Reviews of Graphics Software and Software Books
The most recent software summaries and Guide reviews of graphics software programs, books, and related items. Browse through the Graphics Software Categories for more software listings and buying advice.
ArtRage 2 Painting Software for Windows and Mac
ArtRage is an inexpensive, fun, and easy-to-learn program for experimenting with digital art in Windows, Tablet PC or Mac OS. The user interface is absolutely gorgeous and designed for ultimate ease of use. Children and adults alike will have a ton of fun painting and drawing with art tools that act and interact just like real-world paint, pens, pencils, crayons, and even glitter!
ArtRage is an inexpensive, fun, and easy-to-learn program for experimenting with digital art in Windows, Tablet PC or Mac OS. The user interface is absolutely gorgeous and designed for ultimate ease of use. Children and adults alike will have a ton of fun painting and drawing with art tools that act and interact just like real-world paint, pens, pencils, crayons, and even glitter!
Alien Skin Blow Up (Win/Mac)
Alien Skin Blow Up can enlarge your images in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements with better results and with more functionality than competing products. The interface is straightforward and easy to use, but you might have a hard time justifying the cost against the printed results unless you do a large volume of extreme enlargements.
Alien Skin Blow Up can enlarge your images in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements with better results and with more functionality than competing products. The interface is straightforward and easy to use, but you might have a hard time justifying the cost against the printed results unless you do a large volume of extreme enlargements.
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 offers easy-to-use tools with an abundance of creative effects and fun designs for sharing and enjoying your photos. Beginners and casual home users who want to touch up photos, experiment with effects, and print creative projects will find a great deal of value in Digital Image Suite 2006.
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 offers easy-to-use tools with an abundance of creative effects and fun designs for sharing and enjoying your photos. Beginners and casual home users who want to touch up photos, experiment with effects, and print creative projects will find a great deal of value in Digital Image Suite 2006.
Logitech NuLOOQ Navigator Design Controller for Macintosh and Windows
The Logitech NuLOOQ navigator is a unique productivity-enhancing control device for anyone who works with creative software on a regular basis. It works alongside your keyboard and mouse, trackpad, or graphics tablet while you control it with your other hand.
The Logitech NuLOOQ navigator is a unique productivity-enhancing control device for anyone who works with creative software on a regular basis. It works alongside your keyboard and mouse, trackpad, or graphics tablet while you control it with your other hand.
Alien Skin Exposure (Win/Mac)
Alien Skin Exposure is a plug-in designed to accurately simulate the look and feel of film in your digital photos. Exposure comes with a number of presets to recreate the appearance of Velvia, Kodachrome, Ektachrome, GAF 500, TRI-X, Ilford, and many other film types. It also offers controls for tweaking the color, tone, focus and grain of your photos.
Alien Skin Exposure is a plug-in designed to accurately simulate the look and feel of film in your digital photos. Exposure comes with a number of presets to recreate the appearance of Velvia, Kodachrome, Ektachrome, GAF 500, TRI-X, Ilford, and many other film types. It also offers controls for tweaking the color, tone, focus and grain of your photos.
Ulead PhotoImpact 12 for Windows
PhotoImpact allows beginners to quickly achieve professional-looking results, while providing advanced features so users won't feel limited as they gain experience. With each new release, PhotoImpact includes more new features to keep it in line with the competition.
PhotoImpact allows beginners to quickly achieve professional-looking results, while providing advanced features so users won't feel limited as they gain experience. With each new release, PhotoImpact includes more new features to keep it in line with the competition.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 (Win/Mac)
Photoshop Elements is Adobe's photo-editing software for amateur photographers, digital imaging enthusiasts, and small business users. As the name implies, Photoshop Elements is built around core elements of Adobe Photoshop, but excludes some of the more advanced, professional-level features.
Photoshop Elements is Adobe's photo-editing software for amateur photographers, digital imaging enthusiasts, and small business users. As the name implies, Photoshop Elements is built around core elements of Adobe Photoshop, but excludes some of the more advanced, professional-level features.
Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI (Win)
Paint Shop Pro offers a great deal of flexibility and features that rival much pricier photo editors. It's priced affordably and offers ease of use without being overly simplistic or limiting.
