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The latest extensions for Adobe Fireworks CS3, Fireworks 8 and Fireworks MX 2004, to make the designers life a little easier. Enhance your productivity now with the latest plugins and extensions for Adobe Fireworks CS3.

 

A growing suite of Adobe Dreamweaver CS3™ CSS extensions, from the clean and simple CSS layouts to more complex structures. The CSS extensions are integrated directly into Adobe Dreamweaver, so simply plug-in and start building!

 

 

All entries will be judged based on aesthetic appeal, effective use of the features in PDF forms or LiveCycle templates, and originality and creativity.

 

Deadline for submissions in the LiveCycle Designer Templates Category: extended until May 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

Full details and download here.

 

 

Toronto (ON), Canada - March 7, 2008 - Zevrix Solutions announces the release of version 3.1 of BatchOutput, a significant update to its popular professional solution to automate printing and export to PDF and other formats from Adobe InDesign.

 

BatchOutput automates printing and output of multiple InDesign documents to various formats using output presets or custom settings. It allows users to output multipage InDesign documents as single pages, change job name in printer queue, automate links automatically, and output files invisibly for the user. BatchOutput also automatically composes complex variable file names, which makes it equally indispensable for export of single documents.

 

BatchOutput saves valuable production time and simplifies workflow for service providers, printers, ad agencies and publishing houses by automating their output workflow. With BatchOutput, users only need to select the files to output and adjust the settings, instead of opening and printing each document manually. For example, BatchOutput can be left printing or exporting hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed jobs can be picked up next morning. In addition, BatchOutput can run in the background allowing users to keep working with other programs thus using their production time even more efficiently.

 

The new version 3.1 introduces the ability to update modified links automatically during output, define output settings in the first document of the batch, customize output names of individual documents as well as other new features and bug fixes. The BatchOutput family of products is also available for Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

 

BatchOutput 3.1 can be purchased from the Zevrix Solutions web site for US$99.95, as well as from authorized resellers. Demo is also available for download. Upgrade to BatchOutput 3.1 is free for licensed users of version 3.0, and US$40 for the users of earlier versions.

 

BatchOutput 3.1 is available for Mac OS X 10.4.2 and higher, a Universal Binary, and works with Adobe InDesign CS, CS2 and CS3.

 

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, graphic file diagnostics and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals achieve more while doing less through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com/.

 

 

This release also builds/enhences existing features and includes an updater for the Dreamweaver CS3.

 

 

Toronto (ON), Canada - February 16, 2008 - Zevrix Solutions announces the release of version 2 of ArtOptimizer, its comprehensive solution for reducing the size of images linked to Adobe Illustrator document automatically.

 

ArtOptimizer allows users to save valuable storage space, increase document output speed and reduce production costs by eliminating excessive image data. It's achieved by automatically reducing the size of linked images with an effective resolution higher than the user-defined target resolution. ArtOptimizer opens the images in Photoshop, automatically reduces their resolution, and scales them according to their dimensions in the Illustrator document. ArtOptimizer then reimports the images into the document at 100% in precise position.

 

ArtOptimizer saves hours of production time for publishing houses, design firms, printers, and service bureaus of any size. ArtOptimizer also helps users save the time of transferring jobs to outside sources, reduce job cost through faster processing by service providers, and speed up the overall job turnaround.

 

- ArtOptimizer is now compatible with Mac OS X Leopard.

- Users can specify Photoshop Actions to run on each image during processing.

- Users now have the option to merge visible layers in Photoshop instead of flattening the image.

 

Zevrix Solutions introduced ArtOptimizer following the success of LinkOptimizer, its flagship product which provides similar solutions for Adobe InDesign. Both products also allow to automate image color conversion, run Photoshop sharpening filters, and back up original images before processing.

 

Pricing and Availability:

ArtOptimizer 2.0 can be purchased for US$99.95, from the Zevrix Solutions website (www.zevrix.com), and authorized resellers. Licensed users of previous versions can update to ArtOptimizer 2.0 for $19.95.

 

ArtOptimizer is available for Mac OS X 10.4.2 and higher, Universal Binary, and works with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop CS, CS2 and CS3.

 

This Fireworks CS3 gem allows you to inherit guides across pages (from an a selected page) or inherit from the master page.

 

Free command download at Adobe Exchange, here.

 

The task: design a Fireworks tutorial will win a prize:

  1st place: 1 copy of Genopal Pro v1.0 + 1 copy of DistriFusion Pro

  2nd place: 1 copy of Genopal Pro v1.0 + Playing with Fire

  3rd place: 1 copy of Genopal Pro v1.0

 

Contest will end February 28th, 2008

 

Visit Fireworks Zone for contest details and specifications.

 

 

 

Spry Data Utilities is a set of extensions for developing web applications powered by Adobe Spry framework for AJAX.

 

Using these tools you can take advantage of built-in Dreamweaver Server Behaviors for implementing AJAX-driven data related tasks (e.g. searching, creating, updating and deleting records), as well as building functionality for executing your own server-side code (e.g. sending email or uploading files via AJAX).

 

Additional Spry buttons for your Insert panel will provide easier access to the most commonly used Spry Region elements.

Spry Data Utilities Toolkit includes: