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Stereographic Suite - create stunning 3D optical illusions!

IndaSoftware have launched Stereographic Suite, an exciting new software package designed to help the user easily and quickly create high-quality stereograms. Grounded in sophisticated software architecture, the suite consists of three complementary programs.

Stereogram Generator

Stereogram Generator is a generator of stereograms on the basis of depth maps and textures. All that is required is to specify a depth map and a texture for the program, click the button and the stereogram is ready! Other features include three tiling algorithms, flexible settings and echo ghosting minimization.

Texture Maker

Texture Maker is a program for creating textures. It can be used to create highly attractive and detailed textures for use with stereograms. The program will always ensure that the integrity of the image is fully preserved. Thus, it is possible to achieve visually continuous high-quality stereo images based on textures created in Texture Maker.

Modeller

Modeller is a program for creating three-dimensional scenes and rendering them into depth maps. A set of simple and complex shapes and objects can be easily added and manipulated on the program's three-dimensional digital canvas. This program is an easy-to-use modeller that allows the preparation of high-quality depth maps for use with stereograms.

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The HTMLLabel control from Gobicode brings the power of HTML to .NET Windows Forms. Designed to replace the standard Label, the HTMLLabel parses the contents of its Text field, processing HTML tags and adjusting its content accordingly.

The HTMLLabel provides unprecedented levels of text and image formatting to Windows Forms, it is now incredibly easy to render rich text effects such as super/subscript, full text justification and in-line images.

In addition to displaying HTML formatted content, the HTMLLabel can also render this content to any Graphics surface, thereby allowing developers to extend their own controls with richly formatted text and images.

Features:
Managed code with no browser dependency.
Demo provided with C# examples.
Multi-color gradients can be applied to the control's background as well as foreground text.
Choice of GDI+ or GDI text rendering.
NEW: Cool effects can be applied using the Gaussian Blur feature, blurring, glowing and shadows are easily achieved.

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Aquatica engine can be used to simplify the implementation of water surfaces in application with DirectX9 graphics. Key features of the engine:- Water surface approximation using heightmaps.
- Heightmaps can be generated in real-time using FFT or Perlin noise.
- Generation of normalmaps
- Generation of geometry: simple grid, geomipmap grid, radial grid
- Water rendering options include: reflections, refractions, CPU/GPU vertex displacement, foam rendering, sunlight reflection rendering, depth effects.
- 4 DirectX9 based rendering engines are available for different types of hardware, starting with DirectX7 and up to Shader Model 3.0
The source code is written in C++, divided among 22 classes. Rendering uses DirectX9 libraries. Shaders are written in HLSL. Aquatica engine is fully object oriented.

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Bytescout SWF SlideShow Scout is an ActiveX (with .NET support) library for royalty-free SWF Flash slideshow movies generation from images (BMP, JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF) and EMF metafiles (.EMF, WMF) in your desktop application or web-based applications made with Visual Basic, VisualBasic.NET, C#, ASP, ASP.NET and Visual C++.

Key features:

- Over 40 "ready-to-use" slide transition effects (shutters, mosaic, different moves, stretches, zooming etc);
- Supports JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF images;
- Supports background music soundtrack for generated slideshow movies;
- Single self-playing SWF file is generated;
- Includes navigation bar with trackbar (can work in auto-hide mode)
- Supports high-quality vector based EMF/WMF metafiles rendering (additional EMF license is required);
- Preloaders are generated automatically for produced flash slideshow movies;

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Handy and intuitive, Real PDF Converter works seamlessly with most business applications. Through a familiar Print Dialog interface, you can convert existing documents to PDF or create new documents with elements imported from other applications. Besides conversion to PDF, Real PDF Converter can convert PDF back to popular images formats, restore PDF to Microsoft Word document, and turn PDF into web pages. A detailed tutorial can guide you through all the functions and features at hand. Anyone looking for a solid PDF solution will find it in Real PDF Converter.

Main features include 128-bit RC4 encryption with password and access control; TrueType, OpenType, Type1, CID-Type1, Multiple Masters Type1, OpenType/CFF, pure CFF, CEF Windows FNT/FON, X11 PCF font embedding into PDF files; CIE color space and ICC profile integrated with PDF files; Export PDF to JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF image formats; Restore Microsoft Word document from PDF file; Convert PDF into web pages; Create CMYK PDF; Restrict viewing, printing, editing, or copying of documents to only individuals with the correct master password; Compress PDF to the extreme; Remove hidden sensitive data that would have possibly embedded into PDF; CIE, RGB, sRGB, CMYK Color Space support; Render with ICC profile and specify rendering intent during conversion; text, image, compound with PDF transparency; live URLs; fast Web view; PDF Merge; PDF overlay; PDF stationary; create PDF layers; Append PDF generation result to existing PDF file; add page number to PDF document; Add watermark; Add attachment; define custom paper size; choose orientation, resolution up to 4800 dpi; Scan to PDF; Compliant to the Adobe PDF Specification; full-text searchable; totally vector-based output.

