XChange International, the source for extended technology worldwide, are pleased to announce the immediate availability of MadeToPrint XT for QuarkXPress 7 (Macintosh and Windows) as well as MadeToPrint for InDesign CS/CS2 for Acrobat 8 compatibility. MadeToPrint is an award-winning output organisation tool that provides features such as batch processing, token-based file naming and flexible layer output that go beyond the host application¹s built-in output functionality. More than that, the XTension allows hotfolder based processing of Quark 7 files, thus enabling users to output QuarkXPress documents completely unattended.

MadeToPrint XT was developed to streamline and enhance one of the most neglected but vital aspects of QuarkXPress: printing. At its simplest, MadeToPrint XT combines all the aspects of a given print job into a simple selectable item. These can include: the desired printer on the network, any special settings required for that device, page setup configuration and print dialogue settings‹including custom separation definitions and registration-mark text and placement. Features include the ability to automatically update and relink images before the current Quark document is output.

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Feb 01, 2008 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) — Corel, a developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, announced that the newest version of its graphics suite, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, is now fully integrated with Bitstream s WhatTheFont service and ConceptShare, two web applications that accelerate the design process by providing users with online access to font identification and client feedback.

In December, Corel and ConceptShare, a company advancing online collaboration, announced the launch of CorelDRAWConceptShare.com, a site where CorelDRAW users could share designs online and collaborate with clients and colleagues.

With the launch of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, the two companies have taken the partnership one step further, introducing the new CorelDRAW ConceptShare docker, an online collaboration tool that is fully integrated within CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4.

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An Astounding New Plug-In for Adding and Designing Borders/Edges/Frames effects, more than 3000 frames and 1200 edges included

NEW MagicFrame 3000 Drawing Tools and Type effects plug-in for Windows XP/Vista or on Mac OS Universal Tiger / Leopard provides easy-to-use effects for all design and web-related projects

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Adding to its line of filter plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop® , Corel PhotoPaint® ,Human Software is now shipping its new release of MagicFrames 3000.

MagicFrames comes as a filter plug-in compatible with applications supporting Adobe Photoshop® 7 and above – including CS3 on Windows or Mac OS X Universal- MagicFrames works great also with Adobe Elements® , Corel PhotoPaint®, Paintshop and more

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Getty’s Images Inc, a global supplier of pictures and video to media and advertising companies, is for sale. The sale could reach a forecasted price of $1.5 billion.

“While the evaluation process, including discussions with various interested parties, is ongoing, there can be no assurance that any transaction will occur,” the company said in a statement.

Getty’s shares soared on Tuesday after it acknowledged it is exploring strategic alternatives.

With the enlistment of investment bank, Goldman Sachs, to facilitate financial advice, several private equity firms have expressed interest in Getty, such as Bain Capital and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.

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Quark Inc. announced the availability of Quark® Deluxe Edition for Education, a complete set of web, print and interactive design tools including QuarkXPress® 7, Quark Interactive DesignerTM, Quark Print Collection and Quark XPert Tools Pro.

“It is important that students and faculty have access to the design tools that will help them be successful in multi-channel creative environments,” said Cherie Walker, director of channel sales for Quark. “The Quark Deluxe Edition for Education is a collection of Quark products for page layout, interactive design and imposition priced to be an exceptional value for individuals and educational institutions.”

QuarkXPress 7 offers designers leading graphic design and page layout capabilities including precise transparency control, Composition Zones® for live collaboration on QuarkXPress documents, compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard and Windows Vista® certification. Combined with Quark Interactive Designer, Quark Print Collection and Quark XPert Tools Pro, Quark Deluxe Edition for Education delivers a power publishing solution in a single box.

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Meadows Publishing Solutions today announced the release of DesignMerge Pro for Adobe InDesign CS3, supporting both Apple® and Windows-based platforms. DesignMerge Pro will provide Adobe InDesign users with sophisticated variable data printing and data publishing features. The modules work within the application, enabling professional mail-merge, variable data printing, and document assembly features. The entire process is database-driven, completely flexible, and very easy to use.

All of the features of Adobe InDesign are available when using DesignMerge software. DesignMerge also supports the most popular VDP output formats including PostScript and PPML, and is fully compatible with systems offered by Canon, Xerox, HP, EFI, and Konica-Minolta, among others.  For more information about DesignMerge technology, please visit http://www.designmerge.com/aboutplugins.

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 Wildform, Inc. today announced the release of Flair, a completely redesigned version of and major upgrade to its award-winning WildPresenter multimedia presentation and rapid e-learning software.

Key elements of the Flair update include:

    * A new interface which provides easier access to all the program’s features and a more intuitive workflow.
    * Support for the PowerPoint 2007 PPTX format. Flair is the only PowerPoint to Flash converter available that creates fully editable files including text, art, animations and transitions.
    * New LMS options that make it easy to add SCORM and AICC tracking to any presentation.
    * The ability to instantly add scrolling text and image boxes.
    * Support for the use of presentation remote controls.
    * Improvements to Flair’s unique tool that automatically combines PowerPoint and video. Now fine-tuning of synchronization is a snap.
    * The ability to create and use presentation templates and multimedia object templates.
    * A scalable timeline.
    * Additional preloader options.
    * The ability to add text boxes to shapes.
    * And many additional work flow enhancements.

