Sprite Cutter Cuts Perfect PNGs from iOS12 Portrait Mode Photos

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Sprite Cutter Cuts Perfect PNGs from iOS12 Portrait Mode Photos - Published on 10/23/18

PixelSplincher announces Sprite Cutter 3.3 for iOS devices, a powerful update to the best app for cutting out faces, pets, or any other shape from your photos. Using the new Portrait Effects Matte in iOS12 portrait mode photos, Sprite Cutter can cleanly pull foreground figures off the background and save them with transparent backgrounds. Combined with Sprite Cutter's subtraction, holdout, and boundary shapes, it is easier than ever to make clean cutouts with precise control.

Salt Lake City, Utah - PixelSplincher is excited to announce Sprite Cutter version 3.3, a powerful update to the best iOS app for cutting out faces, pets, or any other shape from your photos. Using the new Portrait Effects Matte that Apple added to iOS12 portrait mode photos, Sprite Cutter can cleanly pull foreground figures off the background and save them as PNG or Gif format images with transparent backgrounds. Combined with Sprite Cutter's subtraction, holdout, and boundary shapes, it is easier than ever to make clean cutouts with precise control.

Apple's Portrait Effects Matte technology uses the iPhone's depth camera in conjunction with machine learning algorithms to segment foreground subjects from the background, cleanly preserving sharp edges and capturing problem areas like hair or fine edge features with amazing detail and partial transparency. Sprite Cutter can use this segmentation as the starting point for for your cutout, letting you add or remove areas using Bezier curves as well as a color removal filter.

And, Sprite Cutter's unique Depth Cutter can use the depth data embedded in your photos to cut out foreground and background elements by selecting only a range of depths, allowing you to define your own segmentation. All the Sprite Cutter filters are implemented directly in Metal, and run with blazing speed by taking advantage of the GPU.

Features:
* Cut multiple sprites from a single image, save separated or as a single picture
* Cut out green-screen backgrounds, or any other color with range, edge softness and color fringe removal
* Use embedded depth data taken with newer iPhone cameras to perfectly cut objects based on distance
* Use curves with green screen or depth keying to hold out or cut out elements
* View and edit sprite with background visible, removed, or as black & white mask
* Magnified view inset makes precision cutting easy
* Save sprites as 32-bit PNG images with smooth transparency and lossless compression
* Soften sprite edges for glow or halo effects
* Save sprites to .gif files with transparency
* Inline help: documentation with no internet connection needed
* Undo-redo: hey, nobody's perfect...
* Optionally rescale sprites on export to fit standard 64x64, 128x128, or 256x256 resolutions
* Nudge position and scale of shape for quick adjustments to the whole shape
* Double-tap on any curve point to quickly smooth the curve
* Insert and remove points with a touch
* Save and reload curves

Note: A sprite is a small image, stored with transparency information (called an 'alpha channel') which hides the portions of the image you don't want to see. Sprite Cutter uses standard 32-bit PNG format to save your image with lossless compression, and an 8-bit antialiased alpha channel. This makes the sprites compatible with web browsers and virtually all apps which work with pictures.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 11.0 or later
* Universal Application
* 108.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Sprite Cutter 3.3 is $1.99 and is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo and Video category.

Sprite Cutter 3.3: http://www.pixelsplincher.com/SpriteCutter.html
Purchase and Download from App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sprite-cutter/id520534410?mt=8
YouTube App Preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E-54sQoZrM
YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psgF-c9NPRE&list=PLl_9pEZRGCpe9V698lhbN5J-YkGuT_z3Y
Screenshot: http://www.pixelsplincher.com/icons/SpriteCutterScreenShot1.png
App Icon: http://www.pixelsplincher.com/icons/SpriteCutterIcon.png


PixelSplincher was founded in 2011 by veteran visual effects programmers Frances Dose and Arnie Cachelin. Their sole focus is to apply years of coding and graphics wizardry to the creation of enchanting apps. Copyright (C) 2018 PixelSplincher. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Nisus Software, Inc. Releases Nisus Writer Pro 3