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The software installs as a virtual print driver, which means users need only click the print button in any application to create a PDF file. Users can choose the page size and orientation, resolution, and whether a font should be embedded or not. It allows documents to be encrypted, and user permissions to be set. A specific image can be set as a page background to watermark a document. The conversion speed and quality is incredibly high, and generated PDF file is arguably the smallest in the world. With the caveat that there are similar products widely available that offer much the same functionality, we recommend Real PDF Server software product to you as a high-quality, high-performance, server-based, one-stop solution for deploying PDF creation ability across your organization!

Main features include 128-bit RC4 encryption with password and access control; Font embedding into PDF files; CIE color space and ICC profile integrated with PDF files; Export PDF to JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF image formats; Restore Microsoft Word document from PDF file; Convert PDF into web pages; Create CMYK PDF; Restrict viewing, printing, editing, or copying of documents to only individuals with the correct master password; Compress PDF to the extreme; Remove hidden sensitive data that would have possibly embedded into PDF; CIE, RGB, sRGB, CMYK Color Space support; Render with ICC profile and specify rendering intent during conversion; text, image, compound with PDF transparency; live URLs; fast Web view; PDF Merge; Append PDF generation result to existing PDF file; add page number to PDF document; Add watermark; Add attachment; define custom paper size; choose orientation, resolution up to 4800 dpi; Scan to PDF; Compliant to the Adobe PDF Specification; full-text searchable; totally vector-based output; Microsoft Windows Terminal Server and Citrix MetaFrame XP / Presentation Server support; Fully compatible with terminal services environment; Serve unlimited concurrent users.

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True BoxShot for Photoshop is an extremely powerful and high quality Photoshop plugin, which will take your product marketing to the next level! This tool is designed to produce high quality boxshots for online presentation or printout. It is the ultimate solution to present your software box cover electronically without the need for hiring professional designers. Designing and updating of your boxshots is easily done in a few mouse clicks, therefore, utilising this tool saves precious time and money.
Successful marketing largely depends on the way products are packaged and presented to consumers. For software products, packaging and presentation are mainly done by means of the boxshot. The boxshot is the first part of the software product that potential customers confront. Its presentation compels customers to take a closer look at your product resulting in a positive transaction. The quality pictures produced by True BoxShot make the virtual presentation of the software product look real.

Main advantage of the True BoxShot is that it produces high quality images with sub pixel accuracy rendering without fuzzy edges. It features customizable backgrounds that enable the integration of your soft box image in any picture. True BoxShot supports full 3D rotation with optional drop shadows and reflection effects. You can customize the dimensions of the box, as well as size and intensity of shadows and effects, and preview the changes in real-time. True BoxShot has advanced high resolution rendering with possibility to create up to 3000x3000 pixel images. The Soft Shadows and Light enhances the three dimensional feeling of the boxshot image and gives additional positive impression through Soft Reflection. The Wireframe makes it possible to show the contour of the boxshot in cases where the colour of your software box is similar to that of the background. The transparency feature allows you to use the boxshot image with alpha channel in complex compositions.

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Cover Expert is a professional solution with a user-friendly interface for creating high-quality virtual covers, box and ebook shots for your products contributing to their promotion and sales on the Internet. Saving you time, Cover Expert allows you to achieve the desired final result in a few mouse clicks. A powerful graphics engine, any complex scenes that you like, a large number of supported image formats – all that will allow you to make your creative ideas come true without limiting your imagination.
Main features:
- dynamically creating complex scenes consisting of several objects (Box + CD, DVD + DVD Box etc.);
- a powerful graphics engine supporting the reflection and half-transparency effects in real time;
- rotating, moving and resizing each object in the scene in real time;
- image formats for textures: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, ICO, TIFF, TGA, PCX, WBMP, WMF, EMF, J2K, JP2, JBG, J2C, JPC, PGX, PNM, PGM, PPM, RAS;
- saving the final image in the formats: PNG, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, TGA, JP2, JPC, RAS, PNM;
- dynamic lights, soft shadows and the reflection of the whole scene in real time;
- changing the background color, setting transparency for the background;
- high-quality rendering with the resolution up to 3000x3000 pixels;
- rotating and repositioning the camera and the camera target in real time.

