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Our distribution partners at Softpress Systems have graciously added an Intaglio section to their user forum. This is the ideal place for Intaglio users of all kinds ask questions, request new features and share their experiences. Softpress is the publisher of the web design applications Freeway Pro and Freeway Express. Combined with Intaglio both of these applications make it easy to create graphically rich web sites.

Universal Version

Intaglio now runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel versions. The Universal version requires Mac OS X 10.3.9 and QuickTime 7.0 or later for PowerPC or 10.4.7 or later for Intel.

Easy To Use Patterns

Intaglio now includes dozens of predefined patterns in two new toolbar menus. The predefined patterns are black and white, and you can easily colorize them with the new color controls in the pattern editor.

Slideshows

You can now use Intaglio for fullscreen slideshow presentations. This feature isn't meant to compete with dedicated presentation software like Keynote™ and PowerPoint®, but it's great for creating slides and presenting them with a single application. When importing ClarisDraw documents, any slideshow settings are now fully preserved.

Improved Bitmap Image Support

For Tiger, Intaglio now uses ImageIO for bitmap image import and export. This allows Intaglio to use new image file formats including better CMYK support and extended range images such as OpenEXR and Camera RAW. In addition, Intaglio now provides more options for PICT image export to older applications such as Microsoft Word.

SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics)

Intaglio can export drawings as SVG files and open basic SVG files as new drawings. This allows Intaglio to exchange graphics with other SVG enabled graphics applications such as web browsers and open source projects. SVG is a standard graphics format created by W3C, the organization that sets standards for the World Wide Web, and is being adopted by several web browsers as a way to embed scalable 2D graphics in web sites. Because SVG is a vector graphics format it is capable of providing graphics at whatever resolution the user needs.

CoreImage Effects

CoreImage is an innovative graphics technology in Mac OS X 10.4 (i.e., Tiger) to use today's advanced graphics cards for image processing. Intaglio allows you to use CoreImage to create effects limited only by your graphics hardware and your imagination. CoreImage filters can be applied to any combination of Intaglio graphics such as line illustrations, text, and bitmap images. Any effect can be constructed from multiple sources and channels providing the capability to fully exploit CoreImage. All Intaglio effects are resolution independent and scriptable, plus the elements used to compose the effects (e.g., the text and lineart) remain editable.

Spotlight & Automator

For Tiger Intaglio includes a Spotlight importer and a suite of Automator actions. This allows Spotlight to index the text within a drawing and any metadata such as document properties. The Intaglio Automator actions make it easier than ever to use Intaglio's powerful scripting capabilities.

ClarisDraw, MacDraw Pro, & MacDraw II File Conversion

Intaglio converts most ClarisDraw and MacDraw Pro and MacDraw II files to native Intaglio graphics. This finally provides a native Mac OS X solution for people who have a large collection of ClarisDraw or MacDraw drawings. Since Intaglio adopts a similar user interface philosophy to traditional drawing applications like ClarisDraw, it's also easy for old ClarisDraw and MacDraw users to get started right away. Intaglio doesn't currently support ClarisDraw's "connector" lines or exotic text flow options. However it does convert QuickDraw PICT files to native Quartz graphics, providing another alternative for old drawings from just about any classic Macintosh drawing application.

Graphic Styles

Word processors frequently allow a user to define several "styles" in a document to define the appearance of the text in that style. By changing a style, the user can change the appearance of all the text using that style in a single step. Intaglio brings this same concept to graphics with the addition of graphic styles to documents. Any change to a style in an Intaglio document, will also change all of the graphics using that style.

PDF Conversion

Intaglio converts most PDF images into native Intaglio graphics for editing (requires Mac OS X 10.3). Since PDF is the standard vector graphics exchange format for Mac OS X, this allows Intaglio to edit graphics received from many other applications. Conversion of text is currently limited to PDF fonts encoded as standard Latin or Unicode and PDF color spaces must conform to those supported by Intaglio (i.e., RGB, CMYK, and Gray).

Effects

Effects are vector and bitmap operations that produce the appearance of things like shadows, glows, and 3D lighting (requires Mac OS X 10.3). They're great for adding impact to an otherwise "flat" drawing.

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Intaglio Version History

Version 2.9.7

Improve compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 2.9.6

Fix a crash when editing paths.
Ignore extraneous mouse events from recent Logitech mouse drivers (rather than reporting an error).
Improve MacDraw import.

Version 2.9.5a

Fix a crash when saving files when using a software bundle license.

