Create pro-looking illustrations even if you can’t draw a stick figure. This entry-level, vector-based illustration app puts easy-to-use Bezier curves, grouping tools, colors, gradients, and hundreds of prefab shapes into the hands of Mac OS X users. It can also import Mac Draw II files.
FocalBlade 1.0.4
demo
The Plugin Site, harry@thepluginsite.com, http://thepluginsite.com
Requirements: Mac OS X or later, any app that supports Photoshop plug-ins
FocalBlade for CS2 1.0.4
Requirements: Mac OS X or later, Photoshop CS2 or later
FocalBlade is a plug-in for sharpening photos for screen display and print. It automatically sharpens photos, lets you deblur them, and also offers blur, soft focus, and glow effects.
Font Tools (for Mac OS 10.4.x) 4.4
demo
Veenix, http://www.veenix.com
Requirements: Mac OS 10.4 or later
Font Tools provides a complete and easy-to-use set of tools to help you quickly view, sample, print, compare, activate, and organize all your fonts.
Requirements: Mac OS 10.3.9 or later, QuickTime 7 or later
iDive is a digital-video cataloging and exploration tool. It turns any assortment of disorganized DV tapes into an instantly accessible catalog. Finding a clip hidden amongst hours of footage will never again be a problem. Intuitive concepts such as people, places, and events can be dragged and dropped onto your footage to simply and quickly annotate your shots. A visual timeline gives you extra perspective on time and allows instant selections based on capture dates.
Create your own 3D interior-design floor plans with this modelling program. Using QuickDraw 3D technology, it allows you to draw up a 2D floor-plan grid of your exterior walls; transform it into a 3D field; drag and drop doors, windows, and furnishings; add floors, walls, lighting, and textures; and completely render your design in minutes. It features multiple views, a number of libraries (windows, doors, chairs, office, lighting, tables, bedroom, textures, kitchen, bathroom, and more), rendering options (including wireframe and interactive), and more.
LiveQuartz is built around layers and filters. Each photo dropped to its window is converted into a new layer, to which you can apply several filters in real time. It uses a one-window interface without palettes. It has a brush, duplication tool, and eraser tool. Moreover, text can be added as a text layer. CoreImage filters appear in LiveQuartz sorted by categories in a pop-up menu with their preview. LiveQuartz's file format is recognized by Spotlight.
Requirements: Mac OS 10.2.6 or later, QuickTime 5 or later
Capture onscreen action, or import video clips, images, and sounds to create presentations. Engage viewers with customized text and video transition effects the pros use, and add voiceovers to personalize your results as you maintain total control over all audio mixing and editing steps.
