<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
called	O
Chasys	O
Draw	O
Artist	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
applications	O
including	O
a	O
layer-based	O
raster	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editor	I-Application
with	O
adjustment	B-Algorithm
layers	I-Algorithm
,	O
linked	O
layers	O
,	O
timeline	O
and	O
frame-based	O
animation	O
,	O
icon	O
editing	O
,	O
image	O
stacking	O
and	O
comprehensive	O
plug-in	O
support	O
(	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
Artist	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
fast	O
multi-threaded	B-Operating_System
image	O
file	O
converter	O
(	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
Converter	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
fast	O
image	O
viewer	O
(	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
Viewer	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
RAW	B-Application
image	I-Application
support	O
in	O
all	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
native	O
file	O
formats	O
of	O
several	O
competitors	O
including	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Photo	I-Operating_System
,	O
Corel	B-Application
Photo-Paint	I-Application
,	O
GIMP	B-Application
,	O
Krita	B-Application
,	O
Paint.NET	B-Language
and	O
PaintShop	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
whole	O
suite	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
effective	O
use	O
of	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
,	O
touch-screens	O
and	O
pen-input	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
is	O
currently	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
computers	O
running	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
distributions	O
:	O
the	O
standard	O
distro	O
,	O
a	O
portable	B-Application
version	O
and	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suite	O
is	O
coded	O
in	O
a	O
blend	O
of	O
C	B-Language
,	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
x86	B-Operating_System
processors	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
MMX	B-Architecture
,	O
SSE	B-General_Concept
,	O
SSE2	B-General_Concept
,	O
S-SSE3	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
SSE4.1	B-General_Concept
instruction	B-General_Concept
sets	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Chasys	O
Draw	O
was	O
a	O
rather	O
simple	O
bitmap	B-Application
editor	I-Application
done	O
in	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
,	O
a	O
lot	O
like	O
MS	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
save	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
do	O
gradients	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
decided	O
to	O
completely	O
abandon	O
VB	O
as	O
a	O
programming	O
platform	O
and	O
moved	O
all	O
the	O
code	O
to	O
C/C	O
++	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
move	O
to	O
C/C	O
++	O
allowed	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
graphics	O
engine	O
which	O
was	O
named	O
JpDRAW2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
to	O
introduce	O
advanced	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
with	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
alpha	B-Algorithm
channels	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD5	O
image	O
format	O
was	O
also	O
upgraded	O
to	O
version	O
2	O
,	O
adding	O
advanced	O
compression	B-General_Concept
,	O
full	O
alpha	B-Algorithm
channels	I-Algorithm
,	O
encryption	O
and	O
metadata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	O
Draw	O
Artist	O
adopted	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
features	O
in	O
version	O
2.01	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multi-threading	B-Operating_System
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
accelerate	O
some	O
tasks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
improved	O
auto-save	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
versions	O
2.43	O
~	O
2.45	O
were	O
being	O
released	O
,	O
work	O
was	O
underway	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
layer-based	O
Chasys	O
Draw	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
(	O
Image	B-Application
Editing	I-Application
Suite	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
initial	O
version	O
number	O
2.50	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
multi-layer	O
tag-based	O
image	O
format	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
support	O
layering	O
and	O
blending	B-Algorithm
modes	I-Algorithm
;	O
this	O
was	O
named	O
CD5	O
v3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
development	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
super-resolution	B-Algorithm
and	O
image	O
stacking	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
video	O
and	O
video	B-General_Concept
capture	I-General_Concept
,	O
Anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
,	O
metadata	O
save	O
and	O
restore	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Pen	O
and	O
Path	O
"	O
tool	O
,	O
physical	O
measurement	O
specification	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
video	O
sequence	O
composer	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
memory	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
was	O
added	O
for	O
machines	O
with	O
low	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
version	O
2.60	O
,	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
was	O
capable	O
of	O
loading	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
's	O
PSD	O
files	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
load	O
and	O
save	O
JPEG	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
had	O
