http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/also.incorporates.stroke.direction.tool/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/akvtemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />AKVIS has introduced a new version of one of its photo effects apps, Sketch 10. The software converts photos into simulated watercolors and pencil drawings. The upgrade provides a new effects tool called Stroke Direction, which offers control over hatch direction and enhances realism. Three new presets have also been added, along with support for Snow Leopard and Windows 7.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/20/also.incorporates.stroke.direction.tool/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/software.attemps.to.simplify.photo.processing/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/photoessentials.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />onOne has published Photo Essentials 3, an updated version of its extension for Photoshop Elements. The add-on attempts to simplify certain tasks in Adobe's software, such as color correction, framing, enlargements and background removal. The latest edition introduces Make It Cool, a module which applies effects from a list of over 40, including sepia toning and simulated HDR (high dynamic range... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/16/software.attemps.to.simplify.photo.processing/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/kit.adds.layers.masking.more.tools.to.elements.8/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/elements%2B1.0-story-23.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Andrei Doubrovski has released an enhancement patch, Elements+ 1.0, for Adobe's Photoshop Elements 8.0 software. The patch unlocks a number of advanced functions and makes them available in dedicated dialog boxes. The kit adds eight dialog boxes, including color and tone, selections, layers, masks, smart filters, paths, test and scripts. The scripts dialog box provides many features of the actions... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/23/kit.adds.layers.masking.more.tools.to.elements.8/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/08/genuine.fractals.6/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/fractalssml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />onOne has released the latest version of its image resizing plug-in, Genuine Fractals 6. The update now allows tiling for smaller printers and batch processing. A gallery wrap function has been added, along with support for Adobe Photoshop CS4, Elements, Lightroom 2 and Apple Aperture 2.1. The company claims that its fractal-based interpolation algorithms allow image sizes to be increased by 1000 ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/08/genuine.fractals.6/ Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/photoshop.premiere.element/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/26-adobe-esta.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe on Tuesday unveiled Photoshop Elements 7, and Premiere Elements 7, two major version upgrades to its consumer photo and video editing applications, including Photoshop.com memberships with either app. Photoshop Elements 7 introduces several new tools and utilities, including several one-step Quick Fix tools. Quick Fix allows users to remedy common problems with sky color, or teeth whitening,... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/26/photoshop.premiere.element/ Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/10/photoshop.elements.6.mac/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0801/9-elements-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe today unveiled Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac, a major update to its simplified photo editing software. The new version introduces many new features, such as a ìgroup mergeî tool that allows users to pick the best facial expressions and body language from a series of shots, combining them into a master image. Photoshop Elements 6 provides users with three editing modes, tuned for different lev... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/10/photoshop.elements.6.mac/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:55:00 GMT