QuarkXPress XTensions; Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, Premiere, and Illustrator Plug-ins;
Macromedia FreeHand, Flash, Fireworks, and Director Xtras; extensions and extensible software is offered.
Top designers are well acquainted with Kalimat X, the top-selling Arabic-based software solution which allows them to use Arabic with all Macintosh illustration and photo-retouching applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Flash, CorelDRAW, or any other image-editing application on the Macintosh platform. Kalimat X makes it simple to add the Arabic language to designs such as advertisements, brochures, catalogs, and more. With this Arabic software, the end result is a creation of stunning effects with no need for an Arabic operating system or Arabic language kit.Simply type and edit text in Kalimat X and export it to non-Arabic applications. Kalimat X is the perfect Arabic desktop-publishing tool for creating superlative and professional publications that include the Arabic language. With 22 beautifully designed Arabic fonts, designers have complete control over their creations. Kalimat X opens up self-publishing opportunities in Arabic for the novice as well, including students, freelancers, and home-based professionals.Kalimat X is designed for use under Mac OS X, but Kalimat 3 is still available for OS 8/9.Features:• type and edit Arabic language text and export it to non-Arabic applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and CorelDRAW;• import Arabic font text from Macintosh or Windows platforms;• export selected text only or multiline Arabic paragraphs to non-Arabic applications;• export Arabic text either as ASCII or Unicode (UTF-16) format;• operates with the latest illustration and photo-retouching applications such as Adobe Illustrator CS and Photoshop CS, Macromedia Flash MX 2004, and many others;• paste Arabic-language text from a Windows Arabic System into Kalimat X; and• use palettes and measurement units to resize windows for easy text export.Need a web site to reach an Arabic-speaking audience? Create superlative Arabic web sites with Kalimat.Kalimat X includes 22 high-quality Arabic fonts with 10 additional free fonts upon registration. Also upon registration, become eligible for any technical support and receive the latest news about other Layout Ltd. products.Manufacturer: Layout Limited
The Knoll Light Factory Pro & Editors Training DVD covers one of the world's most chosen motion graphics tools, used by thousands to create light effects called flares. Flares simulate reflections from a very bright light source as seen in a camera lens. In the digital graphics world flares are most often used to simulate the sun or other light sources, enhance text or logos, or intensify special effects shots like explosions.Knoll Light Factory Training 90 Minutes Running TimeOverview• Introduction and History• Pro vs Editors• Lens Editor• Location and obscurationTutorials Included• Spectacular Star fields• 3D Lights and Lux• Lighthouse• Promo graphics• Saturn rings• Explosions and Fireworks• Flares in Transitions; and • Tips and Tricks.Manufacturer: Red Giant Software, LLC
Magellan Desktop v6 is an advanced stand-alone, document-conversion tool that allows for dynamic content formation. Magellan 6.0 converts any printable Windows document to HTML4 including... (more detail)
Magellan Desktop v6 is an advanced stand-alone, document-conversion tool that allows for dynamic content formation. Magellan 6.0 converts any printable Windows document to HTML4 including... (more detail)
MathMagic provides a user interface (a menu and a tool button) that enables the user to create and edit equations. Features: • enhanced productivity;• intelligent WYSIWYG editor with automatic equation formatting;• various and flexible keyboard shortcuts for power users;• configurable user item palette and clip (macro) palette for easier access and productivity;• smooth integration with other applications such as AppleWorks or QuarkXPress;• drag and drop to other applications or windows.• many pre-defined templates and symbols in palettes that cover mathematics, physics, electronics, and other higher education• fine adjustment for template shapes, gaps, and thicknesses with visual interface that meets complicated desktop-publishing requirements• various formats for compatibility with other software: EPS, GIF, JPEG, PICT, TeX, PDF, and MathML (available separately);• wide range of quality fonts for mathematical symbols in TrueType and PostScript formats;• ability to adjust thickness, gaps, position, and size up to 2400 DPI resolution;• EPS and PostScript printing for high-end users;• all graphic user interface;• multiple undo and redo;• magic option key to show users the live shortcut keys for all templates and symbols without memorizing;• multiple view rates (100 to 3200%) to view and edit equations sharply;• similar user interface as Equation Editor and MathType to reduce additional learning cost; andManufacturer: InfoLogic, Inc.
