only flaw.

Also note this is the Debut version so you cannot export the files as PDFs without a separate program.

Cool
The manga phenomenon is growing worldwide, and Manga Studio Debut and EX (the premium version) are leading the way for artists and hobbyists to create ready to print, professional looking comics and print cartoons. This software will help you from start to finish.

This item, the debut version is for novice users like myself. It has a beginner's assistant, and dynamic help to get your started quickly. The EX version is for professional artists who want to publish comics, and contains all the bells and whistles they need.

I took a look at some older versions, and found that in 4.0 there are several improvements and upgrades. A new colour set lets you choose from literally millions of colours and sets. And you can easily switch for effects such as dodge and burn (should be familiar to Photoshop and GIMP users). You can also blend colours. It comes pre-loaded with over 160 built-in page templates, 2,300 screen tones, and over 80 customizable pattern brushes.

This update has so many pre-loaded templates and features, it will quickly let you design your prints, it offers advanced tools, but also everything a novice needs with step by step tutorials.

A really good buy, recommend the debut version for hobbyists who like manga.
But, the EX version is definitley needed if you want to go professional.

awsome software
this is a really good software for any one who wants to be a comic artist or animater even though pdf isn`t available on this version i say its still worth purchasing