gX News http://www.gxo.com/index.php News from the computer graphics and new media industries. en-us Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:16:48 GMT Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:16:48 GMT gX News http://www.gxo.com/index.php Avenza adds features to Geographic Imager http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1038 Avenza Systems has announced the release of Geographic Imager 2.0, the latest update of its plug-in that adds geospatial functionality to Adobe Photoshop CS2 or CS3. Dutch open 'world's first graphic design museum' http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1039 The Foundation National Museum for Graphic Design, claiming to be the world's first graphic design museum, was opened on June 11th in a ceremony that included an official inauguration by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. New iMacs faster with bigger better graphics support http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1037 Apple has updated the iMac with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors across the line and options that now include NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 GS graphics card with 512MB of video memory, or a 3.06 GHz processor, or 4GB of RAM. YouCam 2 lets webcam users add animations and effects http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1034 CyberLink has announced the release of YouCam 2, an upgrade to its webcam software. Extensis preps Universal Type Server for release http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1033 Extensis announced it will be previewing its new Universal Type Server next week in Toronto. Quark announces QPS 7.4 http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1032 Quark has announced Quark Publishing System (QPS) 7.4. ClipartCollection.com offers millions of images for under five dollars per week http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1035 Jupitermedia has announced the launch of Clipart Connection, a new online clipart subscription service that provides access to a library of over a million images, web graphics and illustrations. Photobucket releases API to developers http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1036 Photobucket has announced the broad release of the site’s application programming interface (API). Camino 1.6 adds better tab browsing and more reader feeds http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1031 The Camino Project has just released Camino 1.6 (for Mac only), the first upgrade to this browser in about a year. New Filter Forge Photoshop plug-ins available free http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1030 Filter Forge, makers of Windows Photoshop plugins, have released Freepack 3 - Frames. Olympus announces May availability for tiny DSLR http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1029 Olympus has announced the portable E-420 camera which it says is the "world's smallest consumer DSLR." Reports say PDF documents no longer to be commercial-free http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1028 Reports out of Silicon Valley say that Adobe is teaming up with Yahoo to create a new advertising service that will flow into PDF documents. New generation Sony camcorders due in February 2008 http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1027 Sony has announced a new generation of camcorders featuring interchangeable lens systems, native progressive recording capabilities, increased sensitivity for low-light conditions, and hybrid solid-state recording. ComparePSD highlights differences between Photoshop files http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1026 PixelNovel has released ComparePSD, software that lets graphic designers compare two PSD files and spot the differences. HP prepares to deliver new eight-core workstations http://www.gxo.com//index.php?id=P1025 One year after introducing its first workstations based on Quad-Core Intel Xeon processors, HP has unveiled two new eight-core workstations – the HP xw6600 and HP xw8600.