Adobe Photoshop CS2 software introduction : Adobe Systems today announced Adobe Photoshop CS2, a major upgrade to the professional industry standard for digital image editing and creation. Available as a stand-alone software application or as a key component of Adobe Creative Suite 2, also announced today, Adobe Photoshop CS2 software brings a new level of power, precision and control to the digital photography experience and to the overall creative process. "Photoshop CS2 pushes the envelope with powerful features and simplified workflows that provide photographers and creative professionals the freedom to deliver stunning images," said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president of Digital Imaging and Digital Video Products at Adobe.
Adobe Photoshop CS2 software introductionAdobe Photoshop CS2 introduction
Adobe Photoshop CS2 software integrates a new set of intuitive tools, including an enhanced Spot Healing Brush, for handling common photographic problems such as blemishes, red-eye, noise, blurring and lens distortion. Smart Objects allow users to scale and transform images and vector illustrations without losing image quality, as well as create linked duplicates of embedded graphics, so that a single edit updates across multiple iterations.
Adobe Photoshop CS2 introduction - Advanced for graphic specialists
Responding to requests from film, broadcast and video professionals, Adobe CS2 now allows non-destructive editing and the creation and editing of 32-Bit High Dynamic Range (HDR) images, ideal for 3D rendering and advanced compositing. FireWire Previews can also be viewed on a television monitor through a new direct export feature. Adobe Photoshop CS2 software users will test the limits of creativity with new tools like Vanishing Point and Image Warping. Vanishing Point cuts tedious graphic and photo retouching tasks by allowing users to clone, paint and transform image objects while retaining visual perspective. Reinventing workflows such as product packaging development, Image Warping makes it easy to fold, stretch, pull, twist and wrap an image into shape by selecting an on-demand preset or dragging custom control points.
Adobe Photoshop CS2 introduction - Adobe Bridge
With Adobe Photoshop CS2 software, finding and working with digital photos and images has never been easier. The popular File Browser has been upgraded to Adobe Bridge, which functions as a hub for productivity, imagery and creativity, providing multi-view file browsing and smooth cross-product integration across Adobe Creative Suite 2 software. Adobe Bridge also provides access to Adobe Stock Photos, a new stock photography service that offers users one-stop shopping, across five elite stock image providers, to deliver high-quality, royalty-free images for layout and design.
Adobe Photoshop CS2 introduction - Camera Raw 3.0 workflow
The new Camera Raw 3.0 workflow allows settings for multiple raw files to be simultaneously modified. In addition batch processing of raw files, to JPEG, TIFF, DNG or PSD formats, can now be done in the background without launching the main Photoshop executable. Integrated, non-destructive cropping and straightening controls allow raw files to be easily prepared for final output. Simplifying Photoshop's rich interface, task-based menu presets make it easier to find the features needed for specific work. Users can create their own custom presets, highlighting favourite items and now have the ability to define event-based scripts and time-saving operations that execute automatically when triggered by actions, such as saving or printing a file. Multiple Layer Controls speeds editing, enabling the simultaneous selection and manipulation of numerous layers within a file.
Adobe Photoshop CS2 introduction - Pricing and Availability
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Mac OS X version 10.2.8 through 10.3.8, Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2, will begin shipping in May to customers in the United States and Canada, and will be available through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/store. International versions are expected to begin shipping in late May and early June. Adobe Photoshop CS2 software will be available for an estimated street price of US$599 and licensed users of any previous version of Photoshop can upgrade for US$149. Adobe Photoshop CS2 software is also available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 2.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_2931.html
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 The Missing Manual
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 “The Missing Manual” : O'Reilly announced “The Missing Manual” for Adobe Photoshop Elements 3. Even Grandma wields a digital camera these days. Everyone appreciates the instant gratification, the email-ready photos, and the end to overstuffed shoeboxes. But people are also realizing something else, says author Barbara Brundage: “The image-editing and picture-organizing software that comes with most cameras can be pretty limited when it’s time to spruce up your digital photos. Even if you’re scanning in old prints and slides, you’ll want a program that’ll help you rejuvenate these gems and eliminate the wear and tear of all those years.” That’s where Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 comes in!
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 “The Missing Manual”O’Reilly - The Missing Manual
With most of the power of Photoshop - the tool of choice among graphics professionals - it lets people manipulate their digital images just as they like. But even though Elements is meant for “regular folks,” says Brundage, “finding your way around the program has become a lot more complicated than it used to be.” And since it doesn’t come with a trusty manual, she wrote the all-new, full-color “Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual” of O’Reilly.
Elements 3 - Dive right in and play
“The very best way to learn Elements is just to dive right in and play with it,” assures Brundage. She helps readers do that by avoiding unnecessary technical jargon and delivering straightforward guidance and instruction on everything Elements users need to know. She clearly explains why and when someone would want to use or avoid certain features of the program and delivers tutorials throughout the book with downloadable files for practicing.
O’Reilly The Missing Manual - Tools, tricks and tips
From those futzing around with their first digital cameras to advanced photographers, "Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual" delivers beginning-to-advanced tools, tricks, and tips for improving photos, keeping them organized, and making top-notch prints and other creative projects. With clear writing, snappy humor, and brilliant, full color throughout to demonstrate Elements’ impressive features, "Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual" will make an Elements master of anyone, covering both Windows and Mac.
Photoshop Elements 3 : The Missing Manual - Subjects
-Elements introduction: Brundage gets readers oriented, helps them set Elements up to best suit their working style, offers handy keyboard shortcuts, and explains how to bring photos into Elements, organize them, and back them up.
-Editing with Elements: Readers learn how to make the most of their photos with expert techniques for retouching, making basic corrections and adjustments, sharpening, removing dust and scratches, trying even more sophisticated fixes, RAW conversion, and more.
-Digital artistry: How to paint on photos, draw shapes, use countless filters and effects.
-Image sharing: Brundage helps readers best use their printer for high-quality output, create images for the Web and email, make slideshows and web galleries, and use Create.
-Additional Elements: Readers learn to customize Elements with plug-ins and additional tools and accessories.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_3185.html
Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 “The Missing Manual”O’Reilly - The Missing Manual
With most of the power of Photoshop - the tool of choice among graphics professionals - it lets people manipulate their digital images just as they like. But even though Elements is meant for “regular folks,” says Brundage, “finding your way around the program has become a lot more complicated than it used to be.” And since it doesn’t come with a trusty manual, she wrote the all-new, full-color “Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual” of O’Reilly.
Elements 3 - Dive right in and play
“The very best way to learn Elements is just to dive right in and play with it,” assures Brundage. She helps readers do that by avoiding unnecessary technical jargon and delivering straightforward guidance and instruction on everything Elements users need to know. She clearly explains why and when someone would want to use or avoid certain features of the program and delivers tutorials throughout the book with downloadable files for practicing.
O’Reilly The Missing Manual - Tools, tricks and tips
From those futzing around with their first digital cameras to advanced photographers, "Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual" delivers beginning-to-advanced tools, tricks, and tips for improving photos, keeping them organized, and making top-notch prints and other creative projects. With clear writing, snappy humor, and brilliant, full color throughout to demonstrate Elements’ impressive features, "Photoshop Elements 3: The Missing Manual" will make an Elements master of anyone, covering both Windows and Mac.
Photoshop Elements 3 : The Missing Manual - Subjects
-Elements introduction: Brundage gets readers oriented, helps them set Elements up to best suit their working style, offers handy keyboard shortcuts, and explains how to bring photos into Elements, organize them, and back them up.
-Editing with Elements: Readers learn how to make the most of their photos with expert techniques for retouching, making basic corrections and adjustments, sharpening, removing dust and scratches, trying even more sophisticated fixes, RAW conversion, and more.
-Digital artistry: How to paint on photos, draw shapes, use countless filters and effects.
-Image sharing: Brundage helps readers best use their printer for high-quality output, create images for the Web and email, make slideshows and web galleries, and use Create.
-Additional Elements: Readers learn to customize Elements with plug-ins and additional tools and accessories.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_3185.html
New Target Yahoo Online Photos service
New Target Yahoo! Online Photos service : Target Corporation and Yahoo! Inc. have come together to introduce a complete digital photo destination that allows photo enthusiasts an easy and affordable way to store, share and print photos. The co-branded digital photo resource, Target Yahoo! Photos, provides a simple solution for consumers to manage their digital or camera phone photos. In fall 2005, Target Yahoo! Photos will offer consumers the choice of ordering their prints online and picking them up within a few hours at their local Target store. The co-branded Target Yahoo! Photos service, is available on the website target.com and in stores on a phased basis starting in April 2005.
New Target Yahoo! Online Photos service Photos service - Unlimited storage
Leveraging expertise from Yahoo! Photos, consumers have unlimited storage and can easily upload all their digital and camera phone photos to Target Yahoo! Photos, while having the flexibility to share photos in many powerful ways. By simply e-mailing a link to an online album, friends and family can enjoy the photos and even order their own set of prints. Photos can also be shared in real-time with Yahoo! Messenger, on a mobile phone, or through a personal public web address.
Target Yahoo! Photos service - Sharing and Printing
Thanks to a variety of easy-to-use printing options, consumers can print at home, have their prints delivered directly to their home or office, or even surprise loved ones and choose to have prints delivered to the recipients' doorstep - a perfect option for out-of-town relatives. To further personalize the online photo sharing experience, consumers can also create custom gifts, including mugs, aprons and magnets, for friends and family using their favorite photos, and have the gifts delivered directly to the recipients.
Target Yahoo! Photos service - Great partnership
"Target Yahoo! Photos is part of our commitment to providing guests with the best in digital photofinishing and convenience," said Steve Eastman, vice president, Target. "Yahoo! is one of the most innovative online companies and is known for providing cutting edge technology and services, which makes this a great partnership as we continue to look for ways to offer convenience and affordability to our guests."
Target Yahoo! - Compelling online photo sharing service
"With the Target Yahoo! Photos service, consumers can unlock the power of the Internet to freely share photos through e-mail, instant messaging, mobile devices, and high quality prints," said Jeff Stoddard, director, Yahoo! Photos. "Yahoo! and Target share a common commitment to enhance consumers' experiences and through this relationship, we are introducing a compelling online photo sharing service that consumers can trust."
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_3096.html
New Target Yahoo! Online Photos service Photos service - Unlimited storage
Leveraging expertise from Yahoo! Photos, consumers have unlimited storage and can easily upload all their digital and camera phone photos to Target Yahoo! Photos, while having the flexibility to share photos in many powerful ways. By simply e-mailing a link to an online album, friends and family can enjoy the photos and even order their own set of prints. Photos can also be shared in real-time with Yahoo! Messenger, on a mobile phone, or through a personal public web address.
Target Yahoo! Photos service - Sharing and Printing
Thanks to a variety of easy-to-use printing options, consumers can print at home, have their prints delivered directly to their home or office, or even surprise loved ones and choose to have prints delivered to the recipients' doorstep - a perfect option for out-of-town relatives. To further personalize the online photo sharing experience, consumers can also create custom gifts, including mugs, aprons and magnets, for friends and family using their favorite photos, and have the gifts delivered directly to the recipients.
Target Yahoo! Photos service - Great partnership
"Target Yahoo! Photos is part of our commitment to providing guests with the best in digital photofinishing and convenience," said Steve Eastman, vice president, Target. "Yahoo! is one of the most innovative online companies and is known for providing cutting edge technology and services, which makes this a great partnership as we continue to look for ways to offer convenience and affordability to our guests."
Target Yahoo! - Compelling online photo sharing service
"With the Target Yahoo! Photos service, consumers can unlock the power of the Internet to freely share photos through e-mail, instant messaging, mobile devices, and high quality prints," said Jeff Stoddard, director, Yahoo! Photos. "Yahoo! and Target share a common commitment to enhance consumers' experiences and through this relationship, we are introducing a compelling online photo sharing service that consumers can trust."
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_3096.html
Webshots surpasses 250 Million photos mark
Webshots surpasses 250 Million photos mark : Webshots a leading online photo sharing Web site and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. today announced that on Sunday, August 7th, 2005, the 250 millionth digital photo was uploaded to its site, making Webshots the largest public photo library available online. With this milestone, Webshots, which attracts a vast community of people from around the world to help them express and entertain themselves as well as connect with others to share their common interests and passions, has seen its online digital photo library triple in size over the last year. Webshots, established in 1995, is the largest and one of the fastest-growing online photo sharing communities on the Internet.
Webshots surpasses 250 Million photos mark Largest photo sharing Web site
"When we acquired Webshots last August, we were excited to welcome the largest photo sharing Web site into our network, and made a commitment to continue to build the product and enhance its services so we could keep that momentum going," said Martin Green, corporate vice president in charge of CNET Networks' Webshots and CNET Download.com divisions. "We're very proud of this milestone, which to us represents the successful integration of our teams, and our ability to scale Webshots' capacity as we enhance the service to attract a much higher level of participation from our members."
250 millionth digital photo uploaded
The 250 millionth photo was uploaded to Webshots by Geoffrey Dela Cruz, who used the site to share photos of his cousin's wedding. To celebrate this milestone, Dela Cruz won a brand new 5 mega-pixel digital camera and custom merchandise from the Webshots online store. "I have friends and family all over the United States and I have friends serving in Iraq. Webshots brings us closer together by helping me share the pictures I have of all the fun times we've had together," said Dela Cruz.
Photo sharing capabilities
As Webshots continues to grow, it is dedicated to maintaining a high level of customer service. While expanding its technology platform to accommodate the continuous high volume of photo uploads, the company has simultaneously enhanced its photo sharing capabilities, enabling consumers to search and access photos in the library quickly and effortlessly. Meanwhile, Webshots' photo approval, monitoring and editorial practices allow it to maintain a high degree of service integrity.
About Webshots
More than 24.5 million unique visitors worldwide visited Webshots in June 2005, according to comScore MediaMetrix. Webshots is the world's largest online photo sharing site, offering its members a trusted place to share, explore and connect with others through the power of digital photos. Webshots' active community can share images via photo eCards, online photo albums, custom prints and gifts and more. Through free homepages and its Favorite Members network, consumers can connect with friends, family and millions of others worldwide.
About CNET Networks
CNET Networks, Inc. is a worldwide media company and creator of content environments for the interactive age. CNET Networks takes pride in being a different kind of media company, creating richer, deeper interactive experiences by combining the wisdom and passion of users, marketers and its own expert editors. CNET Networks' leading brands -- such as CNET, GameSpot, MP3.com, Webshots and ZDNet - focus on the personal technology, entertainment and business technology categories. The company has a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4048.html
Webshots surpasses 250 Million photos mark Largest photo sharing Web site
"When we acquired Webshots last August, we were excited to welcome the largest photo sharing Web site into our network, and made a commitment to continue to build the product and enhance its services so we could keep that momentum going," said Martin Green, corporate vice president in charge of CNET Networks' Webshots and CNET Download.com divisions. "We're very proud of this milestone, which to us represents the successful integration of our teams, and our ability to scale Webshots' capacity as we enhance the service to attract a much higher level of participation from our members."
250 millionth digital photo uploaded
The 250 millionth photo was uploaded to Webshots by Geoffrey Dela Cruz, who used the site to share photos of his cousin's wedding. To celebrate this milestone, Dela Cruz won a brand new 5 mega-pixel digital camera and custom merchandise from the Webshots online store. "I have friends and family all over the United States and I have friends serving in Iraq. Webshots brings us closer together by helping me share the pictures I have of all the fun times we've had together," said Dela Cruz.
Photo sharing capabilities
As Webshots continues to grow, it is dedicated to maintaining a high level of customer service. While expanding its technology platform to accommodate the continuous high volume of photo uploads, the company has simultaneously enhanced its photo sharing capabilities, enabling consumers to search and access photos in the library quickly and effortlessly. Meanwhile, Webshots' photo approval, monitoring and editorial practices allow it to maintain a high degree of service integrity.
About Webshots
More than 24.5 million unique visitors worldwide visited Webshots in June 2005, according to comScore MediaMetrix. Webshots is the world's largest online photo sharing site, offering its members a trusted place to share, explore and connect with others through the power of digital photos. Webshots' active community can share images via photo eCards, online photo albums, custom prints and gifts and more. Through free homepages and its Favorite Members network, consumers can connect with friends, family and millions of others worldwide.
About CNET Networks
CNET Networks, Inc. is a worldwide media company and creator of content environments for the interactive age. CNET Networks takes pride in being a different kind of media company, creating richer, deeper interactive experiences by combining the wisdom and passion of users, marketers and its own expert editors. CNET Networks' leading brands -- such as CNET, GameSpot, MP3.com, Webshots and ZDNet - focus on the personal technology, entertainment and business technology categories. The company has a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4048.html
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Shutterfly PhotoShow DVD software
Shutterfly PhotoShow DVD software : Responding to customers' requests for more options to preserve and share memories, Shutterfly, Inc., the leading independent e-commerce company specializing in digital photo products and services, introduced PhotoShow DVD, a product that enables customers to transform their favorite photos into an entertainment experience. With PhotoShow DVD, Shutterfly enables customers to be the producer of their own multimedia slideshow by helping them pair their pictures with music, visual transitions and special effects. Slideshows are easy to design directly on the Shutterfly website and customers are not required to download special software as part of the order process.
Shutterfly PhotoShow DVD softwarePhotoShow DVD - Slideshow
Customers and their families can enjoy their DVD slideshow on their televisions in the comfort of their living room or on their personal computers. Shutterfly's PhotoShow DVD is perfect for com- memorating special events or for creating a one-of-a-kind gift. Consumers can select one of six "styles" such as Wedding, Baby, Travel, Party, Simple (a perfect showcase for everyday shots) or Memories (ideal for an anniversary or a year in review). Each style includes a recommended selection of different effects.
