Year: 2007

New Layer tools for After Effects ships

XChange International today announced the release of its new Layer Tools plug-in for Adobe After Effects. Layer Tools is a set of plug-ins that enables the motion graphics artist to do things to 3D layers that are usually very difficult and time consuming. Layer Tools solves the problems facing Photoshop users who try to convert their Photoshop image layers into 3D graphics only to have the design fall apart due to perspective.

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Adobe posts Photoshop, Flash security updates

Adobe has posted security update for Photoshop CS2, CS3, and Flash Player to its Web site. The company says: “Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Photoshop CS2 and CS3 that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these potential vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious BMP, DIB, RLE, or PNG must be opened in Photoshop by the user for an attacker to exploit these potential vulnerabilities.

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Freeverse releases Tiki Magic Mini Golf

Freeverse and Mondo Robot today announced the release of Tiki Magic Mini Golf for the Mac; a fully rendered, 3D Tiki Golfing experience. “Sink putts and collect special gem bonuses on three challenging courses; the tropical paradise of Lono’s Lagoon, the mysterious Lost Temple, and the volcano heart of Fire Mountain! You can play solo, or against up to five friends for the full tiki party experience.

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BetterHandles 1.01 offers CS3 compatibility

Nineblock Software today announced the release of BetterHandles 1.01, a plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that combines a tool and palette to make working with Bezier curve handles easier and more powerful. With it you can: select multiple handles and collectively move, extend, rotate, or retract them; extend or retract handles without changing their angles; edit points numerically (anchor, in handle, out handle); convert multiple points from corner to smooth or vice versa; use slow-drag for precise moves; and more.

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