Nik Software is pleased to announce HDR Efex Pro, the first high dynamic range imaging tool that delivers the full gamut of photographic possibilities, from artistic to realistic HDR images. Complete all-in-one HDR imaging toolkit. U Point based selective tools for fast, precise localized enhancements of contrast, shadow, structure and saturation adjustments and fine-tuning for a completely finished look. Standard and custom presets organized into categories for one-button HDR imaging; scores of  looks with one tool.

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HDR Efex Pro

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 is a versatile graphic design software suite that helps you creatively express ideas for any media. Illustrate, lay out, trace, design Web graphics and animations, and photo-edit with this complete solution for visual communica

Tags: coreldraw graphics suite, design web graphics, complete solution, communica coreldraw graphics, Technology Internet, Graphic design

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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5

Corel Painter 11 is the ultimate art studio for anyone ready to expand their definition of creativity. When it comes to your art, the uniqueness of your work depends on your imagination and your ability to express it. With Painter, you can grow your digital darkroom and create the art you’ve always envisioned with the most advanced digital painting and natural media tools available. Pressure-sensitive brushes allow your hand and brush to fluidly work as one, producing brushstrokes that are unrivaled in texture and precision. Inventive drawing tools and customizable media let you create distinct digital and photographic art every time. Painter is changing what’s possible in art.

Tags: drawing tools, photographic art, Pressure-sensitive brushes, Corel Painter, old version, digital darkroom, Image editing

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Corel Painter 11 [OLD VERSION]

Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11 Production Suite takes HD video and audio production to the next level with additional tools for professional-level sound design and more video effects and transitions. Use the included Sound Forge Audio Studio software for precise audio editing; then enhance your multimedia projects with 400 exclusive music soundtracks. Quickly learn essentials with the included tutorial DVD.

Tags: Sound recording and reproduction, sony vegas movie studio, sound forge, multimedia projects, Software Movie Studio

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Sony Creative Software Movie Studio HD Platinum Suite 11 V.11

HDR (High Dynamic Range) photo processing

Tags: high dynamic range, range photo, photo processing

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Photomatix Pro

Animation & Cartoons

Tags: animation cartoons, Anime Studio, DreamWorks Animation, Cartoons Anime Studio, Arts and Entertainment

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Anime Studio Pro 7

Manga Studio EX 4 the world's leading comic and manga creation software delivers powerful art tools for every manga and comic artist. Save time and increase productivity with customizable tool palettes. Draw naturally with a pen tablet and invigorate your drawings using color and built-in special effects. Import 3D objects and render them as backgrounds for your artwork. Import and export to most popular file formats and publish professional quality manga for print or web. Manga Studio EX 4 offers thousands of screen tones professional drawing and coloring tools and in depth layout and rendering capabilities making it an essential tool for professional Comic and Manga artists.Features:Sketch scan or import your artwork!Digital inking: Ink your drawings with precision using unlimited layers!Choose from over 3000 screen tones or create your own. Resize with no loss in quality by converting bitmap drawings to resolution-independent vector images.Draw naturally with a pen tablet.Save time by simplifying your design process with built-in rulers and other easy-to-use features!Color artwork using the integrated tool set enabling you to mix and blend colors!Add speed line and focus line effects in seconds to express motion or moods.Apply distortions and special effects to your artwork using advanced filters.Convert 2D images to line and tone data by using the 2DLT Rendering function.Import 3D objects and easily transform them into tone and line drawings by using the 3DLT rendering function.Output professional Manga and Comics to a wide variety of popular file formats.System Requirements:Windows: XP Home (SP 2) Pro (SP 2) or Tablet PC; Vista Ultimate Business Home Premium or Home Basic; [XP] 500MHz or faster [Vista] 800MHz or faster; [XP] 256 MB RAM [Vista] 512 MB RAM; 2.6 GB or more hard disk space; XGA (1024x 768) SXGA (1280 x 1024) 16-bit color display; Pen Tablet (recommended) Wacom FAVO Bamboo Intuos Cintiq PL series etc.; TWAIN 32 flatbed scanner (option

Tags: increase productivity, most popular file formats, 512 mb ram, Wacom FAVO Bamboo, special effects, bitmap drawings

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Manga Studio EX 4 (Win/Mac)

Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 is the powerful, creative and easy way to take video footage from shoot to show - fast!

