Year: 2010

Ascender offers fonts from the Hallmark Design Collection

Ascender offers fonts from the Hallmark Design Collection

Posted by | Sep 30, 2010 | , |

Ascender Corp., a provider of font products, has entered into an agreement with Hallmark Cards to distribute fonts from the Hallmark Design Collection, a set of script and lettering-style typefaces.

The Ascender type development team collaborated with Hallmark to produce the fonts in TrueType and OpenType formats, and is making the fonts available for licensing and instant download from Ascender’s font web sites. For more information or to view the fonts visit: http://www.ascenderfonts.com/foundry/hallmark/ .

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WebsitePainter gets improved HTML code editor, more

WebsitePainter gets improved HTML code editor, more

Posted by | Sep 30, 2010 | , |

Ambiera has announced WebsitePainter 1.2 (http://www.ambiera.com/websitepainter/index.html) for Mac OS X and Windows systems. It’s an update of the web editor for creating web site without HTML knowledge and programming.

WebsitePainter includes a variety of templates and supports web standards such as HTML, CSS, PHP and ASP. Version 1.2 sports: an improved HTML code editor; a new browser window for selecting specific elements in a page; the ability to select files as hyperlink targets; improved scrolling and faster image rendering; and enhanced Unicode file support

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iPod touch gets a substantial touch-up

iPod touch gets a substantial touch-up

Posted by | Sep 30, 2010 | , |

I’ve liked the previous incarnations of the iPod touch; I like the latest model even more as it adds still more features. The gorgeous, svelte touch can now record HD video and supports FaceTime video calling — as well as doing everything it did in prevous versions.

The iPod touch remains a joy to use. Once you turn it on, there’s a “slider” at the bottom of the screen that you use to “unlock” the iPod for use.

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What should Apple do with Final Cut Pro?

Posted by | Sep 30, 2010 | , |

In February it was announced that Apple had cut some staff working on its Final Cut video editing software suite. Some folks took it as a bad sign, that Apple was ignoring the software — indeed, all its pro level software – to focus on consumer products (specifically, iOS devices). So what should Apple do with Final Cut Pro?

February’s cuts could represent the end of an upgrade development cycle, as the next version upgrade of Final Cut could already be in preparation. Or it could be a bad sign for Final Cut Pro.

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Dutch Skies 360 Volume 3 DVD released

Posted by | Sep 29, 2010 | , |

Bob Groothuis (http://www.bobgroothuis.com/) has released a DVD called Dutch Skies 360 Volume 3, with royalty free HDRI images of Dutch Skies 360. The images, with the famous Dutch Light, can be used for visual effects, 3D, architecture, game development, etc.

The Dutch Light is famous all over the world. The great painters captured the Dutch light in their paintings. Today there is a online shop that will bring the future version of the Dutch Light in the form of Dutch Skies 360 to the customers.

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