Shutterfly PhotoShow DVD effects
- Music such as blues, classical, country, jazz, rock, holiday, pop and electric
- Transitions between pictures, such as fades, pinwheels, stars, bubbles and mixes
- Borders for pictures, such as roses for Wedding, stamps for Travel and more
- Credits to introduce and end the slideshow.
Shutterfly - Create a PhotoShow DVD
- Choose a style to compliment your favorite pictures (up to 400)
- Customize the title and effects (optional)
- Preview slideshow
- Personalize the design of the keep case cover with the title, and pictures
- Select delivery method and customize with a gift message, if applicable.
Shutterfly PhotoShow DVD - Price and Availability
Shutterfly's PhotoShow DVDs are available for $19.99 through August 17. Following the introductory sale, DVDs will be regularly priced at $24.99. As with all Shutterfly photo products, the company's wide assortment of image editing enhancements (e.g. cropping and red-eye removal) can be applied to each picture for no additional charge, making Shutterfly's PhotoShow DVD more distinctive and memorable.
About Shutterfly
Founded in 1999, Shutterfly, Inc. (www.shutterfly.com) is the leading independent e-commerce company specializing in digital photo products and services for the consumer and professional photography markets. The company provides customers with simple ways to organize, enhance and archive images; share pictures with family and friends; order professional-quality prints and create an assortment of personalized items such as Photo Books, Calendars and Greeting Cards.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4022.html
Shutterfly PhotoShow DVD softwarePhotoShow DVD - Slideshow
Customers and their families can enjoy their DVD slideshow on their televisions in the comfort of their living room or on their personal computers. Shutterfly's PhotoShow DVD is perfect for com- memorating special events or for creating a one-of-a-kind gift. Consumers can select one of six "styles" such as Wedding, Baby, Travel, Party, Simple (a perfect showcase for everyday shots) or Memories (ideal for an anniversary or a year in review). Each style includes a recommended selection of different effects.
Shutterfly PhotoShow DVD effects
- Music such as blues, classical, country, jazz, rock, holiday, pop and electric
- Transitions between pictures, such as fades, pinwheels, stars, bubbles and mixes
- Borders for pictures, such as roses for Wedding, stamps for Travel and more
- Credits to introduce and end the slideshow.
Shutterfly - Create a PhotoShow DVD
- Choose a style to compliment your favorite pictures (up to 400)
- Customize the title and effects (optional)
- Preview slideshow
- Personalize the design of the keep case cover with the title, and pictures
- Select delivery method and customize with a gift message, if applicable.
Shutterfly PhotoShow DVD - Price and Availability
Shutterfly's PhotoShow DVDs are available for $19.99 through August 17. Following the introductory sale, DVDs will be regularly priced at $24.99. As with all Shutterfly photo products, the company's wide assortment of image editing enhancements (e.g. cropping and red-eye removal) can be applied to each picture for no additional charge, making Shutterfly's PhotoShow DVD more distinctive and memorable.
About Shutterfly
Founded in 1999, Shutterfly, Inc. (www.shutterfly.com) is the leading independent e-commerce company specializing in digital photo products and services for the consumer and professional photography markets. The company provides customers with simple ways to organize, enhance and archive images; share pictures with family and friends; order professional-quality prints and create an assortment of personalized items such as Photo Books, Calendars and Greeting Cards.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4022.html
Avvenu access and photo sharing service live
Avvenu access and photo sharing service live : The highly anticipated Avvenu remote access and photo sharing service is now live at the Avvenu website. Avvenu is a free service that lets consumers and business users securely access the content on their computer from any web-enabled mobile phone, PDA or computer. In addition to remotely accessing their own content, users can instantly and securely share access to their content with friends, family and associates. And since Avvenu bypasses email file size limits and eliminates the need to upload files to a centralized server, Avvenu is particularly efficient for sharing high resolution images and other large files. So also the professional can use Avvenu.
Avvenu access and photo sharing service liveAvvenu live photo sharing
In our increasingly mobile society, users need the ability to remotely access and manage their content," said Keith Barraclough, Avvenu Founder and CEO. "Avvenu is a powerful, convenient tool that's sure to transform the way people interact with their data. Avvenu subscribers can access important documents when traveling, share pictures while still on vacation or distribute large files to colleagues in seconds." You don’t even need to be a member to watch shared photos.
Avvenu photo sharing service - Complete control
Avvenu is different from other photo sharing services in that images are shared directly from the subscriber's computer. This means Avvenu subscribers maintain complete control of what pictures are shared, who has access to them and for how long. Avvenu subscribers can easily select which files or folders they want to share with others. Once the Avvenu subscriber has selected someone to share content with, an email notification with a link is sent to the guest that allows them to securely access just the selected image, file or folder. Guests do not need to be a member of the Avvenu service in order to view what has been shared with them. They just click on the link and are instantly viewing the shared content off of the subscriber's machine.
Avvenu sharing service - Sending photos
"After moving to the United States from Italy, I was having trouble sending my digital photos back home to my friends and family," said Sonia Lunardon, an early adopter of the Avvenu service. "I had to edit each photo to a smaller size, attach it to an email and keep my fingers crossed that they received it. After I installed Avvenu on my home PC I was able to instantly share my pictures, no matter how large the image."
Avvenu live sharing service - Smart viewing feature
Avvenu's smart viewing feature scales high-resolution photos to accommodate the device being used, providing quick viewing of images, even on a mobile phone. Users can conveniently browse high-resolution images from a mobile phone or PDA without excessive data charges or long wait times. Avvenu's mobile access capabilities allow users to upload images, as well as manage sharing and
Avvenu live photo sharing - Mobile phone
"Avvenu's remote access capabilities from mobile phones and PDAs are excellent," said Dr. Gerry Purdy, principal analyst at MobileTrax. "The ability to have access to all of your content wherever you are, plus the ability to share content from your mobile device, makes Avvenu an important player in the photo sharing and remote access arena."
Avvenu photo sharing service - Remote acces
Remote access to files and folders is a powerful feature of Avvenu. In addition to the picture and file sharing, Avvenu's remote access features lets subscribers view or download files, as well as upload files to the PC from remote locations. This capability can be used to access important documents while traveling, to upload new pictures while on vacation or to share an updated document with coworkers.
About Avvenu
Avvenu, Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, was founded by a team of professionals with expertise in the areas of peer-to-peer file sharing, distributed computing systems, and VoIP technology. The company was formed to create a technology that would give users unobstructed access to their most important content. The Avvenu service is based on the company's patent-pending technology in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution. Avvenu is a privately held company with venture funding provided by Charles River Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and Motorola Ventures.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4593.html
Avvenu access and photo sharing service liveAvvenu live photo sharing
In our increasingly mobile society, users need the ability to remotely access and manage their content," said Keith Barraclough, Avvenu Founder and CEO. "Avvenu is a powerful, convenient tool that's sure to transform the way people interact with their data. Avvenu subscribers can access important documents when traveling, share pictures while still on vacation or distribute large files to colleagues in seconds." You don’t even need to be a member to watch shared photos.
Avvenu photo sharing service - Complete control
Avvenu is different from other photo sharing services in that images are shared directly from the subscriber's computer. This means Avvenu subscribers maintain complete control of what pictures are shared, who has access to them and for how long. Avvenu subscribers can easily select which files or folders they want to share with others. Once the Avvenu subscriber has selected someone to share content with, an email notification with a link is sent to the guest that allows them to securely access just the selected image, file or folder. Guests do not need to be a member of the Avvenu service in order to view what has been shared with them. They just click on the link and are instantly viewing the shared content off of the subscriber's machine.
Avvenu sharing service - Sending photos
"After moving to the United States from Italy, I was having trouble sending my digital photos back home to my friends and family," said Sonia Lunardon, an early adopter of the Avvenu service. "I had to edit each photo to a smaller size, attach it to an email and keep my fingers crossed that they received it. After I installed Avvenu on my home PC I was able to instantly share my pictures, no matter how large the image."
Avvenu live sharing service - Smart viewing feature
Avvenu's smart viewing feature scales high-resolution photos to accommodate the device being used, providing quick viewing of images, even on a mobile phone. Users can conveniently browse high-resolution images from a mobile phone or PDA without excessive data charges or long wait times. Avvenu's mobile access capabilities allow users to upload images, as well as manage sharing and
Avvenu live photo sharing - Mobile phone
"Avvenu's remote access capabilities from mobile phones and PDAs are excellent," said Dr. Gerry Purdy, principal analyst at MobileTrax. "The ability to have access to all of your content wherever you are, plus the ability to share content from your mobile device, makes Avvenu an important player in the photo sharing and remote access arena."
Avvenu photo sharing service - Remote acces
Remote access to files and folders is a powerful feature of Avvenu. In addition to the picture and file sharing, Avvenu's remote access features lets subscribers view or download files, as well as upload files to the PC from remote locations. This capability can be used to access important documents while traveling, to upload new pictures while on vacation or to share an updated document with coworkers.
About Avvenu
Avvenu, Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, was founded by a team of professionals with expertise in the areas of peer-to-peer file sharing, distributed computing systems, and VoIP technology. The company was formed to create a technology that would give users unobstructed access to their most important content. The Avvenu service is based on the company's patent-pending technology in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution. Avvenu is a privately held company with venture funding provided by Charles River Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and Motorola Ventures.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4593.html
Share online photos from mobile phones with Avvenu
Share online photos from mobile phones with Avvenu : Avvenu today announced that its new remote access and photo sharing service supports Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3 and the newly announced Photoshop Elements 4, Adobe's powerful, easy-to-use photo editing, sharing and organization tools for consumers. This integrated support lets Photoshop Album Starter Edition and Photoshop Elements users share digital images directly from their collections, as well as remotely access these images from any web-enabled computer, laptop, PDA, digital camera or mobile phone. Avvenu eliminates the inconvenience of uploading photos to a web-based photo service and large email attachments, making it extremely fast for sharing digital photos.
Share online photos from mobile phones with AvvenuPhotoshop Album Starter Edition
"Avvenu provides a powerful service for Photoshop Album Starter Edition and Photoshop Elements customers who are clamoring for efficient photo sharing and remote access tools," said Keith Barraclough, Avvenu Founder and CEO. "Photoshop Album Starter Edition and Photoshop Elements customers can use the Avvenu service to access their treasured collections from anywhere in the world and tap into powerful, user-friendly web communications for instant sharing of high resolution photos."
Novice digital camera user
Adobe's free product, Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 for the novice digital camera user and Photoshop Elements 4.0 for the digital photography enthusiast, allow users to share their photos in slideshows, email, professional quality Kodak prints and hardbound photo books, as well as over TV home networks via video CD or DVD. Photoshop Album Starter Edition and Photoshop Elements automatically organize photos by date or give consumers the option to categorize them with keyword tags that can be instantly applied to groups of related photos. Avvenu's support now lets users easily access and share photos remotely using these categories and tags.
Popularity of digital cameras
"The popularity of digital cameras, camera phones and the rise in Web-connected mobile devices, means that consumers need a simplified way to access and share those images - anytime, anywhere - even while on vacation," said Deborah Whitman, vice president of product management for Digital Imaging at Adobe. "Adobe's software and Avvenu's simple yet flexible controls give our customers yet another way to get instant enjoyment out of their digital photos."
Share digital images
In addition to accessing their own content, Avvenu lets users instantly and securely share access to their content with friends, family and associates. Avvenu is different from other photo sharing services in that images are shared directly from the subscriber's computer. This means Avvenu subscribers maintain complete control of what pictures are shared, who has access to them and for how long. Avvenu subscribers can easily select which files or folders they want to share with others. Once the Avvenu subscriber has selected someone to share content with, an email notification with a link is sent to the guest that allows them to securely access just the selected image, file or folder. Guests do not need to be a member of the Avvenu service in order to view what has been shared with them. They just click on the link and are instantly viewing the shared content off of the subscriber's machine.
Free online Photo Service
Avvenu is a free service available at the Avvenu website. While Avvenu offers its service directly to consumers, the company is also working with major corporations to enable them to deliver this capability to their customers. Recently, Motorola announced it will release a service later this year based on Avvenu technology. The service will allow Motorola customers to easily view, save, and share photos between mobile phones and PC's.
About Avvenu
Avvenu, Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, was founded by a team of professionals with expertise in the areas of peer-to-peer file sharing, distributed computing systems, and VoIP technology. The company was formed to create a technology that would give users unobstructed access to their most important content. The Avvenu service is based on the company's patent-pending technology in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution. Avvenu is a privately held company with venture funding provided by Charles River Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and Motorola Ventures. For more information visit the Avvenu website.
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Share online photos from mobile phones with AvvenuPhotoshop Album Starter Edition
"Avvenu provides a powerful service for Photoshop Album Starter Edition and Photoshop Elements customers who are clamoring for efficient photo sharing and remote access tools," said Keith Barraclough, Avvenu Founder and CEO. "Photoshop Album Starter Edition and Photoshop Elements customers can use the Avvenu service to access their treasured collections from anywhere in the world and tap into powerful, user-friendly web communications for instant sharing of high resolution photos."
Novice digital camera user
Adobe's free product, Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 for the novice digital camera user and Photoshop Elements 4.0 for the digital photography enthusiast, allow users to share their photos in slideshows, email, professional quality Kodak prints and hardbound photo books, as well as over TV home networks via video CD or DVD. Photoshop Album Starter Edition and Photoshop Elements automatically organize photos by date or give consumers the option to categorize them with keyword tags that can be instantly applied to groups of related photos. Avvenu's support now lets users easily access and share photos remotely using these categories and tags.
Popularity of digital cameras
"The popularity of digital cameras, camera phones and the rise in Web-connected mobile devices, means that consumers need a simplified way to access and share those images - anytime, anywhere - even while on vacation," said Deborah Whitman, vice president of product management for Digital Imaging at Adobe. "Adobe's software and Avvenu's simple yet flexible controls give our customers yet another way to get instant enjoyment out of their digital photos."
Share digital images
In addition to accessing their own content, Avvenu lets users instantly and securely share access to their content with friends, family and associates. Avvenu is different from other photo sharing services in that images are shared directly from the subscriber's computer. This means Avvenu subscribers maintain complete control of what pictures are shared, who has access to them and for how long. Avvenu subscribers can easily select which files or folders they want to share with others. Once the Avvenu subscriber has selected someone to share content with, an email notification with a link is sent to the guest that allows them to securely access just the selected image, file or folder. Guests do not need to be a member of the Avvenu service in order to view what has been shared with them. They just click on the link and are instantly viewing the shared content off of the subscriber's machine.
Free online Photo Service
Avvenu is a free service available at the Avvenu website. While Avvenu offers its service directly to consumers, the company is also working with major corporations to enable them to deliver this capability to their customers. Recently, Motorola announced it will release a service later this year based on Avvenu technology. The service will allow Motorola customers to easily view, save, and share photos between mobile phones and PC's.
About Avvenu
Avvenu, Inc., based in Palo Alto, California, was founded by a team of professionals with expertise in the areas of peer-to-peer file sharing, distributed computing systems, and VoIP technology. The company was formed to create a technology that would give users unobstructed access to their most important content. The Avvenu service is based on the company's patent-pending technology in media routing and managed peer-to-peer content access and distribution. Avvenu is a privately held company with venture funding provided by Charles River Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners, and Motorola Ventures. For more information visit the Avvenu website.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4609.html
Photo correction MakeUp software from Two Pilots
Photo correction MakeUp software from Two Pilots : Two Pilots has released MakeUp Pilot, a Windows application that makes it easy to have perfect, professional-level photo portraits. Don't be upset if your skin doesn't look perfect on a photo. If you have the MakeUp Pilot program, it means you have a cosmetic kit built into your computer. Use it to retouch any spots on the skin (moles, warts, pimples, heat-spots, etc.). The program will make any photo into a perfect portrait to send to friends or save in the family album. You will also be able to restore your old photographs after scanning them. MakeUp Pilot allows you to remove any defects arising from long-term storage of a still picture: fixer stains, scratches and worn spots.
Photo correction MakeUp software from Two PilotsAmateur & professional photographers
MakeUp Pilot has an easy-to-use interface. We have designed two high-powered electronic tools that make it easy to tackle even the most delicate retouching task. After you install MakeUp Pilot, you can run a demo from the Demonstration menu that shows exactly how it works. MakeUp Pilot will be helpful to anyone dealing with portrait images: both amateur or professional photographers, advertisers, designers. An Example page can be found on: Colorpilot.com. The program works on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP platforms. MakeUp Pilot costs $29.95(US) for a single-user license. For more information about MakeUp Pilot contact Nonna L. Garbar at Two Pilots.
About Two Pilots
Two Pilots is a privately-held company founded in 1991 to produce and market its founders' inventions. One of the company's founders was Rais Garifoulline, who is in charge of research at present. In the course of its evolution, the company developed chips (a patent for a frequency comparator) and produced econometers for automobiles and the world's smallest scanner. The company has several patents. Since 1996 the principal direction of the company's activity is software development. Two Pilots' mission is to create software programs that are first of all convenient for use by any person, from a professional programmer to a novice in the computer field. Our employees use inventive approaches in their work, which imparts originality, ease and convenience to the company's products. Today, Two Pilots has created and continues to develop a number of products in the following areas: color correction of digital images, filling out of paper and electronic forms, creating of comfortable sound environments when working with a computer, information searches on the Internet, image printing and others. The company's most popular products are Color Pilot and the Form Pilot product line. Two Pilots' products have won high awards of computer magazines in many countries of the world. Two Pilots continues developing its products and creating new ones to make the use of modern information technologies easy and pleasant.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4862.html
Photo correction MakeUp software from Two PilotsAmateur & professional photographers
MakeUp Pilot has an easy-to-use interface. We have designed two high-powered electronic tools that make it easy to tackle even the most delicate retouching task. After you install MakeUp Pilot, you can run a demo from the Demonstration menu that shows exactly how it works. MakeUp Pilot will be helpful to anyone dealing with portrait images: both amateur or professional photographers, advertisers, designers. An Example page can be found on: Colorpilot.com. The program works on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP platforms. MakeUp Pilot costs $29.95(US) for a single-user license. For more information about MakeUp Pilot contact Nonna L. Garbar at Two Pilots.
