Digital Arts Reviews

Tone Mapping 2.1 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Duncan Evans) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:30:00 GMT

This image had a very dark foreground but the plug-in created a nice balance

Canon Pixma Pro-1 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Neil Bennett) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:34:00 GMT

Canons new A3 photo and artwork printer is the first outside the companys large-format range to offer 12 inks.

LaCie Little Big Disk Thunderbolt review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Neil Bennett) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:45:00 GMT

LaCie’s SSD Thunderbolt version of its Little Big Disk is a two-drive box that’ll easily slip into your laptop bag.

Wacom Cintiq 24HD review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (John Allison) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:34:00 GMT

Scarygoround comic author and artist John Allison spends some time with Wacom's desk-conquering screen/tablet combo the Cintiq 24HD.

Gadget review: Apple iPhone 4S

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Jason Snell) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:27:00 GMT

Apple is never going to win a competition with the wildest imaginations of tech bloggers. But the company seems to be doing OK in the business of building phones, as the iPhone 4S proves.

Nikon 1 J1 first look review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Theano Nikitas) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:08:00 GMT

With the announcement of the Nikon 1 series of compact interchangeable-lens cameras, Nikon became the first of the 'big two' digitalSLR makers (the other being Canon) to introduce a mirrorless-system model.

Adobe Edge review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Alan Stonebridge) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Animate for the web without worrying about devices that can’t play Flash content

Tumult Hype review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Adam Berenstain) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Is this HTML5 tool good to go? Sort of, says Adam Berenstain

Wacom Inkling review - a digital drawing pen for artists

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Neil Bennett) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:16:00 GMT

We were offered the chance to have sneak peek at the Inkling, so we brought illustrator Lizzie Mary Cullen with us to put it through its paces and see if it lives up to the hype.

OKI ES9410 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Neil Bennett) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Neil Bennett encounters a high-end printer with a price to match

App Studio for QuarkXPress review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Nessan Cleary) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:18:00 GMT

Quark finally ships the App Studio – find out if it was worth the wait

Motion 5 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Peter Kirn) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Expanded keying and parameter control, and a new internal architecture

Maya 2012 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Mike de la Flor) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Still cutting edge with improved character animation and hyper-realistic dynamics

Mudbox 2012 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Mike de la Flor) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Mudbox continues to be heavily developed, but is it worth the price?

Universal Type Server 3 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Trevor Middleton) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Losing track of your fonts? Extensis’ offering might well be for you…

Compressor 4 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Gary Adcock) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT

At its core is a robust workflow that’s completely integrated with FCP X

Apple OS X 10.7 Lion review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Andrew Harrison) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:26:00 GMT

Mac OS X is already the most successful PC operating system in history. A bold claim, but read on to find out why...

Designing and developing for Microsoft Silverlight 5 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (James R. Borck) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:34:00 GMT

Apparently doomed or at least marginalized by HTML5, Silverlight found a foothold in Windows Phone and has more recently emerged as a key component of the Jupiter application framework and programming model for Windows 8.

Epson Stylus Photo R3000 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Neil Bennett) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:08:00 GMT

Epson’s Stylus Photo R3000 has a smaller droplet size for finer detail, and an extra ink cartridge slot so you don’t have to swap between photo and matte black inks, and more.

Flash Professional CS5.5 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Alan Stonebridge) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:59:00 GMT

Flash moves from the web to smartphone and tablet publishing

Samsung NX11 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Gavin Stoker) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:50:00 GMT

Second-generation CSC camera offers good controls and good value

Nikon D5100 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Theano Nikitas) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Theano Nikitas tests the D5000 upgrade, and discovers design, ISO and video improvements

Kodak ESP Office 2170 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Robin Morris) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:49:00 GMT

The 2170 isn’t without its faults, but it’s got a strong scanner (with great software), great choice of interfaces, and the generally versatile features set needed to make it a strong choice.

Kodak ESP C310 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Robin Morris) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:49:00 GMT

The C310’s speed is its biggest downfall. However, it packs in a lot of features (Wi-Fi, for example) for the reasonably modest price tag, and has a very capable scanner built in as well.

Kodak ESP 5250 review

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Robin Morris) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:49:00 GMT

The ESP 5250 is a tried and tested model that's been with us for some time, it's is marginally faster than the C310, but the C310’s print quality is better