Blogcritics reviews Viveza 2.0

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Viveza 2 provides precise selective photo editing through the use of U Point technology. By placing a control point on your image and adjusting the size of the coverage area, you can change the brightness, contrast, or color within your photo. This latest version not only promises new enhancements, but more precision […]

7 awesome things you can do with SketchUp

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Sketchup is a free 3D modelling tool developed based on the philosophy that by giving people a small set of powerful, intuitive tools, you can lower the barrier of entry to 3D modelling, so that almost anyone can make quality 3D models with just a couple of sessions of practice.

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Making Animated Cartoons With Toon Boom Animate Pro

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I haven’t wanted to make cartoons since I was a kid, but after spending a couple weeks with Animate Pro from Toon Boom, I’m inspired to try it again.

As the name suggests, Toon Boom specializes in software for making cartoons and animations. The company has a fairly large range […]

Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch review

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With the Apple busy educating us about touch interfaces, the possibility of a large A5 sized touchpad to accompany your desktop or laptop seems appealing, after all if your phone can multi-touch why not your computer? Can the Wacom Bamboo Pen and Touch really offer you a more tactile experience over your […]

MicroFilmmaker reviews modo 401

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The level of polish I commented on in my previous review of modo 302 continues to improve with the latest release. Luxology continues to add carefully crafted feature sets and capabilities to its flagship modo 401. For Microfilmmakers requiring photorealism for environments or adding objects to existing footage, modo 401’s improved […]

ScreenFlow 2 Review from Macworld

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ScreenFlow 2.0 is a big step forward for the screen recording application. The addition of transitions, freeze frames, clip speed adjustments, audio ducking, and basic color adjustment tools really make ScreenFlow an all-in-one solution. It’s now something that I could use for an entire project from start to finish, instead of exporting […]

Review: VMware Fusion 3

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Virtualization on the Mac has had to move forward rapidly in the past several months: where it was once enough to run basic tasks in Windows XP, users increasingly expect an experience much like what they would have in Boot Camp. That’s all the more true with the launch of Windows 7, […]

MacWorld reviews Toon Boom Studio 5

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So many artists today want to venture into the animation world but either don’t have the hand-drawing artistic capabilities or the time and resources to learn 3-D animation. Many of us have tried our hand at stop-motion with in-camera techniques or perhaps clever editing. Toon Boom Studio 5 however offers infinite possibilities […]

Review: Sony Sound Forge Pro 10

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Sony Creative Software Sound Forge Pro 10 is a professional digital audio editor ideal for audio and video production and multimedia projects. A rock solid 24/32/64-bit 192KHz digital audio editor with over 40 professional studio effects and processes, Sound Forge Pro 10 is a great tool for creating, recording, and editing audio. […]

Wacom Bamboo Touch Tablet Review

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Bamboo Touch is available from Creation Engine for $69.

Students, Faculty, and Staff can add Painter 11 for only $49 to any Wacom tablet purchase.