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Synthesizer of Geometric Abstractions. A multifunctional tool for creation of composite images by layering a myriad various 3d objects. Fast high-quality rendering and realtime preview. The smart random settings generator helps you to create a complete artwork with just a few mouse clicks. The plug-in comes with a collection of drawing objects (130 items).

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A single DLL ASP.NET server control solution for rendering 2 way data bindable images or other files on the fly from SQL BLOB or URL with Thumbnail generation, Rollover image effect, IFrame, File Upload to BLOB or URL, 'Force Download' and simultaneous server side Click Event support without requiring you writing any code or ASHX http handler files or any temporary file creation in the production server any time.

1] Generate Thumbnail from any Image URL or SQL Blob on the fly.

2] Adding RollOver Image effect by simply providing the Roll over image url.

3] A set of DisplayType options allow the developer to show the Binary Content as an Image, or Thumbnail, or Hyperlink, or IFrame.

4] A set of OnClick Action options allow the developer to add Simultaneous server side Click Event (PostBack) with the option of OnClick URL Navigation, or Force Download or Open the file in a browser. Thus, you can execute your business logic along with client side file download or url navigation. If you want to Show the Download prompt to the user with the option of OPEN, SAVE, CANCEL then simply set onClick action= ForceDownload and you are all set.

5] Special feature : "Upload Mode". You can simply upload a file for the BLOB content or URL just by a single mouse click. This feature is very important when you have BLOB content in your database and you are using GridView control to display the SQL Table and you want to Update the BLOB records directly from the Gridview. You can also resize the uploaded picture and convert the uploaded picture to a different ImageFormat like PNG, GIF etc. A successful File Upload fires FileUploaded Event with so many useful Event Arg properties.

6] If the File is sold to customers as download link, then the download link can be programmed so that, the Source URL can not be visible anytime for restricting the Link sharing among the unexpected users without requiring temporary file creation in the server or writing any extra code for this feature.

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Create professional ebook covers, CD covers, DVD covers and software box covers. Edit pictures using eCover Engineer's build in image editor and use one of our 100 free templates.

Features:
- Real-time 3D Editing and Rendering
- High image quality
- Ability to import BMP, JPG, GIF, PSD and other file formats
- Ability to resize the width, height and depth of the software box
- Ability to rotate, roll and resize the cover
- Camera rotation / movement. Users can rotate the camera along its X, Y and Z axis relative to the center of the cover
- Light source rotation / movement. Now users can rotate the camera along its X, Y and Z axis relative to the center of the cover
- Shadow effect
- Ability to specify floor's texture and background color
- Ability to show / hide the shadow and the light source
- Ability to specify the light color, which will affect the look of the cover
- Ability to show the X, Y, Z axes, which helps to a better positioning of the light source and camera
- Save and open templates using buttons from the menu.
- Export your work as BMP, JPG and PNG
- Send your work by email.
- Boxes and ebooks can be rotated with mouse (camera rotation)
- Added Distance scroll bar to Camera position
- Added Refresh button to Image window
- eCover Engineer announces you if a new template was added to our online template repository
- Settings to customize your ebook: interior spine color, ebook rear shape
- Customize settings for DVD and CD covers: angle and distance to background
- Multi language support
and many more...

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View XPS Files on Mac & Windows
Our native XPS rendering engine renders your XPS files files quickly and comprehensively.
This allows you to open and preview XPS documents, access the document via thumbnails in the page list, or use the continuous view control directly to easily read large documents. Zoom and scroll tools are also provided, providing u powerful tools to inspect your XPS files in full detail, on any platform.
Print XPS Files on Mac & Windows
NiXPS v1.5.1 now features and in application print menu. This allows you to make a print out of XPS files on your desktop, be it a Windows PC, or a Mac.
Convert XPS to PDF
Another powerful addition! NiXPS v1.5 allows you to convert your XPS files to PDF, which can be previewed using Adobe Reader.
Merge and Extract Pages and Documents
NiPXS allows for all basic document manipulation such as extract pages from a document, but also merging different documents into one.
Search and Replace Text
The search and replace tools allow text changes on XPS files. Ideal for last minute text changes, or filling in missing information..
Developers check out the NiXPS library
The power and flexibility of NiXPS, but in the form of a C/C++ library that allows you to raise the full potential of XPS in your cross-platform applications.
Featuring an api to render, read, write and modify XPS.

