Graphics and 3-D Product Center

First Look: More CS4 app previews

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:04:00 -0700

We wrap up our preview of the Adobe’s massive CS4 updates with profiles of the major changes in Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and four other apps.

First Look: After Effects CS4

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:39:00 -0700

The latest version of Adobe’s visual effects and motion graphics application is full of useful UI enhancements and integrated with other CS4 updates. Jeff Foster takes a tour of the just-announced After Effects CS4.

Adobe’s CS4 message

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:09:00 -0700

Jonathan Seff attended Adobe’s launch event for the massive Creative Suite 4 upgrade to get the company’s takeaway message for what to expect in the latest updates to its creative pro products. And you can watch that same event on the Web to decide for yourself.

First Look: Illustrator CS4

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:14:00 -0700

Twenty-two years after Illustrator’s first version, you might think that there’s little left to add to this venerable illustration tool. But Ben Long finds plenty of changes in Illustrator CS4, from a revamped interface to new gradient tools.

Webify image editing utility released

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:25:00 -0700

Webify is an image editing utility that leverages Core Image technology in Leopard.

CS4 and the App Store

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:04:00 -0700

Macworld.com’s Philip Michaels and Jackie Dove witnessed Adobe’s announcement of Creative Suite 4, interviewed some of Adobe’s CS4 key players, and brought back the audio evidence of their work to share with you.

Adobe brings multiple artboards to Illustrator

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:16:00 -0700

Illustrator CS4’s multiple artboard feature lets users have work areas of varying sizes, all within the same document. It’s one of the many enhancements to Adobe’s drawing tool.

Content-aware scaling highlights Photoshop CS4

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:16:00 -0700

The latest version of Adobe’s flagship image-editing tool adds a number of enhancements, including content-aware scaling, which llows users to take a large image and resize it without losing the most interesting areas.

Adobe unveils CS4 suite

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:15:00 -0700

Adobe announced updates to its suite of high-end applications for print, Web, and video pros. Creative Suite 4 will feature 13 products and 14 integrated technologies when it ships in October.

Vectorworks 2009 CAD software debuts

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:49:00 -0700

Vectorworks 2009 CAD software features an improved engine that its developer claims results in a 4-5x modeling speed boost.

Art Directors Toolkit supports Pantone Goe palette

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:22:00 -0700

Art Directors Toolkit has been updated with support for the Pantone Goe palette.

Adobe to announce Creative Suite 4 on Sept. 23

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:31:00 -0700

Adobe will take the wraps off Creative Suite 4 on September 23 with a webcast.

Cumulus 7.6 adds PDF rendering, improves PowerPoint handling

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:35:00 -0700

Canto has released Cumulus 7.6, a new version of its digital asset management software for Mac OS X.

ColorMunki Create helps creative pros manage color

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:54:00 -0700

Pantone's ColorMunki Create is a color management system aimed at creative pros.

New Nvidia software helps Photoshop run faster

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:21:00 -0700

Nvidia's new CUDA 2.0 programming tools are designed to help Photoshop run faster, among other things.

Swift 3D design software goes Universal

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:30:00 -0700

Swift 3D 5.0 is now available as a Universal binary.

Maxon unveils Cinema 4D R11

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:13:00 -0700

Maxon has released a significant update to Cinema 4D, adding many new features, including the ability to render projects with Pixar's RenderMan Pro Server.

Opacity Express screen graphics editor debuts

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:49:00 -0700

Opacity Express is a new image editor for the Mac that leverages Leopard technologies.

Siggraph: Rounding up the 3-D news

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:20:00 -0700

Siggraph brought some significant announcements for the 3-D professionals this week. We round up the news and give you the highlights.

Simple Comic 1.6.1

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:50:00 -0700

A simple program for reading comic books saved in PDF, CBR, and CBZ formats.

Keynote Themes 2.0 adds ten themes to Keynote

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:36:00 -0700

Keynote Themes 2.0 sports ten new themes for use in Keynote.

ViaCAD 2D/3D V6 released

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:30:00 -0700

ViaCAD 2D/3D version 6 sports more than 150 improvements and dozens of new features.

Intaglio drawing app adds new tools

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:27:00 -0700

Intaglio, the drawing app for Mac OS X, has gotten a slew of new features in its 3.0 release including an improved drag and drop library.

Adobe: Flash gaining traction in the enterprise

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0700

Adobe says Flash is beginning to catch on more among enterprise customers.

Create: Make captivating charts and graphs

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:45:00 -0700

Want to spice up your presentations and documents with better graphics? Terri Stone and top design experts share their tips on how to make charts and graphs that will enthrall your audience instead of boring them.

Beholder Web image search tool gets overhauled

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:22:00 -0700

Beholder 3.0 is a brand new Universal binary release of the Web image search software with new features.

New life for old Macs

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:21:00 -0700

Just because you’ve upgraded to a new Mac doesn’t mean your old machine is finished. James Dempsey has several suggestions for ways that creative professionals can squeeze more life out of aging hardware.

Houdini 3D animation software comes to the Mac

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:50:00 -0700

A new 3D animation package has come to the Mac. Houdini allows animators to work on Linux, Windows and the Mac, as well as export their projects in several formats.

FotoMagico 2.5 includes Lightroom support

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:55:00 -0700

FotoMagico now includes support for using Lightroom libraries in addition to many other changes.

Apple updates Aperture

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:46:00 -0700

Apple pro photography workflow application has been updated with general enhancements.

Adobe’s Photoshop Express taken offline for maintenance

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:27:00 -0700

Photoshop Express is alive and well. Adobe said the Web site is down for maintenance and will return.

Toon Boom releases Studio 4.5, Flip Boom Classic

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:06:00 -0700

Toon Boom animation released two major updates on Friday for Toon Boom Studio and Flip Book Classic.

Scribbles 1.2.1

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700

Sometimes you just need make a little art without the complications of Illustrator or the mess of Crayolas. Atebites’ Scribbles1.2.1 allows both kids and adults to do just that.

Plopp 1.2.5

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700

Impara’s Plopp is a drawing tool for kids that not only makes 3-D easy, but it makes it fun, too.

iP2F 1.0.3

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700

This iPhoto plug-in for Flickr lets you set titles, tags and image descriptions for photos, assign them to photo sets or to Flickr pools, and quickly scale an entire batch of images to speed the upload process.

FlySketch 1.6.3

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700

FlySketch is a simple drawing tool that doubles as a screen capture utility.

Doozla 1.1

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700

There are plenty of painting and drawing programs for Mac kids, but plasq’s Doozla is one of the best.

Bracketeer 3.2.4

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:50:00 -0700

Bracketeer takes advantage of the command-line utility Enfuse which, like Photoshop’s Merge to HDR command, merges bracketed exposures into a single image that’s much closer to what your eye sees.

LivePresets allows interactive object editing in Illustrator

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:42:00 -0700

The new Adobe Illustrator plugin from Artlandia lets users interactively edit multiple art objects from a single source.

Annotate non-PDF images in 10.5’s Preview

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:32:00 -0700

Learn how to use Preview’s annotation tools on non-PDF images in OS X 10.5.