POWERFUL DESIGN |
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Sketch freehand. |
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* Automatic object re-blending. |
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Create precise Bézier curves and lines. |
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* Drag-and-drop objects between documents. |
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Advanced Scissors tool for cutting objects anywhere. |
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* Select calibrated CMYK colors from a digital "swatch" book. |
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* Use calligraphic pens to create natural, fully-editable strokes. |
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* Time-saving direct selection and editing of objects within groups. |
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Simultaneously edit multiple Bézier curves and/or control points. |
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Manipulate Bézier curves without the use of control points or handles.
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* Freeform object-editing includes on-screen controls for rotating and skewing.
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Create and edit illustrations in full-color preview or black-and-white keyline modes. |
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* Apply any Ink (color, gradient, texture, hatch or symbol) to strokes, fills and text. |
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* Easy-to-use shape tools include spirals, hexagons, stars and other multi-sided polygons. |
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* Easily import any Ink (gradient, custom color, texture, hatch or symbol) from other documents. |
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* Apply path-editing shortcuts, such as punch, mix and transparency, for creating complex objects quickly. |
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* Integrated virtual memory allows manipulation of large vector graphic files in standard RAM configurations. |
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* Use the floating Inks palette to pick and create colors, gradients, textures, hatches and vector-based symbols. |
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* Create standard color tints (10%, 20%, etc.) and custom colorizing tints
from any base color. |
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* Create eye-catching effects with multi-colored linear, radial or directional
gradient fills. |
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* Instantly transform 2D objects and text into 3D, with light source effects.
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* Warp object shapes with 20 pre-defined templates or user-definable settings.
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Easily convert any object shape into editable Bézier curves or polygons.
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* Floating master palette for real-time feedback on object attributes. |
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* Gamut Warning indicator highlights any color out of CMYK gamut. |
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Autotrace scanned images into editable Bézier curves. |
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Object binding to curves or shapes. |
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Magnetic guide lines. |
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* Specify line joins and end caps. |
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Easily remove the overlapped portion of underlying objects. |
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* Use any vector-based object (including text) as an arrowhead. |
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* Work with intelligent illustration-, publication- or presentation-type
documents. |
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PRECISION ILLUSTRATION |
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Powerful Smart Mouse(TM) snap-to drawing aid. |
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* Rotate and skew graphics in 0.01 degree increments. |
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Programmable object movement from keyboard arrow keys. |
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* Precision to 0.5 micron (1/65,000th of a PostScript(R) point). |
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Automatic dimensioning with configurable industry standards. |
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* Password protect individual layers for added security. |
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Custom parallel lines, Bézier curves and polygons. |
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Replicate command with custom settings. |
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Hatch pattern fills for materials. |
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* Dynamic object libraries. |
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Dashed object borders. |
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Open architecture design. |
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Dynamic object connections. |
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Custom dashed lines and curves. |
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Area and perimeter calculations. |
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Join and/or split curves and objects. |
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Scale objects uniformly or non-uniformly. |
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Fractal drawing simulates natural phenomena. |
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Snap-to-grid options with user-definable grid spacing. |
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Lock individual graphic elements from unwanted deletion or editing. |
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* Easy-to-use floating Graphic Styles palette for naming and re-using
design elements. |
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* Use the floating Strokes palette to choose and create pen weights, dashes,
arrows and more. |
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Customizable rulers and adjustable ruler guides for easy graphic placement
and page layout. |
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* Interruptible screen redraws let you work without having to wait for
complex graphics to appear completely. |
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Work more efficiently by creating different views of your document, including
variable magnification levels. |
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* Zoom in and out to arbitrary magnification levels between 3% and 3,200%
in 0.01% increments. |
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Define custom illustration sizes and multi-page documents in a 38.5' by
38.5' pasteboard. |
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* Manage complex illustrations efficiently with an easy-to-use, floating
Layers palette. |
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* Create, open and save QuickDraw 3D(TM) Metafile objects. |
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Modifier key for dragging a copy of a selected object(s). |
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* Automatic object shadows with custom color shading. |
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NATURAL IMAGE-EDITING and PHOTO-RETOUCHING |
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* Dodge and Burn tools for selectively correcting exposure. |
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* Up to 32 alpha channels for saving multiple selections. |
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* Magic Wand for automatic color range selection. |
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* Retouching tools include Smudge, Sharpen and Blur. |
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* User-definable soft-edged brushes with brush size previews. |
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* Rubber Stamp tool for cloning part of an image. |
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* Lasso or rectangular and elliptical polygons for regional selections.
