13th
SEP

ACDSee Pro 2.5.333

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Graphics & DesignExperience photography without barriers! Discover ACDSee Pro 2 Photo Manager, the most powerful software platform for viewing, processing, editing, organizing and publishing your photos. ACDSee Pro is a single platform where professional photographers view, process, edit, organize, catalog, publish and archive their growing digital photo collections. Key features include advanced workflow functionality, support for Digital Negative Specification (DNG) and the latest RAW formats, RAW processing capability, batch IPTC editing, powerful color management functionality and professional publishing options.
ACDSee Pro streamlines your workflow and increases productivity. It empowers you to view, process, edit, organize, catalog, publish, and archive your photo collections with precision and control. View your RAW images with lightning-fast image previews and support for most RAW formats from DSLR cameras. Get support for IPTC core fields with XMP. Shift time stamps on multiple images at once. Compare up to four images side by side.

Known as the best workflow manager for today’s photographers, ACDSee Pro has grown to become a valuable tool for quickly processing the ever-expanding variety of RAW formats from digital camera manufacturers, especially for the new generation of DSLRs. With a distinguished pedigree as the Internet’s first and fastest image browser, ACDSee has helped photographers view, edit and share images quickly and easily for more than 14 years.

• Accelerate your workflow
- Discover ACDSee Pro Photo Manager 2.5, the workflow platform that’s custom designed for professional photographers. View, manage, edit and publish photos with the ultimate in precision and control.
- ACDSee Pro 2.5 comes with all the state-of-the-art tools demanded by professional photographers. Acquire images, leverage metadata, apply non-destructive and pixel-level image editing, and manage your backups seamlessly. You’ll enjoy perfected shots, organized files and a workflow that’s optimized for your needs.

• Organize up front
NEW! With the new Import Photos feature, organize your photos as you acquire them from your camera or other storage device. Save time by setting categories, keywords, EXIF, IPTC and more as you import new images. Simultaneously rename, auto-rotate, delete, set the destination and create backup copies.

• Quickly view and sort your collection
- View, sort, cull and compare your photos in a fully customizable interface with unrivalled speed and ease. Select any thumbnail to see a larger preview, or double-click to fill the screen. Sift through thousands of shots and identify the ones you want to keep using one-click Visual Tagging. Compare up to four images at once in greater detail to select your best shot.
- Browse your existing collection instantly. Unlike other photo applications, with ACDSee Pro 2.5 you don’t need to import files that are already on your system and connected devices.

• Manage your digital assets
- Catalog and retrieve your photos with flexible tools custom built for professional photographers. Organize your photo collection with complete control – access and adjust existing IPTC and EXIF information.
- NEW! Embed your own custom metadata, including categories, keywords and ratings directly into your images’ XMP fields. You can even embed data in file formats that don’t include IPTC or EXIF fields, including PNG, PDF and GIF.
- Retrieve photos with spot-on precision. Browse your live folder tree, leverage your EXIF, IPTC and custom metadata, view images by date or event.
- NEW! Save frequently used and complex searches. Find that one photo out of thousands using the fast and powerful Quick Search bar. Filter, group and sort results for an even more customized experience.
- NEW! Experience improved portability of images with ACDSee Pro 2.5’s UNICODE environment. View images with file names or metadata that include characters which are not part of your local system’s language settings.

• Develop your images to the highest standard
- Perfect your images with state-of-the-art non-destructive RAW processing and advanced pixel-level editing. Take control of every aspect - from white balance to sharpness. And with background RAW processing, you can continue your workflow while ACDSee Pro completes your adjustments.
- NEW! Edit with the peace of mind of knowing your originals are never altered or lost.
- Fine-tune dark and light areas independently using sliders, or with a single click on the photo - the patent-pending Shadows/Highlights tool actively analyzes your photo to automatically apply optimal settings. Instantly fix common photo defects such as blemishes, flares, lens scratches and other imperfections with the Photo Repair tool. Save time by globally adjusting hundreds of photos at once with the batch processor.
- NEW! Use selection tools to apply adjustments including blur, saturation and color to defined areas of your photos. Add a finishing touch to your photo with a custom border, drop shadow or edge effect.

