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/09/11/25/update.adds.kmz.export.adds.measurement.tool/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/mapublisher8.2-story-25.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Avenza has launched an update to its mapping software for Adobe Illustrator, MAPublisher 8.2. The software produces maps from GIS data for both electronic and print distribution, including GIS-format shapefile, with all attributes and georeferencing intact. It can also handle ESRI, MapInfo, MicroStation, AutoCAD, Google and U.S. Government files, preserving all GIS data attributes and geographic p... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/25/update.adds.kmz.export.adds.measurement.tool/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/28/flightcheck.pro.65.update/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/flightcheck.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Markzware has released a v6.5 update for FlightCheck Professional, its specialized preflighting tool. The software scrutinizes output documents for problems that could potentially affect the print process, such as trapping, overprinting and mismatched color spaces. The app then flags source issues, which can be corrected through a separate publishing suite.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/28/flightcheck.pro.65.update/ Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/15/symmetryworks.update.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0906/SymmetryWorks.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Artlandia has released the newest version of SymmetryWorks, a plug-in used to design congruent patterns of shapes in Adobe Illustrator. There are two versions of the plug-in, SymmetryWorks 5 and SymmetryWorks LP. The latter is a hybrid plug-in, combining SymmetryWorks 5 and Artlandia's LivePresets.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/15/symmetryworks.update.ships/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/10/rulers.orbiter/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/appupdate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />SnapMeasure 1.8 ($24) is a plugin for Adobe Illustrator that acts as an alternative measuring tool. Unlike the native measuring tool, SnapMeasure snaps with visual feedback to elements on the page and can put measurement data next to the cursor. The software also offers an alternate measure line color for better visibility and can optionally change the constrain angle and/or cursor key distance wi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/10/rulers.orbiter/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/11/betterhandles.invoices/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/appupdate.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />ScreenCap 2.0 ($40) allows users to capture videos, single screenshots or timed screenshot series from their Mac desktop. The software can be defined to capture the whole screen or only a specific location. ScreenCap can also capture all the audio from the computer or be set to just record through the computers microphone. The 2.0 release includes a new user guide and has fixed the cursor position... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/11/betterhandles.invoices/ Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/08/mapublisher.8.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/mapublishersml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Avenza Systems has released MAPublisher 8.0, the latest version of its cartographic plug-in for Adobe Illustrator. The update includes a new tool for automatic creation of interactive Flash maps. A MAP Vector Crop tool and dockable toolbar have also been added, along with support for Illustrator CS4. The company has improved the MAP views editor, MAP attributes interface, and the line simplificati... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/08/mapublisher.8.update/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/02/fontagent.pro.403.update/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0812/fotagentpro-ver4.0.3-02.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Insider Software has added support for Adobe's Creative Suite 4 and QuarkXPress 8 to its newly released FontAgent Pro 4.0.3. The update specifically includes auto-activation plug-ins for Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator in CS2 through CS4, as well as QuarkXPress versions 6 through 8.0.1. The download also adds support for French and Italian language systems, and detects and installs in the user... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/02/fontagent.pro.403.update/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/23/adobe.cs4.unveiled/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0809/cs4launch.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Adobe is calling the latest release of its ubiquitous Creative Suite a milestone -- but users expecting a radical change will probably disagree. CS4 is less about fancy new features, and more about workflow -- that is, making the products work better together. The Suite, officially unveiled Monday night, contains hundreds of refinements designed to "bring down the walls" in the creative process, b... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/23/adobe.cs4.unveiled/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/29/houdini.95.ships/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/hou_080404_dini.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Having completed its beta program, Side Effects has released the full 9.5 version of Houdini, its professional 3D animation suite. This is the first version of the software for the Mac, but changes from past versions include improved documentation, with phrase and Boolean searches as well as division into beginner, intermediate and advanced instructions.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/29/houdini.95.ships/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/13/quarkxpress.8.vs.cs3/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0805/quarkxpress8-leak.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Quark is preparing a new version of QuarkXPress for this August, and is deliberately looking to one-up Adobe's Creative Suite, according to inside sources for AppleInsider. QuarkXPress 8 is, for instance, expected not only to take advantage of InDesign's continuing instability under Mac OS X Leopard, but to expand support for Illustrator and Photoshop files, and implement standardized Bézier pen ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/13/quarkxpress.8.vs.cs3/ Tue, 13 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT