Design software news

Recent releases of design software tools and graphics applications plugins.

Software publishers are constantly releasing upgrades and updates to their major graphcis applications. As and when new versions of the 'big guns', such as QuarkXpress and Photoshop are released, Design Talkboard will ensure that you are kept up to date.

But there are also many smaller design software publishers who bring out new software releases, plugins and updates for their products. To keep in touch with these, this is the place to watch. Also keep an eye on our design software updates section.

• Drawing software Canvas, Windows only – ACB Systems stops developing Canvas for the Mac and announces pending Vista update.
• Freehand bites the dust! Adobe announces the discontinuation of Freehand
• Adobe Acrobat 8 released and bundled for CS3.
• Microsoft Silverlight, the Flash Killer from Microsoft. Or perhaps not. Maybe they will just target different markets.
• Final Cut Studio 2, video editing suite of tools announced by Apple/
• Adobe Photoshop Extended will be aimed at 3D and broadcast designers.
• Adobe Photoshop Lightrooom ships
• New version of Corel Painter X
• Adobe Production Studio will be released as a Universal Binary for OS X

Adobe Photoshop CS3 beta

Photoshop CS 3 beta released for free download

Audio and sound software beta

Audio production software from Adobe

Monotype merges with Linotype

Montype buys Linotype

Upgrades to web publishing software tools

Adobe Contribute and Softpress Freeway

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