March, 2000 | CreativePro Network

Apple LaserWriter 8500

Apple LaserWriter 8500 Although granted full access to the Apple company’s trademark design skills, the LaserWriter 8500 was unfortunately also hit by Apple’s refocusing on graphics. This may not be the printer for larger offices to invest in. The LaserWriter 8500 is a competent machine though, “the fastest LaserWriter printer ever” according to the Apple […]

Auto FX Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0

Auto FX Photo/Graphic Edges 4.0 Adding flashy borders to photos might seem like a waste of time, but rest assured it’s more complex than you think. At least it is with the amount of choices Photo/Graphics has, 325 separate borders in the base package alone. Spend an extra $50 and you get 775. Within those […]

Pantone HexVector

Pantone HexVector Ever feel the need for more color options? If you’re a designer, then maybe, but more like probably. Never fear, Pantone is here. With HexVector, Photoshop illustrators and designers can access the larger Hexachrome gamut of colors. According to the Pantone product page, you can: Colorize vector graphics using Hexachrome colors. Access more […]

Corel Ventura 8

Corel Ventura 8 is a full-feature desktop publisher with the improved ease-of-use that you have come to expect from Corel. It’s toolbar is remarkably similar to CorelDraw 8, and it includes a feature set so complete that Computer Shopper’s Susan Glinert says it is “…rich enough to eclipse those of its competitors.” Read her full […]

Multi-Ad Creator 2

Multi-Ad Creator2 is a full-blown desktop publishing application originally designed for the creation of ad copy, marketing, and promotional materials. Highly praised for its smooth user interface & robust feature set, Creator2 includes such useful features as Starburst Tool, Make Matrix Tool, Style Models, Unlimited Gradients, Convert-to-Path, Level 3 AppleScript Support and ColorSync. Easily customized, […]

The Quarkification of Adobe?

When Adobe Systems announced last week that it was charging $99 to registered users to upgrade to InDesign 1.5, I wasn’t the only publisher whose jaw dropped. What? The nerve. Who do they think they are, Quark? Yes, Adobe Systems surely seems like it’s pretty big for its britches these days, reminding me more and […]

Macromedia Fontographer

Macromedia Fontographer is a feature-filled user-friendly font creation application that allows you to create cross-platform fonts with the greatest of ease. Don’t let the convenient user interface fool you, though, this product packs a punch! With such remarkable ease-of-use, it’s no surprise that, according to HOW Magazine (Feb. 1996) “Fontographer may be largely responsible for […]

MarkzTools III

MarkzTools III is a file-recovery and conversion utility for use with QuarkXPress. Comprised of seven work-saving modules Conversion, Salvage, Verification, Safety Save, Scavenge Text, Version Keeper and Gray Previews Module) MarkzTools is truly an Xtension to reckon with! Among many other features, MarkzTools boasts the ability to recover ‘bad files,’ and to convert higher-version documents […]

Nikon Coolscan Series

Nikon Coolscan Series The Nikon Coolscan series is two scanners, the Coolscan III and the Super Coolscan 2000 (LS-2000). Both are personal scanners for removing surface film imperfections, perfect for saving hours of retouching time. Nikon Coolscan III Although the “little brother” of the duo, the Coolscan III boasts an average scan time of 20 […]