MathMagic Pro, an InDesign Plug-in, provides a user interface (a menu and a tool button) that enables the user to create and edit equations inside the InDesign document and communicates with the external MathMagic Pro application seamlessly. Generate equations within the MathMagic Pro application, quickly and easily, and then send the finished equation to InDesign. The MathMagic Pro Plug-in enables the user to place equations inside a text box as inline graphic, or floating graphic objects in EPS format. Once created, all equations are handled by InDesign just like other EPS graphic objects, while retaining the ability to edit those equations anytime just by double-clicking. The MathMagic Pro Plug-in recognizes the baseline of equations automatically so that all equations match well with the baseline of the text line, while allowing the user to shift the baseline manually.Professional users choose MathMagic Pro for the superior productivity and equation quality. The overall superior productivity saves hours of time and labor. The equation quality and customizable features meet the high-end users’ complicated requirements.Includes:• MathMagic Pro application, Mac or Windows;• MathMagic Plug-in for Adobe InDesign, Mac or Windows; and• MathMagic fonts(both TrueType and PostScript)Features:• support for color equation editing with style info and color EPS;• intelligent WYSIWYG editor with automatic equation formatting;• various and flexible keyboard shortcuts for power users;• configurable item palette and clips palette for easier access and repeated use;• styleset management for group-wide sharing of editing environment and settings;• many predefined templates and symbols in palettes that cover mathematics, physics, electronics, accounting, and other higher education;• various formats for compatibility with other software (i.e., EPS, JPG, PICT, TeX, PDF, and MathML available separately);• wide range of quality fonts for mathematical symbols in TrueType and PostScript formats;• ability to customize template shapes, thickness, gaps, position, and size up to 2400 DPI resolution;• EPS and PostScript printing for high-end users;• graphic user interface, plus fast keyboard input support for many common templates and symbols;• multiple undo and redo, drag and drop, visual settings, and preview; and• user interface similar to Equation Editor and MathType to reduce learning curves.New Features:• three fields have been added to the accent setting for better control of prime location;• left/right overhang and Italic overhang;• fields for under/over bar templates;• new setting items allow users to set the minimum box height for each full-sized box;• shortcut key for align tab;• shortcut key added for menu items;• CMYK color value (%) of the currently selected color displayed on the floating color palette;• help menu added;• more than 30 new setting fields added to spacing dialog for accurate adjustment of gap, thickness, and shape;• more items added to style and size options;• better support for OpenType fonts in style list, and bold/italic font face switching from menu;• nudge movement for selection and nudge floating palette;• more types of space added;• new negates, horizontal and vertical strut bar templates added;• many more symbols added to symbol palettes and symbol popup palettes reordered;• show center line and other new menu items added to View menu;• change size unit dialog added for other size units;• auto apply style submenu added to enable users to turn on and off automatic styling;• subscript/superscript box added, and sub-subscript box can have separate new font style settings;• user-configurable TeX spacing rule for each left/right part combination in spacing;• shape pane added in Preferences dialog;• large symbol can be changed between western shape and eastern shape;• bold-faced template can be added by pressing option key while clicking on a template button;• new symbols added to MathMagic symbol fonts.• authorization engine and interface is changed from a third party InterLok(R) Engine to its own;• color is supported, color floating window and color menu are added;• printing equations from MS Word document works well without jagged edges;• TCP/IP error handling has been changed when launched together with MathMagic Pro Edition;• control-clicking on both line spacing icons (wide, narrow) on main toolbar now changes the spacing gap in 1/10 unit of the regular unit;• minimum value and maximum value range is checked;• can read its preference file even if it is opened by other version or locked;• styleset is supported on Mac OS Classic;• file icon is added for EPS format and changed for PICT format;• exporting color equation in JPG and EPS format will be limited to black-and-white image; and• miscellaneous bugs have been addressed.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: InfoLogic, Inc.
MathMagic Pro Edition for QuarkXPress includes the MathMagic Pro application for Mac OS X (Windows to be released), MathMagic XTensions module for QuarkXPress v5 and v6, and MathMagic fonts (both TrueType and PostScript)MathMagic XTensions module provides a user interface (a menu and a tool button) which enables the user to create and edit equations inside the QuarkXPress document. It then communicates with the external MathMagic Pro application seamlessly.Make any equations with MathMagic Pro application quickly, and then send it back to the QuarkXPress document. MathMagic XTensions module allows the user to place equations inside a text box as inline graphics, or as floating graphic objects in picture boxes. Once created, all equations are handled by QuarkXPress just as all other EPS objects. Edit those equations anytime by control-clicking on the equation.MathMagic XTensions module recognizes the baseline of equations automatically so that all equations match well with the baseline of the text line. Optionally shift the baseline manually.The superior productivity and equation quality of MathMagic satisfies even the most discriminating users. The overall productivity saves time and labor, and provides quick return on the investment. The equation quality and customizable features meet the high-end users' complicated requirements.Features:• intelligent WYSIWYG editor with automatic equation formatting;• various and flexible keyboard shortcuts for power users;• configurable item palette and clips palette for easier access and repeated use;• styleset management for group-wide sharing of editing environment and settings;• predefined templates and symbols in palettes that cover mathematics, physics, electronics, accounting, and other higher education;• various formats for compatibility with other software: EPS, JPEG, PICT, TeX, PDF, and