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A fully-fledged HTML to RSS converter that offers you an easy way to create and maintain RSS feeds.

 ExtraLabs Software today announces the release of RSS Wizard 3. RSS Wizard is an HTML to RSS converter than can generate the RSS feed out of virtually any web page without having to edit it first. RSS Wizard generates RSS 2.0 feeds and allows you to create, edit and publish an unlimited number of RSS channels. The program has a great collection of features such as the built-in scheduler, autodetecting of RSS tags, command line support, XML editor and built-in FTP client.

The program has been especially developed to meet the needs of both novice and advanced users. Now the RSS Wizard features a built-in scheduler so that now it can function in a 100% automatic mode creating excellent RSS channels without any user assistance.

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Embroidery and decorations technology developer Wilcom International and digital media software provider Corel have collaborated to launch the DecoStudio, a new graphics and embroidery technology for users in the apparel and promotional items industries.

According to the company, DecoStudio offers the ease-of-use for CorelDRAW graphics suite while delivering the digitizing quality of Wilcom ES. With DecoStudio users can combine embroidery and print and can move between vector art and embroidery elements, while keeping everything in one file for production purposes. The company also claimed that the designs can be layered with different techniques including screenprint, direct-to-garment, print embroidery, applique and more.

Martin Kristiaman, chief executive at Wilcom International said: “After surveying our vast user base, we discovered that CorelDRAW was by far the most popular graphics tool for the print and embroidery industry worldwide, so we are truly excited about our partnership with Corel. We believe DecoStudio is a new milestone that benefits the multi-decorations industry and makes it easy for users to visualize and design a creative mix of garment printing, embroidery and applique.”

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Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CREL; TSX: CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today unveiled the newest version of its award-winning graphics suite, CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4. With more than 50 new and significantly enhanced features, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 provides users with the tools, resources and confidence to tackle a wide variety of projects – from logos and Web graphics, to multipage brochures, to high impact signage and digital displays. New text and page-layout enhancements, market-leading file format compatibility, and an expanded collection of high-quality content make this powerful suite the ultimate design partner, helping users turn inspiration into stunning results.

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 Apago Inc., a software developer for the graphic arts and document management industries, today announces the release of PDF Shrink 4.2, a Mac OS X utility for reducing the size of PDF files. PDF Shrink optimizes the content and structure of Free Update Supports Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Adobe Acrobat 8
PDF documents, making them easier to use in email attachments, on the Web, for on-screen reading, for document archiving, and more. Free to registered users of PDF Shrink 4, this update adds the ability to process entire folders of PDF files and improves compatibility with Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Adobe Acrobat 8. Apago will demonstrate PDF Shrink and its professional companion product, PDF Enhancer.

“This update includes full support for Mac OS X 10.5 and Adobe Acrobat 8, and it implements several new features that our users have requested,” states Dwight Kelly, president of Apago. “PDF Shrink is an invaluable tool for reducing the size of PDF files while retaining the maximum quality possible.”

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Corel Corporation, a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced the launch of PhotoImpact� X3, its award-winning digital photo editing software. PhotoImpact X3 combines easy-to-use photo editing, inspiring photo projects and amazing digital art to make digital photography and image creativity fun, fast and easy.

PhotoImpact is designed for the family memory keeper and the graphic arts hobbyist with its quick, effective photo enhancement tools and fun photo projects. Graphics hobbyists can paint, draw and experiment for hours while video enthusiasts can take their projects to the next level by exporting DVD menus from PhotoImpact directly into Corel’s DVD MovieFactory and VideoStudio.”

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Quark Inc. announced today Quark(R) Labs, a new portal featuring innovative QuarkXPress(R) 7 XTensions(R) that are not initially being released as commercial products. Designed as a testing ground for QuarkXPress technology and a community for QuarkXPress users and developers, Quark Labs offers free access to technology previews, proofs of concept and both new and familiar XTensions.

The new XTensions featured on Quark Labs are built to enhance a user’s experience with QuarkXPress 7 and increase productivity by automating common user actions. The XTensions on Quark Labs include Welcome Screen, Image Drag and Drop 1.0b, and ShadowCaster 3.3.

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Adobe Systems Inc. announced that Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 software for Macintosh is available for an estimated street price of US$89.99.

The software is available for pre-order at the website www.adobe.com/go/buyphotoshop_elements_mac.

According to the company, the new features based on proprietary Photomerge technology let users easily combine the best facial expressions and body language from a series of shots to create a single, perfect group shot. The new Quick Selection Tool reduces the time-consuming select-and-adjust task to a single click, Adobe noted.

The company said the Photoshop Elements 6 software offers creative options to tell stories in fun and engaging ways. Customizable layouts let users create scrapbook pages, photo books, greeting cards and burn to CD/DVD for high impact sharing that requires no previous experience.

