Sehr gute Text-to-Speach engine

Leider nicht wirklich real-time, aber trotzdem sehr gut:
research …

(English ist deutlich besser als Deutsch)

Next Photoshop will get 64-bit boost--on Windows only

News.com berichtet:

Adobe Systems has shared the first scrap of information about its next version of Photoshop, CS4, and it's a doozy: there will be a 64-bit version of the photo-editing software, but only for Windows and not for Mac OS X.

Adobe generally keeps features in the Windows and Mac versions at a level of parity, but that wasn't possible this time around because of a change Apple made last year to the Mac's programming underpinnings, John Nack, Adobe's product manager for Photoshop, said in an interview.

"We're not going to ship 64-bit native for Mac with CS4," Nack said. "We respect Apple's need to balance their resources and make decisions right for that platform. But it does have an impact on developers."

(Read the "What derailed the 64-bit train?" section below if you want more details on why Adobe concluded it had to change plans.)

What does 64 bits get you, anyway? Chiefly, an easier way for a processor and software to use more than 4GB of memory. In addition, the 64-bit versions of Intel and AMD x86 chips incorporate more data storage slots called registers that can improve performance.

But Nack took pains to say that moving to 64 bits, while useful, isn't like flipping a switch that doubles performance.

Zum Artikel http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9909725-39.html?tag=newsmap

FontStruct

im prinzip flickr für type designer:

FontStruct lets you quickly and easily create fonts constructed out of geometrical shapes, which are arranged in a grid pattern, like tiles or bricks.

Once you're done building, FontStruct generates high-quality TrueType fonts, ready to use in any Mac or Windows application.

You can keep your creations to yourself, but we encourage users to share their "FontStructions". Explore the Gallery of fonts made by other FontStruct users and download them or even copy them and make your own variations.

Fontstruct

Photoshop Express

web 3.0 nennen es manche: Wie Google bringt nun auch Adobe immer mehr online Tools heraus. Nun sogar schon das sogenannte "Photoshop Express" - Ein stark vereinfachtes Photoshop als Browser Applikation jederzeit und überall online verwendbar. Ob wir irgendwann nur noch mit solchen Online-Programmen arbeiten?

Für alle Typofreunde: Typesetting

Ausführliche Darstellung der Funktion eines Linotype Typesetters.

Ich habe den Film selbst noch nicht gesehen, aber die Beiträge vom CCC sind immer ganz interessant.

http://chaosradio.ccc.de/ctv122.html