Scan 3XS PVE-930 review
Scan is the only company that’s chosen to include Windows Vista on its workstation, and it seems to have made no difference to its performance.
Reviews
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CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4 review
The Graphics Suite X4 bundle combines vector artwork design, page layout and image editing in a single package that costs around a third of Adobe’s equivalent package.
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Boris FX Final Effects Complete 5.0 review
Final Effects Complete's first major upgrade since being brought into the Boris FX family three years ago keeps the same core 108 plug-ins, as befbut under the hood they’ve been given a major overhaul.
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CAD2 Vision DQX-SE review
CAD2’s latest workstation features an almost identical spec to the Armari QX3 that we looked here. The core differences are the choice of graphics card and the price.
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DxO Optics Pro 5 review
As automatic image-quality enhancement software goes, DxO Optics Pro stands out from the crowd with its user-installed base of camera and lens correction profiles.
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Apple 30-inch Cinema Display review
If you want a 30-inch monitor to flaunt in front of your colleagues while also colour co-ordinating with your Mac, this Cinema HD Display is the model.
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Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC review
While the rest of the models we’ve looked at here are focused on the professional creative market, the UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC has one eye on the high-end gamer/home entertainment market too.
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HP LP3065 review
At more than £200 less than its nearest competitor, the LP3065 is a bargain. O
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Samsung SyncMaster 305T review
The SyncMaster 305T is never going to garner the admiring comments and jealous glances of Apple’s 30-inch Cinema HD Display, but it’s well-designed in an understated way, like a well-cut suit.
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Antics V3 ProPack review
Antics is a scene-planning tool that creates a 3D animated previsualization of live action and animated productions in real-time.
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Autodesk Combustion 2008 review
Combustion has been idling in the Autodesk back room, but is now back for 2008, with some workflow improvements and the addition of the Colour Warper tool
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Wacom Cintiq12WX review
The new Cintiq 12WX is a smaller, less expensive version of the Cintiq 21UX. The 21UX has a 24-bit, 1,600-x-1,200 pixels screen and an impressive 21.3-inch drawing area.
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Modo 301 review
A hybrid modelling and painting tool in the tradition of ZBrush, Modo has evolved to introduce organic sculpting and some animation capabilities, while strengthening core features.
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Olympus FE-280 review
The eight-megapixel FE-280 costs under £100 – which looks like a bargain. However, the camera offers few manual settings, and its image quality was mediocre.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 review
Panasonic’s elegantly styled Lumix DMC-FX100 is a near-twin to the Lumix DMC-FX55, though it records images at 12.2 megapixels versus the DMC-FX55’s 8.1 megapixels.
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GenArts Sapphire 2 for AE review
Version 2 has been available for Shake since June 2006, but the second release of the collection for After Effects and a wide range of compatible hosts is now available.
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3DS Max 2008 review
3DS Max 2008 is the tenth full release of the venerable Autodesk suite, supporting Windows Vista and XP in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
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Sony Vegas Pro 8 review
Vegas 8 doesn’t look that different to the previous iteration when first loaded, but Sony has been doing some major renovation under the hood.
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Mocha-AE review
Mocha-AE offers high-end motion-tracking tools to users who don’t require – or can’t afford – the £1,500 full version. It's a great first attempt, but can be fiddly.
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Toon Boom Studio 4.0 review
Toon Boom Studio offers many advanced features for animation, particularly among the vector-drawing tools used to create the scenes.