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Imaging/Design Industry News:
• Macromedia Ships MX 2004 Line
New versions of Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks available now
• Ultimatte Ships AdvantEdge 1.5
New version gets improved performance, multi-directional matte shrink and blur controls
• ALAP Releases ShadowCaster 3.2 for Quark 6
Update gains rendering enhancements in Mac OS X
• AJA Bundles Io with Kona HD
Prices on Kona cards also reduced
• Discreet Announces Combustion 3
New version to gain Editing functionality, scripting and rendering optimizations
• Apple Launches New iMacs, iPods
G4 iMacs get speed boost to 1.25 GHz
• Canon Intros Five New Printers
New models sport 4,800 x 1,200 DPI print engines
• E-on Announces Vue 4 Professional
3D landscape creation software gets improved speed, integration, creative features
• ALAP Releases InBooklet 2.1.4
Update expands mark options, adds full support for InDesign trapping
• Pentax Updates Optio Digital Camera Line
New models offer resolutions up to 5.0 megapixels
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New versions of Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks available now
Macromedia has shipped its new lineup of graphic design tools in the MX 2004 family. These include two new versions of Flash, Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004; Dreamweaver MX 2004; and Fireworks MX 2004. The company has also introduced the new Studio MX 2004 suite, as well as Flash Player 7. All are available now for Mac OS X and Windows.
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In earlier versions of Cinema 4DXL, C.O.F.F.E.E. programming language was the tool required to script both complicatedly interesting and simple operators to control the 3D objects and attributes of your project. With the release of Cinema4D version 8, a new, comprehensive, easy to use tool was introduced called XPresso. Still, many people are still afraid to open it up, assuming only code warriors and superusers will understand its contents. If I can use it, so can you. Here is the first of two simple tutorials to demystify Maxon's new expression manager. If you've never used XPresso, or are new to it, here's a simple breakdown of just how easy and useful it is to incorporate into your next project.
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