MathML (available separately);• wide range of quality fonts for mathematical symbols in TrueType and PostScript formats;• ability to customize template shapes, thickness, gaps, position, and size up to 2400 DPI resolution;• EPS and PostScript printing for high-end users;• all graphical user interface, plus fast keyboard input support for many common templates and symbols;• multiple undo and redo, drag and drop, visual settings, and preview; and• user interface similar to Equation Editor(R) and MathType(R) result in reduced learning curves.New Features:• three fields have been added to the accent setting for better control of prime location;• left/right overhang and Italic overhang;• fields for under/over bar templates;• new setting items allow users to set the minimum box height for each full-sized box;• shortcut key for align tab;• shortcut key added for menu items;• CMYK color value (%) of the currently selected color displayed on the floating color palette;• help menu added;• more than 30 new setting fields added to spacing dialog for accurate adjustment of gap, thickness, and shape;• added more items to style and size options;• better support for OpenType fonts in style list, and bold/italic font face switching from menu;• nudge movement for selection and nudge floating palette;• more types of space added;• new negates, horizontal and vertical strut bar templates added;• many more symbols added to symbol palettes and symbol popup palettes reordered;• show center line and other new menu items added to View menu;• change size unit dialog added for other size units;• auto apply style submenu added to enable users to turn on and off automatic styling;• subscript/superscript box added, and sub-subscript box can have separate new font style settings;• user-configurable TeX spacing rule for each left/right part combination in spacing;• shape pane added in Preferences dialog;• large symbol can be changed between western shape and eastern shape;• bold-faced template can be added by pressing option key while clicking on a template button;• new symbols added to MathMagic symbol fonts.• authorization engine and interface is changed from a third-party InterLok(R) Engine to its own;• color is supported, color floating window and color menu are added;• printing equations from MS Word document works well without jagged edges;• TCP/IP error handling has been changed when launched together with MathMagic Pro Edition;• control-clicking on both line spacing icons (wide, narrow) on main toolbar now changes the spacing gap in 1/10 unit of the regular unit;• minimum value and maximum value range is checked;• can read its preference file even if it is opened by other version or locked;• styleset is supported on Mac OS Classic;• file icon is added for EPS format and changed for PICT format;• exporting color equation in JPG and EPS format will be limited to black-and-white image; and• miscellaneous bugs have been addressed.Manufacturer: InfoLogic, Inc.
MathType for Windows and Macintosh is a powerful interactive tool that will revolutionize the way users create print and web-based documents that contain math. MathType works with any word processor, presentation application, page-layout application, HTML-authoring tool, and other types of software to create equations for research papers, class materials, web pages, slide presentations, journal articles, and books.Users familiar with Equation Editor (included in Microsoft Office and other products) will really appreciate MathType's extra features. It will let the user create a wider range of equations for a wider range of documents, and help users work much more efficiently. With MathType, there is an enormous amount of functionality that effectively transforms Microsoft Word into a state-of-the-art math word processor and web-page editor.MathType includes new MathPage technology that enables the user to transform an entire Word document into a web page with equations that print and display beautifully in any modern Windows, Macintosh, Unix, or Linux browser — no existing product or technology yields better results or is easier to use.Features:• applies the rules of mathematical typesetting as the user types;• automatically chooses fonts, style, spacing, and position as the equation is entered;• modify MathType's rules to accommodate your house style;• switch between automatic formatting and plain text modes with a single keystroke;• for maximum flexibility and control, nudge equation elements in 1/4-point increments;• includes over 500 mathematical symbols and templates including fractions, radicals, sums, integrals, products, matrices, various types of brackets, and braces;• use any character from any font installed on the system;• includes exclusive Euclid Math Font Set, to give a document's text and mathematical notation a consistent, industry-standard TeX/LaTeX Computer Modern look;• includes new MathPage technology to easily convert Microsoft Word documents into a web page, with equations as GIF images or MathML, automatically appearing in the browser;• web pages are standard HTML with JavaScript and work in all modern browsers on all platforms;• MathPage's generated HTML can be combined with other web technologies, such as movies, sound, graphics, database access, and so on;• equations are properly aligned in text and do not interfere with line spacing;• equation display is automatically optimized for the resolution of the user's screen;• with new MathZoom technology, clicking on the equation enlarges it, making it much easier to see small accents, superscripts, and subscripts;• generates high-resolution GIFs for each equation, so that all equations print with laser-printer quality instead of blocky, pixelated images;• visitors browsing web pages can reuse equations by dragging and dropping, or copying and pasting them into MathType;• equation references are converted into hyperlinks that jump to the referenced equation when clicked;• works with virtually all popular word processors, presentation applications, page-layout applications, graphing products, and many other products;• built-in translators for TeX and LaTeX;• save equations as GIF images, EPS (Encapsulated PostScript), WMF, and PICT GIF images;• creates smooth-looking GIF equations on either color or transparent backgrounds;• GIF files created by MathType result in much faster download times because of smaller file sizes obtained by optimization of the GIF color palette;• save as EPS, often the format of choice for professional publishing with QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign, PageMaker, and other page layout applications;• save as WMF, the standard file format for line art for Microsoft Windows