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Thank you for choosing "Manga Studio 5"

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Table of contents
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[01] Operating environment
[02] Installation and uninstallation
[03] License registration
[04] Licensing
[05] Installation and use of materials
[06] Use of sample data
[07] Trial version
[08] Manuals
[09] Customer support
[10] Serial Number
[11] Updater
[12] Product assignment

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[01] Operating environment
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OS
Microsoft Windows English OS
Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 3 or higher required)
Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3 or higher required)
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows Vista Home Basic (Service Pack 2 or higher required)
Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 2 or higher required)
Windows Vista Business (Service Pack 2 or higher required)
Windows Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 2 or higher required)
Windows 7 Starter (Service Pack 1 or higher required)
Windows 7 Home Basic (32bit / 64bit) (Service Pack 1 or higher required)
Windows 7 Home Premium (32bit / 64bit)  (Service Pack 1 or higher required)
Windows 7 Professional (32bit / 64bit) (Service Pack 1 or higher required)
Windows 7 Ultimate (32bit / 64bit) (Service Pack 1 or higher required)
Windows 8 (32bit / 64bit)
Windows 8 Pro (32bit / 64bit)
*Does not work with 64bit version of XP or Vista

Mac OS X English OS, Macintosh computer with Intel processor
10.6 (10.6.7 or higher)
10.7
10.8

Main computer/CPU 
Microsoft Windows
Only PC/AT compatibles.  Personal computers preinstalled with the above OS.
*Environment where the above OS works smoothly.

Mac OS X
Mac with Intel Core 2 Duo or later version of processor.
*Does not work with PowerPC processor or Core Duo processor.
*Environment where the above OS works smoothly.

CPU (*1) (*2)
Microsoft Windows
SSE2 compatible Intel Pentium 4 (2.0GHz or higher), Intel Xeon series, Intel Core series, AMD Athlon 64, AMD Opteron or later version of processor.

Memory
Windows XP : 256MB or more
Windows Vista : 1GB or more
Windows 7 (32bit) : 1GB or more	
Windows 7 (64bit) : 2GB or more	
Windows 8 (32bit) : 1GB or more
Windows 8 (64bit) : 2GB or more

Mac OS X
10.6 : 1GB or more
10.7 : 2GB or more
10.8 : 2GB or more

HDD free space
Microsoft Windows / Mac OS X
Application install : approximately 300MB
Data and other install : approximately 1.2GB
Operating space : 2GB or more required

Graphic card
Microsoft Windows
Graphic card with VRAM of 256MB or more and compatible with OpenGL 1.5.
NVIDIA GeForce series recommended.
*Only required when using 3D layers with 3D data.
*There is an instance that does not display correctly with on-board/on-chip PC without graphic card.
*Use latest graphic card drivers.
*We will not provide support for issues related to computer compatibility with OpenGL, procedures to exchange graphic cards, or procedures to update drivers.

Mac OS X
Graphic card with VRAM of 256MB or more and compatible with OpenGL 1.5.
*Only required when using 3D layers with 3D data.
*There is an instance that does not display correctly with on-board/on-chip PC without graphic card.
*Use latest graphic card drivers.
*We will not provide support for issues related to computer compatibility with OpenGL, procedures to exchange graphic cards, or procedures to update drivers.

Monitor
Microsoft Windows / Mac OS X
XGA (1024 * 768) or higher required, WXGA (1280 * 768) or higher recommended, high color (16Bit, 65536Color) or higher required.

Tablet
Microsoft Windows / Mac OS X
WACOM : FAVO, Bamboo, Intuos, Cintiq

Printer
Microsoft Windows / Mac OS X
Printer compatible with the above OS

DVD-ROM drive
DVD-ROM drive will be necessary to install applications.

Internet connection
Microsoft Windows / Mac OS X
An Internet connection will be necessary for license authentication.  

Import format (*3)
Microsoft Windows / Mac OS X
[Manga Studio 5/ Manga Studio 5 EX]
BMP, JPEG, TGA, PNG, TIFF, PSD, PSB, XPG, CPG (Manga Studio 4 page file)
3D Data: FBX, LWO, LWS, OBJ, C2FR/C2FC (CELSYS CHARACTER format), 6KT, 6KH, PEP
[Only Manga Studio 5 EX] CST (Manga Studio 4 story file),CSNF (CLIP STUDIO storyboard file)

Export format
Microsoft Windows / Mac OS X
BMP, JPEG, TGA, PNG, TIFF, PSD, PSB

Input support devices
Microsoft Windows / Mac OS X
QUMARION, Tab-Mate Controller

Notes :
*1 Environment where OS in use will work smoothly.
Memory space and CPU capability for software operation is dependent on image size, number of layers, etc.  Generally, the larger the image size and the number of layers, the more memory and faster CPU will be required.
*2 Will work much more smoothly with multi-core CPU.
*3 May not be displayed correctly due to system environment and data configuration.

