Adobe Systems Inc., Voice 408-536-6000, http://www.adobe.com/
Adobe Photoshop is THE world-standard photo design and production tool. It allows you to design artwork, generate textures and backgounds, correct color, and retouch composite scanned images. Version 5.5 features advanced Web-optimized tools with the help of ImageReady 2.0, improved image file compression, new image slicing tools, JavaScript rollover effects, added layer effects, and more. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.5 or later, 64 MB RAM, and 256 color support.
Canoma 1.0 - Demo
MetaCreations, http://www.metacreations.com/
Create photo-realistic 3D models directly from your photos with this cool program. It’ll work with scanned images or digital photos, and will allow you to attach 3D wireframes on top of objects in your 2D image. Then with a click of a button, the prgram will render a 3D image by wrapping the 2D surface around the wireframe. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 8.0 or later and 32 MB RAM.
Have a knack or a need for architecture? This program designed for architects, surveyors, contractors, and anyone else in the building profession, will allow you to create perfectly scaled architectural elevations from perspective photo images or hand drawings. View a digital photo and correctly-scaled drawing on screen simultaneously and show modifications in real time. Requires a 68020 or faster processor running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
This all-purpose image editing program can open and save images in just about any graphics format. It also features high-end editing tools for graphic manipulation, as well as support for Photoshop plugins. It also offers batch-conversion capabilities, a slide show window, can import 96 file formats, and export 38 file formats. This is the latest version. 68k compatible running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
This all-purpose image editing program can open and save images in just about any graphics format. It also features high-end editing tools for graphic manipulation, as well as support for Photoshop plugins. It also offers batch-conversion capabilities, a slide show window, support for Mac OS 8.5, can import 96 file formats, and export 38 file formats. This is the latest version. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.0 or later.
Icon Machine 2.0.1 - Shareware
David Catmull, dathorc@kagi.com, http://www.kagi.com/dathorc/
This icon editor lets you totally customize all of your Mac’s icons—kind of like Photoshop for icons. Just drag any icon onto the Icon Machine icon and Icon Machine will open a window in which you can edit the icon. It features a collection of selection, drawing, and editing tools, extensive drag-and-drop support, integrated mask editing, contextual menu support, and more. This latest version adds new features for creating 32-bit icons for users of Mac OS 8.5 and later. 68k and PPC compatible running Mac OS 7.1 or later.
Painting 1.6.4 - Shareware
Sarwat Khan, sarwat@kagi.com, http://sarwat.net/painting/
This simple and easy-to-use program allows you to create and edit pixel based graphics. It features standard editing and paint tools, color palettes, anti-alias supporting text tool, QuickTime 3 effects capabilties, graphics tablet support, customizable hot keys for quick access to tools, drag and drop colors, and more. Requires a PPC.
PTStitcher 1.9.1 - Freeware
Helmut Dersch, der@fh-furtwangen.de, http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch
Create panoramic graphics and VRs with this tool. It allows you to combine multiple images and stitch them together seamlessly to create an illusion of continuity. Simply drop a set of images onto its icons and get back a panoramic image that can be viewed with most VR viewers including QuickTime VR. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 7.6 or later and QuickTime 3.0 or later.
This Photoshop plug-in produces dreamy, gauzy, or surreally colored images from photos. It can add subtle variations of hue or extreme coloration. Use it to create a soft focus, add a rainbow in the background, create a moody sky, and more. Requires a Photoshop plug-in compatible host program.
This collection of four Photoshop plug-ins includes ChromaSolarize—adds hyperpigmentation to images for a bright burst of color effect, Tachyon—inverts the light and dark areas of your image but doesn’t change the hues, Make Opaque—turns an image layer 100% opaque and can help repair a corupted transparency channel, and Ghost—turns any image layer into a semi-transparent picture in greyscale. Requires a Photoshop plug-in compatible host program.
Add bright light sources to your images with this Photoshop plug-in. Create blinding sun effects, brightly-lit neon effects, illumination, and more. Requires a Photoshop plug-in compatible host program.
Add some cool, ultra glossy effects to your images with this Photoshop plug-in. It allows you to drench your images in coats of metallic, transparent, and prismatic resin. Coat your images with a vaseline-like glaze, a metallic bronzing, a thermographic display, and more. Requires a Photoshop plug-in compatible host program.
This Photoshop plug-in will make your image shapes and text graphics shine with polished textures and patterns. Add stripes, checkers, and dot patterns that pull around your images adding cool depth to your original. Requires a Photoshop plug-in compatible program.
Deform and morph your images with this Photoshop plug-in. Deform images into languid curves or harsh fractal blotches. Create smooth warps, jagged edges, or even blotchy meltdowns. Requires a Photoshop plug-in compatible host program.
Create swirling masses that twirl and smear with this Photoshop plug-in. Create hairy-looking textures, motion blur-like effects, and artistic twisting paint-like effects. Requires a Photoshop plug-in compatible host program.
Starfield Creator 2.0 - Shareware
Andrew Lee, drew_drew@hotmail.com, http://www.geocities.com/drew_drew.geo/starfield.html
This celestial program will create starfields for use in your favorite 3D or image editing program. It allows you to design your own universe right on your desktop. It features a series of tools to generate various starfields, add large stars, flared stars, stars and nebulas, spiral galaxies, and star streams, and then render it all into a gorgeous starry night..
Create high impact graphics for both print and screen display quickly and easily with this type styling and manipulation tool. It allows you to design, layout, and print headline text and logos, as well as complete ads, signage, packaging, and Web graphics. Create and add thousands of different styles to your text including fades, starbursts, shadows, and patterns, as well as cool effects like glows, bevels, embossing, bump maps, transparency soft shadows, and blurs. Requires a PPC running Mac OS 8.5.1 or later, 1024x768 screen resolution, and 48 MB RAM.
