The Breakroom • A blog for the Iconfactory

Flare 1.3 Adds Some Variety to Your Photos

April 11, 2012

Flare 1.3 is now available and features many great improvements, including the new Shuffle feature. Shuffle is an easy way to add more variety to your digital photos with just a single click.

Just choose one of Flare’s many presets and press the Shuffle button. Flare will tweak a few of the effects used in that preset to give your photo a slightly different look than the default preset settings. This is a great way to bring a little natural serendipity to your photos, or to give multiple images in a series a slightly different look based around a single preset. Press the Shuffle button again for a different variation, or you can easily revery to the preset’s default settings with a single click.

Check out all the changes in version 1.3 on Flare’s version history page, or head on over to the Mac App Store to purchase Flare at the discounted price of just $9.99. You can also try it for free from FlareApp.com. If you love to tinker with Flare, don’t forget to post your creations to the ‘Made with Flare’ Flickr pool when you’re done. It’s your chance to show the world your images are only the beginning.

Take Five 1.2 Arrives for Mac

March 20, 2012

By Webmaster

Version 1.2 of our music pausing utility Take Five has arrived for the Mac. This new version offers the ability to pause and auto-resume music from Sonora, a re-designed preferences panel and bug fixes. We’re also launching a special price of just .99

Flare’s One Year Anniversary

March 9, 2012

By Webmaster

A year ago tomorrow, the Iconfactory and ARTIS Software launched Flare, our digital darkroom photo effects editor for Mac OS X. The app was met with critical and popular success and has become one of our most popular applications. Much has happened in the year since Flare launched and we wanted to take a moment to say thanks to everyone who’s helped make the app so popular.

Flare users have been experimenting with filters and presets since day one and have done some amazing things with the software. The Flare Flickr pool is a great place to get ideas for your photos and see how others are pushing the limits of what’s possible with Flare. The last twelve months have seen several point releases adding new presets, external editing with iPhoto, Aperture, and Lightroom and syncing preset via Dropbox. Finally, last December, Apple named Flare as one of their Best of the Mac App Store of 2011, which was quite an honor.

As we look forward to Flare’s future, we’re hard at work on the next point release, 1.3 that aims to bring several important improvements including increased stability. Apple’s planned Sandbox changes have caused unavoidable delays in shipping 1.3, but we’re now in private beta testing and hope to have it in the App Store soon. Version 1.3 will also include a few surprises we hope you’ll enjoy.

Flare for the Mac is available now from Apple’s new Mac App Store via their one-click ordering system. Ordering from the Mac App Store is quick, easy and means there are no registration codes to keep track of.

We invite you to visit FlareApp.com to learn more about the application, download free presets, browse the online users guide and more. Then head on over to the Mac App Store and pick up the digital desktop darkroom that is Flare for the Mac. Your photo is just the beginning!

Twitterrific 4.4.7 Improves Growl, Adds Animated GIFs

March 6, 2012

By Webmaster

Announcing Twitterrific 4.4.7 for Mac and iOS. This version includes several small but nice feature improvements including support for animated GIFs, the ability to undo a native retweet and turn off the “New since last refresh” count on the Mac dock icon. Twitterrific will also summarize Growl messages when a certain threshold is reached so your screen doesn’t fill up with unwanted notifications.

Additionally, we’ve taken another stab at improving timeline gaps that should automatically fill them for most users when pressing the “Load More” button. These, plus a host of usability improvements, like a slightly larger “Large” font size are included in this point update which is free and recommended for all Twitterrific users. Please visit the Mac and iOS version history pages for a complete list of what’s new.

xScope 3.1 Adds File & Clipboard Mirror Modes

February 20, 2012

By Webmaster

Announcing the immediate release of xScope 3.1 for Mac and xScope Mirror 1.2 for iOS, now available via the App Store or via the Check for Updates… option from the application menu.

This important update ads all-new functionality to the Mirror tool and allows users to view not only Mac desktop windows, but also image files and the contents of your Mac’s clipboard. Simply connect xScope to the companion iOS Mirror app then drag and drop an image file onto xScope’s dock icon. The image will instantly be displayed on iOS and works with a host of formats including PSDs, TIFFs and PNGs. Any changes saved to your file are automatically updated to the mirror in real time, speeding development of UI work on the Mac. The 1.2 update also sends the contents of your Mac’s clipboard, saves mirrored content to your device’s photo library or lets you share it via email. New pinch and double-tap gestures allow mirrored content to be viewed at 2:1, 1:1 or 1:2 ratios as well as snapped to on-screen edges for quick placement.

The update also includes a new preference to the Guides tool to allow controls to be placed on the left, right, top or bottom of the screen as well as several important bug fixes. Visit the xScope history page for a full list of the changes in this release.

xScope 3 is available from Apple’s Mac App Store via their one-click ordering system. Ordering from the Mac App Store means there are no registration codes to keep track of and you get updates automatically. Version 3.1 is a free update to registered users of version 3 and is recommended. The $19.99 Mac App Store launch price end tomorrow, Feb 21st, don’t delay!

