“This new onOne Software Digital Frame Collection from renowned Photoshop Guru Dave Cross is a great addition to our line of customized signature frame collections,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “Our goal in developing our line of unique Digital Frame Collections and collaborating with world-renowned professional photographers and Photoshop specialists is to help photographers spend more time behind the camera with the knowledge that their own final masterpieces are just a few mouse clicks away. We are proud to partner with Dave to bring his custom frames to our users.”

“PhotoFrame Pro provides a fantastic way to add a finishing touch to your images, and I’m so happy to have my frame collection unveiled at Photoshop World,” said Dave Cross.

Dave Cross is the author of Photoshop Finishing Touches and the Senior Developer, Education and Curriculum, for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. For more information about Dave Cross please visit www.dcross.com

In addition to the new Dave Cross collection, also available is the Jack Davis Digital Frame Collection, Helene Glassman Digital Frame Collection, Jim DiVitale Digital Frame Collection, Vincent Versace Digital Frame Collection and Rick Sammon Digital Frame Collection as well as the popular Instant Film Digital Frame Collection.

Each collection includes customized signature frames and edge effects designed personally by these professional photographers. onOne Software’s family of Signature Digital Frame Collections provide photo enthusiasts and graphic designers alike with even more easy-to-use digital frame options for adding the perfect finishing touch to digital images.

PhotoFrame Pro 3 for Photoshop® CS, CS2, CS3 and Photoshop® Elements is compatible with Mac OS X 10.3.9 and higher or Windows XP and Vista. All Digital Frame Collections are available for $39.95 and are compatible with both PhotoFrame Pro 3 and PhotoFrame 3 for Photoshop Elements. PhotoFrame Pro 3 and PhotoFrame 3 for Photoshop Elements are available from onOne Software authorized distributors and resellers, or direct from onOne Software at www.onOnesoftware.com. Digital Frame Collections are only available as convenient direct downloads from the onOne Software Web site.

About onOne Software

onOne Software develops time-saving software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers in the digital photography and graphic design industries. onOne Software solutions have been created to help photographers spend more of their time behind the camera taking pictures instead of the computer workstation. Such solutions include a wide range of easy-to-use plug-in enhancements for Adobe® Photoshop®, Photoshop® Elements and QuarkXPress®.

onOne Software delivers the highest quality software products to users by working with industry leaders and continuing to develop core technologies for professional photo and desktop publishing solutions on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon. For additional information, visit onOnesoftware.com or call 1-888-968-1468.

With this Flash-driven selector, you’ll be able to determine which Creative Suite applications best suit the work you do and which ones will take you to the next level. Simply by answering a short series of questions, you will be equipped with a better understanding of how Adobe addresses your changing software needs.

Be sure to watch Photoshop TV in the coming weeks for a remote broadcast from Adobe’s Creative Suite 3 break-out. The Photoshop Guys (Scott Kelby, Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski) will bring you exclusive interview with Adobe’s team and the entire inside scoop.

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Apollo enables developers to create applications that combine the benefits of web applications – network and user connectivity, rich media content, ease of development, and broad reach – with the strengths of desktop applications – application interactions, local resource access, personal settings, powerful functionality, and rich interactive experiences.

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“When you look at Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, you’re looking at the future of the pro photographer’s workflow, and a year or so from now if you’re not using Lightroom, you’re going to be left behind,” said Scott Kelby, editor and publisher of Darkroom, NAPP president and the #1 top selling computer book author worldwide. “The integration between Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop CS2/CS3 creates the seamless, consistent, and efficient workflow that today’s professionals need, and we launched Darkroom magazine to help these pros make the most of using these two amazing tools together,” he added.

Darkroom will be distributed with Photoshop User http://www.photoshopuser.com magazine (published eight times a year) and available to NAPP members as part of their membership at no additional cost. (Photoshop User is the official publication of NAPP, the world’s largest digital imaging and graphics association.)

A downloadable electronic version of Darkroom will be available to non-NAPP members through an annual paid subscription. Electronic subscription details and pricing will be announced at http://www.darkroommagazine.com.

About NAPP
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is an accredited, dynamic trade association and the world’s leading resource for Adobe® Photoshop® training, news, and education. With more than 54,000 members in 106 countries, NAPP is the largest graphics and digital imaging association worldwide. Visit http://www.photoshopuser.comfor more information.