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Nisus Software, Inc. Releases Nisus Writer Pro 3 - Published on 10/24/18

California based Nisus Software today announces Nisus Writer Pro 3, a significant upgrade to its professional word processor for macOS. Nisus Writer Pro offers an impressive set of features to help you create beautiful documents. New features in Nisus Writer Pro 3 include split view, a redesigned UI and palette system, an upgraded full screen view, printable comments and tracked changes, and a lower price. In all there are over 300 new features, fixes, and enhancements.

Solana Beach, California - Nisus Software, Inc. has announced the release of Nisus Writer Pro 3, a significant upgrade to its professional word processor for macOS. New features in Nisus Writer Pro 3 include split view, a redesigned UI and palette system, an upgraded full screen view, printable comments and tracked changes, even more powerful find and replace, icons updated for retina displays, cloud sync for almost all settings, a new formatting examiner palette, typewriter scrolling, a new notes view, macOS Mojave compatible, and over 300 new features, fixes, and enhancements.

"This release adds many commonly requested features" said CEO Jerzy Lewak. "We have also added numerous improvements that we ourselves have found useful. For over 25 years we have developed software which supports our users' creativity. This new version includes exciting features which will help our customers be even more creative in their writings."

The new features add to an already rich feature set that includes an intuitive interface, multilingual text support, powerful find and replace, easy to use style system, cross-references, bookmarks, table of contents, indexing, and a native file format (RTF) that almost any word processor can read.

System Requirements
* Requires Mac OS 10.11 or later

Pricing and Availability
Nisus Writer Pro 3 is available now at the Nisus web store and the Mac App Store for only $65.00 (USD). An upgrade version is available for $45.00 and an academic version is $55, both available from the Nisus store.

Nisus Software: http://www.nisus.com
Nisus Writer Pro 3: http://nisus.com/pro
Download Nisus Writer Pro: http://nisus.com/pro/download.php
Purchase: http://nisus.com/store
Screenshot (zip): https://nisus.com/pr/files/NWP3-Screenshot.zip
Application Icon (zip): https://nisus.com/pr/files/NWP3-Appicon.zip


For over 25 years, Nisus Software, Inc. has developed award winning text and productivity tools for the Macintosh, such as Nisus Writer Pro, Nisus Writer Express, and Nisus Thesaurus. Copyright (C) 2018 Nisus Software, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.


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iPhone XR Guidebook - eBook released for iPhone XR and iOS 12

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iPhone XR Guidebook - eBook released for iPhone XR and iOS 12 - Published on 10/24/18

UK based Tap Guides today introduces iPhone XR Guidebook, a brand new eBook available in the Apple iBookstore that reveals everything you need to know about the iPhone XR. Priced at just $3.99, iPhone XR Guidebook is concise and jargon-free, enabling readers to become proficient with iPhone XR features such as Face ID, iOS 12, every built-in app, and the iPhone XR hardware in next to no time. It's also packed with large color images that help to visually explain tips and tutorials.

Poole, United Kingdom - Tap Guides is today delighted to announce its latest book: iPhone XR Guidebook. Brought to you by the expert team at Tap Guides, and written by best-selling technology author Thomas Anthony, iPhone XR Guidebook is packed with top tips and in-depth tutorials. You'll uncover the history of the iPhone's development from 2007 to 2018, learn about iPhone XR features such as Face ID, discover how to use iOS 12 and its built-in apps, plus much more.

With the largest LCD display ever shipped in an iPhone, the same camera lens included with the iPhone XS, and the most powerful chip ever included in a smartphone, the iPhone XR is an incredible piece of technology. Arguably, it's also the most beautiful, coming in six bold color choices: white, black, blue, coral, yellow, and product red. iPhone XR Guidebook explores this amazing new smartphone, and unveils everything you need to know about iOS 12. By the time you've finished reading iPhone XR Guidebook you'll be a pro in nearly everything iPhone and iOS related.

