AutoDesk, the company behind AutoCAD, 3D Studio Max, and now a whole host of very high end design software packages, has a new app for the iPad called Sketchbook Pro. One of the nifty features it offers is exporting files as layered PSD Photoshop native format, for refining sketch work at your regular workstation PC. Pretty cool!
This thing is getting good reviews and is getting close to what I was hoping would eventually be available for the iPad, a means to edit illustrator files for showing to clients on site. It certainly seems to be heading in the right direction
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Kevin,
As I was browsing the Apps on iTunes last night, I noticed that Adobe has one for the iPad - a raster AND vector program for sketching, and compatible with Photoshop and Illustrator too. It's also free!
There is some really cool stuff coming out for the iPad, it's quickly starting to look really worth the investment.
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
Eight freaking dollars for the app???? Are you kidding me? And two idiots actually bitched about the price because they already bought the app for their iphone for $3.00 Really? Gads, some people are just unable to be satisfied. The app looks awesome. If I ever get one I'll definitely buy that app. Thanks for the heads up.
Posted by Jon Jantz (Member # 6137) on :
Hahaha, Dave... I was laughing at the same thing... obviously those guys haven't had to purchase any of Autodesk's other programs.
For a company that is accustomed to getting thousands of dollars for their programs, $8 is the same as FREE.... and they're complaining.
Posted by Craig Sjoquist (Member # 4684) on :
this ipad sure looks cool bet it would be great for showing a portfolio .. and after they start making a bunch apps and remake the next generations bet this ipad will really rock
Posted by Ed Gregorowicz (Member # 1842) on :
My son just got his yesterday. I haven't gotten a very good look just yet.... He's very protective of his new toys...But he was showing me a drawing app that I believe came bundled with the machine.
[ April 04, 2010, 02:51 PM: Message edited by: Ed Gregorowicz ]
Posted by Bill Davidson (Member # 531) on :
Being an Autodesk Inventor user, I would never buy an Autodesk product for myself. Pay $16,000.00 then a sh*t load per year, and the manuals are not complete, so you Have to use support for tutoring. So, no annual fee paid, no support!
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
I understand that it cannot multi-task... that you can only have one app open at a time...is that information incorrect? Seems like it could handle more than one app simultaneously... I'd like to know where that stands.
I can see myself getting one of those... but might just wait for the next gen too.... these things usually see major tweaks the second go-round.
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
I thought about buying one ... but decided that I was not going to replace the Crucifix on the wall with a picture of Steve Jobs ... just so that I could buy one!
Posted by Kevin Gaffney (Member # 4240) on :
Todd, Apple are showing off their 4.0 sodtware update on the iphone and ipad on Thursday. It's widely rumoured even expected it will feature multi tasking for the iPad. Will probably be available in late June. Iv'edecided to get one when they launch here in Ireland
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Todd,
Like Kevin said, the new iPhone OS is being released and it's rumored to allow multitasking.
Incidentally, the current "inability" to multitask actually isn't because of hardware/performance issues. It's because more applications running simultaneously really saps the batteries in a heartbeat, and people want their mobile toys to have all kinds of playtime!
Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
Some interesting blog notes for 3D design software users...and or possible future uses?
...Wait a few weeks and MICROSOFT will come one with one like a ZUNE, that sucks and nobody wants.
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
Todd, my goodness. Who wrote that article? Gen Hassann Thermester or Urs Morgenthaler? That article had all the grammar of a bad scam mail.
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
That's right Billy, I'm gonna trade in my Ipod for a Zune and my G5 for a Dell and my 64 Signet for a Ford Fusion and the organic garden for canned foods Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
SssssH ... don't tell anyone ... but HP is about to release the Slate ... an iPad killer.
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Yo Dave - that wasn't the first article I read... here's another - they are everywhere, even Apple has acknowledged the problem and posted on their site:
Google "iPad wireless connection problem" and watch what comes up.
I'm not dissing them - because I am definitely going to be an owner of one (at some point - after the fix is in and proven).
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
quote:Originally posted by Si Allen: SssssH ... don't tell anyone ... but HP is about to release the Slate ... an iPad killer.
Yeah, with a full install of Windows 7 which could be handy, but it comes with a pathetic battery life of 5 hours if you're lucky. Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Billy, don't be talkin' no trash about my Zune. I can share or do whatever I want with my music, instead of having Steve Jobs as an I-pod warden........
Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
Sorry for all the typos.. Typing from the hospital. Had surgery on wed... Nice spinal block and Morphine drip.
Posted by Bill Modzel (Member # 22) on :
Si, you just like chicks with weapons. Pretty good shot too!
Posted by James Chrimes (Member # 5864) on :
That is great Si.
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
Hey Todd, I was talking about the grammar, not disputing the content. At least the second article was written in proper English.
Sonny, so you like the idea that you can share your music with anyone, thus ripping off the "artist" of their deserved royalties? Isn't that what so many of us sign "artists" complain about when our designs get stolen or used without permission? I don't see a difference.
Posted by Kelly Thorson (Member # 2958) on :
Passions Conflict
Another great script from Typeset It.
Sorry, figured you needed some female input to dilute the testosterone level here before it escalated. Posted by Joseph Diaz (Member # 5913) on :
Dave, being able to use the music you rightfully purchased in what ever device you own, isn't ripping off any artists. If I buy a song on i-tunes, I believe I should be able to play that song on my zune or an ipod or any Mp3 playing device.
Unfortunately, Like on iTunes, when you purchase a song from the Zune collection, you also have the same restrictions preventing you from playing songs on other nonzune devices. That is unless you burn the song to a disk and then rip it from that disk. ... but that is cheating, and wasting CD-Rs.
But Zunes do have nice features where you can share music that you purchased with your friends. They can listen to the song a few times or have it stored in your collection for a certain period of time before it becomes unusable. This isn't stealing at all. Its actually promoting that music and helpful to artists. Kind of like a trial period to test out the music.
Also (my favorite part of owning a zune) you can purchase a Zune Pass for about $15.00 a month and have unlimited music downloads.
[ April 10, 2010, 01:40 AM: Message edited by: Joseph Diaz ]
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
Joe, you are right, he did say sharing, not giving. I've heard about so much "sharing" that is really distributing. I'm a little sensitive in that area since my son is writing music. I just read a recent article that said way more music is ripped off than is purchased.
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