shell	O
integration	O
with	O
thumbnails	O
and	O
application-level	O
support	O
for	O
multi-monitor	B-General_Concept
display	O
setups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
C++	B-Language
code	I-Language
module	O
output	O
for	O
inline	O
image	O
generation	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
a	O
constrained	O
recolor	O
brush	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
plug-ins	O
using	O
Adobe	O
's	O
8bf	O
format	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
version	O
2.66	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
utilize	O
thousands	O
of	O
free	O
plug-ins	O
available	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
went	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
6	O
June	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
coming	O
of	O
the	O
freeware	B-License
IES	O
,	O
two	O
blending	B-Algorithm
modes	I-Algorithm
(	O
Hue	O
and	O
Chroma	O
)	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Textures	O
were	O
improved	O
to	O
allow	O
multiple	O
layer-based	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adjustments	O
engine	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
experienced	O
image	B-Application
editors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IES	O
2.76	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
transform	O
engine	O
and	O
the	O
Resizer	O
for	O
IES	O
plug-in	O
supporting	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
and	O
18	O
scaling	O
methods	O
,	O
including	O
customizable	O
windowed	B-Algorithm
Sinc	I-Algorithm
interpolation	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
IES	O
2.77	O
added	O
Greyscale	O
with	O
Tint	O
adjustment	O
,	O
separated	O
the	O
Lock	O
and	O
Click-Thru	O
layer	B-Algorithm
properties	O
,	O
extended	O
the	O
Cloning	O
Brush	O
with	O
three	O
options	O
(	O
this	O
,	O
below	O
and	O
composite	O
)	O
and	O
also	O
extended	O
the	O
Color	O
Picker	O
with	O
multiple	O
point	O
sampling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
geared	O
toward	O
touch	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
message	O
boxes	O
were	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
popup	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
working	O
of	O
the	O
workspace	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
back-blitter	B-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
blending	B-Algorithm
modes	I-Algorithm
,	O
Screen	O
and	O
Mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
a	O
RAW	B-Application
image	I-Application
format	I-Application
processor	O
based	O
on	O
dcraw	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
application	O
allowed	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
in	O
processing	O
digital	O
negatives	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
popular	O
with	O
professional	O
photographers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
3.24	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
re-designed	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
higher	O
performance	O
graphics	O
core	O
and	O
better	O
memory	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
layer	B-Algorithm
palette	O
received	O
drag-drop	O
capability	O
and	O
unsharp	O
masking	O
got	O
yet	O
another	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
support	O
for	O
Win-7	B-Device
was	O
added	O
in	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
support	O
for	O
Exif	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
graphics	B-Device
tablets	I-Device
(	O
including	O
Wacom	O
)	O
followed	O
in	O
version	O
3.33	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
LightScribe	B-Application
Direct	I-Application
Disc	I-Application
Labeling	I-Application
was	O
added	O
in	O
version	O
3.40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
3.56	O
was	O
the	O
product	O
of	O
porting	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
from	O
ANSI	B-Protocol
to	O
UNICODE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Live	O
Language	O
Translation	O
Engine	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	B-General_Concept
language	I-General_Concept
support	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
IES	O
3.63	O
featured	O
highly	O
improved	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
8BF	O
support	O
,	O
a	O
Silent	O
Install	O
option	O
,	O
Drag-drop	O
to	O
the	O
Layers	O
window	O
,	O
a	O
censoring	O
brush	O
(	O
under	O
fx	O
Brush	O
)	O
,	O
Improved	O
RAW	O
support	O
,	O
FastExternals	O
2.22	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
callback	O
suite	O
(	O
pi_StateStore	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
external	O
histogram	O
window	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Touch	O
Gadget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fault-tolerant	O
file	O
saving	O
and	O
taskbar	O
progress	O
reporting	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
were	O
introduced	O
in	O
version	O
3.64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recent	O
versions	O
of	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
have	O
added	O
high-end	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
adjustment	B-Algorithm
layers	I-Algorithm
,	O
Power	O
Management	O
,	O
jitter-corrected	O
Video	O
Screen	O
Capture	O
,	O
video	O
cropping	O
,	O
digitizer	O
pen	O
rotation	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
author	O
,	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
is	O
designed	O
under	O
the	O
mantra	O
of	O
Unique	O
,	O
flexible	O
and	O
powerful	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
a	O
radically	O
different	O
approach	O
