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With the release of their flagship product Photoshop in late April, Adobe went back to the drawing board to develop an application that appealed to a wider audience, while maintaining the high-end functionality expected from its customers. In doing this the Adobe team took a hard look at the markets it serves, specifically digital versus print.
Photoshop filters are vital to the functionality of the application – without them Photoshop loses some of it’s quick-fix image appeal. We tested three of the best.
Illustrator has always had a more technical feel to it – but the interface, as well as some of the tools in CS 2, have been improved in a way that makes working with vector images a freer and more creative process.
Adobe has worked to improve the general workflow efficiency of InDesign CS 2, which takes prominence over fancy new layout features. To be fair, InDesign 2.0 and the first CS were so good that there’s not much left to ask for ...
The new version of Photoshop is the best reason to buy Adobe Creative Suite 2, as it has the pick of the best features among the updated packages. If you’re a photographer, you’re in for a treat, but other digital creatives will find something new here too.
Despite a low-key launch, the latest version of Adobe Acrobat has some solidly useful new features for creating and editing PDF exchangeable documents for use in professional Web, printing, and publishing cycles.
Illustrator CS 2 packs some powerful new drawing tools, along with a new control palette that makes using the program much easier without altering any of the previous version’s palettes or keyboard commands.
“Efficiency” and “productivity” may not turn heads. But what about “fewer keystrokes to accomplish repetitive tasks” or “fewer nights in the office”? That’s what Adobe’s aiming for with the latest InDesign.
Adobe has announces Creative Suite 2 (CS2), the next generation of the company's design environment. The suite includes new versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive and Version Cue, as well as the recently released Acrobat 7.0 Professional.
With the release of Creative Suite 2 (CS2) on Monday, Adobe Systems will also introduce activation for the Mac version of the CS2 product line. Activation is a process the customer must complete sometime during the first 30 days of use in order to verify that the product is using a valid serial number. Adobe says they are not changing the way they do business, rather enforcing the terms of the license agreement, which says the product can be installed on only two machines.
Photoshop CS2 includes a bunch of powerful new filters and editing tools, tighter integration with and support for Illustrator graphics, support for 32-bit images, and significant improvements to its camera RAW workflow.
OmniPilot Software has released Lasso Development Studio 8 for Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe GoLive, Web application development environments designed to pair OmniPilot's Lasso database software with Dreamweaver or GoLive graphical Web page editing software.
The US National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) took the opportunity this week at their conference in Las Vegas to present 10 Photoshop Guru awards in a special ceremony.
Adobe has released its long-awaited HDV plug-in for Premiere Pro 1.5. The add-on allows editors to work with HDV footage in real-time - though the higher resolution of the footage means that real-time capabilities are impaired compared to DV.
Take one of the leading games franchises, mix in a four-week deadline, add the talented team at Blur, stir, and serve up a sizzling CG sequence.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow was filmed entirely against blue-screen. LA-based companies Luma Pictures and CafeFX reveal the creative trickery that made it happen.
Adobe will release version 7.0 of its Acrobat products by the end of the year, including a new free Acrobat Reader that now includes reviewing capabilities, the company revealed.
Step-by-step example: explore freely the effects created by a digital calligraphic brush and discover the potential and pitfalls of the Photoshop tool.
It's not just about naff font faces you know. Make flowing type look classy not cheesy by doing it properly - by hand.
An in-depth tutorial on creating perfect representations of cyborgs using Photoshop and Poser.
