DTP and graphics products

The Impression range

The Impression family of DTP software comprises three programs aimed at different levels in the DTP market. There are easy upgrade paths between them, so if you are not sure which one will suit your needs you can always go for the cheapest option and upgrade later if you need to.

• Impression Style is the 'entry level' program. Despite this, it is still a very advanced word processor and DTP package, offering enough features to satisfy most home and school users.
• Impression Publisher is aimed at those wanting to do professional DTP work. It has all the features of Style, but offers improved control over typography and colour-correction of images. Publisher also allows you to produce four colour separations when printing and allows fine control over Postscript printing options. Graphics can also be placed within irregular frames, and the text flowed around them.
• Impression Publisher Plus is an enhanced version of Publisher which offers OPI and DCS support for images, EPS import and export and supports named and spot colours.

DTP and word processing utilities

Computer Concepts also sells a number of utilities to help with DTP work:

• WordWorks is a stand-alone thesaurus and dictionary which uses licensed data from Collins. It is bundled with the current Impression range, but may be used with any word processor on the Acorn platform.
• Formulix is a tool for typesetting mathematical equations. Such equations frequently follow their own rules which cause many traditional DTP programs trouble - with Formulix you can create the equations and then drop them into the document like any other graphic. With programs that support the OLE standard, such as the Impression range, the equations can be directly edited from the files embedded in the document.
• The RTF & WordPerfect loaders and savers allow easy conversion between Impression's text format and RTF and WordPerfect formats.

ArtWorks

Computer Concepts sells a number of products based around its award-winning vector graphics and illustration package ArtWorks:

• ArtWorks is the fastest and most powerful illustration package available on the Archimedes. It is also easy to use, with intuitive, interactive tools and an unlimited undo option allowing you to experiment. There are several third-party modules available for ArtWorks which add extra features to the program.
• The clip art CDs 1 & 2 showcase the sort of effects that can be achieved by ArtWorks, as they contain the pick of the entries from the 1993 and 1994 ArtWorks clip-art competitions. They also contain a number of other useful items, including some high-quality 24-bit photographs.
• The graphics loaders allow various graphics file formats to be loaded by ArtWorks and the Impression range. The formats supported are: JPEG, Photo CD, 24-bit Clear and 8-bit TIFF (Impression and ArtWorks already support 24-bit TIFF).