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New, free tool supported by the Kuler community provides Dreamweaver users with latest access to colors
 WebAssist today announced the release of the free Dreamweaver Tools for Kuler, enabling instant access to the most recent, popular, or highest-rated colors and palettes right within Dreamweaver. With development contributions and support from the Adobe Kuler community, users can now experience the best in color choices and palette selections through Dreamweaver Tools for Kuler.

Kuler is the Adobe web application for designers to create, explore, and share color schemes. WebAssist’s Dreamweaver Tools for Kuler enables users to get the latest colors and sample colors from any Dreamweaver color picker. In addition, users can now insert a hex color value into code with a single mouse click.

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Pageflex 6.0: Providing the Tools to Produce Full-Featured Cross Media Campaigns with Less Hands-On Work
New Pageflex Campaign Manager produces personalized documents in print and digital formats, then seamlessly links cross media messages into a coordinated campaign

 Pageflex, a division of Bitstream Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS, www.bitstream.com) and a leading developer of enterprise variable publishing and web-to-print solutions, today announced the availability of Pageflex 6.0. This release builds on the Pageflex tradition of customer-focused innovation, and provides users with a comprehensive solution for creating, producing, and managing marketing campaigns. Pageflex 6.0 gives marketers an easy and robust way to track and analyze all aspects of their campaigns, providing them with the critical information needed to evaluate the return on their marketing investment. This release includes three new capabilities:

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Free update from Boris FX supports Apple Leopard and Windows Vista OS
DMN Newswire–2008-1-8– Boris FX, the leading developer of integrated effects technology for video and film, today made available Boris Title Toolkit 1.1. Boris Title Toolkit is a high-quality, titling plug-in for Adobe’s After Effects application. The new Boris point release enables Adobe After Effects (Adobe CS 3) artists to use the Boris Title Toolkit plug-in with new operating systems from Apple (Leopard) and Microsoft (Windows Vista). The update is offered as a free electronic download for existing Boris Title Toolkit 1.0 customers (www.borisfx.com).

“We are happy to update our award winning text tools for Adobe After Effects customers. Boris Title Toolkit is an excellent complement to the text options included within Adobe After Effects CS3 package,” comments Boris Yamnitsky, founder and president, Boris FX.

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XChange International, the source for extended technology worldwide, are pleased to announce the release of a new bundle of the popular Markzware Conversion Tools. The Conversion Tools Bundle includes award-winning Plug-ins for Adobe InDesign and XTensions software for QuarkXPress. Q2ID (QuarkXPress to InDesign), PUB2ID (Microsoft(R) Publisher(R) to InDesign) and ID2Q (InDesign to QuarkXPress) save users both time and money by converting documents to other formats automatically. The Conversion Tools Bundle saves users 20% off the normal retail price of the included products if purchased separately and the special offer expires 29th February, 2008.

Q2ID is a plug-in for converting documents from QuarkXPress(R) to InDesign(R) format. Q2ID now includes Universal Binary support as well as CS3 compatibility.

The plug-in is designed for use by Service Bureaus, Translation Services, Data Conversion Specialists, and other users migrating to the Adobe InDesign platform. The product can convert Quark documents created with either the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) or Apple(R) Macintosh(R) versions of QuarkXPress into Adobe InDesign for Macintosh format. The repurposed legacy content from Quark files preserves the content, pages, layers, look and feel of the original document.

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Zevrix Solutions announces the release of BatchOutput 3.0, a major update to its popular professional solution to automate output from Adobe InDesign. BatchOutput allows users to automatically print multiple InDesign documents, as well as output them to PDF, PostScript, EPS and JPEG. In addition to new output formats, the new version provides compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard, sortable file list and other improvements.

Toronto (ON), Canada – January 7, 2008 – Zevrix Solutions announces the release of version 3.0 of BatchOutput, a major update to its popular professional solution to automate printing and export to PDF, PostScript, EPS and JPEG from Adobe InDesign.

BatchOutput automates printing and output of multiple InDesign documents to various formats using output presets or custom settings. It allows users to output multipage InDesign documents as single pages, change job name in printer queue, suppress the output warnings, and open files invisibly for the user. BatchOutput also automatically composes complex variable file names, which makes it equally indispensable for output of single documents.

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Tim Sheahan, printweek.com,

XChange International has unveiled updates for two of its popular software titles, BatchOutput and MBC4.

Output automation software BatchOutput automatically prints and exports to a range of formats including PDF, PostScript, EPS and InDesign.

New features in version 3.0 include compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, the ability to export to JPEG and EPS files and the option to overwrite output files with the same name.

Barcode utility MBC4 is available as a universal binary for the first time. The software produces barcodes as EPS files for use in a range of applications, including QuarkXPress, Photoshop, FreeHand and Illustrator.

As well as featuring new barcode types and greater support for the special features of EAN/UCC 128 barcodes, more than 200 barcode types are included in the package.