Year: 2009

Softpress Systems (http://www.softpress.com) has eleased version
5.4.2 of Freeway, its web site design software. This latest update
includes native support for Intaglio files to allow easy editing of
drawings and illustrations.

For a limited period, Softpress is offering a free copy of Intaglio
for every full-priced purchase of Freeway Pro made through either the
Softpress Store or through the Apple Store. You can learn more about
the Intaglio bundle at
http://www.softpress.com/offers/intagliobundle.

Intaglio from Purgatory Design offers graphic manipulation tools.

Mixamo (http://www.mixamo.com) has announced support for Autodesk 3ds
Max software biped system control rigs, streamlining animation
workflow for 3D artists and game developers.

Previously relying only on traditional motion-capture and keyframing
processes to animate biped characters, 3ds Max users are now able to
obtain access to Mixamo’s online collection of customizable,
motion-capture quality character motions and bake them directly onto
their bipeds.

Dingo Games has released The Three Musketeers: The Game
(http://www.dingogames.com/three-musketeers-game/) for the Mac.
Available exclusively online, the US$24.98 game closely follows the
plot of the original “Three Musketeers” novel. The adventure story
and the rarely used setting of 17th century France make this game a
unique experience.

Players take on the role of the young gentleman d’Artagnan as he sets
off for Paris in hopes of becoming a Musketeer.

LAJ Design has updated DropFrame
(http://www.lajdesignsw.com/dropframe/), a cross-platform application
that allows you to add a picture frame to your images, to version
1.0.4. The upgrade is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”)
and Windows 7.

With DropFrame you can either use a computer generated frame or use a
picture of a frame. If you use a picture of a frame, you can decide
if you want to have the frame picture scale to match the image or
have the frame picture tiled to the picture (to keep its original
proportions).

Zengobi has released Curio 6 (http://www.zengobi.com/curio), an
upgrade of the note taking, mind mapping, brainstorming, and task
management application for Mac OS X. The upgrade adds completely
style-able index cards for jotting down and organizing notes.

Version 6.1 also adds a decoration image well for associating an
image with a figure, smarter text exporting of multiply selected
figures and other features and fixtures.