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[02] Installation and uninstallation
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For information on installing and uninstalling your software application, please refer to the installation guide.

The installation guide is included in the application DVD-ROM.

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[03] License registration
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License registration is a required process in order to use the software.  Please register the product by following the screen instructions when launching for the first time after installing application.
License registration will be executed automatically if computer in use is connected to the Internet.
Read installation guide for more information about license registration. 

This product will be activated with the limited features below if you do not enter a valid serial and register the product.
1. "Save", "Save as" and "Export (Layered)" "Export (Single Layer)" will be disabled.
2. "Copy", "Cut" and "Paste" will be disabled.
3. "Register Image as Material" will be disabled.
4. "Print" will be disabled.
5. "Material Property" will be disabled.
6. "Register Layer as Template Material" will be disabled.
7. "Register sub tools as material", "Register color set as material", and "Register (auto action) set as material" will be disabled.
8. Several features of page management will be disabled.
   "Exchange Pages", "Add Page", "Add Page (Detail)", "Import Page"
   "Duplicate Page", "Delete Page", "Combine Pages"
   "Split Pages", "Story Properties", "Binding Point/Start Page"
   "Batch Process", "Batch Import" "Batch Export" "Continuous Scan"
9. "Scan" and "Select Scan Device" will be disabled.
10."Open" Manga Studio story file (.cst) or CLIP STUDIO storyboard file (.csnf) will be disabled.
11. Filter plugin that users create will be disabled.

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[04] Licensing
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This product can be installed, registered and licensed on a maximum of 2 computers, as long as you agree to the following :

1. Only you will use and operate this product. 
2. You will not use and operate this product on different computers at the same time.

Please refer to the end user license agreement (EULA) for more information.  The EULA is included in the application DVD-ROM.

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[05] Installation and use of materials
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Install materials
You need to install materials to use this product.  After installing the application, install materials when launching application for the first time. 

Materials are included in the application DVD-ROM.

Please refer to the installation guide for more information on the materials installation procedure. 

Use of materials 
Copyrights and other intellectual properties related to materials (materials, 3D data, and digital data such as images), which are provide with this product, pertain to Celsys or third parties who have granted license to us.
Customers can import materials to this product, and publish through media such as home pages and distribute in print format creative works.  But customers cannot distribute, assign nor lend materials themselves.
Please refer to the end user license agreement (EULA) for more information.  The EULA is included in the application DVD-ROM.

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[06] Use of sample data
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Copyrights and other intellectual properties related to sample data (example works) pertain to Celsys or third parties who have granted license to us.
Customers can only import sample data to this product, check operating procedures, and learn how to operate it within this product.

Please refer to the end user license agreement (EULA) for more information.  The EULA is included in the application DVD-ROM.

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[07] Trial version
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Once you register the software for trial use, you can use all the features of the product for a limited time period of 30 days.  Trial use registration will be executed online the first time the software is launched and the registration status needs to be checked on each subsequent launch of the software. 
When using the trial version, we recommend that you register your trial use.  If you do not register trial use, the software will be started with limited features.  Refer to "[03] License registration" for more information about the limitations. 

Immunity
Your creations cannot be guaranteed when using the trial version. Please be aware that you will not be able to save your work when the features of the trial version are limited.

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[08] Manuals
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Manuals of this product are included in the application DVD-ROM in PDF format.
You can get the latest versions of the manuals from our website.
URL : http://manga.smithmicro.com/manuals/index.html

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[09] Customer support
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You must be registered to receive technical support. If you haven't registered your copy of Manga Studio 5 yet, please visit http://www.smithmicro.com/register.

US & GLOBAL SUPPORT :
Please visit our Web site for the latest information on registration and technical support. For up to date information on our technical support policies or for our online frequently asked questions visit the URL below: 
URL: https://support.smithmicro.com/

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[10] Serial Number
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Your serial number is important when using Manga Studio 5.  Please make sure to keep the serial number in a secure location as we will not reissue it.

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[11] Updater
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Latest updaters will be provided for additional features and improvements of this product as needed.  Please download and install updater from our website. 
For information about updaters, please check the URL below : 
URL: http://manga.smithmicro.com/updates.html

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[12] Assigning this product
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This product can be assigned to third parties based on the conditions set in the end user license agreement (EULA). 
Please refer to the EULA for more information.  The EULA is included in the application DVD-ROM.

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Copyright & Trademark Notice 
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(c) 2008-2013 CELSYS,Inc. / Smith Micro Software,Inc.
All other logos, products, and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. 

Smith Micro Software, Inc.
http://www.smithmicro.com

CELSYS, Inc.
http://www.celsys.co.jp
