For those of you singing the praises of MacDraw, here is a new program that does things that MacDraw just can't do: MacDraft. MacDraft allows up to tour document windows open concurrently, with full cut and paste capabilities between the...

In the never-ending leapfrog game with the competition, Macromedia has outpaced Adobe with version 9 of its powerful vector-drawing app, FreeHand. With this rev, Macromedia aims to retain its popularity with the print-design market while attempting...

A program that provides a variety of locals for producing graphics the Macintosh. Other options includes a number of pen sizes, pen modes (black, white, and reverse), and patterns. Other options include the ability to reverse black and white, modify...

Graphic artists have long relied on four or five separate applications to create small, good-looking graphics for the Web. Macromedia’s Fireworks aims to simplify the image-creation process by combining several tools into one graphics...

Director 4.0 features increased performance, 48 channels in the score, 32,000 cast members, revised user interface, new lingo commands, and all-new tutorials and examples. Produce dynamic interactive presentations, entertainment and educational...

I used to chastise professional drawing stalwarts FreeHand and Adobe Illustrator for not being aggressive enough with their upgrades. No more. In the past two years, both programs have changed substantially. If FreeHand 5.0 is any indication, the...

An on-disk tutorial on using a grid system to transfer drawings or photos to the Macintosh screen. The grid enables you to maintain the proportions of the original artwork in MacPaint's full 8- by 10-inch drawing area. The package includes a...

With ModelShop, Paracomp (maker of the top-rated Swivel 3D modeling program) has succeeded in creating a low-end version for sketching architectural designs — and has also failed. ModelShop achieves its goal with a $595 price and its ability...

Media Cleaner has always been the Swiss Army knife of multimedia production, offering unparalleled batch processing, file conversion, and compression options for audio, video, and stills. With Media Cleaner Pro 4.0, Terran Interactive has created...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Adobe ImageReady 1.0 and Macromedia Fireworks 1.0 faced off in the Web graphics wars. Fireworks edged out ImageReady and showed much promise, but a confusing, static interface hid its true power. With...

Macromedia Director 4 lets users create standalone interactive video or multimedia applications and even 2D games.  Director 4 is roughly similar (but superior) to PowerPoint.  Director version 4.0 is the first one to be ported to...