News
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
WD releases 500GB, 750GB, 1TB and 2TB My Passport USB 3.0 portable drives
Digital Arts Staff
Available in five colours: white, black, silver, blue, and red.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
2012 Apple MacBook Pro and iMac benchmarks appear on Geekbench site
Ashleigh Allsopp
Benchmark results for a new MacBook Pro and iMac were spotted in Geekbench’s database over the weekend, suggesting that Apple will launch updates to both line-ups imminently.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Updated: our guide to Illustrator CS6, After Effects CS6, Premiere Pro CS6 and Photoshop CS6 plugins
Digital Arts Staff
Here we're listing professional-level plug-ins for Photoshop, Illustrator et al as they're updated to support Creative Suite 6.
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Adobe will issue free security patches for pre-CS6 Photoshop, illustrator and Flash Pro
Jackie Dove
Late Friday night, Adobe confirmed its plan to issue free patches to fix the problems in three of its key Creative Suite apps.
Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Adobe releases Creative Suite 6 with Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, After Effects CS6 & more
Neil Bennett
CS6 is out now, so see what our team of expert graphic, interactive and motion designers make of it.
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Optical cables ship for Thunderbolt ports
Agam Shah
For more than a year Intel has talked about graduating from copper wires to fiber optics for Thunderbolt ports on Apple's Mac computers, and Sumitomo Electric Industries has became one of the first companies to deliver optical cables.
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Apple CEO says Windows 8's combination of desktop and tablet makes for poor UX
Karen Haslam
Combining a MacBook and an iPad would never work, and that’s why Microsoft’s plans to push Windows 8 out to both tablets and laptops will be a disaster, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Adobe reveals sneak peek at new tools and future plans for Creative Cloud at CS6 launch
Digital Arts Staff
At last night's CS6 launch, Adobe gave its first indicators at what's to come later this year to Creative Cloud.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
Intel launches Ivy Bridge processors for desktops, laptops & ultrabooks
Matt Egan
Intel will next week launch the third generation of its Intel Core processor family. Ivy Bridge promises better graphics, media performance and energy efficiency.
Monday, 23 April 2012
Adobe CS6 preview: Flash Professional
Craig Grannell
Adobe's new Flash CS6 reinvents itself again with new features aimed at app developers
Monday, 23 April 2012
Adobe CS6 preview: Dreamweaver
Craig Grannell
We bring you an in-depth preview of Adobe's new Dreamweaver CS6
Monday, 23 April 2012
Adobe CS6 preview: After Effects
Duncan Evans
Adobe's After Effects CS6 has new camera tracking, along with more effects and enhanced work-flow
Monday, 23 April 2012
Adobe CS6 preview: Premiere Pro
Duncan Evans
Adobe's Premiere Pro CS6 has a new interface, with added RED K support, enhanced multicam support, faster editing, Warp Stabilizer and more colour control
Monday, 23 April 2012
Expert preview: Adobe InDesign CS6
Ben Steers
InDesign CS6 doesn't look as different as Illustrator CS6 or Photoshop CS6, but there's much that's new.
Monday, 23 April 2012
Expert preview: Adobe Illustrator CS6
Ben Steers, additional testing by Neil Bennett
Illustrator CS6 handles complex artworks much better, and offers pattern and gradient upgrades.
Friday, 20 April 2012
Jigsaw to host Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6) event next Thursday
Karen Haslam
Jigsaw says its giving "us a free UK exclusive so secretive we dare not speak its name in public', but Adobe's already announced that CS6 will be launched on Monday.
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Adobe to launch Creative Suite 6 (CS6) and Creative Cloud on Monday
Digital Arts Staff
Tune in for expert previews and step-by-step guides to the new tools.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
NAB 2012: Mocha v3 aims to make tracking footage easier
Digital Arts Staff
Imagineer has released new versions of its tracking software mocha Pro and mocha AE.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
NAB 2012: The Foundry shows off new Hiero conform tool
Digital Arts Staff
At the NAB 2012 show in Las Vegas, British visual effects software developer The Foundry has showcased its new Hiero tool.
Monday, 16 April 2012
NAB 2012: Turn your iPad into a control surface for Adobe, Autodesk or Avid's tools
Digital Arts Staff
Trigger controls and shortcuts for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Media Composer, Maya, 3DS Max and more.