About Two Pilots
Two Pilots is a privately-held company founded in 1991 to produce and market its founders' inventions. One of the company's founders was Rais Garifoulline, who is in charge of research at present. In the course of its evolution, the company developed chips (a patent for a frequency comparator) and produced econometers for automobiles and the world's smallest scanner. The company has several patents. Since 1996 the principal direction of the company's activity is software development. Two Pilots' mission is to create software programs that are first of all convenient for use by any person, from a professional programmer to a novice in the computer field. Our employees use inventive approaches in their work, which imparts originality, ease and convenience to the company's products. Today, Two Pilots has created and continues to develop a number of products in the following areas: color correction of digital images, filling out of paper and electronic forms, creating of comfortable sound environments when working with a computer, information searches on the Internet, image printing and others. The company's most popular products are Color Pilot and the Form Pilot product line. Two Pilots' products have won high awards of computer magazines in many countries of the world. Two Pilots continues developing its products and creating new ones to make the use of modern information technologies easy and pleasant.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4862.html
LightMachine a new Photoshop compatible plug in
LightMachine a new Photoshop compatible plug-in : The Plugin Site just released Version 1.01 of LightMachine, a Photoshop-compatible plugin for performing all kinds of light adjustments in photos. It combines shadow/highlight, virtual lighting and color-based correction tools for performing sophisticated corrections without the need for time-consuming selections and layer stacks. LightMachine lets you selectively correct photos taken under bad light conditions or with inadequate camera settings and achieve results that rival photos taken under the best circumstances. Additionally it can achieve special effects like glows, sunsets, high key and selective b/w effects, replace one color with another and simulate polarizing filters.
LightMachine a new Photoshop compatible plug-inLightMachine Version 1.01
LightMachine works in dozens of grap-hics applications including Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, IrfanView, PhotoImpact, Photo-Paint and Fireworks. LightMachine can be applied to 8bit and 16bit RGB images. LightMachine 1.01 offers many features and improvements, which make it much easier to perform shadow/highlight and light correction tasks. For example, selections from your graphics application can now be seen in the LightMachine preview, there is a new Fade slider for weakening the overall effect and a new Preset button menu with a list of all presets. Brightness, Contrast and Size sliders let you easier select smaller values and when entering a value in the edit box of a slider, the preview now updates automatically. The new Instant Sliders check box on the Prefs tab sheet instantly updates the preview while dragging a slider.
Adobe Photoshop plug-in - Virtual Studio
In the Virtual Studio modes you can find a new Spots button menu for selecting a certain spot and pasting spot properties to other spots. The numeric and cursor keys now allow you to select and move spots. LightMachine 1.01 can use the same settings with images of different sizes without having to readjust the spots. Additionally you can precisely see the area that is affected by an oval spot from its spot circle. The LightMachine dialog was also localized to German. LightMachine now includes the Plugin Installer tool which is executed during setup and lets you copy the LightMachine plugin to the plugin folder of up to 25 graphics applications.
LightMachine 1.01 Overview
LightMachine corrects brightness, contrast and saturation in specific image areas independently from each other. It basically consists of four different filters each split up into a simple mode suitable for beginners and a Pro mode with more features for more flexibility. The Brightness / Contrast modes adjust brightness and contrast throughout the image which is nice as a starting point. The Shadows/Highlights modes give you complete control over dark and bright image areas and let you correct them completely independently from each other with the help of sophisticated masking options. The Virtual Studio modes allow you to place an unlimited number of shadow and light spots as if you were placing studio lights in a real photo studio. The intensity, size, ovality, angle, hardness and reflection properties of each spot can be adjusted precisely. Finally, the Colors modes let you selectively correct image objects of a specific color.
Sophisticated algorithms
LightMachine offers brightness, contrast and saturation correction algorithms that let you bring out more details without making photos look unnatural. LightMachine's flexible shadow/highlight masking options let you quickly and easily adjust specific image areas without affecting other regions. The Virtual Studio algorithms simulate light and shadows so realistically that you will feel as though you are working in a photo studio rather than a two-dimensional photo. LightMachine offers effective methods for dealing with problematic color shifts in lifted shadows and various different saturation algorithms for avoiding color artefacts even at high saturation values.
Plenty of tools to optimise your digital photos
LightMachine uses a resizable dialog and its controls are logically organized in various tab sheets. Moving the mouse over each control instantly displays a detailed explanation in the Help box, so you don't need to read the manual before using LightMachine. Spilt Views let you display the original image side-by-side with the corrected version and the 17 different histograms can be useful as a guide. Complex corrections are made easy by LightMachine's Auto Mask feature, which lets even beginners quickly create suitable masks. Four different modes for displaying the used mask help even further. Removing color shifts in lifted shadows is a snap with LightMachine's one-click color picker. LightMachine's Logged Settings feature can remember the settings used for any image and automatically loads them whenever they are required again.
Why LightMachine is different
LightMachine offers plenty of features for improving a much wider range of photos with better results. Other available software often only give acceptable results for the common cases, but can't cope with more difficult ones. These shadow/highlight tools usually produce contrast-burned or over-saturated results which have an unnatural look. Unlike LightMachine, they don't let you adjust shadows and highlights really independently, add artifacts along the shadow/highlight borders or don't brighten shadows or darken highlights enough to make details clearly visible.
Correct your photos with the new Adobe Photoshop Plug-in
Other lighting tools usually produce only artistic effects and are not suitable for correcting photos. They don't give you precise control over the lighting effects and offer no contrast options. They also affect the surrounding areas instead of just focusing on the target area. They do not support a Reflection feature therefore you often can't avoid blown highlights without decreasing the overall effect. LightMachine's Virtual Studio tool avoids these problems, because it was developed for producing realistic light effects for correcting photos.
Complete control for color-based corrections
Other color-based correction tools don't allow to replace the color of a specific image area with any other imaginable color. They are limited to a range of colors depending on the color that needs to be replaced. Most of these tools also don't let you selectively adjust brightness and contrast and have no features for adjusting the border smoothness. LightMachine on the other hand gives you complete control for color-based corrections.
Lightmachine - Pricing & Availability
LightMachine is available for Windows. A Macintosh version is planned. LightMachine sells at $69.95 (Regular License) or $39.95 (Academic/Educational License). A demo version can be downloaded via the web site of The Plugin Site.
The Plugin Site
The Plugin Site is located in Nuremberg, Germany, and develops graphics, video and web software. We also created the Harry's Filters, ColorWasher, FocalBlade, Plugin Galaxy, Plugin Commander, Edge & Frame Galaxy, HyperTyle, HTML Shrinker and Photo Galaxy products. We co-produced Alpha Magic with Hollywood FX and Pinnacle and also co-develop the FilterMeister plugin development environment with AFH Systems.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_5091.html
LightMachine a new Photoshop compatible plug-inLightMachine Version 1.01
LightMachine works in dozens of grap-hics applications including Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, IrfanView, PhotoImpact, Photo-Paint and Fireworks. LightMachine can be applied to 8bit and 16bit RGB images. LightMachine 1.01 offers many features and improvements, which make it much easier to perform shadow/highlight and light correction tasks. For example, selections from your graphics application can now be seen in the LightMachine preview, there is a new Fade slider for weakening the overall effect and a new Preset button menu with a list of all presets. Brightness, Contrast and Size sliders let you easier select smaller values and when entering a value in the edit box of a slider, the preview now updates automatically. The new Instant Sliders check box on the Prefs tab sheet instantly updates the preview while dragging a slider.
Adobe Photoshop plug-in - Virtual Studio
In the Virtual Studio modes you can find a new Spots button menu for selecting a certain spot and pasting spot properties to other spots. The numeric and cursor keys now allow you to select and move spots. LightMachine 1.01 can use the same settings with images of different sizes without having to readjust the spots. Additionally you can precisely see the area that is affected by an oval spot from its spot circle. The LightMachine dialog was also localized to German. LightMachine now includes the Plugin Installer tool which is executed during setup and lets you copy the LightMachine plugin to the plugin folder of up to 25 graphics applications.
LightMachine 1.01 Overview
LightMachine corrects brightness, contrast and saturation in specific image areas independently from each other. It basically consists of four different filters each split up into a simple mode suitable for beginners and a Pro mode with more features for more flexibility. The Brightness / Contrast modes adjust brightness and contrast throughout the image which is nice as a starting point. The Shadows/Highlights modes give you complete control over dark and bright image areas and let you correct them completely independently from each other with the help of sophisticated masking options. The Virtual Studio modes allow you to place an unlimited number of shadow and light spots as if you were placing studio lights in a real photo studio. The intensity, size, ovality, angle, hardness and reflection properties of each spot can be adjusted precisely. Finally, the Colors modes let you selectively correct image objects of a specific color.
Sophisticated algorithms
LightMachine offers brightness, contrast and saturation correction algorithms that let you bring out more details without making photos look unnatural. LightMachine's flexible shadow/highlight masking options let you quickly and easily adjust specific image areas without affecting other regions. The Virtual Studio algorithms simulate light and shadows so realistically that you will feel as though you are working in a photo studio rather than a two-dimensional photo. LightMachine offers effective methods for dealing with problematic color shifts in lifted shadows and various different saturation algorithms for avoiding color artefacts even at high saturation values.
Plenty of tools to optimise your digital photos
LightMachine uses a resizable dialog and its controls are logically organized in various tab sheets. Moving the mouse over each control instantly displays a detailed explanation in the Help box, so you don't need to read the manual before using LightMachine. Spilt Views let you display the original image side-by-side with the corrected version and the 17 different histograms can be useful as a guide. Complex corrections are made easy by LightMachine's Auto Mask feature, which lets even beginners quickly create suitable masks. Four different modes for displaying the used mask help even further. Removing color shifts in lifted shadows is a snap with LightMachine's one-click color picker. LightMachine's Logged Settings feature can remember the settings used for any image and automatically loads them whenever they are required again.
Why LightMachine is different
LightMachine offers plenty of features for improving a much wider range of photos with better results. Other available software often only give acceptable results for the common cases, but can't cope with more difficult ones. These shadow/highlight tools usually produce contrast-burned or over-saturated results which have an unnatural look. Unlike LightMachine, they don't let you adjust shadows and highlights really independently, add artifacts along the shadow/highlight borders or don't brighten shadows or darken highlights enough to make details clearly visible.
Correct your photos with the new Adobe Photoshop Plug-in
Other lighting tools usually produce only artistic effects and are not suitable for correcting photos. They don't give you precise control over the lighting effects and offer no contrast options. They also affect the surrounding areas instead of just focusing on the target area. They do not support a Reflection feature therefore you often can't avoid blown highlights without decreasing the overall effect. LightMachine's Virtual Studio tool avoids these problems, because it was developed for producing realistic light effects for correcting photos.
Complete control for color-based corrections
Other color-based correction tools don't allow to replace the color of a specific image area with any other imaginable color. They are limited to a range of colors depending on the color that needs to be replaced. Most of these tools also don't let you selectively adjust brightness and contrast and have no features for adjusting the border smoothness. LightMachine on the other hand gives you complete control for color-based corrections.
Lightmachine - Pricing & Availability
LightMachine is available for Windows. A Macintosh version is planned. LightMachine sells at $69.95 (Regular License) or $39.95 (Academic/Educational License). A demo version can be downloaded via the web site of The Plugin Site.
The Plugin Site
The Plugin Site is located in Nuremberg, Germany, and develops graphics, video and web software. We also created the Harry's Filters, ColorWasher, FocalBlade, Plugin Galaxy, Plugin Commander, Edge & Frame Galaxy, HyperTyle, HTML Shrinker and Photo Galaxy products. We co-produced Alpha Magic with Hollywood FX and Pinnacle and also co-develop the FilterMeister plugin development environment with AFH Systems.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_5091.html
Photo color correction plug in ColorWasher
Photo correction plug-in ColorWasher for MacOS X : The Plugin Site, developer of graphics, video and web software. is pleased to announce Version 2.0c of ColorWasher for MacOS X, a plugin for correcting the colors, contrast, exposure and saturation of 8bit and 16bit photos. It works with various graphics applications, e.g. Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Illustrator, Fireworks, Painter, Canvas, Photoline and GraphicConverter. ColorWasher takes photo correction to a new level of accuracy and speed. With its help even beginners are capable of doing photo corrections within seconds that only experts were able to produce in the past.
Photo color correction plug-in ColorWasherAdobe Photoshop CS2 bugs fixed
Since the initial release ColorWasher was made compatible with various non-Adobe applications. ColorWasher 2.0c can now be used in Fireworks, Painter, Canvas, Photoline, GraphicConverter and other applications that support Photoshop plugins. Several bugs that caused problems in Photoshop CS2 were fixed. Some bugs that occurred when applying ColorWasher to 16bit images were removed. The transparency grid is now correctly displayed for 16bit images in ColorWasher and the color picker lets you sample colors from 16bit images now.
Colorwasher photo correction features
ColorWasher features a wide range of automatic, semi-automatic and manual tools for correcting, enhancing and restoring photos. It is very easy to use as it offers interactive explanations and hints for each feature, incorporates an Easy Mode and detailed step-by-step instructions in the manual. ColorWasher lets you do professional photo corrections within seconds and also offers a Cloak mode for processing dozens of images very quickly.
Digital photos & Scanned photos
ColorWasher can be used on digital photos as well as scanned photos. It even achieves great results on old and faded photos. But you can also use ColorWasher to enhance web graphics, drawings, cartoons, paintings or screen shots. Moreover, if you want to create artistic and stylish color or black / white effects, ColorWasher lets you correct photos and apply impressive color effects in just one step.
Colorwasher 2.0c exposure correction features
ColorWasher's revolutionary algorithms help you to turn even the worst photo into a delightful visual experience. Unlike other tools ColorWasher contains seven sophisticated methods called Cast Types for reconstructing lost colors and details in photos. ColorWasher's exposure correction features are superior to simple brightness and gamma correction methods used in known graphics applications and plugins. It also features built-in mechanisms for hiding image noise, camouflaging overexposed areas, boosting contrast, keeping saturation constant and fixing chopped histograms.
Manual and Automatic controls
ColorWasher provides five different automatic methods for achieving perfect results with photos that have a wide range of different color problems. Even more powerful is the semi-automatic sample area feature, which lets the user select a white or gray image area for correcting the color cast. Additionally there are twelve different Split View modes that let you visually perform photo corrections with the help of color or exposure stripes and grids that are laid over the image. The manual controls include source and target color boxes, three sliders adjustable to 5 different color models, a color picker, a color dialog and a lightness balance button. You can also manually enter the color temperature, open and save presets and process photos in one batch with Cloak Mode.
Contrast and Exposure Fix features
As far as Contrast and Exposure are concerned, ColorWasher offers Auto Contrast and Exposure Fix features, which can be set to three or five different levels. In addition to these two automatic features, you can also adjust the contrast and exposure manually in percent and EV values, alter the highlights or shadows and change saturation using 10 different methods. Experts can also view 10 different histogram types in four styles to supervise the correction.
Color correction tool ColorWasher
ColorWasher was developed because of the lack of color correction tools that combine precision, speed and ease of use. Many available tools have insufficient automatic modes, don't manage to remove color casts completely or demand expert knowledge to be used properly. Some even make photos look worse or seduce the user to overdo the correction. ColorWasher is the first tool that performs 100% precise corrections within seconds and is flexible as well as very easy to use. It also guides the user with interactive comments and explanations. Additionally ColorWasher makes it very hard for inexperienced people to unintentionally apply destructive corrections. Best of all, ColorWasher saves you precious time when correcting photos and is available for an affordable price.
Colorwasher version 2.0c - Pricing & Availability
ColorWasher is available for MacOS X as well as Windows. ColorWasher sells at $49.95 (Regular License) or $29.95 (Academic/Educational License). It can be purchased at the website of The Plugin Site. A demo version can be downloaded here as well.
About The Plugin Site
The Plugin Site is located in Nuremberg, Germany, and develops graphics, video and web software. We also created the Harry's Filters, FocalBlade, LightMachine, Plugin Galaxy, Plugin Commander, Edge & Frame Galaxy, HyperTyle, HTML Shrinker and Photo Galaxy products. We co-produced Alpha Magic with Hollywood FX and Pinnacle and also co-develop the FilterMeister plugin development environment with AFH Systems.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4950.html
Photo color correction plug-in ColorWasherAdobe Photoshop CS2 bugs fixed
Since the initial release ColorWasher was made compatible with various non-Adobe applications. ColorWasher 2.0c can now be used in Fireworks, Painter, Canvas, Photoline, GraphicConverter and other applications that support Photoshop plugins. Several bugs that caused problems in Photoshop CS2 were fixed. Some bugs that occurred when applying ColorWasher to 16bit images were removed. The transparency grid is now correctly displayed for 16bit images in ColorWasher and the color picker lets you sample colors from 16bit images now.
Colorwasher photo correction features
ColorWasher features a wide range of automatic, semi-automatic and manual tools for correcting, enhancing and restoring photos. It is very easy to use as it offers interactive explanations and hints for each feature, incorporates an Easy Mode and detailed step-by-step instructions in the manual. ColorWasher lets you do professional photo corrections within seconds and also offers a Cloak mode for processing dozens of images very quickly.
Digital photos & Scanned photos
ColorWasher can be used on digital photos as well as scanned photos. It even achieves great results on old and faded photos. But you can also use ColorWasher to enhance web graphics, drawings, cartoons, paintings or screen shots. Moreover, if you want to create artistic and stylish color or black / white effects, ColorWasher lets you correct photos and apply impressive color effects in just one step.
