Adobe Systems' Digital Negative (DNG) format isn't a competitor to JPEG XR, a format Microsoft created as a higher-end replacement for conventional JPEG, an Adobe executive has predicted.
Microsoft's HD Photo format could soon become a standard, boosting sales of its Windows Vista operating system which includes built-in support for the JPEG alternative.
Microsoft, while trying to get its HD Photo image format standardised as "JPEG XR", also continues to work on spreading the technology by more conventional means -- such as building Photoshop and Mac OS X support.
A new attempt to provide a higher-end sequel to the ubiquitous JPEG image standard is officially under way.
Adobe will release Photoshop Lightroom 1.1 Tuesday and has begun working to open the software to third-party programmers.
For composing long PDF packages at an office that requires security and wants to use the new digital forms, Acrobat 8's got the goods, but it's overkill if you only seek to make short PDF files.
Photoshop CS remains the choice for professional image editing, and it's worth the upgrade, although some new features could be better implemented.
Adobe's Acrobat 6.0 is an indispensable upgrade for any serious Acrobat user. But individual users should look for a cheaper option.
We may quibble with some of the superficial ways in which Adobe updated Photoshop from 5.5 to 6.0, but we certainly can't complain about the results. Based on the beta version we tested, we think that print and Web graphics producers will greatly appreciate the productivity improvements. However, casual users may finally find themselves a bit over their heads.
The Adobe Acrobat PDF format has been wildly successful because it combines all the convenience of an electronic document with the familiarity of a paper printout. The latest version of Acrobat adds a host of new features that make PDFs more secure, easier to re-purpose, and more suitable for workgroup collaboration.
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