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Bytescout SWF SlideShow Scout is an ActiveX (with .NET support) library for royalty-free SWF Flash slideshow movies generation from images (BMP, JPG, PNG, TIFF, GIF) and EMF metafiles (.EMF, WMF) in your desktop application or web-based applications made with Visual Basic, VisualBasic.NET, C#, ASP, ASP.NET and Visual C++.

Key features:

- Over 40 "ready-to-use" slide transition effects (shutters, mosaic, different moves, stretches, zooming etc);
- Supports JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF images;
- Supports background music soundtrack for generated slideshow movies;
- Single self-playing SWF file is generated;
- Includes navigation bar with trackbar (can work in auto-hide mode)
- Supports high-quality vector based EMF/WMF metafiles rendering (additional EMF license is required);
- Preloaders are generated automatically for produced flash slideshow movies;

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AutoCAD DWG drawing viewer with markup, plotting, rendering, PDF output! High precision measuring, zoom. pan, all the features you need to review your AutoCAD drawings and output them to paper. Easy to use, Helps you reduce cycle time and costly printing and plotting and keeps your entire project team connected, regardless of where they are. ProgeCAD DWG Viewer is based on IntelliCAD Technology, that represents the state of the art on DWG compatibility.

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honestech Video Editor 7.0 is a powerful piece of video editing software that can assist you in compiling a professional looking movie from your existing personal videos, digital still images, and audio files. With its user-friendly and intuitive interface, honestech Video Editor 7.0 is simple enough for first time users yet powerful enough for experienced pros. Convenient Editing Features include Title, Transition, Overlay, and other Special Effects. Using its built-in compression engine, honestech Video Editor 7.0 can save the edited video as a small but high quality MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video file. It can also compress and save AVI (compressed AVI file), DV-AVI, and Windows Media Video(WMV) files. With honestech Video Editor 7.0, you can manage and edit multiple files simultaneously. For each video file, you can select Full Rendering, Smart Rendering, or Fast GOP (Group of Pictures) encoding methods. With honestech Video Editor 7.0's easy-to-use Drag-and-Drop interface, you'll be producing professional-quality videos in no time!

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GPU-Tech takes advantage of this festive season to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and to offer you the possiblity to download a full version of their renderer RTSquare 1.3 for free! RTSquare is the first entirely GPU-based renderer plug-in for 3DS Max and VIZ which uses a new technology to render great images at high speeds.
RTSquare is compatible with Autodesk 3DS Max 6, 7 and 8 and with VIZ 2005 or newer.The only restriction included is to use this free version for a non-commercial / professional goal. The version for professional use includes network rendering and remains on sale for 800$.
In both free and commercial licenses, you will find improved global illumination, motion blur,area lights, blurry reflections, render elements, a new more intuitive interface, fast shadows and real time camera preview. Your animations will have the same high quality as fixed rendered images.

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Filter Forge is a high-end plugin for Adobe Photoshop allowing computer artists to build their own filters – seamless textures, visual effects, distortions, patterns, backgrounds, frames, and more. The key features of Filter Forge include a visual filter editor and a free online library of user-created filters to which anyone can contribute. Filter Forge can work as a Photoshop plugin or a standalone application.

Filter Forge can produce a wide range of textures and effects which include organic structures, metallic and rocky surfaces, distortions, abstract textures, repeating patterns, color corrections, and more. All filters are adjustable and editable, seamlessly tiled, resolution-independent, and support real-world HDRI lighting. Also, filters can automatically generate diffuse, specular, bump, and normal maps, which makes Filter Forge an essential tool for artists creating 3D models and environments, architectural visualization and high-end game content.

The key feature of Filter Forge is the Filter Editor, a visual node-based environment allowing users to build custom filters without writing a single line of code. Filters are assembled by connecting components into a network to combine their effects. Components include familiar operations such as blurs, gradients, color adjustments, distortions, and blending. For end-users, the filter internals are hidden behind a simple set of filter controls – anyone can immediately benefit from filters without knowing what is inside them.

Filter Forge's rendering engine takes full advantage of multi-core processors – for example, a dual-core processor can speed the rendering up to 96%. A high-precision floating-point rendering pipeline allows Filter Forge to support 16- and 32-bit image modes and eliminates unwanted artifacts such as color banding. Filter Forge's custom memory manager allows it to render large bitmaps – up to 65536x65536 pixels – even on moderate amounts of RAM.


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