operating systems; and• users of Microsoft Word can automatically export all equations into a folder as GIF, EPS, WMF, or PICT, using the Export Equations command.Virtually all MathType features are enhanced in each major release. Here are some major new features in MathType 6. To learn more about these features, visit our Full Feature List.MathType takes full advantage of Office 2007's new Ribbon User Interface by adding a new MathType Tab in Word and PowerPoint. This makes it easier than ever to do equation operations in documents and presentations. New equation numbering and browse features work with all Word 2007 equation types. MathType 6 also supports Office 2003, XP (2002), and 2000.Enter equations quickly using MathType's TeX input mode. TeX editing can be mixed with point-and-click editing for the best of both worlds. Copy equations from existing TeX documents.Copy and author equations from Wikipedia. Wikipedia, the popular online encyclopedia, contains thousands of pages with mathematical equations. Copy relevant equations for use in your work or copy MathType equations into Wikipedia's page editor in order to create new pages or edit existing ones.The new equation-browsing feature enables the user to visit every equation and/or equation number and reference in the Word document or PowerPoint presentation.MathType can now copy equations to the Windows clipboard using the new MathML clipboard format that is supported by a growing number of mathematical and scientific applications.MathType's user manual and help have been combined into a single, comprehensive help system featuring full text search and an extensive index. It contains tutorials for the most efficient use as well as contextual help for commands and dialogs.MathType 6 equations are compatible with MathType 5 equations - continue to work with others even if they haven't upgraded yet. MathType 6 will also retain any changes made in a current version of MathType to keyboard shortcuts, toolbars, preferences, and so on.Manufacturer: Design Science, Inc.
Mystical Lighting enables the user to apply photorealistic lighting and shading effects to digital images. With this software, enhance the ambiance of images and improve their beauty. Mystical Lighting includes 16 visual effects, over 400 presets for instant results, and an infinite variety of looks.Mystical Lighting also includes powerful features such as layers, unlimited undos, visual presets, masking, and dynamic-effect controls that make exploring and applying effects very fun, and achieving studio-quality results easy.Mystical Lighting provides light and shading in either a photorealistic manner or as a visual effect for surrealistic results.Mystical Lighting SmartLayers combines different effects together in the same work session. Light and shading blend and interact with each other to generate incredible results.Powerful tools such as light and shading brushes provide the ability to selectively apply light and shading with infinite degrees of control over opacity, tonal range, size, and blending.Features:• 16 professional lighting and shading effects;• Adobe Photoshop-compatible Plug-in;• stand-alone version of Mystical Lighting;• Mac and Windows versions on the CD;• presets for instant visual solutions; • easy-to-follow User Manual and Guides; and• edge highlights to add highlighting to hair and along the edges of photographs;• radial light caster to generate light rays and patterns from a central point radiating outward;• ethereal to add a soft, diffused lighting effect to create ambiance;• rainbow to draw rainbow arches or paths that form into photorealistic rainbows;• fairydust to provide Beziér based brushes — paint stars, glowing fireflies, and more;• shader to cast shading across an image (subtract existing light sources for a shaded result);• flare to light flares and bursts of light in different shapes and styles for highlight;• shading brush to naturally darken parts of an image and to subtract existing light from an area;• light brush to paint on light and highlights to simulate light striking the subject;• shadowplay to simulate a light source that casts shadows using content such as foliage or branches;• lightcaster to create streaming light, sunshine, and light underwater effects;• spotlight to paint photos with light striking the subject from varying angles and directions;• mist provides soft billows of mist to be brushed into place behind and over images;• surface light to project light through objects such as window panes and have the light cast into the photo;• mottled background provides a painted-canvas background effect that can be layered then lit and shaded as a backdrop; and• wispy mist to generate a soft mist that has a gentle breeze forming wisps.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Auto F/X
Mystical Tint Tone and Color is a suite of 38 color effects that are both easy to use and that provide the user with professional results in seconds. The effects are applied by brushing on or removing the effect from the desired area. Mystical Tint Tone and Color provides the professional an efficient workflow for combining multiple editing steps into a simple, dynamic interface with unlimited undo and redo, layers, visual presets, and a robust set of tools.Mystical Tint Tone and Color includes a stand-alone imaging application as well as a Plug-in that works with Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, and Corel Draw.Save and load effect settings for instant replay. Presets are resolution independent, enabling the user to save them while working on a large file and apply the same effect to a smaller file, or an even larger file, and get the same results.SmartLayers enables the user to combine different effects together in the same composition. New layer functionality also includes masking layers, photo layers for placing new photos onto layers, color correction layers for adjusting image colors, and advanced layer functionality such as cloning, renaming, moving, deleting, and adjusting opacity levels for each layer.Mystical Tint Tone and Color features tools that are not only easy to recognize but are easy to use too. Place photos with the photo-placement tool. Rotate photos with the transformation tool. Clone effects with the effect-clone tool. Using a tool is as easy as clicking on it and then clicking on the preview window. Each tool includes roll-over description text to explain how to use it — nothing could be easier for beginners! Mystical Tint Tone and Color is a highly optimized, visual-imaging Plug-in that enables a user to quickly build effects and see results fast. As controls are adjusted, the effect updates itself automatically. An intelligent control-interrupt system enables the user to interrupt the effect if it is updating itself. Mystical Tint Tone and Color is optimized for a dual processor or hyper-threaded system to use all the power the system has available, providing top performance. Choose from over a dozen interface flavors and desktop textures, and the interface will instantly change to match the selected preferences.Mystical Tint Tone and Color include: Antique Photo, Black and White, Blue Sky, Color Bleach, Color Contrast, Color Mixer, Cool, Dark Contrast, Darken Color, Deepen Tones, Enriched Black, Gradient Tinting, Green Foliage, Hand Tint, Hard Posterize, Harden Details, HSB Adjust, Image Brush, Levels, Multiply Darks, Over Exposed, Restore Details, RGB Adjust, Saturate Colors, Sepia, Soft Posterize, Soft Saturation, Soften Details, Tonal Contrast, Tonal Detail, Tonal Sharpen, Tonal Smooth, Tonal Soften, Under Color, Under Exposed, Vitality, Warm, and Washed Out.