Extensis ships DrawTools for Illustrator and Freehand with $99.95 introductory price; Set of 17 powerful filters for Illustrator and FreeHand includes the first true " FreeHand Xtra.".PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 1995--Extensis Corporation, the leading supplier of plug-ins for Adobe PageMaker PageMaker was the first desktop publishing program, introduced in 1985 by Aldus Corporation[1], initially for the Apple Macintosh but soon after also for the PC. It relies on Adobe Systems' PostScript page description language. (TM) and XTensions for QuarkXPress(R), today announced that it has begun shipping DrawTools, an integrated set of plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator A full-featured drawing program for Windows and Macintosh from Adobe. It provides sophisticated tracing and text manipulation capabilities as well as color separations. Included is Adobe Type Manager and a selection of Type 1 fonts. and Xtras for Macromedia FreeHand A full-featured vector drawing program for Windows and Macintosh from Adobe, which acquired it in 2005 from Macromedia. It combines a wide range of drawing tools with special effects. FreeHand was first available on the Mac and was originally Aldus Freehand from Aldus Corporation. . DrawTools contains 17 powerful filters that allows Illustrator 5.5 and FreeHand See Macromedia FreeHand. 5.0 and 5.5 users to work more efficiently and with greater creative control. DrawTools modules include Color, Shape and Move -- DrawTools Color (5 filters) provides Photoshop(TM) style control over color editing, multitone creation and grayscale In computing, a grayscale or greyscale digital image is an image in which the value of each pixel is a single sample. Displayed images of this sort are typically composed of shades of gray, varying from black at the weakest intensity to white at the strongest, though in conversion and does not require drawings to be converted into large resolution dependent bitmapped graphics The representation of a digital image as a matrix of picture elements (pixels). All images acquired by digital cameras and camcorders, scanners and screen capture programs are bitmapped images. Also known as "raster graphics, images created in paint programs are also bitmapped images. ; DrawTools Shape (7 filters) provides sophisticated 3-D effects without the need of a dedicated 3-D program; DrawTools Move (five filters for Illustrator only) allows much greater control over object positioning and resizing in complex drawings. DrawTools also includes the first "FreeHand Savvy" Xtra -- DrawTools Shape for FreeHand takes advantage of FreeHand's API by offering functionality such as drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. effects, floating palettes and interactive previews. DrawTools includes both FreeHand Xtras and Illustrator plug-ins to allow users to run DrawTools in both applications. DrawTools makes Illustrator and FreeHand more powerful -- at an incredible price "Our goal with DrawTools is to provide graphic artists more of what they want from Illustrator and FreeHand and give them added capabilities previously available only by using non-vector based applications like Photoshop," said Extensis president and founder Craig Barnes. "DrawTools significantly augments the power of Illustrator and FreeHand, thereby enhancing creativity and productivity." DrawTools' value is unprecedented in the additions marketplace. Developed originally as three separate products (SG Relief, Toolbox See toolkit and toolbar. 1 and Toolbox 2) by Netherlands based Scarlet Graphexx, Extensis acquired the publishing rights Literally, the right to publish a work. In the music industry, "publishing" is used as a catch-all shorthand for the administration of matters relating to the songwriter's and composer's share of income from a musical composition or recorded work. See Music Publishing. and worked with Scarlett Graphexx to significantly improve the interface, documentation, and functionality and then packaged all three modules into one integrated product for a fraction of the original cost. Scarlet Graphexx and Extensis will work together on developing future versions of the product, while Extensis will maintain sole responsibility for marketing, selling and supporting DrawTools. Review results highlight enhanced creativity, productivity and product stability DrawTools has been used by numerous experienced designers and industry experts. "DrawTools opens the door to a new level of creative power," said Michael Black of MGB MGB Mini-Gastric Bypass MGB Minor Groove Binder (molecular biology) MGB Manual Gearbox MGB Matthew Good Band MGB May God Bless MGB Medial Geniculate Body MGB Medium Girder Bridge MGB Motor Gun Boat MGB Microsoft Global Briefing Creative Group. "I've been using it daily with Illustrator in all of my design work. The Color filters allow me much greater flexibility over colors without the need for Photoshop and the huge resolution dependent bitmapped files it creates. Now I can do the same things on my resolution independent vector graphics The representation of a digital image as points, lines and other geometric entities. All computer-aided design (CAD), drawing and diagramming programs create vector graphics formats, such as AI, DXF and WMF (see graphics formats). directly within Illustrator. I have also found the Move filters extremely convenient when IUm designing complex illustrations. This is a must have for all Illustrator users." Peter Hoey, a graphic designer said, " I really like the Shape and Color tools. They dramatically expand what you can do with vector-based illustrations. The Shape filters are indispensable when developing my illustrations, especially DrawTools Shape for FreeHand -- drag and drop, interactive previews and the ability to create libraries of 3-D shapes are awesome! I have been using them daily and highly recommend them to any graphic designer." Pricing and availability DrawTools is available now for Macintosh, for a list price of $149 (U.S.); 5-packs are available at a suggested retail price of $599. For a limited time, DrawTools will have a special introductory price of $99.95. DrawTools is available direct at 1-800-796-9798, or through MacConnection, MacWarehouse, Mac Zone, the Power Company, and other major software resellers. DrawTools requires Illustrator 5.5 or later, or FreeHand 5.0 or 5.5, and Apple System 7.1 or higher software and is PowerPC native. Extensis Corporation, founded in 1993, develops and markets application-enhancement software that enables users to get more from the software they are already using. -0- Note to Editors: Extensis, the Extensis logo, and DrawTools are trademarks of Extensis Corporation. Adobe Illustrator, PageMaker, and Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated. FreeHand is a trademark of Macromedia, Inc. QuarkXPress is a registered trademark of Quark quark (kwôrk): see elementary particles. quark Any of a group of subatomic particles thought to be among the fundamental constituents of matter—more specifically, of protons and neutrons. , Inc. Apple, Macintosh and PowerPC are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. CONTACT: Extensis John Chaffee or Kevin Hurst, 800/796-9798 or e-mail: john@extensis.com or kevin@extensis.com |
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