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Free Photoshop Plug-In from Adobe

Adobe Configurator is an easy‐to‐use Adobe AIR‐based application that allows you to create custom panels for Adobe Photoshop CS4. These custom panels can contain just the Photoshop tools, commands, actions, scripts, and widgets that you need for a particular workflow or set of tasks. They can be shared with colleagues by using Adobe Extension Manager CS4. By default, Photoshop CS4 installs AIR. If you don’t have AIR installed, go to http://get.adobe.com/air/. Install Adobe Configurator 1.0 1. Double‐click Configurator.air to open the installer.

Edit Plug-In for Apple Aperture Now at 1.5

A power house of more than 4000 effects thru 15 modules to apply on one or a set of images without leaving Apple Aperture.

GIMP 2.6 Released

A new version of this open source graphics software is now available for download. And of course, it's free.

New Features in Creative Suite 4

This article originally appeared in Design Tools Monthly. Cross-Suite Interface Changes Application frame (optional): * This large window contains all your open documents and panels, on a neutral-colored background. You can move the whole thing around, even onto a second display. Tabbed windows (optional): * Each document appears as a tab in the Application Frame

ACDSee Announces Photo Manager 2009

The latest version of this powerful software adds new tools to help you keep your collection organized and ready for sharing.

Photoshop and Bridge CS4 Online Help Now Live

You don't have to buy the apps to discover more about the future of Adobe software.

xTrain Introduces the International Photographic Society

Membership includes 130 hours of training, magazine subscription, and more.

First Digital Photography Metadata Specification

The Metadata Working Group introduces its first specification for interoperability and preservation of metadata in digital photography.

Digital Anarchy Announces Compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS4

New release of Photoshop is fully supported by all Digital Anarchy products.

Mudbug Introduces Webify 1.0

This new image editing utility serves as a easy-to-use image browser, specifically developed as a productivity tool to help prepare images for the web. Quickly and easily resize, scale, rotate and flip many images at once and save them in one of several web-friendly formats. Alter the Exposure, Gamma, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, and Sepia of images in batch, or one at a time.

Info Center for Adobe Creative Suite 4

On September 23, Adobe finally shared full information about the next version of the Creative Suite: CS4. We’ll run reviews of the core creative pro apps in October, once CS4 ships to the public. Until then, sate your appetite for information with these first looks and more. First Looks: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop CS4 Adobe has officially announced Creative Suite 4. Here are first-hand impressions of three of the new versions in the Design suite.

Adobe Announces Creative Suite 4

Today, Adobe Systems announced Creative Suite 4 (CS4), which contains all-new versions of the company’s design, Web, and video applications. Note that this is only an announcement -- the products won't be available to the public until next month. The product suite structure of CS4 is relatively unchanged from Creative Suite 3.

CS4 Design Standard and Design Premium:

Adobe InDesign CS4
Adobe Illustrator CS4
Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro
Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Standard only)
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended (Premium only)

Camera Raw 4.6 Now Available

The Camera Raw 4.6 and DNG Converter Release Candidates (RC) are now freely downloadable from Adobe Labs.

X-Rite and Pantone Launch ColorMunki Trade-Up Program

Photographers, designers, and creatives can trade up to the hottest color control and creation solution.

Review: Silver Efex Pro

If you’re serious about working in black and white, you need to be serious about the tools you use to convert your color photographs to grayscale. Silver Efex gives you the power you need with the ease of use you want.

MEI Releases InQuery RSS for K4 Publishing System

New add-on makes it easy to check on the database virtually anytime, anywhere.

New Color Management Professional Certification Program

The IPA program will provide a consistent, worldwide understanding of color management best practices

Canto Cumulus 7.6 Offers PDF Rendering, Advanced PowerPoint Handling and More

Update aims to save customers money, while protecting their collections.

New Picasa 3.0 Takes Photo Sharing From "Easy" To "Effortless"

Upgraded Picasa web albums now focus on the people in your pictures.

Canto Launches New Website and Announces New Communications Tool

New design and content better meets the needs of prospects, customers and Canto Partners, while email communications become more focused.