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Auto F/X
Nitro PDF Express provides all the PDF basics in a single, compact, affordable package. Get all the creation and conversion features of the award-winning Nitro PDF Professional in this slimmed-down, lightning-fast new product.Nitro PDF Express has more features than comparable products for the same price, is easy to use, and integrates with favorite Microsoft Office applications. It provides the power of PDF creation from more than 200 file types and full control over document security; and, it's the only product in its class that allows the user to quickly combine multiple files into one PDF or extract individual PDF pages.Nitro PDF Express enables the user to create PDFs from any application that can print; plus, create PDFs from within Microsoft Office applications with a single click. Need to edit content in PDF format? Use Nitro PDF Express to convert PDFs back to Microsoft Word format.Combine different files - text, images, charts and more - into a single self-contained PDF for easy and reliable distribution. Remove or shuffle pages in a document. Extract pages - individually or in batch.Control access to PDFs with password-based security. Nitro PDF Express provides control for who can open, edit, copy, and print PDFs. Nitro PDF is the only product in its class to offer batch-processing functionality across a range of powerful features.Manufacturer: ARTS PDF, Inc.
Nitro PDF Professional is a high-quality, affordable PDF creation and editing application that puts the full power of PDF within everyone's reach. In addition to providing the basics — powerful, robust PDF creation at an extremely affordable price — Nitro PDF Professional includes the full range of top-shelf PDF functionality, opening up new vistas for current and new users of PDF.Nitro PDF Professional 5.2 adds support for PDF forms, including form-creation tools and support for digital signatures, plus a number of usability and user-interface enhancements. Nitro PDF Professional also now supports Microsoft Windows Vista.PDF is all about sharing information. You can send someone a PDF and know they'll be able to view it correctly, no matter what kind of computer they have or what software they use. Nitro PDF Professional provides the tools to create PDFs from scratch, by converting existing files or from within any application that can print.Features: * Advanced image editing, including inserting, cropping, rotating, downsampling, replacing, extracting, and more.* Export files for re-use in Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, Open Office, and more.* Extract all text and images.* Batch processing for all exporting and Bates numbering features.* Full support for Chinese, Korean, Japanese (CJK) and Central European (CE) fonts.* Text Box and Call Out commenting tools for text-based feedback.* 'Getting Started' help for new Nitro PDF Professional users.* Email documents and forms from Nitro Pro.• all-new tabbed user interface with streamlined access to common tasks;• create interactive PDF forms from existing PDFs or from scratch;• save completed forms including entered data;• create and apply digital signatures;• create PDFs with a single click from within Microsoft Office applications, by converting from any of over 200 different file types, or by using the bundled print-to-PDF printer driver;• combine different files and file types into a single PDF for convenient distribution;• add, remove, and shuffle pages, or insert pages from other PDFs; • convert PDFs back to Microsoft(R) Word format for easier editing and copying;• use intuitive editing tools to directly insert or edit text and images in PDF files;• apply stamps and watermarks to single or multiple pages;• mark documents as approved, add letterheads, company logos, footers, and more;• add page numbers, date stamps, and Bates numbers to PDFs, with control over font, positioning, and more;• insert and modify the full range of PDF navigational and interactive features such as links, bookmarks, buttons, hyperlinks, and JavaScript;• ˙add feedback in familiar and intuitive ways with sticky notes, highlighters, underlines, freehand drawings, and more;• comments and feedback are attached directly to the material being commented on, so nothing gets lost;• commenting is nondestructive — the original material remains intact for later reference;• comments panel automatically keeps feedback organized — see all commentary at a glance and to sort it by contributor, comment type, page, date submitted, and color;• password-based PDF security encrypts the entire contents of PDFs using the DES or AES algorithms, guarding against disclosure of sensitive information in the case of loss or theft;• choose what others can and can't do with PDFs — document viewing, printing, editing, and copying can all individually be turned on or off, or secured with a password.Nitro PDF Professional gives the user the ability to edit existing PDFs. There is no need to go back to the original files to make changes or corrections. Enhance PDFs with an extensive range of interactive features.The built-in review and collaboration features of PDF offer an alternative to ad-hoc email or paper-based processes that is light years ahead. With PDF, the entire collaboration process is electronic so nothing gets lost and all feedback stays organized.The built-in security features of PDF give exceptional control over the created PDFs; encrypt files to prevent unauthorized access, restrict sensitive operations, digitally sign documents, and more.Full support for security certificates allows the user to digitally sign documents, streamline security processes, and grant access rights to specific individuals.Manufacturer: ARTS PDF, Inc.