Colorwasher 2.0c exposure correction features
ColorWasher's revolutionary algorithms help you to turn even the worst photo into a delightful visual experience. Unlike other tools ColorWasher contains seven sophisticated methods called Cast Types for reconstructing lost colors and details in photos. ColorWasher's exposure correction features are superior to simple brightness and gamma correction methods used in known graphics applications and plugins. It also features built-in mechanisms for hiding image noise, camouflaging overexposed areas, boosting contrast, keeping saturation constant and fixing chopped histograms.
Manual and Automatic controls
ColorWasher provides five different automatic methods for achieving perfect results with photos that have a wide range of different color problems. Even more powerful is the semi-automatic sample area feature, which lets the user select a white or gray image area for correcting the color cast. Additionally there are twelve different Split View modes that let you visually perform photo corrections with the help of color or exposure stripes and grids that are laid over the image. The manual controls include source and target color boxes, three sliders adjustable to 5 different color models, a color picker, a color dialog and a lightness balance button. You can also manually enter the color temperature, open and save presets and process photos in one batch with Cloak Mode.
Contrast and Exposure Fix features
As far as Contrast and Exposure are concerned, ColorWasher offers Auto Contrast and Exposure Fix features, which can be set to three or five different levels. In addition to these two automatic features, you can also adjust the contrast and exposure manually in percent and EV values, alter the highlights or shadows and change saturation using 10 different methods. Experts can also view 10 different histogram types in four styles to supervise the correction.
Color correction tool ColorWasher
ColorWasher was developed because of the lack of color correction tools that combine precision, speed and ease of use. Many available tools have insufficient automatic modes, don't manage to remove color casts completely or demand expert knowledge to be used properly. Some even make photos look worse or seduce the user to overdo the correction. ColorWasher is the first tool that performs 100% precise corrections within seconds and is flexible as well as very easy to use. It also guides the user with interactive comments and explanations. Additionally ColorWasher makes it very hard for inexperienced people to unintentionally apply destructive corrections. Best of all, ColorWasher saves you precious time when correcting photos and is available for an affordable price.
Colorwasher version 2.0c - Pricing & Availability
ColorWasher is available for MacOS X as well as Windows. ColorWasher sells at $49.95 (Regular License) or $29.95 (Academic/Educational License). It can be purchased at the website of The Plugin Site. A demo version can be downloaded here as well.
About The Plugin Site
The Plugin Site is located in Nuremberg, Germany, and develops graphics, video and web software. We also created the Harry's Filters, FocalBlade, LightMachine, Plugin Galaxy, Plugin Commander, Edge & Frame Galaxy, HyperTyle, HTML Shrinker and Photo Galaxy products. We co-produced Alpha Magic with Hollywood FX and Pinnacle and also co-develop the FilterMeister plugin development environment with AFH Systems.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4950.html
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Apple announces iLife 2005
Apple announced iLife '05, the must-have upgrade to Apple's award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, featuring major new versions of iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand and including the latest version of iTunes. iLife '05 continues to lead the industry with the most innovative and comprehensive suite of software for organizing, editing and sharing digital photos; creating stunning digital movies and DVDs; and purchasing, managing and creating digital music. "iLife '05 is far beyond anything available on a PC, and is a must-have upgrade for every Mac user," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. "If you have a digital camera, digital camcorder or create music, iLife ?05 is built for you."
Apple announces iLife '05iPhoto 5 adds advanced editing tools so you can perfect your photos without ever leaving iPhoto, including controls to set exposure, black and white points, saturation, tint, temperature and sharpness, while also showing users a histogram and providing the most intuitive way ever to straighten photos. iPhoto 5 adds support for uncompressed RAW photos throughout the entire application so that high-end users can exploit all the image data their cameras can capture. iPhoto 5 includes a new advanced slideshow builder which allows users to easily apply effects, transitions and durations to each individual slide. iPhoto 5 features an entirely new way to create affordable hardcover and softcover photo books, now starting as low as $3.99. iPhoto 5 lets users choose from stunning new book layouts, all featuring double-sided printing, and easily place and rearrange their photos until perfect, then order their book online right from within iPhoto 5. With iPhoto 5, Apple is also cutting the price of individual 4x6 prints in half, from 39 cents to just 19 cents each.
With iMovie, Apple revolutionized movie-making by allowing anyone to import and edit digital video on their Mac. Now iMovie HD leads the revolution again by allowing users to capture and edit stunning High Definition Video (HDV) from the new generation of HDV camcorders. iMovie HD also includes Magic iMovie, the easiest way ever to make a movie. With just a few clicks, Magic iMovie automatically imports your video into separate clips, adds titles, transitions and music, all in one step. iMovie HD imports video from HDV and standard DV camcorders, and from video cameras that generate MPEG-4 video.
iDVD 5 includes 15 amazing new themes featuring moving drop zones that can display video clips or photos in motion across DVD menus, just like the latest Hollywood DVDs. iDVD 5 also features OneStep DVD, which lets users create DVDs by simply plugging in a DV camcorder and clicking a button. iDVD 5 now supports all single-sided DVD formats including -R, +R, -RW and +RW with a compatible Apple SuperDrive.
GarageBand put a complete recording studio on a Mac. GarageBand 2 adds 8-track recording, so users can record an entire band at once, plus pitch and timing correction to quickly fix those tracks that don’t sound perfect. GarageBand 2 now displays and edits musical notation in real time for people who know how to read and write music or want to learn. With Apple's growing family of GarageBand Jam Packs, including the latest, Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra, GarageBand users can create professional sounding music in their favorite genre.
iLife '05 also includes iTunes 4.7.1, the latest version of the world's best digital music jukebox software with the iTunes Music Store inside. iTunes provides seamless integration with Apple's complete family of popular iPods, including the new iPod shuffle. With Apple's legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as iMix playlist sharing, seamless integration with iPod and groundbreaking personal use rights, the iTunes Music Store is the best way for Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music online.
Pricing & Availability
iLife '05 will be available in the US on Saturday, January 22 and worldwide on Saturday, January 29 for a suggested retail price of $79 (US) through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. The iLife '05 suite of applications will be included with all new Macs, and an iLife Up-To-Date upgrade package is available to all customers who purchase a new Mac on or after January 11 that does not include iLife '05 for a shipping and handling fee of $19.95 (US). Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra is sold separately and will be available in the US on Saturday, January 22 and worldwide on Saturday, January 29 for a suggested retail price of $99 (US) through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. iTunes version 4.7.1 is currently available as a free download at www.apple.com.
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Apple announces iLife '05iPhoto 5 adds advanced editing tools so you can perfect your photos without ever leaving iPhoto, including controls to set exposure, black and white points, saturation, tint, temperature and sharpness, while also showing users a histogram and providing the most intuitive way ever to straighten photos. iPhoto 5 adds support for uncompressed RAW photos throughout the entire application so that high-end users can exploit all the image data their cameras can capture. iPhoto 5 includes a new advanced slideshow builder which allows users to easily apply effects, transitions and durations to each individual slide. iPhoto 5 features an entirely new way to create affordable hardcover and softcover photo books, now starting as low as $3.99. iPhoto 5 lets users choose from stunning new book layouts, all featuring double-sided printing, and easily place and rearrange their photos until perfect, then order their book online right from within iPhoto 5. With iPhoto 5, Apple is also cutting the price of individual 4x6 prints in half, from 39 cents to just 19 cents each.
With iMovie, Apple revolutionized movie-making by allowing anyone to import and edit digital video on their Mac. Now iMovie HD leads the revolution again by allowing users to capture and edit stunning High Definition Video (HDV) from the new generation of HDV camcorders. iMovie HD also includes Magic iMovie, the easiest way ever to make a movie. With just a few clicks, Magic iMovie automatically imports your video into separate clips, adds titles, transitions and music, all in one step. iMovie HD imports video from HDV and standard DV camcorders, and from video cameras that generate MPEG-4 video.
iDVD 5 includes 15 amazing new themes featuring moving drop zones that can display video clips or photos in motion across DVD menus, just like the latest Hollywood DVDs. iDVD 5 also features OneStep DVD, which lets users create DVDs by simply plugging in a DV camcorder and clicking a button. iDVD 5 now supports all single-sided DVD formats including -R, +R, -RW and +RW with a compatible Apple SuperDrive.
GarageBand put a complete recording studio on a Mac. GarageBand 2 adds 8-track recording, so users can record an entire band at once, plus pitch and timing correction to quickly fix those tracks that don’t sound perfect. GarageBand 2 now displays and edits musical notation in real time for people who know how to read and write music or want to learn. With Apple's growing family of GarageBand Jam Packs, including the latest, Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra, GarageBand users can create professional sounding music in their favorite genre.
iLife '05 also includes iTunes 4.7.1, the latest version of the world's best digital music jukebox software with the iTunes Music Store inside. iTunes provides seamless integration with Apple's complete family of popular iPods, including the new iPod shuffle. With Apple's legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as iMix playlist sharing, seamless integration with iPod and groundbreaking personal use rights, the iTunes Music Store is the best way for Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music online.
Pricing & Availability
iLife '05 will be available in the US on Saturday, January 22 and worldwide on Saturday, January 29 for a suggested retail price of $79 (US) through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. The iLife '05 suite of applications will be included with all new Macs, and an iLife Up-To-Date upgrade package is available to all customers who purchase a new Mac on or after January 11 that does not include iLife '05 for a shipping and handling fee of $19.95 (US). Jam Pack 4: Symphony Orchestra is sold separately and will be available in the US on Saturday, January 22 and worldwide on Saturday, January 29 for a suggested retail price of $99 (US) through the Apple Store (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. iTunes version 4.7.1 is currently available as a free download at www.apple.com.
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O Reilly iPhoto 5 The Missing Manual introduction
O’Reilly iPhoto 5 The Missing Manual introduction : iPhoto 5, a cornerstone of Apple’s iLife ?05 software suite, Apple has eliminated the infamous “chain of pain” of transferring photos from a digital camera, organizing them, and publishing, printing, or sharing them. This version offers fifty new features - but not one printed manual. “iPhoto 5: The Missing Manual” from O’Reilly comes fully loaded - and in full color - so readers can exercise all the power, flexibility, and creativity of the stunning new iPhoto 5. “The color images take this book to a new level,” says coauthor Derrick Story. “Not only are we able to more effectively explain how to use iPhoto 5, but it’s fun just to flip through the pages.”
O’Reilly iPhoto 5 The Missing Manual introductioniPhoto 5 - Supports RAW files
With the scrupulous objectivity, clever wit, and technical wisdom you count on from David Pogue along with the expertise of Mac master and professional photograp-her Derrick Story, this book is for digital photographers at any level of expertise. But it’s especially valuable to the everyday shutterbug looking to turn ordinary snapshots into extraordinary ones. “I think many amateur photograp-hers will experiment with RAW files now that iPhoto 5 supports those formats,” says Story. “We’ve also covered RAW editing in this book.”
iPhoto 5 - The Missing Manual includes:
• Digital photography essentials : Readers will find tutorials on buying a digital camera and learning about its features; composing brilliant photos in various situations (including sports photography, portraits, nighttime photography, even kid photography and theater performances); and making digital movies.
• iPhoto essentials : Readers will learn about everything from camera-meets-Mac basics to storing, organizing, and searching to editing with iPhoto 5’s new set of stellar image editing tools.
• Finding an audience : Readers can show off their digital photography with ease via customized slideshows (complete with iTunes soundtracks), prints, or photo books; by email, the Web, or even a network; and by exporting to QuickTime and iDVD.
• iPhoto “stunts” : Power users - and aspiring power users - can build custom screen savers and desktop backdrops; make the most of plug-ins, add-ons, and beef-ups; use AppleScript; and manage files with backups, CDs, and photo libraries.
The Missing Manual - Teaches how to use Apple iPhoto 5
“There’s a wealth of information in here - clearly explained and easily located - that makes iPhoto as useful as Apple hoped it would be. Not only does it teach you how to make better use of the program (it even has a menu-by-menu appendix so you can easily work through it with iPhoto open), it teaches you how to create content worthy of the program. Now, if I could just get my friends and coworkers to read it, they would finally quit bugging me.”
added Kirk Hiner, Applelinks.com
The Missing Manual - Worth reading
“If you’re just starting out in digital photography or haven’t used iPhoto 4 before (or both), you owe it to yourself to give this book serious consideration. I think the two D’s [authors David Pogue and Derrick Story] can be proud of it.” said George Carrington, ACT Apple Users Group (Australia).
The Missing Manual - For Mac users with digital cameras
“More than even a tripod, Mac users with digital cameras need O’Reilly’s newest Missing Manual covering iPhoto 4... Authors David Pogue and Derrick Story... walk users through each and every iPhoto wrinkle this reviewer knows - and some he didn’t.” added James Coates, “Chicago Tribune”
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O’Reilly iPhoto 5 The Missing Manual introductioniPhoto 5 - Supports RAW files
With the scrupulous objectivity, clever wit, and technical wisdom you count on from David Pogue along with the expertise of Mac master and professional photograp-her Derrick Story, this book is for digital photographers at any level of expertise. But it’s especially valuable to the everyday shutterbug looking to turn ordinary snapshots into extraordinary ones. “I think many amateur photograp-hers will experiment with RAW files now that iPhoto 5 supports those formats,” says Story. “We’ve also covered RAW editing in this book.”
iPhoto 5 - The Missing Manual includes:
• Digital photography essentials : Readers will find tutorials on buying a digital camera and learning about its features; composing brilliant photos in various situations (including sports photography, portraits, nighttime photography, even kid photography and theater performances); and making digital movies.
• iPhoto essentials : Readers will learn about everything from camera-meets-Mac basics to storing, organizing, and searching to editing with iPhoto 5’s new set of stellar image editing tools.
• Finding an audience : Readers can show off their digital photography with ease via customized slideshows (complete with iTunes soundtracks), prints, or photo books; by email, the Web, or even a network; and by exporting to QuickTime and iDVD.
• iPhoto “stunts” : Power users - and aspiring power users - can build custom screen savers and desktop backdrops; make the most of plug-ins, add-ons, and beef-ups; use AppleScript; and manage files with backups, CDs, and photo libraries.
The Missing Manual - Teaches how to use Apple iPhoto 5
“There’s a wealth of information in here - clearly explained and easily located - that makes iPhoto as useful as Apple hoped it would be. Not only does it teach you how to make better use of the program (it even has a menu-by-menu appendix so you can easily work through it with iPhoto open), it teaches you how to create content worthy of the program. Now, if I could just get my friends and coworkers to read it, they would finally quit bugging me.”
added Kirk Hiner, Applelinks.com
The Missing Manual - Worth reading
“If you’re just starting out in digital photography or haven’t used iPhoto 4 before (or both), you owe it to yourself to give this book serious consideration. I think the two D’s [authors David Pogue and Derrick Story] can be proud of it.” said George Carrington, ACT Apple Users Group (Australia).
The Missing Manual - For Mac users with digital cameras
“More than even a tripod, Mac users with digital cameras need O’Reilly’s newest Missing Manual covering iPhoto 4... Authors David Pogue and Derrick Story... walk users through each and every iPhoto wrinkle this reviewer knows - and some he didn’t.” added James Coates, “Chicago Tribune”
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Free Photoshop plug in reader
Genuine Fractals free Adobe Photoshop plug-in reader : Free plug-in allows all users of Adobe Photoshop to open and view Genuine Fractals files saved using the .STN file format which significantly reduces the file size of scaled images. onOne Software today announced the immediate availability of a free Genuine Fractals Reader plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. The Genuine Fractals Reader plug-in allows any user of Adobe Photoshop CS or CS2 to open and view an image that was scaled using Genuine Fractals and saved with the .STN file extension. The .STN (pronounced "sting") file format, available only through Genuine Fractals, allows users to significantly reduce the file size of their scaled images without sacrificing image quality.
Free Photoshop plug-in readerGenuine Fractals 4.1 software
The latest version of Genuine Fractals 4.1, released last month, is an image scaling plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that uses a patented, fractal-based algorithm to increase the size and resolution of images with a better retention of detail than other scaling methods available in Photoshop. "I've been a digital photo-grapher for so long my first digital camera was wood burning," said Vincent Versace, Fine Art Photographer and recipient of the 1998 Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Media Arts and Entertainment. "In all that time I have always saved and scaled my files with Genuine Fractals."
Adobe Photoshop plug-in reader - .STN file format
When increasing the size and scale of an image for large format printing, the size of a file increases as well. While large hard drives go a long way toward alleviating local storage concerns of large digital files, transferring and archiving large files can be become more problematic. The Genuine Fractals .STN file format addresses this problem directly by saving the file using loss-less Wavelet compression that significantly reduces the size of a file without sacrificing image quality. For example a 617k image scaled 600% may result in a file size of 46.8 MB when saved as a .PSD file. This same file saved using the .STN file format, while retaining all of the image data, is only 15.9 MB. When saved using an even higher level of compression, the final file size is only 2.9 MB, a savings of 94% from the .PSD file.
Free reader to the Photoshop community
"We're excited to offer this free reader to the Photoshop community," said Craig Keudell, President of onOne Software. "Our users have asked us to provide a solution when they need to provide their .STN files to others. This free plug-in will allow anybody who owns Photoshop CS or CS2 to open and view these .STN files."
About onOne Software
onOne Software provides valuable software solutions to professionals and enthusiasts in the digital photography and graphic design industries. Solutions include a wide range of plug-in enhancements for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and QuarkXPress. Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon.
