Software Industry Announcements and News
Create Fonts In Your Own Handwriting
[ No Comments ] Posted on 07.13.08 under ASP Member Companies, Graphic Apps
High-Logic has released Scanahand, a Windows program that makes it easy
for each member of the family to create custom, hand-written fonts.
Scanahand lets you quickly create a font, install it in Windows in
seconds, and use it in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and every Windows
program that you own. You can type notes and cards in your favorite word
processing software, and print them in your own handwriting.
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ASSISTANTS FOR YOUR FAVORITE PHOTO EDITOR
[ No Comments ] Posted on 06.15.08 under Graphic Apps
Two Pilots has released new versions of Pilot-software for digital photo
correction: Beauty Pilot, MakeUp Pilot, Pet Eye Pilot, Retouch Pilot, and Wire Pilot. Each of them is a Windows application that can be installed as a plug-in in a user’s favourite photo editor like Photoshop and as a standalone program as well.
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Expand Dynamic Range and Get Rid of the Noise
[ No Comments ] Posted on 06.14.08 under Graphic Apps
Dynamic range expansion by blending several images taken at different exposures is well known, adopted by photographers and implemented in a number of software tools. However, while the exposure blending works well for creating HDR images, further tone mapping often produces the images with a lot of noise, especially in dark areas of the scene. The amplification of underexposed pixels fills the shadow areas with noise, which lead to the loss of details and textures.
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Corel Announces Pre-Release Public Technology Preview of Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X4
[ No Comments ] Posted on 06.05.08 under Graphic Apps
OTTAWA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced a pre-release public technology preview of Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite X4 at the 55th Annual Society of Technical Communicators (STC) Summit in Philadelphia, PA- Booth #408. Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X4 provides businesses with the ability to quickly and effectively communicate the strengths of their products and services through precise technical illustrations and diagrams. Read the rest of this entry…
FULL-FEATURED TOOL TO PERFORM BATCH PHOTO EDITING AND CONVERSION TO JPEG
[ No Comments ] Posted on 06.03.08 under Graphic Apps
Today ReaSoft Development is happy to introduce a new version of its powerful photo editing tool - ReaJPEG. This is the essential tool for webmasters, designers, digital photo professionals and amateurs, as well as for everyone who values colour visual quality and simplicity in image editing and compression process. ReaJPEG 3.7. helps to make CRW, NEF, TIFF, BMP and RAW photos smaller without quality reduce so you can upload them faster and easier. Read the rest of this entry…
DIGITAL PHOTO RECOVERY REVISITED: WHEN THE IMPOSSIBLE BECOMES A REALITY
[ No Comments ] Posted on 06.02.08 under Graphic Apps
If you use your digital camera more than several times a year on special occasions and take thousands of photos throughout the year, copy them to different media and store them in different locations, you may have already faced the problem of corrupt, damaged and lost files. When nothing and nobody seems to be able to help you, when you are frantically trying to recover your precious photos, when deadlines are closing in and clients are breathing down your neck, you cannot but wish for a magic tool that can bring it all back. If that is the case, Hetman Photo Recovery will be your digital savior for years to come!
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