Browse tag: creativepro

Browse tag: creativepro

Plug-in Suite 5 for Photoshop now available
onOne Software today announced the immediate availability of Plug-in Suite 5 for Adobe Photoshop.
Review: iScrapbook 2.1
Scrapbooking program offers high-quality design, easy layouts, and a seemingly unlimited supply of inspiration.
Extracting content from PDF files
Contrary to popular belief, it's really easy to retrieve content from finished PDF documents.
Digital SLR cameras buying guide
If you’re serious about digital photography, a DSLR camera is the way to go. How to pick the right one? We’ve got some shopping tips on what to keep in mind if you’re thinking of buying a DSLR this holiday season.
Fonts in the wild
You don't have to be a font designer to enjoy identifying fonts in public places. Jay Nelson walks you through exploring fonts wherever you are.
Review: SketchBook Mobile for iPhone
Autodesk's app is one of the better painting and drawing apps on the iPhone. It's the rare app that appeals to both novices and professionals.
JavaScript getting faster, could displace Flash
JavaScript's creator claims JavaScript has displaced Java as a Web client, outlines projected enhancements
Review: Google Picasa 3.5 photo organizer
When it comes to organizing, editing, and sharing photos, most Mac users know iPhoto. But Google offers Picasa, a free photo editing and sharing app that rivals iPhoto ‘09.
Sorenson Media releases Sorenson Squeeze 6
Sorenson Media has released Sorenson Squeeze 6, an update of its video encoding software. This version is designed to let users more easily encode and publish video to the internet. It adds e-mail and text notification, secure review and approval, optimized video codecs, new filters, and more.
Creating a favicon for your Web site
Go to any major Web site, and you’ll almost certainly see an icon to the left of the address in your browser. This tiny image is called a favicon (or Favorites Icon), and with a little effort, you can create one of your own.
Pro Applications Update tackles Final Cut Studio
Pro Applications Update 2009-01, released by Apple Thursday, includes updates for Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Color, Motion, and Compressor.
Adobe launches Lightroom 3 public beta
The newly unveiled public beta of Adobe Lightroom 3 promises performance improvements, better noise reduction, and other features.
Scary fonts
Planning a Halloween party or celebration? Or just sending a card? Here are places where you can find some original fonts for the occasion.
Cartoon you: Photoshop gradients for monotone or duotone effects
Here's how to use Photoshop's gradients to create an elegant duotone avatar for social networking Web sites or chat clients.
TypeStyler makes long-awaited OS X debut
Strider Software has brought its desktop publishing app, which lets users customize and create special effects with fonts, to OS X after seven years of development work.
Review: Toon Boom Studio 5
Toon Boom Studio 5's stop-motion feature, annotation layers, and export functions make this not just a fun program to use, but one rich in sophisticated features.
Design basics: The alignment analysis
You don't need a degree in graphic design to create great-looking documents. You just have to follow a few simple rules. Today we learn about alignment.
E-on Software unveils Vue 8 lineup
E-on software has unveiled its upcoming Vue 8 product line, scheduled for release the first week of November. New features include 3-D terrain sculpting, a new directional displacement engine, and the third generation of E-on's atmospheric technology.
Cartoon you: Quick avatars with Photoshop filters and effects
How to use Photoshop filters to build creative avatars for social networking and Web sites and chat clients.
Xinet unveils updated asset management tools
Xinet released new versions of its digital asset management and video asset management systems.
Review: myPantone for iPhone
myPantone for iPhone puts an elaborate cross-referencing system for Pantone’s major color libraries in your pocket. Despite some small interface flaws, and the obvious limitations of relying on an iPhone to accurately gauge color, designers who work with color can benefit tremendously by such an informative and versatile app.
Flash apps heading for the iPhone
Flash developers look forward to developing iPhone apps with the upcoming Flash CS5.
Cartoon you: Illustrator’s Live Trace converts your photo into a drawing
Illustrator's Live Trace feature is the subject of our fourth article on how to create your own avatar portrait for social networking Web sites and instant messengers.
Cartoon you: Your portrait in Illustrator
Use Illustrator's Pen tool to whip up a quick avatar self-portrait for social networking web sites and chat clients.
Review: Poser 8 3-D modeling software
Smith Micro’s release of Poser 8 marks a major overhaul of this figure creation program.
Mac News Briefs: Major update for Workgroups suite
Workgroups 2010, the productivity management software suite for marketing, creating design, packaging, and prepress workgroups, features a new Document Organizer and browser-based proofing tool. Also, IntelliScanner released a sub-$100 version of its scanner-based organizational tool, and a Carbon Copy Cloner update now works with Snow Leopard’s HFS+ filesystem compression.
Apple updates Logic Pro, Logic Express
Logic Pro 9.0.1. and Logic Express 9.0.1 both improve stability of the music creation applications while tackling bugs and adding other enhancements.
Review: Adesso CyberTablet 6400
If you've never used a tablet before and want to see what they're like, or you're looking for a tablet for light-duty photo retouching and illustration, the Adesso CyberTablet 6400 is a pretty good deal.
Pantone releases iPhone App
MyPantone lets designers work with the company's extensive color libraries anywhere they are.
Adobe unveils Flash Platform Services
New hosted service lets advertisers and content developers promote and measure the effectiveness of Web applications across social networks, desktops, and mobile devices.