• Present, protect and archive your work
- Easily create contact sheets and high-quality prints with optimized print templates. Share selected shots with your clients through e-mail, online galleries and beautifully presented slide show.
- NEW! Auto Slide shows and screensavers are now enhanced with pan and zoom, black and white, and sepia options, plus support for music files.
- Add watermarks to all your photographs in one step to reflect your copyright.
- Archive your collection to .zip folders, CD or DVD, and automatically synchronize multiple folders with your external hard drives.

28th
APR

Portable CCleaner 2.07.575

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CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

Cleans the following:
- Internet Explorer: Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat.
- Firefox: Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history.
- Opera: Temporary files, URL history, cookies.
- Windows: Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files.
- Registry cleaner: Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more… also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.
- Third-party applications: mRemoves temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more…
- 100% Spyware FREE: This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses.

Features of CCleaner 2.0:
* Complete rebuild in C++
With the requirements for a portable version, 64-bit compatibility and Windows Vista increasing against the limitations of the old architecture. We decided to rebuild the entire CCleaner application in highly optimized C++.
* Faster analyzing and cleaning
Each scanning process was rewritten from scratch and fully optimized. The result being a noticeable speed increase in all areas.
* Portable
CCleaner can now run from a USB thumbdrive and be installed/run on a computer without a complicated setup process.
* Compact
The rewrite removed all external file dependencies, so the main EXE is now half the size of the original program and support files.
* Redesigned User Interface
The original CCleaner user interface was looking a little dated, so the GUI was redesigned with a modern look, but without sacrificing speed or usability. New icons were created for the interface and the main program icon was updated with a more modern style.
* Exclusions
It is now possible to specify files, folders and registry keys to ignore from the cleaning process.
* Loads of little tweaks
Too numerous to mention them all separately, we’ve tried to improve CCleaner in all areas.

Changes in CCleaner v2.07.575:
- Firefox 3.0 support added.
- Fixed bug where figures were missing for KB/MB sizes.
- Fixed bug where some IE cookies were being missed.
- Improved scan time accuracy.
- Internal memory management improvements.
- Registry settings moved to HKCU\Software\Piriform\CCleaner.
- Fixed bug where CC could get locked in System Tray.
- Renamed MSN Messenger to Windows Live Messenger.
- Added MS Office Picture Manager to applications.
- Fixed uninstaller tool bug on 64-bit OS.
- Minor GUI improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

12th
OCT

Corel KnockOut 2 v2.77

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Corel KnockOut 2 dramatically increases the quality of your photo composites by letting you preserve fine image details that were once impossible to mask precisely. Hair, smoke, shadows, water, transparencies and any blurred or out-of-focus edges can now be masked with incredible precision, speeding up the entire design process. Plus, Corel KnockOut 2 is an ideal plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel PHOTO-PAINT® or Corel® Painter™ 8, so it fits seamlessly into your workflow. When it comes to complex masking, you won’t find anything more powerful than Corel KnockOut 2. Built as a plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel PHOTO-PAINT and Corel Painter, it lets you retain the finest image details, including hair, smoke, liquid, fire, glass and shadows. And it does it with more speed and accuracy than any other masking technique.

If you’ve made Adobe Photoshop a key part of your tool set, Corel KnockOut 2 is an ideal fit. With shortcut keys, menus and commands like those in Adobe Photoshop, it slides right into your workflow. It’s also designed for Mac® OS X, runs on Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 and is available for Windows®, which gives you the freedom to work on the platform of your choice.

