Amadeus Pro 1.1 Quick Overview

Amadeus Pro

This QuickTime video first compares two versions of audio editing shareware title Amadeus from HairerSoft in reading Windows Media Audio (WMA) files. It also shows some of the basic features of Amadeus Pro 1.1.

The Mac model used in this video tutorial is iMac 2 GHz (PowerPC chip with Ambient Light Sensor). And the Mac OS version is 10.4.10. Although this video shows that Amadeus Pro fails to read WMA files, it is possible that you might get different results, depending on your machine (CPU, OS version), QuickTime plug-ins and so forth. In fact, the software developer has confirmed that he was able to read the same WMA file, which we couldn’t open with our copy of Amadeus Pro. In the meantime, it’s an unusual practice for us, but this Quick Overview video contains audio commentary. Continue reading

Learning Graphic Editing Basics with Adobe Fireworks CS3 04

Adobe Fireworks CS3

Learning Graphic Editing Basics with Adobe Fireworks CS3 04: Shapes

Adobe Fireworks CS3 comes with Line Tool, Pen Tool, Text Tool, Rectangle Tool, Ellipse Tool and Polygon Tool that let you draw shape layers. You also have auto shapes under the shape pull-down menu. This is NOT a step-by-step tutorial for showing how Fireworks’ shape tools work. Rather, we learn how to use shape tools by building a simple web theme while learning how to use such features as Color Picker, gradient and auto shape. Continue reading

Mac Software Review: Amadeus Pro 1.1

Amadeus Pro
Mac software review

We don’t know how many audio editing applications for Mac are out there. If you are new to audio editing and need an affordable shareware title, try Amadeus Pro. Software developer HairerSoft made a major upgrade in May, 2007. Their flagship application was previously known as Amadeus II before the upgrade. Now, it’s called Amadeus Pro, which can be used by both PowerPC and Intel-based Mac computers. Continue reading

Mac Software Review: Morpheus Photo Warper Mac 3

Morpheus Photo Warper Mac
Mac software review

Around 1992 to 1993, there was a Mac application title something like, I think, Morph. When you start off, you have two windows. In one window, you add numerous points on a picture. Then you move those points with a different picture in the other window. I personally grabbed a copy. It was something totally new. Afterwards, there were several similar freeware and shareware titles.

So what does Morpheus Photo Warper do for us? Unlike its sister application Morpher, Morpheus Photo Warper doesn’t exactly do the conventional morphing job. Rather, it will let you animate a distorted image. And you can export the animation in Animated GIF, QuickTime, Flash (SWF), Uncompressed AVI and so forth. Continue reading