“There are a number of core techniques every Photoshop user needs to know,” said Dave Cross. “Learning these skills right up front is the key to working efficiently and creatively with Photoshop.”

Photoshop CS2 for Beginners is perfectly designed for busy students learning the basic fundamentals of Photoshop, as well as working professionals looking to touch-up on their skills, as it takes only 5-minutes a day to go through each training session. Cross teaches his online students how to get up and running quickly with CS2 and offers an excellent way to focus on the essential tools and techniques. Cross focuses on real-world, practical information that students can start using immediately, and with efficiency and creativity. He does all this without delving too deeply into technical details and boring theory, and with no confusing jargon.

Dave Cross co-hosts the popular Adobe Photoshop TV podcast at www.photoshoptv.com and is an Adobe Certified Expert and Photoshop World instructor.

Pricing for the 21-day class is just $69.99. NAPP members receive a $30 discount paying just $39.99. To become a member of NAPP visit www.photoshopuser.com.

About PhotoshopTraining.com
Launched by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), photoshoptraining.com showcases the most comprehensive Photoshop and digital imaging educational resources available today. It joins the creative line-up of educational resources and products produced by NAPP president Scott Kelby and the creative team at NAPP, which publishes Photoshop User and Layers magazines, the Photoshop Elements Techniques and Adobe Illustrator® Techniques newsletters; and produces the weekly Adobe Photoshop TV video podcast, the bi-annual Photoshop World Conference & Expo, the one-day Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour, and a complete line-up of Photoshop books and DVDs.

(Tampa, Florida – November 3, 2006)  – The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) today announced a new video podcast for digital photographers using Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom^TM. Lightroom Killer Tips (www.lightroomkillertips.com) features author and NAPP’s Education and Curriculum Director, Matt Kloskowski, and provides visitors the latest tips and tricks for getting the most out of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

Though still in beta, Lightroom is fast becoming overwhelmingly popular with digital photographers of every skill level. NAPP has made the commitment to provide the tutorials, insider tips and handy tricks that help users get the most out of Adobe’s workhorse.

Kloskowski, author of Photoshop CS2 Speed Clinic and co-host of Photoshop TV, plans to offer visitors a new twist on learning.

“Not only will we have a new, in-depth tutorial each week,” he states, “I’ll be posting quick tips and links to other useful resources that will encourage digital photographers to really dive into their art and get the most out of their workflow.”

Kloskowski has authored several books on Photoshop, digital photography and design and is recognized throughout the creative industry as a top instructor of creative professionals.

About NAPP
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is an accredited, dynamic trade association and the world’s leading resource for Adobe® Photoshop® training, news, and education. An award-winning team of Photoshop experts, authors, consultants, and trainers lead the association keeping its members on the cutting edge of Adobe Photoshop techniques and technology. With more than 55,000 members in 106 countries, NAPP is the largest graphics and digital imaging association worldwide. Visit http://www.photoshopuser.com for more information.

Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Killer Tips is a registered trademark of KW Media Group, Inc.

Apple will contribute US$10 from the sale of each its new iPod nano (Product) Red to the Global Fund to help fight HIV/AIDS in Africa. (The word “product” and the parentheses are part of Apple’s official name for the charity oriented edition of its music player.) Apple is also offering a US$25 iTunes (Product) Red gift card available for purchase at Apple’s retail and online stores next month.

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e frontier today announced the anticipated release of the new English version of Poser, the company’s popular 3D figure design and animation software. Poser 7 will include many new features, new content and improvements to its architecture. Poser was first introduced in 1995 and is used by graphic artists, illustrators, hobbyists and animators worldwide.

The launch of Poser 7 begins with a limited time offer of the Poser 7 Special Edition that includes an exclusive “High Stakes Content Pack” of Secret agent and casino themed Poser content worth $79.99. This offer will be available only during the preorder period and will expire when Poser 7 ships. The key new features of Poser 7 will be individually introduced with e frontier’s, “7 Reasons to Get Poser 7″ campaign. The campaign starts on October 12, 2006 and can be viewed at www.e-frontier.com/go/Poser_7 ; .