Inside you'll discover:
* The history of the iPhone
* The exclusive features of iPhone XR
* Detailed app tutorials
* The secrets of mastering mobile photography
* How to edit photos
* Essential Settings and configurations
* Troubleshooting tips

Device Requirements:
* Available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac & Kindle Devices
* Print Length: 522 Pages

Pricing and Availability:
iPhone XR Guidebook is $3.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the iBookstore in the Computers category.

Tap Guides: http://www.tapguides.co.uk/
iPhone XR Guidebook: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1439925062
Screenshots (zip): http://www.tapguides.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/iPhone_XR_Guidebook_Screenshots.zip
Press Kit (zip): http://www.tapguides.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/iPhone_XR_Guidebook_Press_Kit.zip
Cover: http://www.tapguides.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/iPhone-XR-Guidebook-Cover.jpg


Launched in 2015, Tap Guides Ltd publishes eBooks and interactive apps that teach users how to use their iOS devices. Tap Guides most notable book to date is the iPad Pro Guidebook. Copyright (C) 2018 Tap Guides Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Graphic Inspector Now Supports macOS Mojave: Image Preflight Tool

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Graphic Inspector Now Supports macOS Mojave: Image Preflight Tool - Published on 10/24/18

Zevrix Solutions announces Graphic Inspector 2.4.1, a compatibility update to company's quality control solution for images and vector graphics files. Graphic Inspector can quickly locate documents with specific attributes such as resolution, color, spot channels, fonts, metadata and more. The app is the only tool on the market that can preflight both raster images and vector documents for potential issues. The new version makes adds support for the recently released macOS 10.14 Mojave.

Toronto (ON), Canada - Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of Graphic Inspector 2.4.1, a compatibility update to company's quality control solution for images and vector graphic files. Graphic Inspector can check entire folders of documents for potential problems according to specific workflow requirements. The app is the only tool on the market that lets graphics industry professionals inspect both raster images and Adobe Illustrator documents.

The new version introduces support for the recently released macOS 10.14 Mojave and is offered as a free update to the licensed users. While BatchOutput XLS is fully compatible with the new Dark Mode, the app currently preserves its original appearance. A dark appearance will be introduced in the future.

"I'm surprised no one else thought of it before: to display every bit of useful information about vector or raster graphic files and flag the ones that match rules you define," writes Jay Nelson in Layers magazine. "With its combination of price, utility, and thoughtful design, Graphic Inspector is a rare gem."

Graphic Inspector is designed to help users of any trade, whether it's print, prepress, web design, electronic publishing or digital photography. For example, users can quickly locate files whose color mode is CMYK, format - TIFF, resolution is below 300 dpi, ICC profile isn't "US Web Coated" and so on.

Graphic Inspector offers the following key features:

* Check multiple images and vector files for potential problems
* Customizable checkup presets
* Common checks such as resolution, color mode, ICC profile and file size
* Professional prepress checks: spot colors, fonts in vector files, image compression and more
* Search image EXIF, IPTC and GPS metadata

Pricing and Availability:
Graphic Inspector can be purchased from the Zevrix web site for $19.95 (USD), as well as from authorized resellers. Graphic Inspector is free with purchase of PDF Checkpoint or InPreflight Pro for Adobe InDesign. Trial is also available for download. The update is free for users of version 2 ($10 to upgrade from version 1). Graphic Inspector requires macOS 10.7-10.14.