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Corel VideoStudio Pro X4

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 – Home & Student Edition lets you explore your creative ideas and turn them into outstanding results for whatever design or creative project you need to produce. Easy-to-use features make it fun to produce all kinds of projects: from T-shirts, posters, party announcements, school club flyers and banners, to presentations and school reports. With built-in learning tools and tutorials, easy file sharing and a wealth of clipart and fonts, this all-in-one suite has everything you need to tackle design layouts, photo editing, or illustration. *For non-commercial use only. You may install and Use a copy of this Product on up to three (3) computers in your household.

Tags: photo editing, Student Edition, all-in-one suite, Vector graphics, easy file sharing

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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 Home & Student Edition

AutoCAD LT software is built for professional drafting, delivering genuine DWG compatibility, reliability, and powerful 2D drawing tools designed to boost your productivity.

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AutoCAD LT 2012

iWork ’09, Apple’s office productivity suite, is the easiest way to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations the Mac way. Pages is both a streamlined word processor and an easy-to-use page layout application. It allows you to be a writer one minute and a designer the next, always with a perfect document in the works. Numbers, with its' great-looking templates, easy-to-create formulas, and dynamic tables and charts, gives you simple ways to make sense of your data. Use Keynote to create your presentations, and you’ll be a hard act to follow. Its' powerful yet easy-to-use tools and dazzling effects put the show in slideshow. Packed with over 250 Apple-designed themes and templates—including 60 new designs overall—iWork lets you create projects that look polished from the first page or slide. And iWork is compatible with Microsoft Office, so it’s easy to share your work.

Tags: Office suite, dynamic tables, dazzling effects, iWork, Office

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iWork '09

MobileMe is the service from Apple that automatically pushes new email, contacts, and calendar events over the air to your iPhone and keeps everything in sync across your Mac, PC, and the web. So your important information is up to date everywhere you go—no docking required. MobileMe also gives you an elegant online Gallery for sharing your photos with friends and family, and iDisk for accessing and sharing files via your computer, the web, and your iPhone. And if you ever lose your iPhone, MobileMe can help you find it or remotely wipe your data to protect your privacy. Note that the Find My iPhone feature is not available in all areas.

Tags: calendar events, friends and family, Mac, email contacts

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MobileMe Individual (Updated 2009 Version)

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 software empowers designers and developers to build standards-based websites with confidence. Develop with your existing content management system like WordPress, Joomla!, or Drupal, and design productively with CSS inspection tools and improved Live View functions. Get fast and accurate browser-compatibility testing, and test dynamic content thanks to integration with Adobe BrowserLab, a new Adobe CS Live online service. Simplify advanced website development with integrated support for Subversion software and custom PHP code hinting. Manage site files more effectively in collaborative, version-controlled environments with enhanced support for Subversion software Rapidly build and maintain applications, and get direct insight into core PHP functions, methods, and objects with dynamic PHP code hinting Benefit from code hinting on nonstandard files and directories in Dreamweaver CS5, enabling enhanced hinting support for your existing third-party PHP libraries and content management system frameworks such as WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla! Jump-start your standards-based website design with updated and simplified CSS Starter Layouts Set up a site in fewer steps with the retooled Site Definition dialog box in Dreamweaver System Requirements - Windows Vista/7/XP DVD-ROM Note - Adobe Student & Teacher Editions are for use by university and college students, primary and secondary school students, faculty and staff ONLY. Before the software can be installed, students must obtain a serial number by submitting proof of eligibility for this Program to Adobe. If the student cannot provide proof of eligibility, the end User will not be able to use this product. Students will receive instructions for completing their validation in the Student Edition box. These instructions will direct them to the Identit-E website to submit their verification. www.myidentit-e.com/adobe-student-edi

Tags: adobe cs, dynamic content, Content Management System, college students, controlled environments, secondary school students, system requirements

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Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Student & Teacher Edition