Paint Shop Pro offers a great deal of flexibility and features that rival much pricier photo editors. It's priced affordably and offers ease of use without being overly simplistic or limiting.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 for Windows
The CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 is a value leader, providing capable, professional tools for just about any graphics task. The Suite includes CorelDRAW for vector-based drawing and page layout, and PHOTO-PAINT for image editing and photo retouching. Several supporting utilities also come in the box. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 is probably the best version yet.
The CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 is a value leader, providing capable, professional tools for just about any graphics task. The Suite includes CorelDRAW for vector-based drawing and page layout, and PHOTO-PAINT for image editing and photo retouching. Several supporting utilities also come in the box. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 is probably the best version yet.
PicaJet Free Edition Digital Photo Software
PicaJet Free Edition 2.5 is a powerful organizer for your digital photos. Its printing and sharing options are quite limited, but for organizing, browsing, and light editing of your digital photos it is very impressive.
PicaJet Free Edition 2.5 is a powerful organizer for your digital photos. Its printing and sharing options are quite limited, but for organizing, browsing, and light editing of your digital photos it is very impressive.
Corel Snapfire Free Digital Photo Software for Windows
Corel Snapfire is free digital photo software to help you organize, enhance, and share your pictures and video clips.
Corel Snapfire is free digital photo software to help you organize, enhance, and share your pictures and video clips.
TechSmith SnagIt 8 for Windows
SnagIt is one of the most comprehensive and powerful screen capture utilities available for Windows, offering advanced features and extra tools for organizing, simplifying, and editing screen captures. If you produce Windows screen shots on a regular basis, SnagIt is a must-have tool.
SnagIt is one of the most comprehensive and powerful screen capture utilities available for Windows, offering advanced features and extra tools for organizing, simplifying, and editing screen captures. If you produce Windows screen shots on a regular basis, SnagIt is a must-have tool.
ArtMasterPro from Fo2Pix (Win/Mac)
ArtMasterPro lets you turn your digital photos into works of art with 15 interactive ArtWizards or full manual control. ArtMasterPro breaks your photo down into a number of simplified sources, which can be blended into an artistic rendering using ArtWizards or manual painting mode.
ArtMasterPro lets you turn your digital photos into works of art with 15 interactive ArtWizards or full manual control. ArtMasterPro breaks your photo down into a number of simplified sources, which can be blended into an artistic rendering using ArtWizards or manual painting mode.
Xara Xtreme Illustration Software (Windows)
Xara Xtreme for Windows is a fast yet powerful vector-based drawing and illustration program, suitable for Web graphics, illustration, technical drawing, animation, cartooning, and compositing.
Xara Xtreme for Windows is a fast yet powerful vector-based drawing and illustration program, suitable for Web graphics, illustration, technical drawing, animation, cartooning, and compositing.
ArtMaster from Fo2Pix (Win/Mac)
ArtMaster helps you turn your digital photos into works of art with 7 interactive ArtWizards. ArtMaster breaks your photo down into a number of simplified sources, then the ArtWizards blend these sources into a pleasing picture every time.
ArtMaster helps you turn your digital photos into works of art with 7 interactive ArtWizards. ArtMaster breaks your photo down into a number of simplified sources, then the ArtWizards blend these sources into a pleasing picture every time.
Wacom Intuos3 Professional Graphics Tablet
Intuos3 is the third generation of Wacom's professional line of graphics tablets. Intuos3 supports tilt control and 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity, the highest sensitivity of any graphics tablet available today (double that of Intuos2). Intuos3 comes in 4x5, 6x8, 6x11, and 9x12 sizes.
Intuos3 is the third generation of Wacom's professional line of graphics tablets. Intuos3 supports tilt control and 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity, the highest sensitivity of any graphics tablet available today (double that of Intuos2). Intuos3 comes in 4x5, 6x8, 6x11, and 9x12 sizes.
Wacom Graphire4 Personal Graphics Tablet
Graphire4 includes a pressure-sensitive pen, ambidextrous and cordless mouse, and a bundle of photo editing, creative, and digital-inking software. Graphire4 comes in two sizes - 4x5 or 6x8, and in three color choices - silver, white, or metallic blue.
Graphire4 includes a pressure-sensitive pen, ambidextrous and cordless mouse, and a bundle of photo editing, creative, and digital-inking software. Graphire4 comes in two sizes - 4x5 or 6x8, and in three color choices - silver, white, or metallic blue.
