Software
Reviews
Cybrrr
Artist's Favorite sources for Win95/NT Software:
i/us -- they have all the hot graphics you need.
The
Slaughterhouse everything else is here
Mediabuilder
the best for image and web software
FreeCode
the best for perl, cgi
Dave
Central all round resource for software
Subjective
Ratings
Sonique:
MP3 music player
Sonique : MP3 player for
the artist ***** Windows95/98 free
Well, it's version .90, and still beta. That said, what a great music
player. A stylish player with all the bells and whistles. Plays s3m, mod,
xm, whatever. If you groove to music on the web, this is the player to
get -- streaming music is even handled. beautiful design which only adds
to its functionality.
Net Objects Fusion 4.0
*****
Well, this site gets a decent makeover, soon, with NetObjects. $100
rebate until March 31, 1999 as competitive upgrade to other web site builders.
The best.
KPT
3/KPT 5 Power Tools*****
These photoshop plugins (also used for Paint Shop Pro) are really hot.
Although no printed manual is provided, you'll find yourself creating dazzling
images in no time. I purchased my powertools from i/us.
SPG
Web Tools*****
Winner
of the WEB '98 Web Tools Award for Best Web Graphics
Program,
SPG WEB Tools is a suite of 23 award-winning Web Tool
plug-ins
that transforms Microsoft Image Composer or
Adobe
PhotoShop (and also Paint Shop Pro) into a Graphics POWERSUITE!These
photoshop plugins (also used for Paint Shop Pro) can also save you time
and they also produce dazzling images in no time. (no printed manual, but
a comprehensive online manual exists). I also purchased my SPG Web
Tools from i/us.
Fractal
Design Painter v. 5.5 web ready*****
MetaCreation's answer to Adobe's Image Style and Photoshop. Now you
can generate your web scripts and rollovers with the web ready version.
This is a program for serious digital artists who want to make web art
and design their vocation.
Kai's
Power Tools*****
6 new filter's. As if it wasn't already the best plugin for Photoshop
out there. Fractal Design Painter owners can get $100 discount now. It's
$99 price is hard to beat. A dream to use and a must have for any digital
artist who wants to produce professional art. Kai's touches are everywhere
on the web, these days.
Adobe's
Image Ready*****
What a treat. Three hours after I opened it, I made a template and
created all the buttons and rollover script for this website in one easy
step. Amazing. Wonderful. Powerful. I need a book on it. Now, if I could
only afford ImageReady!
RepliGATOR*v4****
very useful
for art idea generator. inspiring and surprising. Improved, better handling
and faster than 3.
Instabase Web Ready*****
Wow, two hours after I downloaded Instabase,
I had a webready database. I put it on the web and it's an asset to our
ever growing Cyber Art Web members. Cyber Art members
get a discount if they tell Instabase they got referred by Cyber Art Web.
Live
Pix 2.0*****
incredible
program for what it does, fun to use, creative, cheap too.
Live
Pix Soho*
rudely
uninstalls Live Pix 2.0 without warning the user. Software support didn't
know that it was different from Live Pix. They said the two are basically
the same, but they're not. And to think I paid for the phone call to San
Francisco myself (no 800 number). What a stupid package ... beautiful,
but stupid. I'm taking it back.
Splash!****
excellent
page design control. I don't rely on Splash for total html control, however.
Delightful to use, but it has one significant drawback:annoying lack of
cut and paste from other programs.
Splash
now has a new version out, but I haven't had time to try it.
Splash!
Image Mapper*****
incredible
-- go get it. fun, fun, fun.
Microsoft's
Image Composer****
I had
version 1.0, free. I installed beta version 1.5, not free. Uninstall could
not remove beta version 1.5 completely and I even tinkered with the Windows
Registry. Whatever you do, don't install version 1.5 if you're using 1.0
Microsoft bundles it with FrontPage 98 and won't unbundle it. Maybe I'll
be able to afford FrontPage someday.
Paint
Shop Pro*****
I'm a
Paint Shop Pro fanatic. go get it. We artists are poor. I save my money
for paint and canvas. I bought Paint Shop Pro.
Free
Xara Web Style trial version ****
Xara WebStyle 30 trial (win95) -- easy way to make 3d rollovers. Well,
you could buy Adobe's Image Styler or Fractal Painter. Xara Web Styler
is much less expensive.
Free
Xara Webster 2 trial version *****
Download your free Xara Webster Style 30 trial (win95)
Free
Xara 3d trial version *****
I had version 2 and loved it . Version 3 is even better. wow!
Dazzling
3d is here and a just click away.
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