The release of Poser 7 will introduce two, new realistic 3D Poser figures, “Sydney” and “Simon”. Poser 7 Special Edition will feature exclusive content of high fashion formal clothing for the new figures, a complete casino scene with props, a sports car and many extras that are essential for secret agents working a casino. In addition, Poser 7 Special Edition will include a $10.00 coupon redeemable at ContentParadise.com plus a free, six month Passport Membership to Content Paradise valued at $49.99. Content Paradise is e frontier’s content marketplace offering more than 20,000 3D models, audio, books and software from some of the top content creators and artists from around the world. The Passport Membership includes member discounts on 3D content, weekly “Freebies”, exclusive bonus content, monthly rewards and community forums.

Uli Klumpp, Director of Product Development at e frontier and long-time Poser Product Manager said, “Compared to all previous versions, this release is the most significant one to date. Poser 7 will have a powerful combination of new content, new features and improvements that modernizes and invigorates its foundation. We have also added many features that our long time customers have requested. The bottom line is that both the Poser professional and the casual enthusiast will have more robust and more powerful 3D figure design and animation software. Poser 7 will make their creative workflow more enjoyable.”

Pricing and Availability
Poser 7 Special Edition for Windows and Macintosh English versions will be available direct from e frontier’s online stores during the limited preorder promotional period only. Upgrades from previous versions of Poser to Poser 7 Special Edition will be $129.99 (USD). New users may order Poser 7 Special Edition for $249.99 (USD). Customers who upgrade or order new versions of Poser 6 between October 12, 2006 and the official Poser 7 launch date will receive a free electronic download upgrade to Poser 7 Special Edition.
Preorders of Poser 7 Special Edition are available at e frontier’s web site,
www.e-frontier.com/go/preorder_Poser_7 ; and at Content Paradise www.contentparadise.com/Poser_7.

After the preorder period, Poser 7 for Windows and Macintosh will be available from e frontier and its partners worldwide for an estimated street price of $249.99 (USD). Upgrades will be available for $129.99 (USD).

About e frontier America, Inc.
e frontier, Inc., and its subsidiary companies publish and distribute computer graphics software for digital artists and hobbyists worldwide, including Poser, Shade, Amapi Pro, Manga Studio, Anime Studio and MotionArtist, and produce quality computer graphic content and software-related books and magazines. The company is headquartered in Scotts Valley, California and is a fully owned subsidiary of e frontier, Inc. based in Tokyo, Japan.

For more information, go to www.e-frontier.com.

License Transfer functionality
The new License Transfer functionality allows customers to deactivate and activate the software without relying on external resources, making it easier and more accessible for customers to transfer their licenses without calling Quark Technical Support. This new functionality will make the transition particularly easy for Mac users who upgrade their Macs to take advantage of the performance increase offered by the Universal version of QuarkXPress 7.

In addition, the new license agreement allows customers to run previous versions of QuarkXPress in parallel to QuarkXPress 7 on the same machine. Customers can maintain existing workflows created in previous versions of QuarkXPress and adapt to the latest release of QuarkXPress in a step-by-step process without any risks.

New languages
By adding a new type-rendering engine to QuarkXPress 7 and including Unicode and OpenType, QuarkXPress has moved to the next level in typographic versatility. The QuarkXPress 7.02 update introduces hyphenation and spell-check capabilities for various languages (Polish, Greek, Croatian, Finnish, Portuguese European, Portuguese Brazilian, Russian, Turkish, Catalan, and Slovak) and hyphenation support for Hungarian.

The new language features have been developed and implemented in close collaboration with Quark longtime partner Dieckmann GmbH, a well-known and respected industry provider of typographic resources.

One Quark customer claimed that “The new QuarkXPress 7 is undeniably a great tool that offers unlimited creative freedom to customers around the world,” said Marek Coufal, director of sales at Quentin. “We really appreciate that Quark is working to bring complete and easy-to-use solutions to European customers. It is evident that Quark listened to customer requests, understands user needs, and has fulfilled them in this implementation. We are looking forward to the future and other exciting improvements that QuarkXPress will offer Czech and Slovak designers, as well as all European QuarkXPress users.”

Top issues resolved
As part of Quark’s commitment to deliver its customers the most reliable page layout software, Quark will deliver regular maintenance releases of QuarkXPress 7 during its lifecycle. QuarkXPress 7.02 is the first such maintenance release featuring resolution of the most important issues reported to Quark since the product shipped.

“Quark is constantly seeking to improve our software,” said Jürgen Kurz, Quark senior vice president of Desktop Publishing Products. “We are committed to providing our customers with the utmost quality and up-to-date features.”