to	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
with	O
the	O
aim	O
of	O
opening	O
up	O
new	O
possibilities	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
dare	O
to	O
dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
free-style	O
layer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-style	O
layer	B-Algorithm
is	O
one	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
positioned	O
anywhere	O
,	O
including	O
totally	O
removing	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
image	O
and	O
keeping	O
it	O
aside	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
Artist	O
provides	O
free-style	O
layering	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
enable	O
people	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
images	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
they	O
would	O
if	O
the	O
images	O
were	O
photos	O
placed	O
on	O
their	O
desk	O
-	O
you	O
may	O
stack	O
what	O
you	O
need	O
together	O
,	O
while	O
placing	O
pieces	O
that	O
you	O
are	O
not	O
currently	O
using	O
outside	O
the	O
stack	O
but	O
within	O
reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
supports	O
adjustment	B-Algorithm
layers	I-Algorithm
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
adjustments	O
per	O
adjustment	B-Algorithm
layer	I-Algorithm
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
adjustment	B-Algorithm
layers	I-Algorithm
from	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adjustment	B-Algorithm
layers	I-Algorithm
are	O
special	O
layers	O
that	O
adjust	O
the	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
layers	O
below	O
them	O
;	O
they	O
allow	O
you	O
to	O
perform	O
non-destructive	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
by	O
applying	O
adjustments	O
to	O
your	O
image	O
without	O
permanently	O
changing	O
pixel	O
values	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rendering	O
(	O
drawing	O
)	O
of	O
layers	O
in	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
Artist	O
is	O
dictated	O
by	O
a	O
parameter	O
called	O
the	O
image	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
sub-modes	O
are	O
provided	O
,	O
a	O
normal	O
sub-mode	O
that	O
emphasizes	O
free-style	O
layering	O
and	O
a	O
clipped	O
sub-mode	O
that	O
clips	O
the	O
output	O
like	O
other	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
layer	B-Algorithm
is	O
displayed	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
one	O
after	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
duration	O
of	O
time	O
dictated	O
by	O
the	O
frame	O
delay	O
layer	B-Algorithm
attribute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
can	O
add	O
descriptive	O
information	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
font	O
used	O
,	O
path	O
data	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
a	O
layer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
information	O
is	O
called	O
metadata	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
saved	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
layer	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
layer	B-Algorithm
were	O
to	O
be	O
opened	O
for	O
editing	O
later	O
,	O
this	O
information	O
will	O
be	O
restored	O
to	O
facilitate	O
easier	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
supports	O
saving	O
and	O
loading	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
file	O
formats	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
others	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
using	O
plug-ins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
ships	O
with	O
plug-ins	O
for	O
over	O
92	O
different	O
file	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
PSD	O
(	O
native	O
format	O
for	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
read	O
and	O
write	O
)	O
,	O
XCF	O
(	O
native	O
format	O
for	O
GIMP	B-Application
,	O
read	O
and	O
write	O
)	O
,	O
PDN	O
(	O
native	O
format	O
for	O
Paint.NET	B-Language
,	O
read	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
CPT	O
(	O
native	O
format	O
for	O
Corel	B-Application
Photo-Paint	I-Application
,	O
read	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
KRA	O
(	O
native	O
format	O
for	O
Krita	B-Application
,	O
read	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
AFPHOTO	O
(	O
native	O
format	O
for	O
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Photo	I-Operating_System
,	O
read	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
ORA	O
(	O
OpenRaster	O
interchange	O
format	O
)	O
and	O
several	O
RAW	B-Application
image	I-Application
formats	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
have	O
been	O
largely	O
positive	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
editors	O
at	O
CNET	B-Application
download.com	I-Application
giving	O
it	O
a	O
5/5	O
star	O
rating	O
and	O
saying	O
"	O
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
Artist	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
full-featured	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
and	O
drawing	O
program	O
that	O
does	O
what	O
big-box	O
programs	O
like	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
can	O
do	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
unique	O
touches	O
that	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
and	O
actually	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
use	O
than	O
the	O
competition.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Chasys	B-Application
Draw	I-Application
IES	I-Application
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
steep	O
learning	O
curve	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
native	O
CMYK	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