Adobe Photoshop CS2 with ImageReady CS2 (Win/Mac)
Description: For the ultimate in graphics power and flexibility, Photoshop can't be beat. Photoshop offers more non-destructive ways of working than any other photo editor, and Adobe is always adding enhancements to help get the job done faster and with less frustration.
Description: For the ultimate in graphics power and flexibility, Photoshop can't be beat. Photoshop offers more non-destructive ways of working than any other photo editor, and Adobe is always adding enhancements to help get the job done faster and with less frustration.
Eye Candy 5: Impact (Win/Mac)
With ten special effects filters and countless customization options, Eye Candy 5: Impact gives you an infinite variety of visual effects to add to your projects. Includes special effects filters for generating metal surfaces, bevels, glass, plastic, metallics, chrome, 3D extrusions, light rays, glows, motion trails, shadows, reflections, stars, gears, and other shapes.
With ten special effects filters and countless customization options, Eye Candy 5: Impact gives you an infinite variety of visual effects to add to your projects. Includes special effects filters for generating metal surfaces, bevels, glass, plastic, metallics, chrome, 3D extrusions, light rays, glows, motion trails, shadows, reflections, stars, gears, and other shapes.
Eye Candy 5: Nature (Win/Mac)
With ten nature filters and countless customization options, Eye Candy 5: Nature gives you an infinite variety of particle effects and natural phenomena to add to your projects. Includes special effects filters for generating coronas, fire, water effects (drips, drops, icicles, ripples), snow, smoke, rust, blurs, and lighting effects.
With ten nature filters and countless customization options, Eye Candy 5: Nature gives you an infinite variety of particle effects and natural phenomena to add to your projects. Includes special effects filters for generating coronas, fire, water effects (drips, drops, icicles, ripples), snow, smoke, rust, blurs, and lighting effects.
Eye Candy 5: Textures (Win/Mac)
Eye Candy 5: Textures is the next generation of special effects plug-in filters from Alien Skin. With ten texture filters and countless customization options, Eye Candy 5: Textures gives you an infinite variety of unique, seamless textures for your projects.
Eye Candy 5: Textures is the next generation of special effects plug-in filters from Alien Skin. With ten texture filters and countless customization options, Eye Candy 5: Textures gives you an infinite variety of unique, seamless textures for your projects.
virtualPhotographer - Free Plug-in from optikVerve Labs
virtualPhotographer is a fun and easy plug-in that helps you add drama and artistic effects to your photos. The free software lets you experiment with a wide variety of color and black & white photographic effects by manipulating color, film speed, film type, and effects.
virtualPhotographer is a fun and easy plug-in that helps you add drama and artistic effects to your photos. The free software lets you experiment with a wide variety of color and black & white photographic effects by manipulating color, film speed, film type, and effects.
MaxiVista Muti-Monitor Software Review
MaxiVista provides an inexpensive and hassle-free way to extend your desktop onto the monitor of another computer on your network such as a laptop or tablet PC that's not always being used. MaxiVista can also clone screen content to a second display for demonstration or training purposes, and can even work across long distances in a wireless LAN environment.
MaxiVista provides an inexpensive and hassle-free way to extend your desktop onto the monitor of another computer on your network such as a laptop or tablet PC that's not always being used. MaxiVista can also clone screen content to a second display for demonstration or training purposes, and can even work across long distances in a wireless LAN environment.
Corel Painter IX (Painter 9) - (Win/Mac)
If your talents lean toward the artistic, Corel Painter is a must-have tool for maximum creative expression in a digital environment. With textured surfaces, brushes, and tools, you can mimic painting and drawing with chalk, pastels, watercolors, oils, crayons, pencil, felt pens, ink, and so much more.
If your talents lean toward the artistic, Corel Painter is a must-have tool for maximum creative expression in a digital environment. With textured surfaces, brushes, and tools, you can mimic painting and drawing with chalk, pastels, watercolors, oils, crayons, pencil, felt pens, ink, and so much more.
Jasc Paint Shop Pro Studio (Win)
Paint Shop Pro Studio is a digital photo editor for novice- to intermediate-level digital camera users who want to organize, enhance, restore, and share digital photos. A somewhat stripped-down version of Paint Shop Pro, Studio is not as easy to learn as it should be to compete in this category.
