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Seashore is program for image editing the Mac Cocoa framework, better than MacPaint but not quite so full of features as Photoshop. This open source program provides image editing for the average user who doesn’t need a lot of extras that professionals do. Supporting both alpha channel editing and multiple layering, it has textures and gradients for both brush and text strokes. Seashore uses the same file format as GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP and while it’s doesn’t meet criteria for professional editing, it’s more than good enough for users who need only a few advanced options.

There are more than 20 plug in filters and merging effects in Seashore and the user can edit alpha or primary channels. The transparency effects have semi-transparent gradients and the 6 gradient effects each have 16 variations. It takes eighty percent less space on your drive and has a good selection of painting tools. Seashore can also manipulate contrast, brightness and hue. It meshes snugly with Mac OS and comes with a comprehensive user’s manual in PDF.

Seashore isn’t a perfect editor but if you need a basic image editor it’s more than adequate. It’s unable to save a select area of a window and copy and paste is used instead of select and drag. It has all the features and abilities you’ll need for basic image editing and it’s fast and responsive with a sleek interface. Users should check with Macintosh for new tools that are often made available for download.You can Download SeaShore for FREE here.

QuickTime is a popular media software that digitally produces live video and audio or pre-recorded clips. It’s very useful when you want to reach a live audience and ideal for delivery of pre-recorded media. It works with Windows or MacIntosh platforms; this Apple product is downloaded free of charge by hundreds of thousands of people every day and is used for both personal and profession presentations.

Its simple interface makes QuickTime easy to use. Viewers’ experiences to past audio and video with the track-based format that allows you to mix video with still images and insert text and audio in a single production. Creating a presentation with QuickTime is easy and enjoyable, and it supports nearly any audio or video format. You can even put live events online that are professional quality, on the net, a desktop or even a cell phone. Since QuickTime supports so many languages such as Automator and Applescript, it’s available to everyone.

You can enjoy movies or audio using QuickTime with your Apple television or transfer them to an iPhone or iPod. You have nothing to setup since the software adjusts itself to your connection speed and bandwidth. And if you lose your internet access, QuickTime will re-connect when you’re back online. Using the most recent developments in file compression, QuickTime can keep files small while maintaining quality for portable media or high definition playback devices. The software lets you adjust the audio to the levels that are enjoyable to you, not everyone else! Like more bass in your music? Go ahead and adjust it to your taste with the easy to use sliders. You can set the brightness, color and other visuals just the way you want it. You can even play things at half speed or increase it three times with the Job Shuttle, which is great for searching individual frames.

QuickTime has such superior quality and ease of use, you’d never guess it was free software that’s used by record numbers of people for both personal and professional use.

Now you might want to know how to get a QuickTime Pro 7. Well its very simple, first download a free version of QuickTime and install it. Then, watch the Youtube video located below, it shows all the steps needed to upgrade the free version of QuickTime to QuickTime Pro. Its that easy.

After you have upgraded your QuickTime Free version to QuickTime Pro, you might want to read through these QuickTime Pro Tutorials to know how to Harness the power of QuickTime Pro. Here are some additional QuickTime Components which will extent your QuickTime Pro’s capabilities.

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