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* Quick Mask command for creating, viewing and editing masks directly on
an image. |
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* Feather-edge selections for blending backgrounds and combining foreground
and background images. |
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* Brush, Airbrush, and Marker tools with fade effects and pressure controls
for graphics tablets. |
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* Edit and convert between Bitmap, Grayscale, Duotone, Indexed Color, LAB,
RGB and CMYK TIFF images. |
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* Filter effects include multiple choices for image sharpening, softening,
stylizing, distorting and noise. |
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* Sponge tool for selectively saturating and desaturating color. |
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* Independent color balance adjustment for shadows, highlights and midtones.
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* Controls for selectively adjusting hue, saturation and brightness. |
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* Adjustments for brightness, contrast and midtones (gamma). |
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* Reads Photoshop filter settings files. |
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* Live color blends. |
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* Support for high-dynamic-range scans and files. |
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* Compatible with third-party Photoshop plug-in filters. |
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* Live previews of image adjustment controls and filter effects. |
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* TWAIN interface support for a broad range of image-acquisition devices.
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* Manipulate very large image files with integrated virtual memory image
editing. |
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* Neon brush with fade effects and pressure controls for graphics tablets.
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* View and edit images at any magnification level. |
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* Curves control for adjusting image luminance. |
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SUPERIOR TYPOGRAPHY |
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* Automatic drop caps. |
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Slanted text margins. |
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Interactive on-screen text kerning and tracking. |
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* Rotate and skew editable text in 0.01 degree increments. |
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* Integrated spell checker with hyphenation controls. |
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* Independent leading for the first line of a paragraph. |
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* Font sizes from 2 to 720 points in 0.1-point increments. |
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* Add emphasis to letters or words with named Character Styles. |
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* Drag-and-drop tabs, including left, right, center, decimal and comma tabs.
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* Format individual paragraphs in the same text block with named Paragraph Styles. |
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* Integrated font mapping for identifying missing fonts and substituting
others for them. |
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* Control letter and word spacing, last line and ragged width settings,
and widows and orphans. |
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* Type text directly on any curve or shape with on-screen controls for
editing text and graphic objects. |
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* Pre-defined templates and user-definable controls for indents, margins,
columns, gutters and rules. |
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* Dynamic text wraps around or inside any object with 0.1-point object
avoidance settings. |
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Create customized letterforms by converting Type 1 or TrueType(TM) fonts
to outlines. |
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* Create new documents with an array of professionally designed templates.
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* 2,000 TrueType and 2,000 PostScript Type 1 typefaces included free.
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Automatic column-to-column or shape-to-shape text flows. |
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Separate horizontal and vertical font scaling controls. |
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PROFESSIONAL OUTPUT |
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* Object-level overprinting for basic trapping. |
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* WYSIWYG color calibration for screen and output device controls. |
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* Create halftone color separations from continuous-tone images. |
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* Support for device-independent CIE LAB color space for consistent color
output. |
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* Color-matching systems, including PANTONE(R) Spot, PANTONE Process,
Trumatch(TM) and Toyo(TM). |
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* Color separate all graphic elements, including CMYK TIFF, RGB TIFF
and Kodak PhotoCD (TM) images. |
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* Ability to print individual selections, layers and non-consecutive pages
with one print command. |
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* Control of undercolor removal/addition (UCR), gray component replacement
(GCR), and ink densities. |
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FLEXIBLE IMPORT / EXPORT CONNECTIVITY |
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* Adobe(R) Illustrator 5.5 (AI) |
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* Adobe Photoshop 3 (PSD) |
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* MacDraw(R) Pro |
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RGB and CMYK Tag Image File Format (TIF) |
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Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) |
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XPress Desktop Color Separations (DCS) |
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Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) |
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* Kodak PhotoCD (PCD) |
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MacPaint(R) (MAC) |
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Macintosh PICT (PIC) |
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QuickTime(TM) |
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Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) |
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Data Interchange Format (DXF(TM)) |
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Initial Graphics Exchange Standard (IGES) |
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TARGA Bitmap (TGA) |
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Deneba UltraPaint(TM) |
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* CorelDRAW(TM) 5 (CDR) |
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* Micrografx(R) Designer 4 (DRW) |
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WordPerfect Graphics (WPG) |
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ZSoft Paintbrush (DCX and PCX) |
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Windows Metafile (WMF) |
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Windows Bitmap (BMP) |
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* Microsoft Word (DOC) |
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* MacWrite(R) I, II and Pro |
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Plain Text (TXT) |
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Rich Text Format (RTF) |
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* QuickDraw 3D(TM) Metafile |
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* CompuServe(R) Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) |
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Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language (HPGL) |
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Compatible versions available for both Mac OS(TM)- and Microsoft(R) Windows(TM)-based
computers. |
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