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Free Photoshop plug-in readerGenuine Fractals 4.1 software
The latest version of Genuine Fractals 4.1, released last month, is an image scaling plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that uses a patented, fractal-based algorithm to increase the size and resolution of images with a better retention of detail than other scaling methods available in Photoshop. "I've been a digital photo-grapher for so long my first digital camera was wood burning," said Vincent Versace, Fine Art Photographer and recipient of the 1998 Computerworld Smithsonian Award in Media Arts and Entertainment. "In all that time I have always saved and scaled my files with Genuine Fractals."
Adobe Photoshop plug-in reader - .STN file format
When increasing the size and scale of an image for large format printing, the size of a file increases as well. While large hard drives go a long way toward alleviating local storage concerns of large digital files, transferring and archiving large files can be become more problematic. The Genuine Fractals .STN file format addresses this problem directly by saving the file using loss-less Wavelet compression that significantly reduces the size of a file without sacrificing image quality. For example a 617k image scaled 600% may result in a file size of 46.8 MB when saved as a .PSD file. This same file saved using the .STN file format, while retaining all of the image data, is only 15.9 MB. When saved using an even higher level of compression, the final file size is only 2.9 MB, a savings of 94% from the .PSD file.
Free reader to the Photoshop community
"We're excited to offer this free reader to the Photoshop community," said Craig Keudell, President of onOne Software. "Our users have asked us to provide a solution when they need to provide their .STN files to others. This free plug-in will allow anybody who owns Photoshop CS or CS2 to open and view these .STN files."
About onOne Software
onOne Software provides valuable software solutions to professionals and enthusiasts in the digital photography and graphic design industries. Solutions include a wide range of plug-in enhancements for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and QuarkXPress. Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_5161.html
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 The Missing Manual
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 The Missing Manual : "Photoshop Elements 4 is an all-in-one program that can help you improve your photos, keep them organized, and make top-notch prints and truly nifty creative projects,” says Barbara Brundage, who has been teaching people how to use Elements since it first came out in 2001. "Elements is such a cool program and so much fun to use, but figuring out how to make it do what you want is another matter." For everyone who has been hesitant to use Elements because they’ve heard how tricky it is, Brundage’s new "Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual" (Brundage, O’Reilly, US $39.95) gets readers up to speed quickly so they can edit, print, and share their photos over the Internet.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 The Missing ManualPhotoshop Elements 4 manual tools
Now fully revised for Adobe Photoshop Elements 4, this update to the bestselling “Photoshop Elements 3 Missing Manual” carefully explains each and every Elements 4 feature and improvement. It includes great new tools such as the Magic Selection brush for selecting complicated objects and the Magic Extractor for removing them for use in other images. Readers learn how to use the handy new Straighten tool to level out the contents of a photo, the new Adjust Color for Skin Tone feature, and automatic Red Eye correction. They learn to take advantage of the redesigned custom slideshow that allows them to pan and zoom and add clip art, as well as text tool improvements and lots of new choices for online ordering and sharing of photos. Author Barbara Brundage tells readers which features work well, which don’t, and why - all with wit and good humor. She avoids unnecessary technical jargon and delivers straightforward guidance and instruction.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 tutorials - “Up to Speed” sidebars
“Up to Speed” sidebars explain concepts and help newcomers accomplish what they want; “Power Users’ Clinics” cover advanced topics that won’t be of much interest to casual photographers. There are useful tutorials throughout the book with more than a dozen downloadable files for practicing.
Photoshop Elements 4 The missing manual includes:
In full color, this entertaining and informative guide brims with beginning-to-advanced tools, tips, and techniques. A perfect text for courses on Photoshop Elements 4, it includes:
• Introduction to Elements - Gets readers oriented; helps them set Elements up to best suit their working style; offers handy keyboard shortcuts; and explains how to bring photos into Elements, organize them, and back them up.
• Elemental Elements - Explains how to use the Quick Fix window to dramatically improve photos and covers two key concepts: making selections and layers.
• Retouching - Teaches readers how to make basic corrections such as exposure, color adjustments, sharpening, and removing dust and scratches.
It also teaches more sophisticated fixes like changing the light, using the clone stamp to make repairs, making your photos more lively with hue/saturation, changing the colors in an image, RAW conversion, and more.
• Artistic Elements - Readers learn to paint on their photos and draw shapes, use filters and effects to create a more artistic look, and add type to their images.
• Sharing Images - Readers will learn how to get the most out of their printer, how to create images for the Web and email, and how to make slideshows, web galleries, share their photos over the Internet, and more.
• Additional Elements - Readers even learn to customize and increase the abilities of Elements with plug-ins and additional tools and accessories.
• “Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual” will make an Elements master of anyone.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_5165.html
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 The Missing ManualPhotoshop Elements 4 manual tools
Now fully revised for Adobe Photoshop Elements 4, this update to the bestselling “Photoshop Elements 3 Missing Manual” carefully explains each and every Elements 4 feature and improvement. It includes great new tools such as the Magic Selection brush for selecting complicated objects and the Magic Extractor for removing them for use in other images. Readers learn how to use the handy new Straighten tool to level out the contents of a photo, the new Adjust Color for Skin Tone feature, and automatic Red Eye correction. They learn to take advantage of the redesigned custom slideshow that allows them to pan and zoom and add clip art, as well as text tool improvements and lots of new choices for online ordering and sharing of photos. Author Barbara Brundage tells readers which features work well, which don’t, and why - all with wit and good humor. She avoids unnecessary technical jargon and delivers straightforward guidance and instruction.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 tutorials - “Up to Speed” sidebars
“Up to Speed” sidebars explain concepts and help newcomers accomplish what they want; “Power Users’ Clinics” cover advanced topics that won’t be of much interest to casual photographers. There are useful tutorials throughout the book with more than a dozen downloadable files for practicing.
Photoshop Elements 4 The missing manual includes:
In full color, this entertaining and informative guide brims with beginning-to-advanced tools, tips, and techniques. A perfect text for courses on Photoshop Elements 4, it includes:
• Introduction to Elements - Gets readers oriented; helps them set Elements up to best suit their working style; offers handy keyboard shortcuts; and explains how to bring photos into Elements, organize them, and back them up.
• Elemental Elements - Explains how to use the Quick Fix window to dramatically improve photos and covers two key concepts: making selections and layers.
• Retouching - Teaches readers how to make basic corrections such as exposure, color adjustments, sharpening, and removing dust and scratches.
It also teaches more sophisticated fixes like changing the light, using the clone stamp to make repairs, making your photos more lively with hue/saturation, changing the colors in an image, RAW conversion, and more.
• Artistic Elements - Readers learn to paint on their photos and draw shapes, use filters and effects to create a more artistic look, and add type to their images.
• Sharing Images - Readers will learn how to get the most out of their printer, how to create images for the Web and email, and how to make slideshows, web galleries, share their photos over the Internet, and more.
• Additional Elements - Readers even learn to customize and increase the abilities of Elements with plug-ins and additional tools and accessories.
• “Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual” will make an Elements master of anyone.
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Photoshop Elements 4 The art of digital photography
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 book : The quality and features in today's digital cameras are inspiring consumers to become more creative with their photography and digital photo editing. Trying to achieve the envisioned result can be a frustrating experience - especially when the software and manual are not up to the task. Photoshop Elements 4 - the most popular image editing application for Windows based PCs -will multiply your options, and using "Photoshop Elements 4 One-on-One" (McClelland, O'Reilly, $34.95 US) will turn the learning curve into a speedway. Digital photographers - amateur and experienced alike - will easily and quickly learn to edit and produce shots with extraordinary results.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 bookAdobe Photoshop Elements 4 book
This step-by-step guide by Adobe Photoshop guru Deke McClelland offers twelve lessons on real-world tasks, accompanied by more than 600 full-color photographs, plus two hours of video tutorials on DVD - making this a great text package for students, amateur digital photographers, and even experienced users. Using this hands-on combo is like having a personal trainer to walk you through every step. Users can read about a specific technique, see how it's done first-hand in the video, and try the technique with the exercises included.
How to use Photoshop Elements 4
Writing in a straightforward, conversational style, McClelland shows readers how to:
• Share, organize, and edit photos
• Crop and size photos, correct red-eye
• Adjust skin tones, remove scars,wrinkles and other blemishes
• Create dynamic slideshows
• Magic Selection brush
• Magic Extractor command to lift images and place into other photos
• Create photo-montages and multimedia projects
• Restore old photos
• Create panoramic photos
• Prepare digital images to post on the internet
• Create online photo galleries
• Archive digital photos
Photoshop Elements 4 - Popular image editing software
Designed for beginning and intermediate users, each of the lessons includes tips and techniques that even the most experienced users will appreciate. Each lesson has three to seven step-by-step exercises, and all sample files required to do the exercises are included on the DVD. Prolific author, lecturer, and expert Deke McClelland is well-known in the world of computer graphics and design. He serves as host on the interactive "Best of Photoshop" CD that ships with the program, and he has written more than eighty titles (including "Photoshop Bible" and "Photoshop for Dummies"), with three million copies in print. In addition to being an Adobe Certified Expert, he is a member of the Photoshop World Instructor Dream Team, a contributing editor for Macworld and Photoshop User, and a 2002 inductee into the National Association of Photoshop Professionals' Photoshop Hall of Fame.
Adobe Elements 4 book - Digital imaging book
Peter Bauer, author of Photoshop CS2 for Dummies, applauds this multimedia guide, saying, "Whether you're brand new to Elements, or are transitioning from an earlier version, here's your key to learning Elements 4. Page for page, dollar for dollar, I can't think of a better way to learn Elements than 'one-on-one' with Deke McClelland." Adobe "Photoshop Elements 4 One-on-One" is designed to function as an integrated training environment for the tool McClelland calls "the most phenomenal bargain in the history of digital imaging -a consumer - level program for folks with professional-quality aspirations."
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 4 bookAdobe Photoshop Elements 4 book
This step-by-step guide by Adobe Photoshop guru Deke McClelland offers twelve lessons on real-world tasks, accompanied by more than 600 full-color photographs, plus two hours of video tutorials on DVD - making this a great text package for students, amateur digital photographers, and even experienced users. Using this hands-on combo is like having a personal trainer to walk you through every step. Users can read about a specific technique, see how it's done first-hand in the video, and try the technique with the exercises included.
How to use Photoshop Elements 4
Writing in a straightforward, conversational style, McClelland shows readers how to:
• Share, organize, and edit photos
• Crop and size photos, correct red-eye
• Adjust skin tones, remove scars,wrinkles and other blemishes
• Create dynamic slideshows
• Magic Selection brush
• Magic Extractor command to lift images and place into other photos
• Create photo-montages and multimedia projects
• Restore old photos
• Create panoramic photos
• Prepare digital images to post on the internet
• Create online photo galleries
• Archive digital photos
Photoshop Elements 4 - Popular image editing software
Designed for beginning and intermediate users, each of the lessons includes tips and techniques that even the most experienced users will appreciate. Each lesson has three to seven step-by-step exercises, and all sample files required to do the exercises are included on the DVD. Prolific author, lecturer, and expert Deke McClelland is well-known in the world of computer graphics and design. He serves as host on the interactive "Best of Photoshop" CD that ships with the program, and he has written more than eighty titles (including "Photoshop Bible" and "Photoshop for Dummies"), with three million copies in print. In addition to being an Adobe Certified Expert, he is a member of the Photoshop World Instructor Dream Team, a contributing editor for Macworld and Photoshop User, and a 2002 inductee into the National Association of Photoshop Professionals' Photoshop Hall of Fame.
Adobe Elements 4 book - Digital imaging book
Peter Bauer, author of Photoshop CS2 for Dummies, applauds this multimedia guide, saying, "Whether you're brand new to Elements, or are transitioning from an earlier version, here's your key to learning Elements 4. Page for page, dollar for dollar, I can't think of a better way to learn Elements than 'one-on-one' with Deke McClelland." Adobe "Photoshop Elements 4 One-on-One" is designed to function as an integrated training environment for the tool McClelland calls "the most phenomenal bargain in the history of digital imaging -a consumer - level program for folks with professional-quality aspirations."
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Photoshop Elements professional correction technique
Photoshop Elements professional correction techniques : Photoshop Elements has most of the features and functions at a fraction of Photoshop’s price. But it can be made more powerful with exclusive code enhancements that unlock functions that are built-in to Photoshop Elements but hidden. The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 4 reveals how digital photographers and graphic artists can extend the capabilities for Photoshop Elements and take image editing to the next level. Author R. Lynch teaches readers professional image correction techniques using advanced tools hidden within the software. The popularity of Elements among power users continues to grow, and this book enables them to do more using features they never knew existed.
Photoshop Elements professional correction techniquePhotoshop elements - Advanced tools
The CD-ROM that accompanies the book provides tools that offer enhanced functionality for channels, color separations, masks, paths, snapshots, the history brush, digital noise reduction, and batch processing. The book also features step-by-step exercises and projects, with images and project files included on the CD-ROM. The only book on the market for Photoshop Elements power users, The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 4 provides the keys to unlocking the tools of Photoshop Elements as well as the user’s creative potential.
Photoshop elements - Digital photography techniques
Richard Lynch spent many years as senior editor for a how-to photography book publisher and has written several books on digital imaging, including The Hidden Power of Photoshop CS and The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 3. He writes columns for Digital Photography Techniques, teaches digital art classes, and works in communications, information management, and web development.
About Sybex
Sybex has been a leading publisher for the global Information technology community for nearly 30 years. Known for its high quality publications that are translated into more than 20 languages, Sybex published about 100 new titles a year and has an impressive backlist of over 450 titles in the graphics, digital photography, operating systems, programming, and gaming categories. Sybex, enjoys a very strong presence in the areas of IT and Business certifications and has close relationships with a number of leading technology companies, including Alias, Microsoft, and Juniper. For more information, visit sybex.com. Sybex is an imprint of Wiley.
About Wiley
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have content and services to customers worldwide. Its core businesses include scientific, technical, and medical journals, encyclopaedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley and Sybex are registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Photoshop is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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Photoshop Elements professional correction techniquePhotoshop elements - Advanced tools
The CD-ROM that accompanies the book provides tools that offer enhanced functionality for channels, color separations, masks, paths, snapshots, the history brush, digital noise reduction, and batch processing. The book also features step-by-step exercises and projects, with images and project files included on the CD-ROM. The only book on the market for Photoshop Elements power users, The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 4 provides the keys to unlocking the tools of Photoshop Elements as well as the user’s creative potential.
Photoshop elements - Digital photography techniques
Richard Lynch spent many years as senior editor for a how-to photography book publisher and has written several books on digital imaging, including The Hidden Power of Photoshop CS and The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 3. He writes columns for Digital Photography Techniques, teaches digital art classes, and works in communications, information management, and web development.
About Sybex
Sybex has been a leading publisher for the global Information technology community for nearly 30 years. Known for its high quality publications that are translated into more than 20 languages, Sybex published about 100 new titles a year and has an impressive backlist of over 450 titles in the graphics, digital photography, operating systems, programming, and gaming categories. Sybex, enjoys a very strong presence in the areas of IT and Business certifications and has close relationships with a number of leading technology companies, including Alias, Microsoft, and Juniper. For more information, visit sybex.com. Sybex is an imprint of Wiley.
About Wiley
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have content and services to customers worldwide. Its core businesses include scientific, technical, and medical journals, encyclopaedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley and Sybex are registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/or its affiliates. Photoshop is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
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Adobe unveils new standard with Photoshop CS
Adobe Systems Incorporated, the leader in network publishing, today announced Adobe Photoshop CS, a dramatic full-version upgrade to the professional standard in desktop digital imaging. Available as a key component of the Adobe Creative Suite (also announced today) or as a standalone software application, Photoshop CS is loaded with indispensable new features that help creative professionals craft the highest quality images more quickly and efficiently than ever. Photoshop CS increases user control, with a redesigned File Browser enhancing search, sorting and sharing capabilities and a new Histogram Palette monitoring changes in the image as they are made. Additional advances include:
Adobe unveils new standard with Photoshop CSMatch Color, which reads color statistics to quickly achieve a consistent look across a series of photographs; Shadow/Highlight which radically improves the contrast of over- or underexposed digital images; and enhanced ImageReady CS integration. Photoshop CS also integrates second generation Camera Raw functionality, enabling direct manipulation of raw data in an expanded set of professional-grade digital cameras.
"Photoshop is the gold standard in digital imaging and a catalyst in the continuing digital photography revolution. This release empowers our customers to deliver their highest quality work, faster and more efficiently," said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president of Digital Imaging and Video Products at Adobe. "For the millions of people worldwide who rely on Photoshop every day, our new CS edition will be a must-have upgrade to their digital imaging desktop."
For graphic designers, features such as Layer Comps can be used to quickly capture design variations within a single file, then instantly output alternates for client review. Eye-catching typographic designs can also be created by manipulating fully editable text on any path or inside any closed path. Photoshop CS enables photographers to work directly with raw data from even more digital cameras and includes comprehensive editing support for 16-bit color images. Color across images can be synchronized effortlessly with Match Color and Shadow/Highlight correction cures exposure problems while preserving midtones.
"As a digital shooter who not only captures hundreds of shots each day, but also has to meet time-sensitive client demands, I'm excited about the enhancements in Photoshop CS," said Martin Evening, notable London advertising photographer and author. "The more powerful File Browser with integrated and expanded Camera Raw support gives me the speed, personalization and intuitiveness I've been searching for while the Shadow/Highlight correction tool provides an easy way for me to deal with tricky image adjustments. I'm impressed."
Photoshop CS removes the guesswork for film and video professionals designing sequences for DVD, video and film. Accurately creating imagery for display on screen has always been a challenge, because non-square pixels, typical of video, cause computer-generated graphics -- which use square pixels -- to appear distorted. With non-square pixel support in Photoshop CS, video professionals can see the image as it would appear on the destination device and they can create with confidence using preset video-standard sizes, including automatic action-safe and title-safe guides. The 16-bit support in Photoshop CS preserves the rich color palette of film and the product is tightly integrated with Adobe's industry-leading video software, including Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Encore DVD and Adobe After Effects.
