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CMYK color correction, density masking<br />
as well as sophisticated unsharp masking<br />
functions. For Macintosh. $495. Pre-<br />
Press Technologies, Inc. 2443 Impala<br />
Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008. (619) 931-2695.<br />
Unlimited Color Output Devices<br />
Freedom of Press® Pro for the Macintosh<br />
is a high performance software<br />
product that allows users to print Post-<br />
Script files on devices from Sony, Canon,<br />
Kodak, JVC and Agfa Corporation. With<br />
the addition of these devices, Freedom<br />
of Press Pro enables designers to use<br />
the PostScript language to create color<br />
documents on over 70 different non-<br />
PostScript printers, film recorders and<br />
plotters. For Macintosh. $1495. ColorAge,<br />
Inc., 900 Technology Park Drive, Billerica,<br />
MA 01821. (508) 667-8585.<br />
Accents & Borders Clip Art<br />
3G Graphics offers an exciting new collection<br />
of clip art images with the release<br />
of Accents & Borders- 2. Many designs<br />
were inspired by historical motifs from a<br />
variety of cultures and periods including<br />
Primitive, Native American, Greek,<br />
Egyptian, Victorian, Art Nouveau and Art<br />
Deco. Containing over 300 decorative<br />
and representational images, Accents St.<br />
Borders 2 includes a variety of cuttingedge<br />
contemporary images including<br />
woodcut and high-tech styles. For Macintosh<br />
and IBM/compatibles. $149.95.<br />
3G Graphics, Inc., 114 Second Avenue<br />
South, Suite 104, Edmonds, WA 98020.<br />
(800) 456-0234, (206) 774-3518.<br />
Marble & Granite on CD -ROM<br />
Artbeats has announced the availability<br />
of a double CD-ROM set containing a<br />
comprehensive library of digitized marble<br />
and granite images. Marble &<br />
Granite is designed for use by graphic<br />
designers, slide and multimedia presentation<br />
developers. The CD-ROM provides<br />
medium and high resolution TIFF images<br />
for use in prepress production, the creation<br />
of 35mm slides and 300 dot-perinch<br />
laser printers. For Macintosh and<br />
IBM/compatibles. $349. Artbeats, 2611<br />
Myrtle Road, Myrtle Creek, OR 97457.<br />
(503) 863-4429.<br />
3D Graphics<br />
Now you can create freeform 3D illustrations<br />
on the Mac with Alias Sketch' by<br />
Alias <strong>Res</strong>earch. Sketch version 1.5 allows<br />
direct import of any 2D curve, including<br />
text outlines created in Adobe Illustrator®<br />
or Aldus FreeHancr The program has the<br />
ability to apply photo-realistic materials<br />
to objects with automatic generation of<br />
accurate shadows, reflections and refractions<br />
when the 3D images are rendered.<br />
Alias Sketch lets users draw combinations<br />
of freeform lines and curves anywhere<br />
in 3D space using tools similar<br />
to those found in 2D illustration programs.<br />
This way of working in 3D means<br />
users don't need to think about xyz<br />
coordinates. For Macintosh. $995. Alias<br />
<strong>Res</strong>earch, 110 Richmond Street East,<br />
Toronto, Canada M5C1P 1. (416) 362-9181.<br />
Multimedia Screen Saver<br />
Now there's a multimedia screensaver<br />
that plays QuickTime movies. Pixel-<br />
Play" turns your screen into a collage of<br />
multimedia imagery by playing back any<br />
combination of video, sound, 2D and 3D<br />
animations. Relying on Apple's Quick-<br />
Time technology, PixelPlay lets you customize<br />
the selection and playback of<br />
QuickTime movies in any order while<br />
they are floating around on your screen.<br />
For Macintosh. $49.95. Silicon Sports,<br />
324 High Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301. Call<br />
(415) 327-7900.<br />
Trends<br />
Donate Your Outdated Computers<br />
The East West Education Development<br />
Foundation, a not-for-profit organization<br />
dedicated to recycling computer equipment<br />
for educational settings in the<br />
United States, Eastern Europe, the former<br />
Soviet Union and other developing countries,<br />
is currently seeking donations of<br />
used computers. The Foundation will<br />
refurbish them and ship them to schools<br />
and educational organizations that need<br />
them. For more information, contact East<br />
West Education Development Foundation,<br />
49 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111.<br />
(617) 542-1234.<br />
Barry Zuber is a consultant and computer<br />
instructor for the Electronic Publishing &<br />
Design Center based in Schenectady, NY.<br />
He is also principal of Egeland Wood &<br />
Zuber Inc., a graphic design and advertising<br />
agency.<br />
+<br />
T E C H<br />
talk<br />
—Part 2—<br />
New Product Reviews<br />
Given the vast array of new computer<br />
software products on the market, it helps<br />
to rely on advice from experts when<br />
making purchasing decisions. The following<br />
is an excerpt from "Minifinders," a<br />
directory of current Macintosh hardware<br />
and software products reviewed and<br />
rated in MacUser. This excerpt includes<br />
reviews of programs for fonts and typography.<br />
For a complete listing, refer to<br />
The Macuser 1500, a 1993 buying guide.<br />
Fonts and Typography Software<br />
ASCII Chart<br />
ASCII Chart is a DA that shows all 256<br />
characters for a font. Fonts can be easily<br />
changed with the Font menu. Can display<br />
characters at 72 points. Quickly finds<br />
hidden characters, keystrokes, and hex<br />
equivalents. Doesn't print. Version 2.0<br />
reviewed. Version 4.2 shipping. Shareware<br />
$10; available from online services<br />
such as ZiffNet/Mac.<br />
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