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June 19, 2003
Imaging/Design Industry News:
• LaCie Announces External DVD Drives
Portable Pocket Drive also announced

• Eizo Intros ColorEdge Monitors
LCD displays targeted toward graphics professionals

• Hemera Ships Big Box of Art for Mac
Royalty-free collection offers 800,000 images

• MultiAd Releases Creator Desktop Pro 6.5.5
Maintenance update fixes EPS, stability issues

• Andromeda Launches Photoshop Filter Bundle
Collection includes photographic effects, image correction utilities

• Anzovin Studio Ships The Setup Machine for Alias|Wavefront's Maya 5.0


• E-on Announces Vue d'Esprit 4.2
New version to gain Poser 5 import support

• Canon Intros Printers, Scanner
Models expected to ship next month

• Shave 2.0 Ships for Cinema 4D
Update adds volumetric shading, memory efficiencies

• Agfa Releases Monotype Fonts
40 new offerings span nine typeface families

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