Web designers benefit from the seamless integration of ImageReady CS with Photoshop CS which gives them the ability to prepare graphics more quickly and easily than before. The enhanced user interface features multiple object selection, manipulation and grouping, with Smart Guides to facilitate object alignment. Exporting to Macromedia Flash SWF can be done in one step with preserved vectors and dynamic text, including embedded fonts. Web professionals can also create leaner, more easily edited HTML, with new controls for nested tables, XHTML and more.
Photoshop CS is a key component of the all new Adobe Creative Suite. The Adobe Creative Suite Premium Edition combines full, new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS with ImageReady CS, Adobe Illustrator CS, Adobe InDesign CS, Adobe GoLive CS, and Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional and introduces the innovative new Version Cue file version manager, to easily track iterations and quickly locate files. The Adobe Creative Suite is a complete design solution that gives today's creative professionals everything they need to create and publish content to print and the Web faster, more easily, and more efficiently than ever.
Photoshop CS for Mac OSX 10.2.4, Microsoft Windows 2000 with Server Pack 3 and Windows XP will be available in the fourth (calendar) quarter of 2003 to customers in the United States and Canada through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/store. Adobe Photoshop CS will be available for an estimated street price of US$649. Registered users of any previous version of Adobe Photoshop can upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS for an estimated street price of US$169. Photoshop CS is also available as part of the Adobe Creative Suite. Registered users of any previous version of Photoshop can upgrade to Adobe Creative Suite Premium Edition for an estimated street price of $749, or the Standard Edition for $549.
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Adobe unveils new standard with Photoshop CSMatch Color, which reads color statistics to quickly achieve a consistent look across a series of photographs; Shadow/Highlight which radically improves the contrast of over- or underexposed digital images; and enhanced ImageReady CS integration. Photoshop CS also integrates second generation Camera Raw functionality, enabling direct manipulation of raw data in an expanded set of professional-grade digital cameras.
"Photoshop is the gold standard in digital imaging and a catalyst in the continuing digital photography revolution. This release empowers our customers to deliver their highest quality work, faster and more efficiently," said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president of Digital Imaging and Video Products at Adobe. "For the millions of people worldwide who rely on Photoshop every day, our new CS edition will be a must-have upgrade to their digital imaging desktop."
For graphic designers, features such as Layer Comps can be used to quickly capture design variations within a single file, then instantly output alternates for client review. Eye-catching typographic designs can also be created by manipulating fully editable text on any path or inside any closed path. Photoshop CS enables photographers to work directly with raw data from even more digital cameras and includes comprehensive editing support for 16-bit color images. Color across images can be synchronized effortlessly with Match Color and Shadow/Highlight correction cures exposure problems while preserving midtones.
"As a digital shooter who not only captures hundreds of shots each day, but also has to meet time-sensitive client demands, I'm excited about the enhancements in Photoshop CS," said Martin Evening, notable London advertising photographer and author. "The more powerful File Browser with integrated and expanded Camera Raw support gives me the speed, personalization and intuitiveness I've been searching for while the Shadow/Highlight correction tool provides an easy way for me to deal with tricky image adjustments. I'm impressed."
Photoshop CS removes the guesswork for film and video professionals designing sequences for DVD, video and film. Accurately creating imagery for display on screen has always been a challenge, because non-square pixels, typical of video, cause computer-generated graphics -- which use square pixels -- to appear distorted. With non-square pixel support in Photoshop CS, video professionals can see the image as it would appear on the destination device and they can create with confidence using preset video-standard sizes, including automatic action-safe and title-safe guides. The 16-bit support in Photoshop CS preserves the rich color palette of film and the product is tightly integrated with Adobe's industry-leading video software, including Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Encore DVD and Adobe After Effects.
Web designers benefit from the seamless integration of ImageReady CS with Photoshop CS which gives them the ability to prepare graphics more quickly and easily than before. The enhanced user interface features multiple object selection, manipulation and grouping, with Smart Guides to facilitate object alignment. Exporting to Macromedia Flash SWF can be done in one step with preserved vectors and dynamic text, including embedded fonts. Web professionals can also create leaner, more easily edited HTML, with new controls for nested tables, XHTML and more.
Photoshop CS is a key component of the all new Adobe Creative Suite. The Adobe Creative Suite Premium Edition combines full, new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS with ImageReady CS, Adobe Illustrator CS, Adobe InDesign CS, Adobe GoLive CS, and Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional and introduces the innovative new Version Cue file version manager, to easily track iterations and quickly locate files. The Adobe Creative Suite is a complete design solution that gives today's creative professionals everything they need to create and publish content to print and the Web faster, more easily, and more efficiently than ever.
Photoshop CS for Mac OSX 10.2.4, Microsoft Windows 2000 with Server Pack 3 and Windows XP will be available in the fourth (calendar) quarter of 2003 to customers in the United States and Canada through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/store. Adobe Photoshop CS will be available for an estimated street price of US$649. Registered users of any previous version of Adobe Photoshop can upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS for an estimated street price of US$169. Photoshop CS is also available as part of the Adobe Creative Suite. Registered users of any previous version of Photoshop can upgrade to Adobe Creative Suite Premium Edition for an estimated street price of $749, or the Standard Edition for $549.
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Total Training videos for Adobe Creative Suite 2
Total Training videos for Adobe Creative Suite 2 : Total Training, a pioneer in engaging and innovative video-based training, today announced a new series of DVD-ROM videos for mastering Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium Edition. This announcement follows the launch of Creative Suite 2. The DVD-based series are hosted by Steve Holmes and Deke McClelland, industry-recognized Adobe experts. Holmes and McClelland help develop viewers’ skills and understanding in order to advance to the next level. Users watch videos and practice tutorials based on real-world scenarios to effectively sharpen design, print, and web publishing skills. They follow Total Training’s interactive teaching method proven to be effective for thousands of users.
Total Training videos for Adobe Creative Suite 2Adobe - Right tools
"With Adobe Creative Suite 2, we are committed to ensuring creative professionals have the right tools to keep their skills on the cutting edge and recognize the need for them to get up to speed quickly,” said Mark Hilton, senior director of Creative Professional products at Adobe. “Designers will be able to hit the ground running with this milestone product release thanks to the Total Training video instruction included with the software."
Total Training - Sample video tutorials
Sample video tutorials will be included with Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe InDesign CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2, and Adobe GoLive CS2 product boxes. In addition to the sample tutorials, Creative Suite 2 users can get Total Training’s comprehensive video training for each full-version of Adobe’s indispensable design software, including: Total Training for Photoshop CS2, Total Training for InDesign CS2, Total Training for Illustrator CS2, and Total Training for GoLive CS2. Also available is Total Training Presents Creative Suite 2: from Design to Delivery, which focuses on ways to master the entire product line workflow. Adobe’s complete design and publishing environment makes the Total Training series the earliest video training available for both Mac and PC users.
Pricing and Availability - Phase 1 standard edition
- Total Training for Photoshop CS2 ($299.99 USD),
- Total Training for InDesign CS2 ($249.99 USD),
- Total Training for Illustrator CS2 ($199.99 USD),
- Shipping by the end of April 2005.
Pricing and Availability - Phase 2 premium edition
- Total Training Presents Creative Suite 2: ($129.99 USD)
- Shipping by the end of May 2005.
- Total Training for GoLive CS2 ($149.99 USD)
- Shipping by the end of June 2005.
About Total Training
Total Training Inc is a pioneer in innovative video-based training for leading creative design, digital video, and office productivity software programs. Among its assets, Total Training enjoys a strategic partnership with Adobe including the distribution of its customized tutorials inside many of Adobe’s software packages-giving Total Training unique brand positioning with Adobe’s web, print, and video product users.
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Total Training videos for Adobe Creative Suite 2Adobe - Right tools
"With Adobe Creative Suite 2, we are committed to ensuring creative professionals have the right tools to keep their skills on the cutting edge and recognize the need for them to get up to speed quickly,” said Mark Hilton, senior director of Creative Professional products at Adobe. “Designers will be able to hit the ground running with this milestone product release thanks to the Total Training video instruction included with the software."
Total Training - Sample video tutorials
Sample video tutorials will be included with Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe InDesign CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2, and Adobe GoLive CS2 product boxes. In addition to the sample tutorials, Creative Suite 2 users can get Total Training’s comprehensive video training for each full-version of Adobe’s indispensable design software, including: Total Training for Photoshop CS2, Total Training for InDesign CS2, Total Training for Illustrator CS2, and Total Training for GoLive CS2. Also available is Total Training Presents Creative Suite 2: from Design to Delivery, which focuses on ways to master the entire product line workflow. Adobe’s complete design and publishing environment makes the Total Training series the earliest video training available for both Mac and PC users.
Pricing and Availability - Phase 1 standard edition
- Total Training for Photoshop CS2 ($299.99 USD),
- Total Training for InDesign CS2 ($249.99 USD),
- Total Training for Illustrator CS2 ($199.99 USD),
- Shipping by the end of April 2005.
Pricing and Availability - Phase 2 premium edition
- Total Training Presents Creative Suite 2: ($129.99 USD)
- Shipping by the end of May 2005.
- Total Training for GoLive CS2 ($149.99 USD)
- Shipping by the end of June 2005.
About Total Training
Total Training Inc is a pioneer in innovative video-based training for leading creative design, digital video, and office productivity software programs. Among its assets, Total Training enjoys a strategic partnership with Adobe including the distribution of its customized tutorials inside many of Adobe’s software packages-giving Total Training unique brand positioning with Adobe’s web, print, and video product users.
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Adobe acquires Macromedia in all stock transaction
Adobe acquires Macromedia in all-stock transaction : Adobe Systems announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. The combination of Adobe and Macromedia will provide customers a more powerful set of solutions for creating, managing and delivering compelling content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices and media. Together, the two companies will meet a wider set of customer needs and have a significantly greater opportunity to grow into new markets, particularly in the mobile and enterprise segments.
Adobe acquires Macromedia in all-stock transactionAdobe and Macromedia - Combining
“Customers are calling for integrated software solutions that enable them to create, manage and deliver a wide range of compelling content and applications - from documents and images to audio and video,” said Bruce Chizen, chief executive officer of Adobe. “By combining our powerful development, authoring and collaboration software - along with PDF and Flash - Adobe has the opportunity to bring this vision to life with an industry-defining technology platform.”
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Shares
Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by both boards of directors, Macromedia stockholders will receive, at a fixed exchange ratio, 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for every share of Macromedia common stock in a tax-free exchange. Based on Adobe’s and Macromedia’s closing prices on Friday, April 15, 2005, this represents a price of $41.86 per share of Macromedia common stock. Upon the close of the transaction, Macromedia stockholders will own approximately 18 percent of the combined company on a pro forma basis.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Staff
In the combined company, Chizen will continue as chief executive officer and Shantanu Narayen will remain president and chief operating officer. Stephen Elop, president and chief executive officer of Macromedia, will join Adobe as president of worldwide field operations. Murray Demo will remain executive vice president and chief financial officer. Dr. John Warnock and Dr. Charles Geschke will remain as co-chairmen of the Board of Directors of the combined company and Rob Burgess, chairman of the Macromedia Board of Directors, will join the Adobe Board.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Powerful force for innovation
“Both Macromedia and Adobe are passionate about creating and enabling great experiences across a wide range of devices and operating systems,” said Stephen Elop, president and chief executive officer of Macromedia. “Our combined teams will be a powerful force for innovation around cutting-edge platforms for delivering content and applications.”
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Integration
The two companies are developing integration plans that build on the cultural similarities and the best business and product development practices from each company. “While we anticipate the integration team will identify opportunities for cost savings by the time the acquisition closes, the primary motivation for the two companies’ joining is to continue to expand and grow our business into new markets,” said Chizen.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Acquisition
The acquisition, which is expected to close in Fall 2005, is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by the stockholders of both companies and regulatory approvals. The transaction will be accounted for under purchase accounting rules. Due to the absence at this time of estimates of the acquisition-related restructuring costs and the allocation of the purchase price between goodwill, in-process R&D, other intangibles and equity-based compensation expenses related to SFAS 123R, Adobe is currently unable to provide GAAP estimates on future earnings.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Break-even in the first 12 months
The transaction is currently expected to be break-even to slightly accretive to earnings in the first twelve months after closing on a non-GAAP basis. The company’s target of break even-to-slightly accretive to earnings on a non-GAAP basis assumes no adverse impact from the loss of deferred revenue in the first twelve months following the close due to purchase accounting.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Stock repurchase program
Adobe also announced its Board of Directors has approved a post-acquisition stock repurchase program of $1 billion. “After a review of the combined companies’ financial position, our Board concluded that the repurchase program is consistent with our overall commitment to deliver value to our stockholders,” Chizen added. The repurchase program is in addition to the Adobe’s existing stock repurchase programs and is expected to commence following the completion of the acquisition. The repurchases will be funded from available working capital.
Macromedia Management Team:-
Stephen A. Elop - Chief Executive Officer : Stephen Elop is CEO of Macromedia. Since joining the company in 1998, Elop has held a number of positions including chief operating officer, where he was responsible for executing on growth opportunities across its designer/developer, business user and consumer markets. As executive vice president of worldwide field operations, Elop was responsible for sales, operations, and services functions. Prior to that, Elop held posts in the Web/IT department at Macromedia and was general manager of its eBusiness division. He previously worked as senior vice president of systems and CIO for Boston Chicken, Inc. He also served as director of Lotus Development Corporation's Consulting Services Group, with responsibility for Canada and the Midwestern United States. Elop earned a Bachelor of Computer Engineering and Management degree from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada in 1986.
Betsey Nelson - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer : Betsey Nelson is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Macromedia. Nelson joined Macromedia in 1996 to lead mergers and acquisitions, and has served as the company's CFO since 1997. She is responsible for all of the company's administrative functions, including investor relations, finance, human resources, legal, information technology, and real estate. Prior to joining Macromedia, Nelson spent eight years at Hewlett-Packard, where she held a variety of positions in both finance and corporate development. Nelson holds an M.B.A. in Finance with distinction from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. Nelson currently serves on the board of Macromedia and CNET Networks, a leader in Internet technology and publishing.
Kevin Lynch - Executive Vice President and Chief Software Architect : Kevin Lynch is the executive vice president and chief software architect for Macromedia. Lynch has been instrumental in shaping the Macromedia product family since joining the company in 1996. Most recently, Lynch has led the MX initiative at Macromedia, currently as general manager for MX products, which unified its tool, server and player software. As chief software architect, Lynch is responsible for ensuring Macromedia products are practical, powerful, and enjoyable for their customers. Lynch's career has enabled him to participate in the emergence and rapid growth of the personal computer industry that began in the late 1970s, through the graphical user interface revolution in the 80s, to the convergence of content, applications, and communications on the profoundly networked systems of today. Lynch defined and led the initial development of Macromedia Dreamweaver, one of the company's core products which leads the market among professional web developers. Prior to joining Macromedia, Lynch pioneered a navigational user interface for handheld communicators at General Magic. He also designed the user interface and developed the first Macintosh release of FrameMaker for Frame Technology. Lynch studied interactive computer graphics at the University of Illinois, working with artists and engineers in the Electronic Visualization Laboratory. While he was in school, the first Macintosh was introduced, and Lynch began at his first startup as vice president of product development. He developed and shipped some of the first Macintosh applications, including a graphical adventure game in 1984, a 3D graphics package in 1985, and a desktop publishing application in 1987, which introduced user interface elements in common use today.
David Mendels - Executive Vice President and General Manager : David Mendels is executive vice president and general manager at Macromedia. Mendels joined Macromedia in April 1992 and has held numerous sales, marketing, and general management positions. Mendels has played a major role in the development of Macromedia's product and business strategies for more than ten years. Mendels began his career at Macromedia in the international department. He moved to Japan to lead Macromedia's field operations there and led all sales and marketing in Japan. Mendels was instrumental in setting up Macromedia Japan KK. After returning to the United States in 1995, Mendels held positions running business development and alliances as well as general management of a number of Macromedia product groups. Currently he serves as general manager for Macromedia’s MX products, including Flex, Flash, Dreamweaver, and ColdFusion. In that capacity, he has overall responsibility for the business unit and directly manages product marketing, product management, and product development. Mendels earned a Masters of Arts Degree in Japanese Studies from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 and a Bachelors Degree in East Asian Studies from Wesleyan University in 1988.
Tom Hale - Senior Vice President and General Manager : Tom Hale is senior vice president and general manager at Macromedia. In this role, Hale is responsible for products such as Breeze and Contribute that target the business user. Hale joined Macromedia in 1995 as a product manager. Since then, he has held executive roles in product management, marketing, and business strategy for the company, including the launches of Studio MX, DevNet, and electronic licensing at Macromedia. Hale is passionate about changing the way people use the Internet as part of their daily life. Prior to joining Macromedia, Hale was director of sales and marketing at Fauve Software. Hale earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1990.