Corel KnockOut 2 includes a number of new features as well as enhancements to existing features, including:

> New Zoom tool - gain greater control and flexibility by zooming in on an image at predefined zoom levels using a drop-down list
> New Aqua® interface and Mac® OS X design (for Macintosh® users only) - take advantage of this powerful new interface. Corel KnockOut 2 is built to run natively on Mac OS X and features the intuitive Aqua interface
> New multiple Undo/Redo - go back to different stages of your work instead of starting from scratch, with up to 99 levels of Undo/Redo. Specify how many Undo and Redo levels you require, and select which shortcut keys you prefer to use for Redo
> New Polygonal Line tool - mask large, complex images more easily by using the polygonal mode to define the selection by points or freehand
> New reduced memory requirements - save disk space without sacrificing functionality, and enhance the ease with which Corel KnockOut 2 integrates into your existing tool set
> Improved user guide, online documentation and tutorials - get started quickly and easily
> New Revert File option - revert to an image’s earlier or original state whenever you want to discard numerous unwanted changes. If an image has never been saved, Corel KnockOut 2 will retrieve the image from the host application or file and discard the current image. If an image has previously been saved, Corel KnockOut 2 will revert to the last saved state and discard the current image
> New CMYK File option - work with CMYK images, ensuring that KnockOut 2 can easily fit into any workflow
> Enhanced shortcut keys and streamlined workflow - enjoy enhanced ease of use and reduce the learning curve, with shortcut keys, UI menus and commands that are similar to those in Adobe® Photoshop®. This allows graphics professionals to streamline their workflow and work in the manner to which they are most accustomed
> New Touchup tools - perform fine corrections to masked images with the new Brush and Eraser tools, ensuring that the images in your composites are virtually indistinguishable
> New Property Bar - take advantage of quick access to commonly used controls. Auto Outside Object, for example, lets you automatically create an outside selection after having created an inside selection on the image
> Live color swatch - point to an area of an image with the Inside Syringe tool, and a circle beside the syringe cursor (the color swatch) displays the color under the tip of the syringe cursor. When you insert a syringe color, the color swatch displays the color to be inserted
> Automatic error correction - avoid costly or time-consuming mistakes before they happen. Corel KnockOut2 automatically recognizes errors in selections and does not permit you to make selections that will cause errors. For example, if you have created an inside selection and then draw an outside selection that intersects with the inside selection, Corel KnockOut 2 will correct the selection by moving it away from the first selection boundary by a specified number of pixels. If working with the Pushpin or Tweezers, Corel KnockOut 2 will display a different cursor and will not allow the action to be performed
> Background insert - insert Adobe Photoshop, JPEG, Macintosh PICT and TIFF images as a background after processing the foreground of an image. Corel KnockOut 2 also includes a library of images that can be inserted, or you can import your own images
> Inside Object and Outside Object tools - use the Inside Object tool to draw the marquee selection lines that define the color in the interior of the transition area or the foreground object, and use the Outside Object tool to draw the lines that define the color in the background of the transition area. Holding down the Command key turns the Inside Object and Outside Object tools into the Pushpin and Tweezers tools respectively, for selection areas too small for the standard marquee lines
> Inside Shadow and Outside Shadow tools - preserve the transparency and realism of shadows and highlights by drawing the lines that define the interior and exterior of a shadow
> Inside Syringe tool - sample the interior colors of an object when it is not possible to define the foreground or background of an object with the Inside Object or Outside Object tools
> Edge Feather tool - create edge transitions when the foreground and background colors of an object are so similar that the transition area cannot be identified
> Info Palette - display the XY coordinates and the RGB or CMYK values for the pixel under the pointer
> Transition Complexity - utilize four settings to describe the amount of detail in the foreground and background area of an image, and create a more precise mask by choosing the setting that is appropriate for the image
> Underlay Color Palette - see your masked image on different colored backgrounds by displaying the foreground of a processed image against various colors