PDF Appraiser is the first program to support both verification and automatic correction of PDF/A, the new international standard for long-term, electronic-document archiving.Features:o the most comprehensive PDF and PDF/A verification tool available;o unique AutoFixer(TM) repairs most document problems automatically;o simple, elegant user interface;o easy for beginners;o customizable for power userso first tool available for converting existing TIFFs and PDFs to PDF/A;o multiple reporting options from summary overview to in-depth technical details;o desktop verification and repair;o available for Windows, Mac OS Xo server verification and repair available for Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, and AIX.PDF/A is the name for the set of standards covered by ISO 19005. The goal is to provide a storage format for electronic data that will guarantee reliable reproduction at any point in its lifetime. It is a multipart standard with several levels of compliance that enables users to choose the set of requirements to fit their usage.Businesses, governments, libraries, archives, and other institutions and individuals around the world use PDF to represent considerable bodies of important information. Much of this information must be kept for substantial lengths of time; some must be kept permanently. The future use of, and access to, these objects depends upon maintaining their visual appearance as well as their higher-order properties.It is important to note that while these standards ensure the reliable storage and visual reproduction of the data, they make no statement about the quality of the data contained in the files. Issues such as raster data resolution, printing conditions, annotation requirements, number of pages per file, allowed font types, presence of OCR/hidden text, and so on, are largely market specific and they are not specified in these standards. Rather, they are felt to be the province of trade associations and/or organizations that have already begun to publish such specifications for these parameters in support of the use of the PDF/A standards.Manufacturer: Apago, Inc.
The command line version offers the same degree of simplicity without sacrificing quality. In addition, any of the numerous parameters hidden from the user of the Plug-in version can be optionally controlled by the configuration for the command line version of pdfColorConvert.Easily convert colors from within a PDF with pdfColorConvert, callas launches another sophisticated tool for professional PDF editing. The Plug-In for Adobe Acrobat 6 and 7 converts RGB/Lab data and spot colors from within PDF documents into CMYK, thus providing a basis for reliable, color matching print output. pdfColorConvert has been designed for publishing experts as well as for office users who are looking for an easy way to output their PDFs properly — even without being skilled with detailed Color Management knowledge.Area of applicationUsers in prepress agencies and print offices can greatly benefit from pdfColorConvert. By using the Plug-In, preparing PDF files for colored print output becomes child's play. On the other hand, pdfColorConvert supports editing houses and ad agencies allowing them to contribute to high quality printing of their publications.What makes it so outstanding is its ease of use and its competitive price — and still it allows high class Color Management. In case the user does not know the origin of the PDF to convert, pdfColorConvert can determine input settings automatically; the Automatic Best Guess feature identifies even PDF/X files. To convert and output the PDF document correctly, a number of current ready-to-use output profiles — from sheet fed offset to gravure print — have already been set up by callas.Users just have to choose the output destination — no more adjusting is required — it's as simple as that. Of course, a manual determination of PDF origins is also possible, as well as importing individual output profiles.Additional features make operating with pdfColorConvert even more comfortable. The Recall... option helps to save time when it comes to processing repetitive jobs; it identifies and adopts former settings which may be suitable for current color conversions. Each and every conversion process is documented thoroughly with reports including detailed information. And for users who get stuck, help texts have been integrated into the pdfColorConvert interface guaranteeing fast operating at any time.Advantages:• professional Color Management — very easy to operate;• preconfigured input and output profiles;• allows Color Management even without background knowledge;• very easy to install; and• competitively priced;Features:• conversion of RGB, Lab- and ICC-based data as well as Spot Colors into CMYK;• CMYK to CMYK converting also possible;• Recall-feature for Spot Color converting;• automatic determination of input settings if PDF origin is unknown (Automatic Best Guess);• report feature for documenting converting processes;• sample files for quick and easy start.Manufacturer: callas software gmbh
