{"id":5495,"date":"2016-02-23T23:21:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T07:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=5495"},"modified":"2016-05-26T14:18:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T22:18:12","slug":"whats-coming-up-next-tom-bluewater-introducing-reflecta-2-for-mac-os-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=5495","title":{"rendered":"What\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Coming Up Next? \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Tom Bluewater Introducing Reflecta 2 for Mac OS X"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/reflecta2\/reflecta2_icon.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Mac OS X software Reflecta 2\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nTOKYO (MacHouse) &#8211; Some 40 days ago, an existing application called <strong>Pict2RFL<\/strong> was ranked within top 100 in the U.S. under Graphics &#038; Design category.  It was quite a surprise because I didn&#8217;t even remember that it existed.  It&#8217;s a desktop application that I submitted to <strong>Mac App Store<\/strong> two years and a half ago.  In other words, it&#8217;s old.  Using it to create screenshots for <strong>MiPatterns<\/strong>, I thought I could make some improvements.  And that&#8217;s how I&#8217;ve come up with Reflecta 2.  Reflecta 2 is a successor to Pict2RFL that I submitted to Mac App Store a few hours ago.  It is a desktop application that lets you easily add a mirror image to a picture.&nbsp; <!--more--><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><\/p>\n<table width=\"464\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"220\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/reflecta2\/Screenshot_002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/reflecta2\/thumbnail_Screenshot_002.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"138\" alt=\"Mac software Puppet Motion\"\/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">Source: Tom Bluewater<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"20\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"220\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/reflecta2\/Screenshot_003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/reflecta2\/thumbnail_Screenshot_003.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"138\" alt=\"Mac software Puppet Motion\"\/><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">Source: Tom Bluewater<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<u>What&#8217;s new?<\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The user can now scale the picture they have selected.<\/li>\n<li>The application can handle multiple images at the same time, and one can apply the same settings to all.<\/li>\n<li>It supports the Retina display.<\/li>\n<li>The application comes with a built-in user&#8217;s guide with graphics called Quick Tour.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table width=\"422\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"420\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td>Available at Mac App Store<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"420\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"160\" valign=\"middle\">\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"macappstore:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/id1087254917\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/available-on-mac-app-store.jpg\" alt=\"Mac App Store\" width=\"160\" height=\"48\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<u>Features<\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Use the drop-down menu over the toolbar menu to scale the picture.<\/li>\n<li>Apply the same settings to all similar images (same dimensions and resolutions) you open and select.<\/li>\n<li>The application supports the fullScreen mode.<\/li>\n<li>The application supports the retina screen. (tested with 2014 2.6 GHz 13&#8243; MacBook Pro)<\/li>\n<li>Languages: English only.<\/li>\n<li>Application file size: 15.3 MB.<\/li>\n<li>The application comes with a built-in 13-page user guide.  Choose Show Quick Tour under Reflecta 2 whenever you need to see it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<u>System requirements<\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>10.8 (tested with 10.8.5), 10.9 (untested), 10.10 (tested with 10.10.5), 10.11 (tested with 10.11.1)<\/li>\n<li>64-bit system<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<u>Limitations<\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If the user has a computer with a Retina display, an exported image will have resolutions of 144 dpi x 144 dpi only if they choose JPEG, PNG or TIFF as an export format.  Otherwise, image resolutions will fall back to 72 dpi x 72 dpi.  As for a non-retina display, they will fall back to 72 dpi x 72 dpi regardless of original resolutions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<u>Version history<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Nothing so far&#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<u>Trial\/Demo version<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/reflecta2\/ReflectaTrial2000T.zip\">here<\/a> to download a trial version.  This trial version will remain fully functional for 7 days, starting from the very moment you first launch it.<br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<u>Video tutorial<\/u><\/p>\n<p>There is no video tutorial at this time.<br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nReflecta 2 is a product of Tom Bluewater.<br \/>\nApple and the Apple logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. 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