How to turn photos into beautiful works of art with a single click.

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Snap Art 2 is a Photoshop plug-in that turns your photography into beautiful works of art with a single click. Detailed simulation of individual brush strokes and canvas texture gives results that are indistinguishable from handmade art. The finished piece begs to be hung in a gallery, especially when printed […]

Adobe software eligible for K-12 federal funding sources.

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Federal funding resources for educational technology software and curriculum-related integration at schools and districts are available through numerous government programs.

See whether your purchases of Adobe education solutions are eligible for one or more of these funding sources.

Funding overview matrix (PDF, 79k) Federal Funding for Adobe School Solutions (PDF, 127k) Carl […]

Vue 7.5 xStream and Infinite Are Coming!

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Following is the list of new features available in the upcoming 7.5 release:

Support of the V-Ray renderer for 3ds Max (xStream) Support of EcoSystem painting in XSI (xStream) Color and Alpha masks of single clouds and cloud layers in the multi-pass renderer “Camera Mapping” to dramatically cut animation render times […]

CGSociety reviews Mudbox 2009

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Mudbox 2009, the second generation of Mudbox is an amazingly easy to use digital sculpting tool that takes away all the technical aspects of working in 3D and lets your imagination and creativity flow. This may sound corny, but it really is that easy to use, and impressively fast. The latest version […]

Plug-In Suite 4.5 for Adobe Photoshop only $299 after $100 mail-in rebate!

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Plug-In Suite 4.5 for Adobe Photoshop Only $299 after $100 mail-in rebate! Offer good through 6/30/2009.