The electronic darkroom

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Video digitizers let desktop publishers bypass darkroom processing and capture a three-dimensional image by taking it from a video camera or tape and transferring it to page layout. Installation is not easy and users will need an analog monitor if they want to preview and manipulate images. Digital Vision's $249.95 Computer Eyes is an inexpensive, PC-compatible system that requires only 384K and provides basic graphic capabilities. Aldus's $495 Snapshot, also PC-compatible, requires 640K and extensive hardware and runs under Windows. It is easy to learn and offers exciting features. Pixelogic's $1,095 Proviz is a basic Macintosh system which is easily installed but provides poor image quality. Data Translation's $995 Quick Capture is a Macintosh product. It offers excellent image quality, especially if used with Letraset's Image Studio. Quick Capture is most highly recommended.

Periodicals, Product information, Digitizer, Digitizers, Image processing, Video Systems, Aldus Corp., Monochrome, Snapshot (Computer graphics software), Digital Vision Inc., Pixelogic Co., Data Translation Inc., Digital Vision ComputerEyes (Digitizer), Pixelogic ProViz Video Digitizer (Digitizer), Data Translation QuickCapture (Digitizer)

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The Mac talks Tex: Textures and Mac Tex place the accent on typesetting

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Mac Tex 2.0, from FTL Systems, is based on the Tex typesetting language, developed by mathematician Donald Knuth in the 1970s. Tex, originally written for mainframe computers, is especially good for typesetting scientific and mathematical text. Textures, from Addison-Wesley, is quicker and less-difficult to use than Mac Tex; it is also less expensive. Mac Tex 2.0 requires 1Mbyte of RAM and two 800Kbyte disk drives (a hard disk is recommended); the product works with a Macintosh II oe SE. Textures 1.0 requires 512Kbytes of RAM (1Mbyte is recommended) and two 400Kbyte disk drives; the product works with a Macintosh II and SE. Both programs exploit the Mac's capabilities and make Tex easier to use, but Textures is the better choice.

Software, Programming languages, Typesetting, Programming Language, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., FTL Systems Inc., MacTeX 2.0 (Computer program), Textures 1.0 (Computer program)

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Fill in the blanks

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Eleven forms design and management packages are evaluated for the PC and Macintosh systems. Good forms software will facilitate the process of creating forms, making revisions when needed, and printing them. Forms packages also help make filling out forms a quicker job. There are three types of programs: those that help design and print a master, those that let users fill out the form on screen, and those that do the previous task as well as merge information from database or other files. A buyer's guide chart shows the design features, forms completion features, data export formats, laser printer compatibility, list price and a short evaluation of each product. What to look for in forms packages is explained.

Functional Capabilities, Forms Management

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