MacroSystem Xpress-Maps User Manual
Xpress-maps, Introduction, The effects
Xpress-Maps
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Xpress-Maps
1. Introduction
This product consists of two effects and a collection of over 80 maps available in two ver-
sions.
Xpress-Maps produces easily readable maps of the most densely populated and most
frequently visited regions of the world.
These maps are so designed that you can add in cities, names and borders as required.
We have already marked the largest or most important cities with dots of varying size.
These brief instructions explain how to use the product and are rounded off with tips for
optimal use and solutions to problems which may arise.
2. The effects
The effect for producing a map scene is listed in alphabetical order under the name
Xpress-Maps in the Edit menu under “New”. Click the “Select map” button to open the
image pool from which you can select the desired map.
After selecting the map and the required options, click “OK” to return to “New” in the
menu. There you enter the desired length of the map scene and confirm it by clicking
“OK”. The map will then be produced in this set length.
The transitional effects also include an effect named “Xpress-Maps” which functions in a
different way. This involves a mask (two-color map) on which two scenes are combined -
but more of that later.
Both these effects enable you to add in towns, names and boundaries as required. In
each case, there is a choice of three inscriptions that can be switched on and off in all
possible combinations.
For more details of how to produce new scenes and how to use transitional effects
please refer to your Casablanca Handbook.
3. The Image Pool
This section explains how to use the Casablanca Image Pool to access the maps.
Please refer to your Casablanca Handbook for general information on the image pool.
3.1 The Maps
All the maps are available in both a multicolored physical version and a simple two-color
version (sea black, land white). The latter can be re-colored according to the user’s re-
quirements - more about that later as well.