Autodesk to acquire Alias
Autodesk today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Alias, a privately held developer of 3D graphics technology, for $182 million in cash.
design
Graphic and 3D design for cross-media publishing. This entails creating illustrations and imagery for printed publications as well as the web, and mobile devices. The section mainly discusses software that helps with the design process.
IconBuilder Pro 8 Review
IconBuilder Pro 8 is a Photoshop plug-in which allows you to professionally create icons for Windows, Mac OS X, favicons, and images. IconBuilder by itself is not a newcomer, but version 8 improves so many aspects of this venerable plug-in that it’s almost a new program altogether.
SketchUp 5
At Last software released the fifth version of their 3D modeling application. Architects will love SketchUp 5, but graphic designers, 3D enthusiasts and even web designers will find that SketchUp 5 has a lot more functionality than you would expect of a program that has traditionally appealed to architects in particular.
MojoWorld 3: Planet Building
When Eovia took over MojoWorld distribution in the EU, I decided it was time to give it a go. And so, today I proudly present to you a review of MojoWorld 3, a world creation software based on the mathematical beauty of fractals.
Alias SketchBook Pro 2
SketchBook Pro 2 is Alias’ second version of this sketch, drawing, and paint program. SketchBook Pro 2 builds further on the success of its predecessor, and adds a large number of powerful features.
Extensis Updates Portfolio 7
Extensis, a division of Celartem, Inc., today released a free update to Portfolio 7 for both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
Build an Image Based Screen Saver for Mac OS X
Resexcellence today offers a tutorial on how to create a slideshow-based screensaver using Quartz Composer and Property List Editor, two of the developers tools on the Developers disk that comes with every Mac OS X “Tiger” installation. Check it out here.
Pattern Design with SymmetryWorks 3
Artlandia released its professional pattern application for Illustrator CS 2. SymmetryWorks 3 is pattern design on a very high level. The system is used by textile designers as well as graphic and web designers. It is based on mathematical symmetry theories, yet allows users to be fully creative.
Swift 3D 4.5 Review
Electric Rain upgraded Swift 3D to version 4.5, adding a number of new features in the process. You now have outlines at intersections, pen styled outlines, shadow density and colour controls. Transparency has been improved in vector rendering output, there’s a new 2-pass curve fitting feature, and finally the capability to render vector style animations to video.
Eovia Hexagon Review
Hexagon is Eovia’s newest, revolutionary 3D modeling software. The application is almost as powerful as Amapi (but does not support hardware modeling tools) but much simpler to use. If you’re new to 3D, Hexagon will make 3D modeling deceivably simple. If you’re seasoned, it will offer you all the tools you need and a fast workflow.
Canto news
Canto, a global leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions, today announced that Internet Client Pro 3.0 and Web Publisher Pro 3.0 will be released in July 2005 in tandem with Cumulus 6.5.1.
DeltaGraph, A Total Presentation Tool
DeltaGraph 5 is Pantone-capable graphing application that accepts tab-delimited files, Excel sheets and SYLK and WKS files. DeltaGraph does not only draw beautiful charts, it is also a statistical tool, a presentation tool and an outliner with a firm focus on numbers and the relations between them.