System requirements
Microsoft Windows® 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows ME or Windows XP (Note: It doesnt Support Vista I checked it after installing to verify the version)
Pentium® processor, 200 MHz or higher
Adobe® Photoshop® 5.0, 6.0 or 7.0
128 MB RAM [3X image size (RGB + Alpha) recommended]
30 MB or greater available hard disk space
SVGA monitor with 24-bit color display adapter
CD-ROM drive
Mouse or tablet

11th
SEP

ACDSee Pro 2.0.219 Final

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Experience photography without barriers. Discover ACDSee Pro 2 Photo Manager, the most powerful software platform for viewing, processing, editing, organizing and publishing your photos. ACDSee Pro is a single platform where professional photographers view, process, edit, organize, catalog, publish and archive their growing digital photo collections. Key features include advanced workflow functionality, support for Digital Negative Specification (DNG) and the latest RAW formats, RAW processing capability, batch IPTC editing, powerful color management functionality and professional publishing options.

Known as the best workflow manager for today’s photographers, ACDSee Pro has grown to become a valuable tool for quickly processing the ever-expanding variety of RAW formats from digital camera manufacturers, especially for the new generation of DSLRs. With a distinguished pedigree as the Internet’s first and fastest image browser, ACDSee has helped photographers view, edit and share images quickly and easily for more than 13 years.

ACDSee Pro 2 FEATURES:

• Import Effortlessly
- Stay ahead of the volume from day one with powerful tools that automatically import, rename and categorize your new photos whenever your cameras and storage devices are connected.

• Quickly view and browse your collection
- View, sort, cull and compare your photos in a fully customizable interface with the speed required by professional photographers.
- Get instant full screen viewing, and fast thumbnail browsing for more than 100 different file formats including JPEG, BMP, GIF, PSD, PNG, TIFF, TGA, RAW NEF, CRW, and much more. View your RAW files as quickly as your JPEGs.
- Sift through thousands of shots and identify the ones you want to keep using one-click Visual Tagging. Select your best shots using Image Compare to view up to four images at once in greater detail.
- Quickly retrieve photos using keywords, captions, file or folder names, or IPTC data, or find that one photo out of thousands using the Quick Search bar.

• RAW Viewing and Editing
View your RAW images with lightning-fast image previews and support for most RAW formats from DSLR cameras including Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, Olympus, FujiFilm, Leica, Leaf, Panasonic and Kodak. View the full list of supported RAW formats. For the complete list of RAW formats supported by ACDSee software, visit http://www.acdsee.com/products/acdseepro/rawformats.

• Catalog your photos effectively
- Manage your digital assets with powerful and flexible cataloguing options. Organize and find your photos by Windows® file folder, IPTC/EXIF/XMP metadata, custom virtual categories, keywords, ratings and more.
- NEW! Read, write and create sidecar files for your RAW files that keep your images and data connected across systems and software.

• Develop and perfect your images
- Perfect your images with state of the art RAW processing and advanced pixel-level editing. Take total control of every aspect - from white balance to sharpness.
- NEW! Experience the superior image quality and detail of ACDSee Pro 2’s RAW process. And, with background processing, continue your workflow while ACDSee Pro completes your non-destructive adjustments.
- Expose hidden details in dark and light areas with ACDSee Pro 2’s patent pending Shadow/Highlights feature – you’ll see beautiful results. Fix common photo defects such as blemishes, flares, lens scratches, and other imperfections with the Photo Repair tool. NEW! Use a selection tool to apply adjustments including blur, saturation and color to defined areas of your photos.

• Present your photos in the best light
- Share selected shots effortlessly through e-mail, web galleries, slide shows and prints.
- Use ACDSee Pro 2’s e-mail tool to optimize your images for delivery. Easily create contact sheets and high-quality prints with optimized print templates.
- Create stunning slide shows with transition effects and multiple audio tracks. Add watermarks to your photographs to reflect your copyright.

• Protect and archive your work
- Easily archive your collection to .zip folders, CD or DVD, and synchronize with your external harddrives. You can even synchronize multiple folders and schedule when the synchronizations occur.
- NEW! Protect and preserve your metadata by embedding it in industry-standard portable digital negative format (DNGs).

