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Phantasm CS Publisher for Adobe Illustrator

This new plug-in brings superior design and pre-press features to Adobe Illustrator.

RIT Launches New Graphic Design Archive

The Web site is a steadily growing resource for Cary Graphic Arts Collection’s exclusive holdings.

Acrobat.com Gains New Productivity and Collaboration Capabilities

Updated interface and mobile access lets users work more efficiently and conveniently.

Give the iPhone Camera a Burst Mode

This application for iPhones enables the camera to capture two to three images per second.

Stop InDesign Drudgery

The lynda.com course "InDesign CS4: Learning GREP" shows you how to automate dull formatting tasks.

Explore Online Images with Google Image Swirl

New computer vision research may lead you in new directions as you search for images on the Web.

Shoot a Video, Win $100,000

Submit your video (it must be 140 seconds or less) before December 15, 2009, and Nikon just may give you a big prize. And you don't even have to use a Nikon camera!

Track Down Image Thieves Online

ImageRights is a for-pay service that scours the Web for duplicates of your photos, illustrations, and artwork.

Create Better Drawings & Paintings from Photos with AKVIS Sketch 10

Version 10 includes 64-bit support, a new hatch direction control, and compatibility with Windows 7 and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6).

New Digital Delivery for Designers, Printers

Zevrix has released File Courier for FTP and local digital delivery.

Canto Cumulus 8.1 Shipping Soon

This update, available in December 2009, leverages the power and stability of the new architecture and introduces standalone client software.

Quark Selling Design Templates & Printing to Small Businesses

The new online service, QuarkPromote.com, includes customizable templates for business cards, postcards, flyers, brochures, appointment cards, coupons, letterhead and envelopes. The templates and QuarkPromote service are free and the customer pays for printing. Quark splits the revenue from each print order with the software company's print partners.

Updates to Adobe Camera Raw, Lightroom, & DNG Converter

You can download release candidate updates of all three apps from the Adobe Labs site.

QuarkXPress Training Video Round-Up

QuarkAlliance partners roll out training videos for QuarkXPress users at all levels.

New Camera Is Waterproof, Dustproof, & Shock-Resistant

Casio says its $299 Exilim G is the world’s slimmest shock-resistant digital camera.

Silverlight 4 Now in Public Beta

Just three months after delivering Silverlight 3, Silverlight 4 goes into public beta. Download it for free.

Adobe AIR 2 & Flash Player 10.1 Beta Now Available

New Flash Platform Runtimes Set Stage for Contextual Applications Across Devices

Barcode Producer Now Cross-Platform

Apparent has updated Barcode Producer to version 5.6, now available as a cross-platform product for Mac OS X and Windows. Barcode Producer 5.6 also delivers support for the Code 93 symbology, an enhanced version of Code 39 with high density printing support.

Help for Digital Photographers

The Library of Congress and American Society of Media Photographers created a new Web site that's chock full of valuable resources for photographers. And it's free!

Digital Photo Metadata Takes Off with Exif Pilot

Exif Pilot lets you view, edit, and create a photo's metadata. The programs work on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 platforms.