Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
Premiere Pro CS5's key new feature is the Mercury Playback Engine for faster real-time performance, but there's also many more additions in Adobe's video editing tool.
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Premiere Pro CS5's key new feature is the Mercury Playback Engine for faster real-time performance, but there's also many more additions in Adobe's video editing tool.
Photoshop is a key tool used by most Digital Arts readers. Here we put the final released software through its paces to see if it's a worthy upgrade.
If you want a camera that takes great photos and has a larger-than-normal optical zoom range, the 8X-optical-zoom Kodak EasyShare M580 fits the bill. It's one of the best point-and-shoot cameras we've tested this year in terms of exposure quality, and it's incredibly easy to use. Its ease of use and sub-£150 price, however, come at the expense of manual controls and exciting in-camera features.
As the name suggests, the Kodak PlaySport Zx3 is a ruggedised camcorder that is geared up for outward bound pursuits.
Kodak’s 12Mp EasyShare M381 is an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera for anyone who doesn’t want to fuss with a lot of controls.
The Kodak ESP 5250 All-in-One colour inkjet multifunction printer costs only £160 and includes Wi-Fi connectivity - a nice feature to have at this price point.
In its warm brown wooden frame, the Kodak EasyShare D830 digital photo frame easily blends in with any other frames arranged on your desk or coffee table.
Kodak is straddling traditionalist and multimedia worlds with its Kodak EasyShare S730 digital photo frame, and we applaud it for getting the balance right.
Pitching the Kodak EasyShare Z950 at the budget end of the market, Kodak claims this camera will enable you to "shoot like a pro, without knowing what an f-stop is". And for the money, the Z950 is a steal.
The Kodak ESP 3250 All-in-One colour inkjet multifunction printer is very inexpensive, and it prints superior images on photo paper. Otherwise, it is an average-quality, rather slow machine, appropriate for light-duty school or home use.
For PaintShop Photo Pro X3, Corel has redesigned the long-standing application’s interface, adding some new features and enhancing others. However, it’s not a compelling upgrade for artists
Mystical Tint Tone and Color 2 is an application that can be used either as a plug-in or as a standalone package. As the name suggests, it provides a quick way to tone and tint your digital images.
Introducing the Pentax K-x: a 12.4-megapixel digital SLR offering a feature-packed alternative to the bigger-name brands.
Introducing the 10-megapixel Canon EOS 1000D: the most affordable route into the Canon EOS system.
Take a look at the Nikon D3000, offering good value for money and high-quality images.
Looking and handling like a traditional digital SLR - the Olympus E-600
Introducing the 12-megapixel G1 from Panasonic
Sony introduces the user-friendly A230.
Strata Design 3D CX is a 3D modelling tool aimed squarely at digital artists and illustrators. Everything seems designed to be approachable for Photoshop users – from interface similarities to use of the same vocabulary.
Strata Foto 3D CX2 allows you to generate a model from a photograph for use in a 3D suite, such as Strata 3D CX or another 3D application.