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Freehand MX ships today
By ron carlson, Insanely Great Mac
February 10th 2003
New version adopts streamlined user interface, increases Flash integration
Macromedia has announced the immediate availability of FreeHand MX, the
multi-publishing solution for conceptualizing and designing visually rich graphics for
print, the Internet, and Macromedia Flash projects. FreeHand MX includes the
streamlined MX interface, new productivity tools and panels, improved OS X
performance, and increased integration with Flash MX .
"Macromedia FreeHand MX enables graphic designers to streamline their workflow and
easily move from concept to design to production in a single file, multi-page
environment, empowering them to meet today's needs of doing more with less," said Norm
Meyrowitz, president, products. "Macromedia Freehand MX contains a powerful set of
illustration and design tools to help users realize their creative vision, whether the
end result is print, the web, or a Macromedia Flash MX project."
The inclusion of the MX user interface increases efficiency and productivity, by
enabling users to work smoothly across Studio MX applications. The new Object panel
automatically shows all properties that can be inspected and changed for a selected
object. Multiple Attributes enables users to apply and order an unlimited number of
strokes, fills, and effects to a single vector or text object, which can also be used
across multiple copies of an object.
In addition to the user interface enhancements, FreeHand MX is tightly integrated with
other MX products. Users can import, place, and preview Flash (SWF) files within a
FreeHand document, and can edit the file in Flash MX using the Object panel. FreeHand
also imports Fireworks MX PNG files and keeps the objects and text editable.
FreeHand MX is available for immediate download from the company. Macromedia FreeHand
MX is priced at $399, with upgrades from FreeHand 9.X set to sell for $149, and
upgrades from FreeHand 10.X or Studio MX at $99.
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