Alan S. Ramadan - Executive Vice President, General Manager of Mobile and Devices : Al Ramadan is the executive vice president and general manager of mobile and devices at Macromedia. Ramadan previously served as CMO at Macromedia from 2002 to 2003 and was a member of the board of directors for Macromedia from 1999 to 2001. Prior to joining Macromedia, Ramadan was chairman of Quokka Sports, after serving as its co-founder, president, and CEO from 1996 to 2000. For his role in founding Quokka Sports, he was recognized by Time Magazine as a member of the Top Fifty Time Digital Cyber Elite and Upside Magazine named him one of its "Elite 100". From 1992-1995, Ramadan served as CEO of Fluid Thinking, the technology partner for the Australian America’s Cup Challenge. In 1990, Ramadan was founder of OzWare, an Australian software development company, which won OEM software contracts with leading Unix vendors including AT&T, Pyramid, and Sequent. Previously, Ramadan was a regional manager of a consulting and services company specializing in applied mathematics consulting and software development. Prior to that, he was a mathematician and computer scientist at BHP Steel. Ramadan graduated from Monash University in 1983 with a dual degree in computer science and applied mathematics. He graduated from Stanford University’s Executive Program for Growing Companies in 1995. An accomplished sportsman, Alan has represented Australia in baseball and yachting. He now represents the world in pushing the envelope in digital convergence.
Don Hunt - Senior Vice President and General Manager : Don Hunt joined Macromedia in September, 2004, and serves as the company’s senior vice president of worldwide sales. In this role, he is responsible for developing and executing a worldwide sales strategy across designer/developer, business user, and consumer markets. Prior to joining Macromedia, he served as senior vice president of worldwide field operations for MatrixOne and senior vice president of worldwide operations for Genesys. Hunt also previously served as: vice president and general manager for North America for Informix; vice president for North America and Latin America for Open Market; and director of North American ISVs for Sun Microsystems, Inc. He has more than 23 years experience in sales. Hunt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Salem State College.
Jonathan Gay - Chief Technology Officer : Jonathan Gay is chief technology officer for Macromedia. In this role, he is responsible for helping the teams across Macromedia develop and invest in new technologies that will enable Macromedia customers to build next generation experiences on the Internet. Gay was formerly the vice president of technology and helped define the Flash technology agenda as well as leading engineering groups developing new technologies around Flash including video, Flash Communication Server and Breeze Live. Prior to Macromedia, Gay founded FutureWave Software in 1993, where he created the software that eventually became Macromedia Flash and continued to lead the product through its early development at Macromedia. At FutureWave, Gay led the development of the SmartSketch drawing software. SmartSketch evolved into a web animation product called FutureSplash Animator, released in 1996, which became Macromedia Flash 1.0 after it was acquired. Gay started his programming career building the Macintosh computer games Airborne!, Dark Castle, and Beyond Dark Castle. They were the first Mac games with digitized sound. Dark Castle was the first Macintosh game for which a professional artist created the animation. He also led development of Aldus Intellidraw, an illustration program for Macintosh and Windows. Gay graduated from Harvey Mudd College with a B.S. in engineering.
Robert Urwiler - Senior Vice President, Customer Care and Chief Information Officer : Robert Urwiler is senior vice president of customer care and chief information officer for Macromedia. In this role, he is responsible for leading the company’s global customer support function and being the “first and best” user of Macromedia products across our internal information technology ecosystem. Most recently, Urwiler served as chief information officer at Peregrine Systems in San Diego. Previously, he held technology management positions at Scientific-Atlanta, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Sprint. Urwiler holds a Ph.D. in information systems from Nova Southeastern University and a master's degree in technology management from Mercer University. He is a member of the Society for Information Management (SIM), the CIO Collective, the CIO Executive Council, the Council of Communications Advisors, and various technical and customer advisory boards.
Penny Wilson - Senior Vice President of Global Marketing : Penny Wilson is senior vice president of global marketing at Macromedia. In this role, she is responsible for directing corporate marketing, industry marketing and communications. Over the past five years at Macromedia, Wilson served as senior vice president of industry solutions and was instrumental in the rebuilding of macromedia.com. Prior to joining Macromedia, she served as president of Extend Media and president of Alias|Wavefront. Wilson previously served as Vice President Global Systems for Merrill Lynch. She has over 23 years of international experience in the high tech industry. Wilson holds an honors Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Business Administration from University of Guelph, Ontario.
Ray Martinelli - Senior Vice President, Human Resources : Ray Martinelli is senior vice president of human resources at Macromedia. In this role, he is responsible for leading the company’s global Human Resources function. Before joining Macromedia, Martinelli served as vice president of human resources for Juniper Networks and led a global HR organization responsible for recruiting, benefits, compensation, training, and employee communication. He was instrumental in the creation of the company’s HR processes and infrastructure, helping Juniper scale from 500 employees to over 3000 worldwide. During his career, Martinelli has held a series of HR leadership positions at various companies, including Computer Curriculum Corp. and Apple Computer. With over 20 years of human resources experience, he began his professional career at Esprit de Corp. where he built a global HR organization that supported more than 2000 employees. Mr. Martinelli holds a bachelor of arts degree in organizational communications from Sacramento State University and a master of science degree in organizational development from Golden Gate University.
Les Schmidt - Senior Vice President and General Manager : Les Schmidt is senior vice president and general manager of cross company initiatives at Macromedia. In this role, Schmidt and his team plan and lead efforts that require diverse resources to achieve company objectives. Schmidt, passionate about customer experiences, continually focuses on optimizing the process of buying, using, and owning a Macromedia product as well as delivering great experiences on mobile devices. Schmidt joined Macromedia in 2003 to lead the redesign of the macromedia.com website to coincide with the launch of the MX 2004 products and introduced the Synchronous Development process to Macromedia. Prior to joining Macromedia, Schmidt has held CEO, COO and CFO roles at various technology companies including Quokka Sports, MECON, Inc., The Learning Company and Applied Immune Sciences. His only hiatus from the high-tech world was to serve as chief operating officer for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2001 and 2002 seasons. Schmidt has a degree in political science and economics from Antioch College and a master’s degree in taxation from Golden Gate University.
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Adobe acquires Macromedia in all-stock transactionAdobe and Macromedia - Combining
“Customers are calling for integrated software solutions that enable them to create, manage and deliver a wide range of compelling content and applications - from documents and images to audio and video,” said Bruce Chizen, chief executive officer of Adobe. “By combining our powerful development, authoring and collaboration software - along with PDF and Flash - Adobe has the opportunity to bring this vision to life with an industry-defining technology platform.”
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Shares
Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by both boards of directors, Macromedia stockholders will receive, at a fixed exchange ratio, 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for every share of Macromedia common stock in a tax-free exchange. Based on Adobe’s and Macromedia’s closing prices on Friday, April 15, 2005, this represents a price of $41.86 per share of Macromedia common stock. Upon the close of the transaction, Macromedia stockholders will own approximately 18 percent of the combined company on a pro forma basis.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Staff
In the combined company, Chizen will continue as chief executive officer and Shantanu Narayen will remain president and chief operating officer. Stephen Elop, president and chief executive officer of Macromedia, will join Adobe as president of worldwide field operations. Murray Demo will remain executive vice president and chief financial officer. Dr. John Warnock and Dr. Charles Geschke will remain as co-chairmen of the Board of Directors of the combined company and Rob Burgess, chairman of the Macromedia Board of Directors, will join the Adobe Board.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Powerful force for innovation
“Both Macromedia and Adobe are passionate about creating and enabling great experiences across a wide range of devices and operating systems,” said Stephen Elop, president and chief executive officer of Macromedia. “Our combined teams will be a powerful force for innovation around cutting-edge platforms for delivering content and applications.”
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Integration
The two companies are developing integration plans that build on the cultural similarities and the best business and product development practices from each company. “While we anticipate the integration team will identify opportunities for cost savings by the time the acquisition closes, the primary motivation for the two companies’ joining is to continue to expand and grow our business into new markets,” said Chizen.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Acquisition
The acquisition, which is expected to close in Fall 2005, is subject to customary closing conditions, including approval by the stockholders of both companies and regulatory approvals. The transaction will be accounted for under purchase accounting rules. Due to the absence at this time of estimates of the acquisition-related restructuring costs and the allocation of the purchase price between goodwill, in-process R&D, other intangibles and equity-based compensation expenses related to SFAS 123R, Adobe is currently unable to provide GAAP estimates on future earnings.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Break-even in the first 12 months
The transaction is currently expected to be break-even to slightly accretive to earnings in the first twelve months after closing on a non-GAAP basis. The company’s target of break even-to-slightly accretive to earnings on a non-GAAP basis assumes no adverse impact from the loss of deferred revenue in the first twelve months following the close due to purchase accounting.
Adobe acquires Macromedia - Stock repurchase program
Adobe also announced its Board of Directors has approved a post-acquisition stock repurchase program of $1 billion. “After a review of the combined companies’ financial position, our Board concluded that the repurchase program is consistent with our overall commitment to deliver value to our stockholders,” Chizen added. The repurchase program is in addition to the Adobe’s existing stock repurchase programs and is expected to commence following the completion of the acquisition. The repurchases will be funded from available working capital.
Macromedia Management Team:-
Stephen A. Elop - Chief Executive Officer : Stephen Elop is CEO of Macromedia. Since joining the company in 1998, Elop has held a number of positions including chief operating officer, where he was responsible for executing on growth opportunities across its designer/developer, business user and consumer markets. As executive vice president of worldwide field operations, Elop was responsible for sales, operations, and services functions. Prior to that, Elop held posts in the Web/IT department at Macromedia and was general manager of its eBusiness division. He previously worked as senior vice president of systems and CIO for Boston Chicken, Inc. He also served as director of Lotus Development Corporation's Consulting Services Group, with responsibility for Canada and the Midwestern United States. Elop earned a Bachelor of Computer Engineering and Management degree from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada in 1986.
Betsey Nelson - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer : Betsey Nelson is executive vice president and chief financial officer of Macromedia. Nelson joined Macromedia in 1996 to lead mergers and acquisitions, and has served as the company's CFO since 1997. She is responsible for all of the company's administrative functions, including investor relations, finance, human resources, legal, information technology, and real estate. Prior to joining Macromedia, Nelson spent eight years at Hewlett-Packard, where she held a variety of positions in both finance and corporate development. Nelson holds an M.B.A. in Finance with distinction from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. Nelson currently serves on the board of Macromedia and CNET Networks, a leader in Internet technology and publishing.
Kevin Lynch - Executive Vice President and Chief Software Architect : Kevin Lynch is the executive vice president and chief software architect for Macromedia. Lynch has been instrumental in shaping the Macromedia product family since joining the company in 1996. Most recently, Lynch has led the MX initiative at Macromedia, currently as general manager for MX products, which unified its tool, server and player software. As chief software architect, Lynch is responsible for ensuring Macromedia products are practical, powerful, and enjoyable for their customers. Lynch's career has enabled him to participate in the emergence and rapid growth of the personal computer industry that began in the late 1970s, through the graphical user interface revolution in the 80s, to the convergence of content, applications, and communications on the profoundly networked systems of today. Lynch defined and led the initial development of Macromedia Dreamweaver, one of the company's core products which leads the market among professional web developers. Prior to joining Macromedia, Lynch pioneered a navigational user interface for handheld communicators at General Magic. He also designed the user interface and developed the first Macintosh release of FrameMaker for Frame Technology. Lynch studied interactive computer graphics at the University of Illinois, working with artists and engineers in the Electronic Visualization Laboratory. While he was in school, the first Macintosh was introduced, and Lynch began at his first startup as vice president of product development. He developed and shipped some of the first Macintosh applications, including a graphical adventure game in 1984, a 3D graphics package in 1985, and a desktop publishing application in 1987, which introduced user interface elements in common use today.
David Mendels - Executive Vice President and General Manager : David Mendels is executive vice president and general manager at Macromedia. Mendels joined Macromedia in April 1992 and has held numerous sales, marketing, and general management positions. Mendels has played a major role in the development of Macromedia's product and business strategies for more than ten years. Mendels began his career at Macromedia in the international department. He moved to Japan to lead Macromedia's field operations there and led all sales and marketing in Japan. Mendels was instrumental in setting up Macromedia Japan KK. After returning to the United States in 1995, Mendels held positions running business development and alliances as well as general management of a number of Macromedia product groups. Currently he serves as general manager for Macromedia’s MX products, including Flex, Flash, Dreamweaver, and ColdFusion. In that capacity, he has overall responsibility for the business unit and directly manages product marketing, product management, and product development. Mendels earned a Masters of Arts Degree in Japanese Studies from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991 and a Bachelors Degree in East Asian Studies from Wesleyan University in 1988.
Tom Hale - Senior Vice President and General Manager : Tom Hale is senior vice president and general manager at Macromedia. In this role, Hale is responsible for products such as Breeze and Contribute that target the business user. Hale joined Macromedia in 1995 as a product manager. Since then, he has held executive roles in product management, marketing, and business strategy for the company, including the launches of Studio MX, DevNet, and electronic licensing at Macromedia. Hale is passionate about changing the way people use the Internet as part of their daily life. Prior to joining Macromedia, Hale was director of sales and marketing at Fauve Software. Hale earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1990.
Alan S. Ramadan - Executive Vice President, General Manager of Mobile and Devices : Al Ramadan is the executive vice president and general manager of mobile and devices at Macromedia. Ramadan previously served as CMO at Macromedia from 2002 to 2003 and was a member of the board of directors for Macromedia from 1999 to 2001. Prior to joining Macromedia, Ramadan was chairman of Quokka Sports, after serving as its co-founder, president, and CEO from 1996 to 2000. For his role in founding Quokka Sports, he was recognized by Time Magazine as a member of the Top Fifty Time Digital Cyber Elite and Upside Magazine named him one of its "Elite 100". From 1992-1995, Ramadan served as CEO of Fluid Thinking, the technology partner for the Australian America’s Cup Challenge. In 1990, Ramadan was founder of OzWare, an Australian software development company, which won OEM software contracts with leading Unix vendors including AT&T, Pyramid, and Sequent. Previously, Ramadan was a regional manager of a consulting and services company specializing in applied mathematics consulting and software development. Prior to that, he was a mathematician and computer scientist at BHP Steel. Ramadan graduated from Monash University in 1983 with a dual degree in computer science and applied mathematics. He graduated from Stanford University’s Executive Program for Growing Companies in 1995. An accomplished sportsman, Alan has represented Australia in baseball and yachting. He now represents the world in pushing the envelope in digital convergence.
Don Hunt - Senior Vice President and General Manager : Don Hunt joined Macromedia in September, 2004, and serves as the company’s senior vice president of worldwide sales. In this role, he is responsible for developing and executing a worldwide sales strategy across designer/developer, business user, and consumer markets. Prior to joining Macromedia, he served as senior vice president of worldwide field operations for MatrixOne and senior vice president of worldwide operations for Genesys. Hunt also previously served as: vice president and general manager for North America for Informix; vice president for North America and Latin America for Open Market; and director of North American ISVs for Sun Microsystems, Inc. He has more than 23 years experience in sales. Hunt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Salem State College.
Jonathan Gay - Chief Technology Officer : Jonathan Gay is chief technology officer for Macromedia. In this role, he is responsible for helping the teams across Macromedia develop and invest in new technologies that will enable Macromedia customers to build next generation experiences on the Internet. Gay was formerly the vice president of technology and helped define the Flash technology agenda as well as leading engineering groups developing new technologies around Flash including video, Flash Communication Server and Breeze Live. Prior to Macromedia, Gay founded FutureWave Software in 1993, where he created the software that eventually became Macromedia Flash and continued to lead the product through its early development at Macromedia. At FutureWave, Gay led the development of the SmartSketch drawing software. SmartSketch evolved into a web animation product called FutureSplash Animator, released in 1996, which became Macromedia Flash 1.0 after it was acquired. Gay started his programming career building the Macintosh computer games Airborne!, Dark Castle, and Beyond Dark Castle. They were the first Mac games with digitized sound. Dark Castle was the first Macintosh game for which a professional artist created the animation. He also led development of Aldus Intellidraw, an illustration program for Macintosh and Windows. Gay graduated from Harvey Mudd College with a B.S. in engineering.
Robert Urwiler - Senior Vice President, Customer Care and Chief Information Officer : Robert Urwiler is senior vice president of customer care and chief information officer for Macromedia. In this role, he is responsible for leading the company’s global customer support function and being the “first and best” user of Macromedia products across our internal information technology ecosystem. Most recently, Urwiler served as chief information officer at Peregrine Systems in San Diego. Previously, he held technology management positions at Scientific-Atlanta, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Sprint. Urwiler holds a Ph.D. in information systems from Nova Southeastern University and a master's degree in technology management from Mercer University. He is a member of the Society for Information Management (SIM), the CIO Collective, the CIO Executive Council, the Council of Communications Advisors, and various technical and customer advisory boards.
Penny Wilson - Senior Vice President of Global Marketing : Penny Wilson is senior vice president of global marketing at Macromedia. In this role, she is responsible for directing corporate marketing, industry marketing and communications. Over the past five years at Macromedia, Wilson served as senior vice president of industry solutions and was instrumental in the rebuilding of macromedia.com. Prior to joining Macromedia, she served as president of Extend Media and president of Alias|Wavefront. Wilson previously served as Vice President Global Systems for Merrill Lynch. She has over 23 years of international experience in the high tech industry. Wilson holds an honors Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Business Administration from University of Guelph, Ontario.
Ray Martinelli - Senior Vice President, Human Resources : Ray Martinelli is senior vice president of human resources at Macromedia. In this role, he is responsible for leading the company’s global Human Resources function. Before joining Macromedia, Martinelli served as vice president of human resources for Juniper Networks and led a global HR organization responsible for recruiting, benefits, compensation, training, and employee communication. He was instrumental in the creation of the company’s HR processes and infrastructure, helping Juniper scale from 500 employees to over 3000 worldwide. During his career, Martinelli has held a series of HR leadership positions at various companies, including Computer Curriculum Corp. and Apple Computer. With over 20 years of human resources experience, he began his professional career at Esprit de Corp. where he built a global HR organization that supported more than 2000 employees. Mr. Martinelli holds a bachelor of arts degree in organizational communications from Sacramento State University and a master of science degree in organizational development from Golden Gate University.
