From Adobe Illustrator to FreeHand!
News November 5, 03:17 Eastern Time
KRT Graphics Desk: 202-383-6064, graphics(AT)krtinfo.com
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KRT WILL ADOPT FREEHAND DRAWING SOFTWARE
KRT is changing its principal drawing software from Adobe Illustrator to FreeHand 8.0.1. On Dec. 20, KRT will begin posting graphics in FreeHand format.
Macromedia, the publisher of FreeHand, worked with Knight Ridder Tribune in developing version 8.0.1 of Freehand.
Here are some of its features that are important to the publishing industry:
--Users can customize the FreeHand interface to adapt it to their work habits and technical needs
--The drawing tools are easy to use and make intuitive sense
--FreeHand3/4s creative features, such as lenses for magnification and transparency, give illustrators new creative opportunities
--FreeHand can create graphics in the popular Flash format for publishing on the Internet. (Netscape Communications will include the Flash player with its browser software, and it will be incorporated into the Microsoft Windows 98 operating system, making the Flash format the standard for Web graphics)
The new version of FreeHand also resolves a persistent technical difficulty that Adobe, the publisher of Illustrator 7.0, has not addressed:
--Users can import JPEG images into FreeHand files, and the images will retain their size and resolution set with PhotoShop or other graphics software, rather than defaulting to 72-dot-per-inch resolution.
--If a FreeHand graphic contains a placed EPS image, the graphic can be opened if the placed image exists in JPEG format.
Macromedia says FreeHand 8.0.1 will be released commercially worldwide by Nov. 30. The Macintosh and Windows versions of FreeHand 8.0.1 both will have the capabilities described above.
Macromedia has agreed to sell FreeHand 8.0.1 to KRT clients at discounted prices through Dec. 20. Details of the discount are included below; Knight Ridder and Tribune papers will be receiving additional information by e-mail and fax.
If you have any questions or need help in the transition from Illustrator to FreeHand, please e-mail KRT Managing Editor Wes Albers |
