AdobeFreeHand
FreeHand is an application for drawing images based on vector. Originally created by Macromedia, FreeHand was acquired by Adobe Systems when they purchased Macromedia in Dec. 2005.
With FreeHand, you can easily and quickly create vector graphics that can be printed and resized at any resolution, without losing clarity or detail. You can also use FreeHand to create & print web illustrations such as logos and advertising banners. With Freehand it’s very easy to turn your artwork into Flash animations.
The FreeHand user interface contains a workspace and a panel of tools that are consistent with other Macromedia/Adobe products such as Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash, to give you a true integrated print and web solution. In addition, now you can view and test your FreeHand documents in a Flash window without ever leaving the FreeHand workspace. Whether you design for print or web, freehand offers a number of new features and improvements and some of the features of Freehand are mentioned below:
- Grouping of Panels or Tabs -- In the new version of Freehand, it’s easier to group all the panels or tabs at the right side of the workspace or the freehand window. You can also customize the panel by adding or removing used or unused buttons.
- Object Panel -- With the help of object panel, you can change the properties of any object or text in your workspace.
- Applying Multiple Strokes -- With Freehand, it’s now easier to apply multiple strokes or fills to a particular image or object, adding new potentials to your illustrations.
- Easily Import Flash Files -- Freehand allows importing of Flash files i.e. “.swf” files in freehand and then exporting the same to freehand document. This makes your workflow easier than before.
- Simplified settings for Flash movies -- Along with import of Flash files to freehand, it’s easier to operate and control the properties of flash movie files in Freehand allowing you to work with maximum flexibility.
Hardware Requirements for Freehand
- Processor: 300 MHz processor or higher
- Memory: 64MB minimum/128MB recommended
- Hard Disk: 70MB of available space
- Video: resolution of 1024 X 768 or higher
- Processor: PowerPC G3 processor or higher
- Memory: 64MB minimum/128MB recommended
- Hard Disk: 70MB of available space
- Video: resolution of 1024 X 768 or higher
Adobe's Acquisition of Macromedia
On December 03, 2005 Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia and all its products including FreeHand, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and Shockwave were renamed to Adobe. With the acquisition of Macromedia, three new products were launched by Adobe, namely, Adobe Design bundle, Flash Professional and Adobe Premiere suite. The company decided to include the Macromedia name on some of its products for a short period of time but after that all the products will be migrated to Adobe brand.
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