Zevrix Solutions: http://zevrix.com
Graphic Inspector 2.4.1: http://zevrix.com/GraphicInspector.php
Download Graphic Inspector: http://zevrix.com/GraphicInspector.dmg
Purchase Graphic Inspector: http://zevrix.com/store.php
Screenshot: http://zevrix.com/screenshots/gi2/gi2-main.jpg


Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides automation and productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Cloud and Creative Suite software, PDF workflows, graphic file diagnostics and Microsoft Office output on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit their website. Copyright (C) 2018 Zevrix Solutions. All Rights Reserved. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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PopChar X 8.5 improves support for Mojave, particularly for Dark Mode

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PopChar X 8.5 improves support for Mojave, particularly for Dark Mode - Published on 10/24/18

Ergonis Software today released PopChar X 8.5, which improves support for Mojave, particularly for Dark Mode. If you use your Mac in Dark Mode, you now have the choice to see PopChar's character table in a traditional black-on-white view as on paper or a light-on-dark view that blends perfectly with the dark appearance. PopChar 8.5 is now the recommended minimum version of PopChar for anyone who is running Mojave or plans to upgrade to Mojave.

Perg, Austria - Ergonis Software today released PopChar X 8.5, an improved version of the company's award-winning tool for finding and inserting special characters and exploring fonts. PopChar X 8.5 improves support for Mojave, particularly for Dark Mode. If you use your Mac in Dark Mode, you now have the choice to see PopChar's character table in a traditional black-on-white view as on paper or a light-on-dark view that blends perfectly with the dark appearance. Since this is a matter of taste, the preferred style can be changed in PopChar's preferences.

PopChar now also contains fine-tuned color adjustments of colors, such as highlight colors in both Light and Dark Mode, and it works around an issue where PopChar could not be reliably activated in Mojave. Since some of the improvements in the new version are important for Mojave, PopChar 8.5 is now the recommended minimum version of PopChar for anyone who is running Mojave or plans to upgrade to Mojave.

Finally, PopChar X 8.5 contains fixes and workarounds for user-reported issues and improves overall compatibility and stability on all versions of macOS. Visit Ergonis Software's website to learn more about the changes in this release and to download the new version.

PopChar solves a problem faced by every technologist and multi-lingual worker. Inserting special characters into application documents can be frustrating and results in a steady loss of productivity. With PopChar, thousands of special characters are only a few clicks away. Just pop up the PopChar window, click the desired character, and the character appears in your current document right away.

System Requirements:
Requires Mac OS X 10.6 or newer and is recommended for macOS Mojave (10.14).

Availability and Ordering:
PopChar X 8.5 can be purchased securely on the Ergonis Software website. The upgrade to PopChar X 8.5 is free for anyone who purchased a license for PopChar X 8 or for PopChar X 7 on or after September 1st 2016. Upgrade paths are available for owners of older licenses. For information about purchases, including enterprise licenses, volume discounts, and upgrade pricing offers, see the company's web site. Instead of purchasing PopChar separately, customers can save money by ordering the Ergonis Productivity Bundle, which also includes the text expander Typinator and the keyboard shortcut helper KeyCue.

Ergonis Software: http://www.ergonis.com/
PopChar X 8.5: http://www.ergonis.com/products/popcharx
Download PopChar X: http://www.ergonis.com/downloads/popcharx-install.dmg
Purchase PopChar X: https://store.ergonis.com/products/popcharx
Screenshot (Main Window): http://www.ergonis.com/images/products/pcx/external/popcharx-screen.png
Screenshot (Darker mode): https://www.ergonis.com/press/2018/20181024/popcharx-darker.png


Ergonis Software develops ergonomic and intuitive software that boosts the productivity of Mac and PC users. Ergonis Software, a privately held company founded in 2002, is headquartered in Perg, Austria. Copyright 2002-2018 Ergonis Software Gmbh. All Rights Reserved. Ergonis products are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Ergonis Software GmbH. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.


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First App Designed to help Moms shape their Babies' Palates

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First App Designed to help Moms shape their Babies' Palates - Published on 10/24/18

Rockne Production LLC today announces FlavorBaby 1.0, the company's free, baby taste planner and tracker app developed exclusively for iOS devices. FlavorBaby offers an evidence-based approach to shaping a baby's taste preferences, utilizing the natural process of early flavor learning. The app divides vegetables into four major flavor families and then provides moms with a "Flavor the Day," giving her the flexibility to choose the vegetable she prefers from within that day's flavor family.

