Micrografx introduces Picture Publisher 9.0

PP9 is already the choice of many leading corporations as it delivers professional image editing without the learning curve and technology load associated with other comparable 'professional' products. Comprehensive image editing tools, plus extensive support and functionality for web graphics, interactive wizards and a host of unique effects, together with access to over 10,000 royalty-free images, gives Picture Publisher users a powerful creative edge.

Key features include:

• 100+ interactive Wizards and on-line tutorials
• 55+ import/export file formats
• 120+ effects and creative macros
• Digimarc digital watermarking plug-in
•  Kodak ICC colour management system
• 250+ page user guide.
• Media Manager 9 - drag and drop content management utilit
• 10,000+ royalty-free stock photos and clip art images
• 500+ seamless internet textures
• 250+ true type fonts

Trevor Morton, managing director of Micrografx in the UK, explains: "The message is 'Hi guys! We're back'. After a short absence from the market when we lived on the momentum of Picture Publisher 8, Micrografx is coming back big time. PP9 is just the start. Our corporate users kept telling us that PP8 outstripped competitor products in terms of speed, functionality, quality and value for money. This latest upgrade is our most advanced yet and incorporates a series of new features that have been developed in response to the enormous growth in digital imaging and web graphics."

Picture Publisher 9 is the latest in a series of upgrades to the software that have been introduced to keep pace with the rapidly increasing sophistication of creative design. It incorporates a whole series of new and enhanced image wizards, together with easy to use image correctors, intelligent sizing and instant macro record and play back capabilities. PP9 also offers unique support of 48 bit RGB and 64 bit CMYK.