• Compatible with Windows Vista.

24th
SEP

Extensis Portofolio 8.1

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Put your files at your fingertips. With lightning-fast access to all of your files (no matter where they live), you’ll never waste time hunting for an important asset. From web to print, from comps to finished work, — Portfolio’s database-backed driven catalogs equip you with the power to effortlessly find, preview and repurpose all your files.

Fast Cataloging: Fast cataloging quickly adds files to your Portfolio catalog in the background, allowing you to start working with them instantly.

Improved File Format Support for MS Office, DNG, RAW, Quark, Pro Video: Preview, index text and read metadata from the formats you use most, including: Word and Excel files in Windows, full-screen previews from Adobe DNG RAW files, added support for current RAW files, and thumbnails and full-screen previews of Quark XPress documents (Mac).

Full Custom Sort: Drag and drop, reorder or sort items in galleries, SmartGalleries and disk folders. This information is retained separately for each user in a workgroup environment.

Scratchpad Galleries: Scratchpad galleries are temporary baskets used for sorting, editing and merging files from multiple galleries or searches into a single gallery. These can be used for printing, collecting or publishing.

Digital Camera Auto-Rotation: Portfolio now automatically rotates thumbnails and previews from digital cameras that record the camera’s orientation, streamlining photographers’ post-shoot workflow.

HTML Help, Video Tutorials, Sample Catalogs: The answers are at your fingertips with Portfolio’s new searchable HTML-based help system. We even include new sample catalogs with pre-mapped custom fields and SmartGalleries for specific workflows — making it easier to customize Portfolio to your needs.

Enhanced Item Properties: The properties dialog is now the one-stop location to find and edit any metadata.

The most common information needed (such as file type, resolution and file size) has been consolidated to the first tab for faster viewing.

Leverage Previews: Portfolio’s ability to use Screen Previews rather than the original files makes the process of finding and sharing your files — even those that are offline — much faster.

Movie Metadata: Portfolio can now read common metadata such as frame rate, duration and audio tracks from video files.

Custom XMP Read and CS File-Info Panels: Take advantage of the IPTC4XMP standard known as IPTC Core, used by Adobe Creative Suite 2 applications. This effectively extends Portfolio’s custom fields into the most popular creative applications, allowing a two-way exchange of information.

31st
AUG

DSS DJ 5.5

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If you are a beginner DJ looking for some information about what you need to start and what are the options, or a pro DJ searching for a DJ software which can do the same tasks as the hardware equipment and even better, then you are in the right place. DSS DJ is much more than an audio player. It’s a professional, live mixing software especially developed to use and experiment DJ techniques without turntables, dual CD player or other DJ equipment.

DSS DJ became a powerful, versatile and user friendly beat mixing software because we are open to all new and interesting suggestions given by performing DJs, and we try to implement them. This fact made our customers to trust us, to love using DSS DJ in various occasions and our software to be awarded.

DECKS

-two decks fully independent with support for MP3, M4A, MP4, CDA,

OGG, WMA, WAV, AIFF, AU files

- true-instant cues - 8 CUE points (auto-cue, fine search)

- pitch control (+/-24%) with Master Tempo, bend and slow reset

- beat accurate cue setting and cue triggering (fade in/fade out points)

- real vinyl simulation - scratch, bend, spin, reverse play, brake, start

- native DSP effects with loadable plugins (including 3rd party DirectX effects)

- 3 bands equalizer with kills

- cut-off filters - cut low/high frequencies gradually

- real-time waveform display used to scratch, to spin and to fine tune cue points

- waveform display markers for loops, cue points and beats (beat grid)

- beats offset (sync) display

- precise automatic BPM counter on the fly, for ALL genres

- automatic one-click BEAT MATCHING and synchronization

- beat-aware loop engine on the fly, with snap to beat, loop resizing and moving