Microsoft Expression Studio 3
Expression Studio 3 adds some innovative tools for interactive design to the Microsoft suite's arsenal -- but can it match up to Adobe's Flash?
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Poser 8
Poser 8 offers a quick way to create and digitally shape humans, animals and entire scenes in 3D for use in creative applications such as Photoshop.
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Electric Rain Swift 3D v6
Adobe Flash has some basic tools for creating 3D animations and website elements, but Swift 3D takes it to the next level with a whole host of features.
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Apple Logic Studio 9
Logic Studio 9 upgrades the full suite of applications, but a single new feature called Flex Time could have the biggest impact on the way you work.
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QuarkXpress 8.1
QuarkXPress 8 was a fairly thorough restructuring of the venerable DTP application. The 8.1 update, is mainly concerned with sorting out the workflow.
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Nikon D3000
Nikon's new D3000 digital SLR targets the current compact camera owner who wants to take their first steps into 'proper' photography better than any other model.
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Iomega eGo Mac Edition 500GB
Iomega has recently updated the 'Mac Editions' of its line of sleek eGo portable hard drives, which include USB 2.0 and FireWire ports – and Mac-friendly software.
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PercepTool 1.5
PercepTool is a Photoshop plug-in that attempts to mimic your visual cortex in order to make an image look the way your brain thinks it should – and largely it succeeds.
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Ricoh GR Digital III
While it may not be a digital SLR, the small and light Ricoh GR Digital III compact digital camera packs a couple of SLR-like features -- including high-quality image capture.
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Snap Art 2 Photoshop plug-in
Some photographs would really look better as paintings. But for those who are not artistically inclined with a brush and palette, there's Alien Skin's Snap Art 2.
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Kodak EasyShare Z980
For the Kodak EasyShare Z980, the standout features are ergonomics and battery life – but there's many others that we like too.
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ColorMunki 1.1
The ColorMunki offers easy-to-use colour management tools for a wide range of creative users through its three versions: Create, Design and Photo.
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Luxology modo 401
Already a great modelling tool, modo gets stronger in animation and particularly rendering with the 401 release, gaining a preset library and fur rendering improvements.
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Apple Soundtrack Pro 3
With Soundtrack Pro 3, Apple continues its nice-guy approach to eschewing feature bling and focusing on real-world, day-to-day productivity improvements.
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Apple Compressor 3.5
Version 3.5 of Apple's media encoding tool Compressor expands its single-task focus into other areas, as well as making it easier to use.
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Apple Color 1.5
With support for Red and other formats at up to 4K and new ProRes flavors, improved workflows, the new Color 1.5 is indeed a bird of a different colour.
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Apple Motion 4
In Motion 4, Apple continues to enhance the realism of motion graphics with new rendering capabilities to simulate shadows, reflections, and depth of field.
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Apple Final Cut Pro 7
While there are a few extremely sexy new features in Final Cut Pro 7, the main focus of this new version seems to be enhancing stability, speed, and productivity.
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Anime Studio Pro 6
Anime Studio Pro 6 is a professional animation tool that offers creation tools for broadcast-quality animations complete with visual effects at a low-cost.
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Dell Precision T7500 workstation
The Precision T7500 is a well-designed workstation that's large, capacious and aimed at high-end creative professionals working in fields such as 3D and visual effects.