Albuquerque, NM Ð Stone Design announced in October that it would begin shipping Create 2.0, a new fat-binary release of its drawing program that contains substantial feature enhancements.
Users can now edit the shape of text or fashion custom patterns that fill shapes, text, and other objects.
"The best thing Create [2.0] has, its forte, are the text effects," said Paul Buroker, a beta user who works at Creative Technologies, an Evansville, Indiana-based VAR. "With other apps, they're a lot more difficult to do. The only thing I'd like to see added would be more 3-D effects Ð that would be the ultimate."
Buroker also noted that this release is a lot speedier than previous versions, especially during launching and printing.
Other new features include a paintbrush tool, the ability to create multiple-page drawings, hot links, and filter support for GIFs and other image types.
Create 2.0 lists for $495, or $99 for registered users.
Stone Design: 505/345-4800; info@stone.com.