Tarrytown, New York - Rockne Production LLC today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of FlavorBaby 1.0, the company's free, baby taste planner and tracker app developed exclusively for iPhone. Backed by years of research, FlavorBaby is an evidence-based approach to shaping a baby's taste preferences that utilizes the natural process of Early Flavor Learning. It begins during pregnancy, extends through breastfeeding, formula feeding, weaning and continues to toddler age.

Unlike other pregnancy, nutrition, baby trackers and baby weaning apps, FlavorBaby is designed to guide your baby's taste development, so that they grow to become healthy, adventurous eaters who like and prefer the flavors of vegetables for life. The app divides vegetables into four major flavor families and then provides moms with a "Flavor the Day," giving her the flexibility to choose the vegetable she prefers from within that day's flavor family:

* Sweet
* Buttery + Mild
* Earthy + Grassy
* Bitte + Spicy

FlavorBaby is also organized by life stage and provides daily flavor suggestions and information that matches baby's needs during each important phase of Early Flavor Learning:

* Pregnancy
* Breastfeeding
* Formula feeding
* Veggie primer (weaning)
* Early eater (usually 6 to 9 months)
* Toddler (10 to 20 months)

During pregnancy and breastfeeding, the mother eats the day's suggested vegetable providing her baby with a taste exposure in utero or via breast milk. During all other phases, the baby eats (or tastes) the day's vegetable, sometimes in puree form, depending on life stage.

Science has confirmed that children can learn to like and prefer the flavors of vegetables at a very early age especially during pregnancy, as a breastfed or formula-fed infant, during weaning and up through toddler age. FlavorBaby is designed to guide parents through this process making Early Flavor Learning easy and fun. Plus, our methodology is plant-based (because vegetables are difficult for kids to love) so it's perfect for moms who prefer vegetarian and vegan diets.

The FlavorBaby app allows parents to choose the vegetables they like best, so they can customize their (and your child's) experience. That way the flavors they share with their child during EFL better match those of the foods they'll prepare for them later in life. FlavorBaby is visually-based (like Instagram) and contains photos and cooking methods for 44 vegetables, and has simple, delicious recipes for each, including recipes for baby food puree.

The app can be personalized with your child's name and photo and up to three children can be added. There's also a Trial Tracker feature so mom's can track how many times their baby has tried a vegetable and whether or not they liked it, plus, a shopping list feature and a color-coded, monthly overview to track overall progress as well.

Motherhood is a job like no other. Moms are tasked with every responsibility to set up a successful life for their children, and at times it can feel overwhelming. We hope that FlavorBaby helps to lighten mom's load when it comes to nourishing and teaching their babies about healthy flavors.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 11.3 or later
* 83.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
FlavorBaby 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Health & Fitness category. For more information, please contact Mac Mclaurin.

FlavorBaby 1.0: http://flavorbabyapp.com/
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/flavorbaby-taste-tracker/id1388044210
Screenshot: https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple128/v4/05/4c/8c/054c8c56-93a0-e787-3c55-7f36b6930cdf/pr_source.jpg/300x0w.jpg
App Icon: https://is2-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple118/v4/1b/bb/06/1bbb0660-fa31-2844-f933-c3f7e2c039cf/AppIcon-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-0-GLES2_U002c0-512MB-sRGB-0-0-0-85-220-0-0-0-5.png/246x0w.jpg


Established in 2016, Rockne Production is a digital marketing, video production, app development firm located in Tarrytown, New York. Mac McLaurin is the company's sole founder and owner. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2018 Rockne Production LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Graphic Inspector Now Reports Image Print Size: Graphics Preflight Tool

A new article has been published at prMac. Graphic Inspector Now Reports Image Print Size: Graphics Preflight Tool - Published on 01/11/2...