Les Schmidt - Senior Vice President and General Manager : Les Schmidt is senior vice president and general manager of cross company initiatives at Macromedia. In this role, Schmidt and his team plan and lead efforts that require diverse resources to achieve company objectives. Schmidt, passionate about customer experiences, continually focuses on optimizing the process of buying, using, and owning a Macromedia product as well as delivering great experiences on mobile devices. Schmidt joined Macromedia in 2003 to lead the redesign of the macromedia.com website to coincide with the launch of the MX 2004 products and introduced the Synchronous Development process to Macromedia. Prior to joining Macromedia, Schmidt has held CEO, COO and CFO roles at various technology companies including Quokka Sports, MECON, Inc., The Learning Company and Applied Immune Sciences. His only hiatus from the high-tech world was to serve as chief operating officer for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2001 and 2002 seasons. Schmidt has a degree in political science and economics from Antioch College and a master’s degree in taxation from Golden Gate University.
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Totally Colour Managed tours the UK
Totally Colour Managed tours the UK : Colour Confidence, the leading independent colour management specialists, have today announced the dates for the colour management event of the year - Totally Colour Managed. Totally Colour Managed is a series of one day events, which are set to bring colour management to a location near you for the first time. "There can be no doubt that the first name that comes to mind when you talk about colour management is Colour Confidence. Totally Colour Managed is the event that people have been demanding for some time now and we are pleased to be able to partner with like-minded companies to deliver this." Said Terry Steeley, founder, Iridius.
Totally Colour Managed tours the UKAbout Colour Confidence
Colour Confidence is the dedicated colour management division of TypeMaker Ltd which has been offering colour management solutions since 1995. From its inception, Colour Confidence has been at the forefront of the colour management market, offering education, product solutions and expert consultancy services to a diverse cross-section of users including digital photographers, labs, graphic designers, printers, and IT departments of multi-national enterprises.
Totally Colour Managed - UK Places
- Edinburgh 14th November
- Cardiff 16th November
- Manchester 21st November
- Birmingham 23rd November
- Dublin 28th November
- Cork 5th December
- London 7th December
Colour Confidence and Iridius team - Totally Colour Managed day
- Most extensive UK colour management roadshow ever
- All day seminar represents great value at £99.00 ex. VAT.
- Book before the 14th of October for early bird discount and pay £79.00 ex. VAT
- ‘Ask the Experts’ is open all day and is totally free of charge
Terry Steeley - Photoshop for Photographers
During Terry Steeley’s phenomenally successful ‘Photoshop for Photographers’ and ‘Capture, Edit, Print’ seminars, one of the main questions raised by attendees was: “how do I get accurate colour?” The Totally Colour Managed seminar is Terry’s response to this, and he will be looking at: camera/scanner capture, monitors, application set-up, editing, soft-proofing, printer optimisation through to final printed output. Totally Colour Managed is considered essential for photographers, designers, art workers, production staff, managers and digital print shops and is suitable for users of all levels.
Colour Confidence - Early bird discount
Book to attend the seminar before the 14th October and you will receive an early bird discount, making the programme exceptional value for businesses and individuals alike. "We are delighted to team up with Iridius to bring colour management to people across the United Kingdom who want to get their colour right. Terry Steeley’s seminar is first class, and it will provide users with invaluable knowledge for colour managing their digital workflow," commented Geoffrey Clements, Managing Director, Colour Confidence. "Totally Colour Managed will give people the opportunity to see colour management products in action and get professional advice on all aspects of colour management. As well as our own experts, visitors will be able to talk to representatives from Hewlett Packard and X-Rite."
Colour management - Vogue subject
Colour management is fast becoming a vogue subject for digital photographers and designers. They are coming to realise that a few simple improvements to their digital workflow can have huge benefits. Colour Confidence are well-known for providing clear and independent advice on colour management; Totally Colour Managed brings this advice directly to users and the chance to see products from all of Colour Confidence’s wide product range is also not to be missed. In addition, anyone visiting the show will be eligible to receive the show discounts on Colour Confidence?s wide range of colour management solutions.
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Totally Colour Managed tours the UKAbout Colour Confidence
Colour Confidence is the dedicated colour management division of TypeMaker Ltd which has been offering colour management solutions since 1995. From its inception, Colour Confidence has been at the forefront of the colour management market, offering education, product solutions and expert consultancy services to a diverse cross-section of users including digital photographers, labs, graphic designers, printers, and IT departments of multi-national enterprises.
Totally Colour Managed - UK Places
- Edinburgh 14th November
- Cardiff 16th November
- Manchester 21st November
- Birmingham 23rd November
- Dublin 28th November
- Cork 5th December
- London 7th December
Colour Confidence and Iridius team - Totally Colour Managed day
- Most extensive UK colour management roadshow ever
- All day seminar represents great value at £99.00 ex. VAT.
- Book before the 14th of October for early bird discount and pay £79.00 ex. VAT
- ‘Ask the Experts’ is open all day and is totally free of charge
Terry Steeley - Photoshop for Photographers
During Terry Steeley’s phenomenally successful ‘Photoshop for Photographers’ and ‘Capture, Edit, Print’ seminars, one of the main questions raised by attendees was: “how do I get accurate colour?” The Totally Colour Managed seminar is Terry’s response to this, and he will be looking at: camera/scanner capture, monitors, application set-up, editing, soft-proofing, printer optimisation through to final printed output. Totally Colour Managed is considered essential for photographers, designers, art workers, production staff, managers and digital print shops and is suitable for users of all levels.
Colour Confidence - Early bird discount
Book to attend the seminar before the 14th October and you will receive an early bird discount, making the programme exceptional value for businesses and individuals alike. "We are delighted to team up with Iridius to bring colour management to people across the United Kingdom who want to get their colour right. Terry Steeley’s seminar is first class, and it will provide users with invaluable knowledge for colour managing their digital workflow," commented Geoffrey Clements, Managing Director, Colour Confidence. "Totally Colour Managed will give people the opportunity to see colour management products in action and get professional advice on all aspects of colour management. As well as our own experts, visitors will be able to talk to representatives from Hewlett Packard and X-Rite."
Colour management - Vogue subject
Colour management is fast becoming a vogue subject for digital photographers and designers. They are coming to realise that a few simple improvements to their digital workflow can have huge benefits. Colour Confidence are well-known for providing clear and independent advice on colour management; Totally Colour Managed brings this advice directly to users and the chance to see products from all of Colour Confidence’s wide product range is also not to be missed. In addition, anyone visiting the show will be eligible to receive the show discounts on Colour Confidence?s wide range of colour management solutions.
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Monday, February 19, 2007
Corel Paint Shop Pro X
Corel Paint Shop Pro X : Corel Corporation today announced the release of Corel Paint Shop Pro X, a major new product from Corel's digital imaging portfolio and the first version of the software to be introduced since Corel's acquisition of Jasc in October 2004. Corel Paint Shop Pro X will be widely available through Corel's global channel partners over the coming weeks and through the website of Corel starting today. This is the first simultaneous worldwide shipment in the product line's history. At the same time as the new paint shop pro, Corel also has a worldwide launch of Photo Album 6, wich is specially designed for the common user that doesn’t want to sit 10 minutes for every picture.
Corel Paint Shop Pro XPaint Shop Pro X - Imaging software
"Today's announcement demonstrates Corel's commitment to provide customers with powerful, flexible and affordable digital imaging software tailored specifically to meet their needs," said Corel's Chief Executive Officer Dobson. "Corel Paint Shop Pro X sets a new standard in ease of use and demonstrates Corel's intent to clearly differentiate itself within the rapidly expanding digital imaging market." And with a suggested price of $129,- Paint Shop Pro X is available for everyone.
Corel Paint Shop X - More features and automatic options
"Corel Paint Shop Pro X is the result of unprecedented levels of customer contact and rigorous usability testing," said Blaine Mathieu, General Manager, Digital Imaging at Corel. "Throughout the development cycle for the new software, Corel engaged in intensive discussions with users to understand the key factors that shape a positive user experience. These included ease of use, integrated learning tools, more discoverable features and more automatic options to simplify the most common photo editing and organizing tasks. The new release of Corel Paint Shop Pro reflects Corel's investments in these core areas and the Company's commitment to deliver unmatched ease of use to every customer, whether they're a casual digital camera user, hobbyist or professional photographer."
Corel Paint Shop Pro X - Integrated Learning Center
Corel Paint Shop Pro X ushers in a new era of photo editing software by putting the power of advanced photo editing into every user's hands, whether they're a first time photographer or a seasoned professional. With a revamped user interface featuring a new, integrated Learning Center and Browser palette, Paint Shop Pro X is designed to accelerate learning and increase productivity. Tools are intelligently organized by task within the Learning Center palette, enabling users of all skill levels to produce professional-looking results with no previous photo editing experience required.
Corel Paint Shop Pro 10 - Fine tuning
Offering a unique combination of one-click fixes and precision controls for fine tuning, Paint Shop Pro X delivers unrivaled flexibility and control, enabling users to grow easily into the program as their knowledge of digital image editing develops. Below is an overview of the new and noteworthy features included in Corel Paint Shop Pro X:
Paint Shop Pro X - New functions
• The Paint Shop Pro X Learning Center: The new Learning Center organizes tools logically by task, providing users with a step-by-step guide and quick access to the instructions and tools needed to complete the most common photo editing projects.
• Browser Palette: The Browser palette is now integrated into the Paint Shop Pro X workspace to make it even easier for users to access, view, organize, and work with their images.
• Smart Photo Fix: The new Smart Photo Fix analyzes a photo and suggests settings to auto-correct color, brightness, sharpness, and saturation -- all in one step. Smart Photo Fix gives users new levels of control by allowing them to combine the simplicity of automatic corrections with the precision and control of manual adjustments.
• Makeover Tools: Paint Shop Pro X introduces a powerful new collection of extreme Makeover Tools to help users quickly and easily retouch the subjects in their photos. The Makeover Tools include the Blemish Fixer, Toothbrush and Suntan Brush.
• Object Remover: The new Object Remover lets users seamlessly eliminate unwanted elements from photos, intelligently filling in the resulting gaps with appropriate background detail.
• Special Effects for Black & White Photos: With the new Special Effects filters in Paint Shop Pro X, users can now easily convert images to simulated black and white infrared or apply color filters while converting to black and white images.
• Corel Photo Album 6 - Standard Edition: Included for the first time with Paint Shop Pro X, Corel Photo Album 6 provides efficient organization, sharing and photo backup options, along with hundreds of new drag-and-drop creative project templates.
• Advanced Features: Paint Shop Pro X now includes support for 16-bit/channel adjustments, ICC-based color management, the ability to import and export CMYK images using ICC profiles, along with enhanced monitor calibration that allows LCD screens to be correctly calibrated.
• Enhanced! Camera Raw support: Paint Shop Pro X now supports over forty Camera Raw file formats. Users can open, enhance, process, and convert images taken in the Raw format.
• Batch Processing: Users can easily process batches of images with Paint Shop Pro X. The Batch Process command lets them use scripts to apply fixes to batches of images, and users can also convert batches of images to a different file format.
• Perspective Correction Tool: With the Perspective Correction tool, users can fix buildings, landmarks, or objects in their photos that appear to be in the wrong perspective or that were taken from an angle other than directly in front.
• Straighten Tool: The Straighten tool lets users quickly align crooked photos and automatically crop the edges using any line in the photo.
• Creative Tools: Unlike other photo editors in its category, Paint Shop Pro X also offers an extensive collection of graphics, web design, and art media tools to further extend the creative options available to customers.
Corel Paint X - Simple interface
"Corel has clearly executed on its vision of blending a deep understanding of the customer with proven expertise in digital imaging," said Alexis Gerard, President, Future Image and author of the book Going Visual. "The new release of Corel Paint Shop Pro X combines straightforward, logically organized tools within a sleek and simple interface that significantly improves the user experience. They will enable a broad range of people to meet the challenge of communicating more effectively in both their business and personal lives."
Corel Paint Shop Pro X - Pricing and Availability
Available for a suggested retail price of $129 US, Corel Paint Shop Pro X includes Corel Photo Album 6 - Standard Edition, Pixmantec RawShooter essentials, two hours of free lynda.com video instruction and a printed user manual. Corel also offers academic pricing to qualified institutions and students. Corel Paint Shop Pro X will be available from major retailers and resellers across North America including Amazon, PC Mall, Dell.com, Atomic Park, STAPLES Business Depot, Office Depot, CDW, PC Connection, SHI and Software Spectrum.
http://www.letsgodigital.org/en/news/articles/story_4377.html
Corel Paint Shop Pro XPaint Shop Pro X - Imaging software
"Today's announcement demonstrates Corel's commitment to provide customers with powerful, flexible and affordable digital imaging software tailored specifically to meet their needs," said Corel's Chief Executive Officer Dobson. "Corel Paint Shop Pro X sets a new standard in ease of use and demonstrates Corel's intent to clearly differentiate itself within the rapidly expanding digital imaging market." And with a suggested price of $129,- Paint Shop Pro X is available for everyone.
Corel Paint Shop X - More features and automatic options
"Corel Paint Shop Pro X is the result of unprecedented levels of customer contact and rigorous usability testing," said Blaine Mathieu, General Manager, Digital Imaging at Corel. "Throughout the development cycle for the new software, Corel engaged in intensive discussions with users to understand the key factors that shape a positive user experience. These included ease of use, integrated learning tools, more discoverable features and more automatic options to simplify the most common photo editing and organizing tasks. The new release of Corel Paint Shop Pro reflects Corel's investments in these core areas and the Company's commitment to deliver unmatched ease of use to every customer, whether they're a casual digital camera user, hobbyist or professional photographer."
Corel Paint Shop Pro X - Integrated Learning Center
Corel Paint Shop Pro X ushers in a new era of photo editing software by putting the power of advanced photo editing into every user's hands, whether they're a first time photographer or a seasoned professional. With a revamped user interface featuring a new, integrated Learning Center and Browser palette, Paint Shop Pro X is designed to accelerate learning and increase productivity. Tools are intelligently organized by task within the Learning Center palette, enabling users of all skill levels to produce professional-looking results with no previous photo editing experience required.
Corel Paint Shop Pro 10 - Fine tuning
Offering a unique combination of one-click fixes and precision controls for fine tuning, Paint Shop Pro X delivers unrivaled flexibility and control, enabling users to grow easily into the program as their knowledge of digital image editing develops. Below is an overview of the new and noteworthy features included in Corel Paint Shop Pro X:
Paint Shop Pro X - New functions
• The Paint Shop Pro X Learning Center: The new Learning Center organizes tools logically by task, providing users with a step-by-step guide and quick access to the instructions and tools needed to complete the most common photo editing projects.
• Browser Palette: The Browser palette is now integrated into the Paint Shop Pro X workspace to make it even easier for users to access, view, organize, and work with their images.
• Smart Photo Fix: The new Smart Photo Fix analyzes a photo and suggests settings to auto-correct color, brightness, sharpness, and saturation -- all in one step. Smart Photo Fix gives users new levels of control by allowing them to combine the simplicity of automatic corrections with the precision and control of manual adjustments.
• Makeover Tools: Paint Shop Pro X introduces a powerful new collection of extreme Makeover Tools to help users quickly and easily retouch the subjects in their photos. The Makeover Tools include the Blemish Fixer, Toothbrush and Suntan Brush.
• Object Remover: The new Object Remover lets users seamlessly eliminate unwanted elements from photos, intelligently filling in the resulting gaps with appropriate background detail.
• Special Effects for Black & White Photos: With the new Special Effects filters in Paint Shop Pro X, users can now easily convert images to simulated black and white infrared or apply color filters while converting to black and white images.
• Corel Photo Album 6 - Standard Edition: Included for the first time with Paint Shop Pro X, Corel Photo Album 6 provides efficient organization, sharing and photo backup options, along with hundreds of new drag-and-drop creative project templates.
• Advanced Features: Paint Shop Pro X now includes support for 16-bit/channel adjustments, ICC-based color management, the ability to import and export CMYK images using ICC profiles, along with enhanced monitor calibration that allows LCD screens to be correctly calibrated.
• Enhanced! Camera Raw support: Paint Shop Pro X now supports over forty Camera Raw file formats. Users can open, enhance, process, and convert images taken in the Raw format.
• Batch Processing: Users can easily process batches of images with Paint Shop Pro X. The Batch Process command lets them use scripts to apply fixes to batches of images, and users can also convert batches of images to a different file format.
• Perspective Correction Tool: With the Perspective Correction tool, users can fix buildings, landmarks, or objects in their photos that appear to be in the wrong perspective or that were taken from an angle other than directly in front.
• Straighten Tool: The Straighten tool lets users quickly align crooked photos and automatically crop the edges using any line in the photo.
• Creative Tools: Unlike other photo editors in its category, Paint Shop Pro X also offers an extensive collection of graphics, web design, and art media tools to further extend the creative options available to customers.
Corel Paint X - Simple interface
"Corel has clearly executed on its vision of blending a deep understanding of the customer with proven expertise in digital imaging," said Alexis Gerard, President, Future Image and author of the book Going Visual. "The new release of Corel Paint Shop Pro X combines straightforward, logically organized tools within a sleek and simple interface that significantly improves the user experience. They will enable a broad range of people to meet the challenge of communicating more effectively in both their business and personal lives."
Corel Paint Shop Pro X - Pricing and Availability
Available for a suggested retail price of $129 US, Corel Paint Shop Pro X includes Corel Photo Album 6 - Standard Edition, Pixmantec RawShooter essentials, two hours of free lynda.com video instruction and a printed user manual. Corel also offers academic pricing to qualified institutions and students. Corel Paint Shop Pro X will be available from major retailers and resellers across North America including Amazon, PC Mall, Dell.com, Atomic Park, STAPLES Business Depot, Office Depot, CDW, PC Connection, SHI and Software Spectrum.
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