Paint Shop Pro Studio is a digital photo editor for novice- to intermediate-level digital camera users who want to organize, enhance, restore, and share digital photos. A somewhat stripped-down version of Paint Shop Pro, Studio is not as easy to learn as it should be to compete in this category.
Wink Tutorial and Presentation Creator (Win)
Wink is a free tool for creating animated tutorials and software demonstrations.
Wink is a free tool for creating animated tutorials and software demonstrations.
Puzzle Pro 2.0 Plugin from AV Bros. (Win/Mac)
AV Bros. Puzzle Pro 2.0 offers many customizable options for adding jigsaw puzzle effects to your photos and images.
AV Bros. Puzzle Pro 2.0 offers many customizable options for adding jigsaw puzzle effects to your photos and images.
Page Curl 2.0 Plugin from AV Bros. (Win/Mac)
AV Bros. Page Curl 2.0 offers many customizable options for adding page curl and fold effects to your photos and images.
AV Bros. Page Curl 2.0 offers many customizable options for adding page curl and fold effects to your photos and images.
Total Training: Video-Based Training on DVD (Win/Mac)
Total Training provides high-quality, video-based training on CD and DVD for many of Adobe's software programs. Each video set is packaged nicely with a quick reference guide and a CD of files that users can work with as they watch.
Total Training provides high-quality, video-based training on CD and DVD for many of Adobe's software programs. Each video set is packaged nicely with a quick reference guide and a CD of files that users can work with as they watch.
Alias Sketchbook Pro (Win/Mac)
Alias Sketchbook Pro is an innovative freehand drawing and painting program designed specifically for Tablet PC and graphics tablet users on Windows and Macintosh. If you've been frustrated or overwhelmed by the complexity of other artistic software, Sketchbook Pro is a great way to sketch out ideas, annotate images, and explore computer-based drawing.
Alias Sketchbook Pro is an innovative freehand drawing and painting program designed specifically for Tablet PC and graphics tablet users on Windows and Macintosh. If you've been frustrated or overwhelmed by the complexity of other artistic software, Sketchbook Pro is a great way to sketch out ideas, annotate images, and explore computer-based drawing.
Picasa Digital Photo Software (Win)
Picasa is free photo management software that scans your computer for picture files and automatically organizes them into albums, then allows you to edit and share them.
Picasa is free photo management software that scans your computer for picture files and automatically organizes them into albums, then allows you to edit and share them.
Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5 Deluxe Edition (Win)
Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5 allows you to import, organize, enhance, and share your digital photos. The printing and sharing features are exceptional, but there are better solutions for editing and organizing your photo collection.
Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5 allows you to import, organize, enhance, and share your digital photos. The printing and sharing features are exceptional, but there are better solutions for editing and organizing your photo collection.
StudioLine Photo 2 (Win)
StudioLine Photo 2 takes an unusual approach to digital photo management and editing. Although the non-standard interface increases the learning curve somewhat, its innovative editing and annotation tools make it worth investigating.
StudioLine Photo 2 takes an unusual approach to digital photo management and editing. Although the non-standard interface increases the learning curve somewhat, its innovative editing and annotation tools make it worth investigating.
PhotoShow Deluxe 3 from Simple Star (Win/Mac)
PhotoShow offers quick and easy way to make musical photo slide shows and Video CDs. This software includes some fun extras like frames, animated clip art, and photo effects.
PhotoShow offers quick and easy way to make musical photo slide shows and Video CDs. This software includes some fun extras like frames, animated clip art, and photo effects.
ProShow Gold from Photodex (Win)
ProShow Gold allows you to create simple to elaborate digital photo slide shows for PC and TV playback. The software is highly customizable, with hundreds of transition effects, many audio options, the popular "Ken Burns" motion effects, and a variety of output formats.
ProShow Gold allows you to create simple to elaborate digital photo slide shows for PC and TV playback. The software is highly customizable, with hundreds of transition effects, many audio options, the popular "Ken Burns" motion effects, and a variety of output formats.
Magix PhotoStory on CD & DVD 2004 (Windows)
Magix PhotoStory on CD & DVD 2004 allows you to create entertaining photo slide shows that can be played on your PC or your DVD player. I found the software a bit difficult to grasp at first, but after spending some time with the documentation, I got up to speed relatively quickly and was impressed by its powerful features.
