Alias SketchBook Pro 2 to ship next week
updated 11:10 am EDT, Mon June 20, 2005
SketchBook Pro 2
Alias today launched , the latest version of its paint and drawing software application. The application can "turn a digitized pen tablet or Tablet PC into an intuitive, mobile sketchbook." The new version of SketchBook offers many improvements. Enhanced brush controls allow users to resize each default brush or the option to create and store up to 28 custom brushes, based on individual needs. Improvements to image layers results in unlimited layers extending graphic possibilities. A layers window provides Marking Menus to add, hide, lock, clear, name, move, order and change the transparency of layers. Now, users can move, rotate, scale, mirror or flip layers. SketchBook Pro 2 costs $200 and will ship June 29th.
Additional new features include:
"Version 2 was clearly a result of free and open dialogue with community users, listening and understanding our numerous needs and desired enhancements," comments Michelangelo Capraro, owner of Tin Lion Creative and dedicated SketchBook Pro user. "The superior combination of a pen tablet and Alias SketchBook Pro software has really changed the way I work, revolutionizing my creative progressions, giving me the freedom and ingenuity to do better work." Tin Lion is a multimedia design consultancy firm specializing in user interface design and interaction for its clients.