A full list of issues resolved can be found at http://www.quark.com/products/xpress/702issuesresolved.html

To learn more about QuarkXPress 7 and how to purchase or upgrade, visit the Quark Web site at www.quark.com/sales/desktop.

A fully functional 30-day evaluation version of QuarkXPress 7, including the new Universal release for Intel based Macs, is available for download from www.quark.com/30days.

Availability
These new resources are included in the QuarkXPress 7.02 update and provided free of charge to all QuarkXPress Passport users.

QuarkXPress 7.02 is a free update for existing QuarkXPress 7 and QuarkXPress Passport 7 users and is available to download. In the US at:http://www.quark.com/products/xpress/702update.html

In Europe at:
UK: http://euro.quark.com/en/products/xpress/702update.html
FR: http://euro.quark.com/fr/products/xpress/702update.html
DE: http://euro.quark.com/de/products/xpress/702update.html

The update can also be requested on CD by visiting 702@quark.com (US/Americas) and 702eu@quark.com (Europe) All others can contact their full-service distributor.

About Quark
Quark Inc. (www.quark.com) is an innovative software company providing design, production, and collaboration solutions that are transforming the business of creative communications. Quark has provided award-winning software for professional publishers since its flagship product, QuarkXPress, changed the course of traditional publishing. Founded in 1981, Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held.

The move to drop support for SP1 is in line with Microsoft’s stated strategy for support. According to its guidelines, Microsoft guarantees to provide “mainstream support” for a full product for five years, but will only guarantee to support a service pack for 12 months after the launch of the next version of that pack.

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iStockphoto, the world’s leading community-powered marketplace for stock photography and illustrations, announced that it will sponsor a weekly podcast starting today. “Graphics Secrets for Business,” hosted by founder of GraphicReporter.com and iStockphoto chief evangelist, Lesa Snider King, will offer simple tips and tricks in 5-minute segments that will help even novice users effectively add images and multimedia to their documents. “Graphics Secrets for Business,” can be accessed at http://www.iStockphoto.com/Evangelesa or on the iTunes Store.

Lesa will also host an intensive two-day class on this topic, Jan. 8-9, 2007 at Macworld Expo in San Francisco.

“Sole proprietors and corporate managers of all levels create presentations and other business documents daily, and most have zero graphics training,” said King. “A picture really is worth a thousand words, and at iStockphoto, the perfect picture is finally affordable for every budget. My goal with this podcast is to help those who weren’t trained as graphic artists learn how to easily use stock imagery and multimedia to engage their audiences and communicate their messages successfully in a variety of ways, in a variety of business software.”

The first three topics slated for “Graphics Secrets for Business,” are:
Oct. 5, 2006: Adding Photos to Your Presentations. Learn how to insert and resize photos and objects in MS Powerpoint.

Oct. 12, 2006: Presentations with Motion. Learn how to incorporate a video clip into MS Powerpoint.

Oct. 19, 2006: Mastering Headers and Footers. Learn how to add your logo and company information to a multi-page MS Word document.

Lesa will also be going further in-depth on these topics in several sessions appropriate for small business owners at MacWorld Expo San Francisco Jan. 8-12, 2007. Those interested in attending should visit, http://www.macworldexpo.com for registration information.

About Lesa Snider King
As the founder of the free creative tutorial web site, GraphicReporter.com, and chief evangelist for iStockphoto, Lesa is on a mission to teach the world to create better graphics. She writes for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Macworld Magazine and Layers Magazine, and teaches at many industry conferences. Lesa is also New York Times technology columnist David Pogue’s personal assistant, and the production editor/graphics goddess of his Missing Manual series published by O’Reilly. People can catch her Graphics Tip of the Week live each Wednesday night on www.YourMacLife.com.

About iStockphoto
iStockphoto, http://www.istockphoto.com, the world’s first, largest and most innovative community marketplace for digital imagery, pioneered the micropayment phenomenon in this industry, enabling buyers to license images for as little as a dollar. iStockphoto entered the stock video market in September of 2006, selling video for as low as $5 per 30 second clip. In partnership with its members, iStockphoto has turned community into commerce, transforming the digital imagery market by encouraging passionate dialogue and education, while making imagery affordable to businesses that may not have licensed imagery otherwise. iStockphoto is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Getty Images.