Stufflt Deluxe 10.0 boosts JPEG image compression … Canto integrates with Kodak's RealTimeProof Partner product … ChooseFile.com releases ID Images Book 1.5.Allume Systems targets image compression, Canto announces an integrated real-time proofing solution, and ChooseFile.com gives users a boost on creating and organizing image catalog files with Adobe InDesign CS.
Stufflt Deluxe 10.0 Boosts JPEG Image Compression
Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Allume Systems Inc., a division of Smith Micro Software Inc., has released its data and image compression tool StuffIt Deluxe 10 for Mac users, adding new support for Mac OS X 10.4 and Spotlight and Automator features.
In addition, the release comes with Allume Systems' JPEG compression technology, which gives users the ability to compress JPEG images and photos by up to 30 percent without loss in image quality, according to the company.
Users can also preview thumbnails within StuffIt X archive files without the need to decompress the data. In addition, the company improved the Restore mode and the encryption features available to users.
StuffIt Deluxe 10 requires Mac OS 10.3 or higher, and the Spotlight Importer and Automator scripting tool requires Mac OS 10.4.
The release is priced at $79.99, and registered users can upgrade for $29.99. To learn more, go here.
Canto Integrates with Kodak's RealTimeProof Partner Product
Berlin-based Canto Software Inc. announced its intention to release an integrated solution of Canto Cumulus and Kodak's RealTimeProof Partner product.
Canto said the integration was developed to leverage remote proofing, approval management and the color management features of RealTimeProof Partner.
Users can access the RealTimeProof application online and designate the asset by using either the Cumulus Web application or the Cumulus native client application. The RealTimeProof application then enables previewing of assets, adding annotations and comparison of assets, according to the company.
Canto said initially the integration will only be available for Cumulus Enterprise products. For more information users can go here.
ChooseFile.com Releases ID Images Book 1.5
ChooseFile.com has released ID Images Book 1.5, its Mac OS X application for creating image catalog files using Adobe InDesign CS.
ID Images Book 1.5 now supports Mac OS X 10.3.x or 10.4.x and Adobe InDesign CS (3.0.x). Users can also create personal InDesign catalogs, which InDesign can export in PDF file format.
The shareware release is available for download at the company's Web site here.
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