Magix PhotoStory on CD & DVD 2004 allows you to create entertaining photo slide shows that can be played on your PC or your DVD player. I found the software a bit difficult to grasp at first, but after spending some time with the documentation, I got up to speed relatively quickly and was impressed by its powerful features.
Canvas 9 Professional Edition (Win/Mac)
Canvas offers a unified creative environment for intermediate to advanced graphics software users on the Macintosh or Windows platform. This all-in-one graphics suite is an exceptional value.
Canvas offers a unified creative environment for intermediate to advanced graphics software users on the Macintosh or Windows platform. This all-in-one graphics suite is an exceptional value.
Photoshop Elements 3: 50 Ways to Create Cool Pictures (Book)
With straightforward language, Dave Huss demonstrates practical techniques for improving your photos with Photoshop Elements. His casual writing style and sense of humor make you want to keep reading and learning.
With straightforward language, Dave Huss demonstrates practical techniques for improving your photos with Photoshop Elements. His casual writing style and sense of humor make you want to keep reading and learning.
Photoshop Restoration & Retouching by Katrin Eismann (Book)
Anyone will be able to master professional techniques for retouching, restoring, and enhancing both new and old photos by following the step-by-step direction of this skilled Photoshop instructor.
Anyone will be able to master professional techniques for retouching, restoring, and enhancing both new and old photos by following the step-by-step direction of this skilled Photoshop instructor.
Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy (Book)
Digital art pioneer Bert Monroy reveals his techniques for photo-realistic digital painting in Photoshop 7. Not only is this a book that teaches in a comfortable, reassuring way, the amazing illustrations are sure to motivate and inspire you as well.
Digital art pioneer Bert Monroy reveals his techniques for photo-realistic digital painting in Photoshop 7. Not only is this a book that teaches in a comfortable, reassuring way, the amazing illustrations are sure to motivate and inspire you as well.
The Photoshop Elements Book for Digital Photographers (Book)
This book shows you how to achieve the most requested digital photography techniques and effects used by the pros, but falls a bit short in challenging readers to a deeper understanding of what they are doing.
This book shows you how to achieve the most requested digital photography techniques and effects used by the pros, but falls a bit short in challenging readers to a deeper understanding of what they are doing.
JAlbum - The Free Web Photo Album Generator (Java)
JAlbum is a free Web photo album and slide show generator that is easy to use, yet incredibly versatile. New users can generate an album in three easy steps, and power users will appreciate the scripting capabilities, image filters, and integrated FTP. It's also multi-platform compatible and localized for several languages.
JAlbum is a free Web photo album and slide show generator that is easy to use, yet incredibly versatile. New users can generate an album in three easy steps, and power users will appreciate the scripting capabilities, image filters, and integrated FTP. It's also multi-platform compatible and localized for several languages.
JPEGCrops - Batch Cropping of JPEGs Without Loss (Win)
JPEGCrops is free software to help you quickly rotate and crop multiple photos to standard photo sizes without loss of quality.
JPEGCrops is free software to help you quickly rotate and crop multiple photos to standard photo sizes without loss of quality.
Reallusion FaceFilter for Windows
FaceFilter is designed to quickly transform facial expressions in a number of ways--from confident and sexy to mean, sad, sleepy, or tender. It can even do silly, comic effects, but it's most useful for creating a subtle change to the overall mood of an image.
FaceFilter is designed to quickly transform facial expressions in a number of ways--from confident and sexy to mean, sad, sleepy, or tender. It can even do silly, comic effects, but it's most useful for creating a subtle change to the overall mood of an image.
ThumbsPlus 6.0 from Cerious Software (Win)
Speed and looks are not the strong point of ThumbsPlus, but if you want extensive cataloging features, multi-criteria file search, powerful batch processing, and integrated image enhancement--and you don't mind spending time navigating dialogs and entering database information--ThumbsPlus would make an excellent choice.
Speed and looks are not the strong point of ThumbsPlus, but if you want extensive cataloging features, multi-criteria file search, powerful batch processing, and integrated image enhancement--and you don't mind spending time navigating dialogs and entering database information--ThumbsPlus would make an excellent choice.