Correcting issues in PDFs have become reliable. Tired of running into stumbling blocks like Smooth shades or Form XObjects? No more with pdfCorrect! The command line version of pdfCorrect reflects that same feature set as offered in the Plug-in version but adds more fine grained options to customize settings for correcting and adjusting PDFs.pdfCorrect detects and corrects numerous PDF problems — a preflight check pinpoints them and pdfCorrect solves them in just a few seconds. The tool puts an end to production show stoppers and helps to avoid dissatisfying print and output results. pdfCorrect clears even tricky problems such as hidden OPI comments. pdfCorrect is affordably priced, making the Plug-in a worthwhile investment for every Acrobat 6 and 7 user.Despite its high performance and its wide range of functionalities, pdfCorrect excels as an extremely intuitive correction tool. Users determine an output target, for example, "prepare for sheet CMYK," or "prepare for web printing spot news." Other presets provide PDF/X-3 and PDF/X1-a preparation.Every Acrobat and PDF user can use pdfCorrect to put PDF files to the acid test — the Plug-in has been designed for publishers, prepress experts, and creative professionals wanting to ensure PDF production and processing.Even office users looking for fast and easy ways to preflight and correct PDF data can greatly benefit from pdfCorrect, as the tool is extremely easy to use and requires no special PDF or prepress knowledge.Advantages:• simple interface, very easy to use Plug-in;• simple to use — determine correction target, click enter, and it’s done;• eliminates production show stoppers and cleans up improperly prepared PDFs;• ensures smooth and predictable output even on older RIPs and printers; and• offers wide range of most-needed profiles, ready-to-use.Features:• detects and corrects more than 100 different PDF problems;• offers common as well as specific correction features in a single solution;• strengthens hairlines, deletes CMYK profiles, and OPI comments;• handles problems with ease (e.g., overprint settings, PostScript objects, and OPI comments);• includes text-search feature over all output and correction profiles;• documents all corrections in reports; and• allows quick and easy start, with well thought-out sample files.Manufacturer: callas software gmbh
Reflecting the same preflighting technology to be found in the Preflight module shipped with Adobe Acrobat 6.0 and 7.0 Professional, pdfInspektor CLI offers a straightforward way to set up fully automated processing of PDF files on any of the supported platforms. Integration into other workflow products or solutions developed in-house is a matter of adjusting some of the command line scripts that are shipped with pdfInspektor CLI.With pdfInspektor3 the user enters a new era of preflighting and automated correction of PDFs for prepress production.While even the tiniest detail of a PDF page will be covered by the pdfInspektor2 analysis, prefabricated tried-and-proven preflight profile templates enable the user to begin immediately. At the same time, templates are not static but rather have limitless options for customizing preflight profiles to precisely meet specific production requirements.pdfInspektor3 now supports PDF/X-1a format and can, at the same time, preflight PDFs and convert PDFs into PDF/X-1a files.An unprecedented highlight of pdfInspektor2 is the visualization of its findings. While a conventional preflight report with detailed problem descriptions is still available, the snap function revolutionizes the way problematic elements on PDF pages are dealt with. It is not necessary to read a description to understand what is wrong with the data — it is shown as well. pdfInspektor2 runs the check routine element by element and displays problems in the element inspection window. If one character has the wrong font or a line happens to knockout where it shouldn't, pdfInspektor2 will display it clearly.Beyond this interactive, visual culprit detector, the additional breakout function creates a report where every page displays one errant element together with a succinct description about what's wrong with it. This conveniently visualized preflight result will end fruitless searches and within seconds get the user focused on actually solving problems and completing the job.pdfInspektor3 can be run fully automated, using AutoPilot technology (sold separately); and pdfInspektor2 can be licensed as a shared library for Mac and Windows that runs without Acrobat.pdfInspektor3 allows limitless preflighting with more detailed PDF analysis and easy-to-use preflight reports that unveil every problem in PDFs.Once throughput reaches dimensions where manual operations become cost prohibitive, the pdfInspektor2 Auto Edition, in conjunction with AutoPilot (sold separately), puts sophisticated, limitless, and flexible automation at the user's fingertips.Manufacturer: callas software gmbh
pdfInspektor4 CLI is a PDF preflight tool providing reliable high performance through more than 800 individually configurable test options. pdfInspektor is the leading test tool for creating, transmitting, and processing PDFs.Features:• comprehensive testing of all PDF characteristics through unsurpassed performance;• ensures the usability of PDFs for specific areas of application (such as compatibility with older versions of Acrobat, ability to be produced in certain printing processes, and ability to be archived);• identifies production problems and minimizes risks during the processing and releasing of PDFs;• supports both IS• standards PDF/X and PDF/A;• predefined validation rules according to GWG and PDFX-ready guidelines;• includes ready-made configurations for all important areas of application;• Adobe Acrobat Professional preflight test profiles can be used directlyideal for large amounts of data owing to a high-processing speed;• n• accidental changes to PDFs;• particularly meaningful test results through configurable severity codes;• offers clear display of results as a text or PDF report; • validation rules can be fine-tuned to exact specifications.