Mediator 5 is a professional but easy to use multimedia authoring tool. It's a page based authoring tool where each page is created by dropping in objects such as video clips and then defining what should happen to the object as the user interacts with them. The Multimedia catalogue allows you to drag and drop predefined backgrounds, buttons, textures, templates, and much more directly into your presentation. Text editing in Mediator 5 now works just like in your regular word processor. You can import external documents (*.txt and *.rtf) directly into your text objects, and of course copy and paste text as well. The new design tools such as Shadow and Glow can also be applied on text to help you create your cool looking headlines.

WIN a free upgrade to Mediator 6 Pro
Impress us with your own multimedia creation skills, using Mediator 5, and you could be in the running to WIN Mediator 6 Pro, valued at $899.

Use animations, hot spots, moving text, sound and your imagination!

Competition closes on the 24th of August 2001 and the winning entrant will be notified on the 3rd of September 2001.

Post CD entries to:
Mediator Competition
Pineapplehead Distribution
2/3 Wellington Street, Kew VIC 3101.

Or Email to eloise@lakovision.com.au (limit file size to under 5MB).

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If you haven't downloaded the June 2001 TechSupport issue from our Web site, here it is! July's TechSupport will also be posted online for you to download. Simply visit www.pcauthority.com.au and follow the links to download.

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MovieXone is a complete software package for video production including tools for editing, animation and audio. Fantastic transitions and great effects also mean that you can create more than just a silent movie with a title. The Live Preview in Realtime allows you to experiment, as all changes to your clips are shown immediately. The intuitive interface and the ease of use allows you to start using the software right away.

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Zoner Draw 3 is an all-in-one graphics application that you can use to create brochures, illustrations, business cards and much more. A new feature included in this package allows you to even create vector animations for use on the Web. All the essential graphics tools are there to help you work freely including multiple copying, object blending as well as support for Adobe plugins. Importing and Exporting is easy with Zoner Draw's extensive list of supported file formats and included in this free drawing package are three add-on packages comprising of a vector graphics editor, a multimedia exporting tool, a viewer for graphic files as well as a sample clipart gallery.

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Built from scratch Zoner Draw 4 boasts all new technology and some fantastic new features. Because it was built from the ground up, management of your computer's memory is much better than before which increases program speed for large documents. Drawing with Zoner Draw is improved with higher quality document display, with improved anti-aliasing and you can now import vector file formats. There are loads of new image handling features allowing you to work freely and easier increasing productivity and the new drawing and effects features gives you even greater control over your work.

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Ideal for creating both print and web graphics, Xara X is so simple to use, literally anyone can produce professional quality vector or bitmap images within a matter of minutes. As a vector drawing package any image you create in Xara X retain their quality no matter how you resize them. Vector images also have a file size advantage over bitmap images as vector images often have a much smaller file size. But not only does Xara X handle vector images, you can import and export almost all bitmap formats and manipulate them with the tools featured in Xara X. Loads more features and capablities in Xara X make this drawing package a truly valueable piece of software.

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Inoculate IT is a free personal antivirus application for your desktop computer. It automatically detects and cleans conventional file and boot sector viruses as well as macro viruses that infect Office 95, Office 98, and Office 2000 Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and Access databases. It provides protection against Internet and email borne viruses, protecting your PC from infected files downloaded from the Web and from infected attachments sent to you via email.

Note: Please register your version of Inoculate, visit http://antivirus.cai.com/cgi-bin/ipe/connect.cgi to receive your customer number.

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Irfan View 32 is a simple and fast image viewer and editor that supports all major graphic formats, including BMP, DIB, JPEG, GIF, animated GIF, PNG, PCX, multipage TIFF, TGA, and more. In addition, it features drag and drop support, directory viewing, TWAIN support, slide shows, batch conversion, and modifications such as color depth, crop, blur, and sharpen.

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