Extensis pxl SmartScale (Win/Mac)
Extensis pxl SmartScale uses 'PixelLive' advanced technology to resample images up to 1600%. The plug-in does a better job of image upsizing than Photoshop alone and it's easier to use than similar products, but I'm still not sure its worth the price.
Extensis pxl SmartScale uses 'PixelLive' advanced technology to resample images up to 1600%. The plug-in does a better job of image upsizing than Photoshop alone and it's easier to use than similar products, but I'm still not sure its worth the price.
Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 (Windows)
Adobe Photoshop Album provides a fast, easy way for digital photo collectors to organize, fix, share, and archive pictures without a lot of involvement. The software is easy to learn and fulfills the most essential needs of amateur photo collectors.
Adobe Photoshop Album provides a fast, easy way for digital photo collectors to organize, fix, share, and archive pictures without a lot of involvement. The software is easy to learn and fulfills the most essential needs of amateur photo collectors.
Fo2Pix PhotoArtMaster Gold 1.5 (Win)
PhotoArtMaster Gold is one-of-a-kind software to help you transform your ordinary photographs into something you can be proud to frame and put on display.
PhotoArtMaster Gold is one-of-a-kind software to help you transform your ordinary photographs into something you can be proud to frame and put on display.
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 9 (Win)
Microsoft's Digital Image Suite 9 and Digital Image Pro 9 are best suited to users who want simplified tools for image enhancement as well as a nice variety of professional-looking designs which can be personalized and produced without a lot of fuss.
Microsoft's Digital Image Suite 9 and Digital Image Pro 9 are best suited to users who want simplified tools for image enhancement as well as a nice variety of professional-looking designs which can be personalized and produced without a lot of fuss.
Photoshop Elements 2 Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks (Book)
With brief but informative text instruction and lots of clear, easy-to-follow visuals, Photoshop Elements 2 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks will show you how to save time, be more productive, and do more cool stuff in Photoshop Elements 2.
With brief but informative text instruction and lots of clear, easy-to-follow visuals, Photoshop Elements 2 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks will show you how to save time, be more productive, and do more cool stuff in Photoshop Elements 2.
Photoshop 7 Savvy by Steve Romaniello (Book)
Photoshop 7 Savvy is a good choice both for beginning and intermediate users of Photoshop who want a broad view of the program including many of the new features in Photoshop 7. The instruction is clear, and the nine hands-on tutorials help you put what you've read into practice.
Photoshop 7 Savvy is a good choice both for beginning and intermediate users of Photoshop who want a broad view of the program including many of the new features in Photoshop 7. The instruction is clear, and the nine hands-on tutorials help you put what you've read into practice.
Photoshop 7 Learning Studio by Steve Romaniello (CD)
Photoshop 7 Learning Studio is basically Photoshop 7 Savvy, the book, put into a browser-based format with demonstrative videos, narration, and a search engine added. Unless you prefer reading on-screen or you really need the search and demo features, just get the book.
Photoshop 7 Learning Studio is basically Photoshop 7 Savvy, the book, put into a browser-based format with demonstrative videos, narration, and a search engine added. Unless you prefer reading on-screen or you really need the search and demo features, just get the book.
Easy Thumbnails from Fookes Software (Windows)
Easy Thumbnails is a handy free tool to have around for more than just generating thumbnails. It can also enlarge images, adjust color, rename files, and quickly show a folder of images as a Web page.
Easy Thumbnails is a handy free tool to have around for more than just generating thumbnails. It can also enlarge images, adjust color, rename files, and quickly show a folder of images as a Web page.
Adobe Photoshop ACE Exam Aid (Win/Mac)
The program was designed to help you pass the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Photoshop. It is laid out in a similar style to the actual Adobe exam and contains 290 questions and answers plus references to help you expand your knowledge. A demo version is available for download. Full version can be purchased for $49 USD.
The program was designed to help you pass the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Photoshop. It is laid out in a similar style to the actual Adobe exam and contains 290 questions and answers plus references to help you expand your knowledge. A demo version is available for download. Full version can be purchased for $49 USD.
Adobe Illustrator ACE Exam Aid (Win/Mac)
The program was designed to help you pass the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Illustrator. It is laid out in a similar style to the actual Adobe exam and contains 250 questions and answers plus references to help you expand your knowledge. A demo version is available for download. Full version can be purchased for $40 USD.