Version 2.9.5

Fix SVG incompatibility with recent Gecko based web browsers.
Fix PDF conversion crash on Intel Macintosh computers.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 2.9.4

Fix Spotlight importer.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.9.3

Improve MacDraw import.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 2.9.2

Fix import of files through the file open dialog.
Improve ClarisDraw, PDF, and SVG import and/or export functions.
Improve PDF import support for extended Adobe character sets (e.g., Japanese).
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 2.9.1

Fix potential crash while editing text.
Fix potential crash due to uncaught Cocoa exception.
Improve ClarisDraw, MacDraw, PICT, and SVG import functions.
Update Italian localization.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 2.9

Patterns are now much easier to use, new toolbar menus include dozens of predefined patterns.
Add simple foreground and background color controls to the pattern editor.
Add basic slideshow presentation capability (integrated with ClarisDraw import).
Add support for CMYK and extended dynamic range images (requires Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger).
Add new bitmap image import formats including OpenEXR and Camera RAW (requires Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger).
Add new bitmap image export formats including GIF and OpenEXR (requires Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger).
Improve PICT image export for QuickDraw based applications (e.g., Microsoft Word).
Improve graphics caching for better performance.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.8

Add several “Arrange” options (Bring Forward, Send Backward, et al.).
Add a basic Bézier Curve Polygon tool (similar to that found in AppleWorks, ClarisDraw, etc.).
Add Intensity mask option for groups.
Add MacDraw Pro file import.
Add user defined conversion table for importing Classic fonts (e.g., from ClarisWorks and MacDraw).
Allow the drawing scale to be exported with graphics, and graphics to scale to the drawing on import.
Allow clipping files to adopt the default graphic style of the drawing on import.
Accommodate bug fixes in Mac OS X 10.4.7 (highly recommended for Intel users).
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.7

Add “Smart” guides.
Add reflection effect.
Add option to turn off anti-aliasing.
Add MacDraw II file import.
Add EPS export.
Add ability to export paths directly to a forthcoming version of Cheetah3D via the clipboard.
Add option to display the page margins.
Improve ability to use custom page sizes.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.6

Improve CoreImage resolution independence.
Improve the editing of arbitrary path shapes.
Add Scissors tool to break or add path anchor points at arbitrary locations.
Add the path combination operations Unite, Intersect, Exclude, and Subtract.
Add calligraphy style stroke brushes (requires Mac OS X 10.3, Panther).
Add conversion of path stroke outline to fill outline (requires Mac OS X 10.3).
Add conversion of path arcs to curves.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.5

Add SVG export and import of basic files.
Improve the editing of colors, gradients, and patterns.
Allow gradients as stroke colors.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.4

Add CoreImage effects (requires Mac OS X 10.4, Tiger).
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.3

Improve compatibility with Mac OS X 10.4.
Add Spotlight importer (requires Mac OS X 10.4).
Add Automator actions (requires Mac OS X 10.4).
Add blend modes to graphics (requires Mac OS X 10.4).
Add mask colors to images (requires Mac OS X 10.4).
Add LinkBack server capability.
Improve zoom and scroll options.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.2

Improve interoperability with Apple iWork.
Add a text ruler to control margin, tab stops, etc.
Add document properties metadata for Mac OS X 10.4 Spotlight searches.
Add a toolbar to document windows.
Add contextual menus.
Add "Save Selection As" command.
Add support for gradients when importing ClarisDraw files.
Improve the creation of named styles.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.1

Add ClarisDraw file conversion.
Add Freehand tool.
Update file format to prepare for Spotlight searches in upcoming Tiger OS release.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 2.0

Improve the user interface.
Improve performance with large drawings.
Add document-wide styles to graphics.
Allow text to be stroked and/or filled with a pattern or gradient without converting it to a path.
Add "mask under" mode to groups.
Improve AppleScript capability.
Improve control over graphic location and size.
Add control of font substitution from a menu.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.9

Add the ability to convert most PDF images into editable graphics.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.8.1

Italian language localization of user interface.
Fix pattern clipping files.
Fix printing and PDF export of gradients.

Version 1.8

Add effects.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.7

Improve drag and drop features.
Add clipping library samples.
Add "Paste Style" command.
Add "Align To Grid" command.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.6.1

Improve multi-lingual spell checking.
Add non-modal Color palette.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 1.6

Improve compatibility with Mac OS X 10.3.
Add image export resolution user interface.
Add group composite mode (requires Mac OS X 10.3).
Add PDF opacity control (requires Mac OS X 10.3).
Add EPS to PDF conversion (requires Mac OS X 10.3).
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 1.5

Add ability to bind text to a path.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 1.4.1

Add magnification controls to document window.
Improve performance of large imported images.
French language localization of user interface.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 1.4

Improve graphic alignment controls.
Add the image mask when exporting bitmap images.
Show optional page breaks in multi-page drawings.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 1.3

Add multiple on-screen rulers.
Add automatic dimensioning.
Improve unit display and editing.
Improve grid creation and use.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.2

Add support for multiple layers in drawings.
Add horizontal and vertical guides.
Add Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) import ability.
Add measurement (i.e., ruler) tool.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements.

Version 1.1

Add the ability to convert vector PICT images into editable graphics.
Add the ability to automatically detect vector and bitmap PICT formats.
Improve pattern handling.
Improve performance when selecting many graphics.
Miscellaneous bug fixes.

Version 1.0

Initial release.