• checks more than 800 characteristics;• validates both PDFs and resources used therein (fonts, images, ICC profiles, and XML metadata);• profiles fully compatible with Preflight Acrobat 8;• supports all principle standards: validates and creates PDF/X-1a, PDF/X-3, PDF/X-4, PDF/A-1a, PDF/A-1b;• supports all PDF versions (including PDF 1.7/Acrobat 8);• differentiated checking of individual attributes through flexible comparison operators;• several attributes combinable to one validation rule;• severity code of a validation rule adjustable in three gradations (error, warning, and information);• preflight profiles in XML format;• easily parsed XML or ASCII reports for efficient machine analysiscreation of various reports in one test run;• validates contained IPTC and other image metadata and displays them in a report;• processes an average of 60 PDF pages per minute; • same calling conventions as in pdfColorConvert CLI and pdfCorrect CLI; and• pdfAutomator's user interface permits the adjustment, parallel processing, and control of any number of pdfInspektor CLI job queues; and• can be operated via command-line requests, automated server processes, or integrated into web applications.Manufacturer: callas software gmbh
For additional savings, check out the bundle: Creative Edge Bundle.For additional savings, check out the bundle: AutoEye, DreamSuite, Photo/Graphic Edges Bundle.Photo/Graphic Edges 6.0 is a suite of 14 photographic effects that empower anyone, regardless of experience, to give images a unique, artistic look.This new version of Photo/Graphic Edges includes dozens of new features and effects. Photo/Graphic Edges 6 includes SmartLayers, visual-layer presets, brush effects, unlimited undo, and lots of new creative content.Photo/Graphic Edges 6.0 includes a stand-alone imaging application as well as a Plug-in that works with Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, and CorelDRAW.Includes:• 14 effects;• three CDs of professionally created content with 10,000 edges, 1000 matte textures, 175 frames, 230 effect brushes, and 210 light tiles;• Photoshop-compatible Plug-in;• stand-alone version;• easy-to-follow, color PDF manual; and• over 300 professional presets for instant visual solutions and quick enhancements.Each effect is built to provide an infinite number of possibilities to explore. All effects are dynamic and foster an easy-to-use set of controls to make it simple to achieve desired results.Features:• Acid Edge to brush on acid etched looks to images and edges;• Montage to combine multiple edges and effects together in a single composition, montage, effect;• Ambient Brush to lift sections of the image up through patterned edges and shapes;• Photo Border to add interesting borders around an image using border shapes and three-dimensional depth tools;• Burned Edge to burn away parts of an image with a photorealistic brush;• Photo Tabs to add photo tabs around an image using both traditional or modern styles combined with three-dimensional depth effects;• Distort Edge to brush on distortion effects to the edges and customize the look and style of the effect;• Putty Edges to reshape and adjust the edges to better fit an images;• Edge Brush to brush on natural-media-styled effects using any of the 230 brush effects included;• Smudged Edge to give edges a smudged, softened appearance wherever the brush is applied;• over 10,000 edges that enhance images by giving them shape and dimension;• Transfer to simulate the traditional darkroom, transferring the inks from an Instamatic photo onto thin paper and then brushing on wrinkles;• 175 professionally created frames that can be wrapped around images for stunning results; and• Vignette for soft gradient vignettes that can be applied to shapes and thousands of different edge styles to give customized feathered images.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Auto F/X
PhotoArtist 2 is unique creative software that enables the user to turn digital photos into beautiful works of art. Even unexceptional photos can be transformed into various stunning masterpieces. The software is designed to work in a traditional way: it lets the user pick a special brush, choose a painting style, and paint it onto the on-screen canvas with fine brush strokes. Alternatively, choose a painting style and apply it onto the entire canvas with a single click of the mouse. Whether to create handmade art with a strong personal touch, or just get quick results, the user will love what PhotoArtist 2 has to offer! Features: • advanced on-screen canvas;• use different styles and genres;• paint mixers and manipulators;• unique auto-effect generator;• impressive set of artistic and creative filters, including impressionism, watercolor, cartoonify, crayon, crystallize, sketch, charcoal, oil painting, and many more;New to Version 2: • advanced filter fine-tuning;• additional blend modes;• more than 30 new artistic and creative filters, including: age, metal surface, frames and edges, fur, erosion, sparkle, and many more;• improved software interface, giving increased control over the work space;• Mac universal application, runs at full speed on both PowerPC and Intel-based MacsPhotoArtist 2 is equipped with all the right painting tools to enable the user to turn photos into great-looking pieces of art. By combining different effects, the artistic possibilities are endless. Manufacturer: Benvista