The program was designed to help you pass the Adobe Certified Expert exam for Illustrator. It is laid out in a similar style to the actual Adobe exam and contains 250 questions and answers plus references to help you expand your knowledge. A demo version is available for download. Full version can be purchased for $40 USD.
ACD FotoSlate 3.0 Photo Printing Software (Win)
FotoSlate is the first photo printing program I've found that provides complete and total control over every aspect of your printed photo layouts. It's quick, easy, and extremely flexible.
FotoSlate is the first photo printing program I've found that provides complete and total control over every aspect of your printed photo layouts. It's quick, easy, and extremely flexible.
Alien Skin Eye Candy 4000 (Win/Mac)
Alien Skin's Eye Candy is one of the most popular graphics software plug-in filter collections of all time. See examples of all 23 special effects included in the Eye Candy 4000 suite.
Alien Skin's Eye Candy is one of the most popular graphics software plug-in filter collections of all time. See examples of all 23 special effects included in the Eye Candy 4000 suite.
Alien Skin Xenofex 2 (Win/Mac)
Xenofex 2 is another fabulous special effects plugin collection from the effects masters and plug-in pioneers at Alien Skin. Xenofex 2 offers 14 customizable filters, including 10 updated classics and 4 new effects. See them all in the Xenofex gallery.
Xenofex 2 is another fabulous special effects plugin collection from the effects masters and plug-in pioneers at Alien Skin. Xenofex 2 offers 14 customizable filters, including 10 updated classics and 4 new effects. See them all in the Xenofex gallery.
IMatch Image Management Database (Win)
The IMatch image management database for Windows offers seriously powerful image management that rivals high-end image database software at a fraction of the price.
The IMatch image management database for Windows offers seriously powerful image management that rivals high-end image database software at a fraction of the price.
IrfanView 32 (Win)
IrfanView 32 is a small and speedy free image viewer and thumbnail browser for Windows.
IrfanView 32 is a small and speedy free image viewer and thumbnail browser for Windows.
Photodex CompuPic Pro (Win)
Photodex CompuPic Pro is a fast and powerful thumbnail image browser and viewer for Windows with lots of extras.
Photodex CompuPic Pro is a fast and powerful thumbnail image browser and viewer for Windows with lots of extras.
Photodex ProShow and ProShow Gold (Win)
Photodex ProShow allows you to create simple to elaborate digital photo slide shows for PC or TV playback. It's highly customizable, with hundreds of transition effects, many audio options, and a variety of output formats.
Photodex ProShow allows you to create simple to elaborate digital photo slide shows for PC or TV playback. It's highly customizable, with hundreds of transition effects, many audio options, and a variety of output formats.
Simple Star PhotoShow (Win/Mac)
Create, share and experience multimedia shows using your own photos and music. Choose photos, a soundtrack, transitions and effects and then drag and drop animated clip art and captions to create PhotoShows which can then be shared online, burned to CD-ROM, used as a screen saver, or published to a Web site.
Create, share and experience multimedia shows using your own photos and music. Choose photos, a soundtrack, transitions and effects and then drag and drop animated clip art and captions to create PhotoShows which can then be shared online, burned to CD-ROM, used as a screen saver, or published to a Web site.
Virtual Painter 3 (Win)
Easily turn digital photos into paintings and stylized artwork with this collection of 12 plug-in filters from Jasc Software.
Easily turn digital photos into paintings and stylized artwork with this collection of 12 plug-in filters from Jasc Software.
Xara X (Win)
A review of Xara X, the speedy but powerful vector-based drawing and Web graphics tool.
A review of Xara X, the speedy but powerful vector-based drawing and Web graphics tool.
XnView Image Viewer & Converter
XnView is a fast and free image viewer and converter with support for a staggering number of file formats (over 400), operating systems, and languages. Features for resizing, adjusting, adding effects, slide show display, batch conversion, screen capture, printing, drag & drop, and more. Free for non-commercial use.
XnView is a fast and free image viewer and converter with support for a staggering number of file formats (over 400), operating systems, and languages. Features for resizing, adjusting, adding effects, slide show display, batch conversion, screen capture, printing, drag & drop, and more. Free for non-commercial use.