Dine-O-Matic for iPhone

February 16, 2012

By Webmaster

Announcing Dine-O-Matic, a fun new iPhone app that selects from your favorite places to eat when you just can’t make up your mind. Does your family have a hard time deciding where to head for dinner? Co-workers want to go one place for lunch, but you want to go some place else? Take the pressure off. Give Dine-O-Matic a spin and let the food fates decide!

Convenient restaurant details, including cuisine type and price range make it easy to spice up your night with a reservation or chill with a delivery order. Maps integration enables finding and adding restaurants with just one tap. The $.99 introductory special in the App Store gets you a cool spinner, neon graphics and one less decision to make!

Dine-O-Matic is available for iPhones running iOS 5 or later. We invite you to visit the Dine-O-Matic website to learn more or get answers to frequently asked questions. Follow @DineOMatic on Twitter for the latest updates.

xScope 3.0.1 for Mac & Mirror 1.1 for iOS

February 1, 2012

By Webmaster

We’re pleased to announce the release of xScope 3.0.1 for Mac and xScope Mirror 1.1 for iOS, now available via the App Store or via the Check for Updates… option from the application menu.

This update fixes several key bugs including one that prevented color information from being pasted into apps like Adobe Photoshop and BBEdit. The 1.1 Mirror update adds robustness when the app scans your WiFi network for the desktop version and makes the connection much more reliable. If you’ve had problems connecting between xScope and xScope Mirror, be sure to download this update today. Visit the xScope history page for a full list of the changes in this release.

xScope 3 is available from Apple’s Mac App Store via their one-click ordering system. Ordering from the Mac App Store means there are no registration codes to keep track of and you get updates automatically. Version 3.0.1 is a free update to registered users of version 3 and is recommended.

Twitterrific 4.4.6 Improves Timeline Gaps

February 1, 2012

By Webmaster

We’re pleased to announce a small point update for Twitterrific, our popular Twitter client for the iPhone, iPad and Mac that makes several key usability improvements. Version 4.4.6’s most notable improvement is in the area of timeline gap handling. After long delays between refreshes, tweet gaps of several hours can appear in the timeline leaving holes that cannot easily be read. This latest version attempts to solve gaps by automatically loading the missing tweets for you, leaving you with a more complete picture of what’s being tweeted.

We’ve also added support for a 3rd party application called Summly. iPhone users who have Summly installed on their device can now tap and hold on a URL to have it sent to Summly and summarized into bite-sized chunks that are quick and easy to read. This works great for longer web articles when your time is at a premium. We hope you’ll check it out, we’ve found it quite handy.

The complete list of what’s new in Twitterrific 4.4.6 is available from the Mac and iOS version history pages, is a free update and recommended for all users of Twitterrific. Enjoy!

xScope Grid

January 26, 2012

By Webmaster

To help celebrate the overwhelmingly successful launch of xScope 3, our versatile toolbox for designers and developers, Corey has built a set of wallpapers for your Mac and iOS devices. Based on the grid pattern used in the app, the iOS Mirror tool and on the website these precisely aligned desktop pictures will sit quietly behind your windows as you design or code your next masterpiece.

For best results be sure to download optimized versions for iPad, all currently shipping Macs and a tile-able version for anything else from our files archive.

Introducing xScope 3.0

January 19, 2012

By Webmaster

The Iconfactory and ARTIS Software are pleased to announce xScope v 3.0. xScope is a powerful set of tools that you can use to measure, inspect and test on-screen elements. Version 3 has been redesigned for clarity, optimized for the latest Macs, and brings over 70 new features and improvements that are sure to make your job as a designer or developer easier.

Version 3 also adds a new tool called the Mirror. xScope’s Mirror tool constantly displays the contents of a specific Mac window on your iOS device. As you work on a Photoshop document or the iOS Simulator, what you see on your Mac is mirrored instantly onto the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad screen. Mirrored windows can be nudged and locked so that they always display on iOS even when re-positioned or placed under other windows. In addition, when mirroring a Mac window on iOS there is no chrome to get in your way or repetitive save actions to perform.

The Mirror tool requires a companion app that is a FREE universal download from the App Store. Be sure to check out our video demo of the Mirror tool in action for more information.

We encourage you to visit xScopeApp.com to read the complete list of what’s new, but here are just some of the other highlights version 3 has to offer:

Re-designed for increased usability and a fresh new look
SmartTools to automatically turn separate tools on or off
Preference to display the individual menubar tools as a single item
Edge snapping to position tools with on-screen content
Updated Screens sizes including iOS, Android, Mac, Windows & TV
Simulate user vision problems including color blindness and presbyopia
Many bug fixes and tweaks to improve performance
Many more features & improvements

xScope 3 is available from Apple’s Mac App Store via their one-click ordering system. Ordering from the Mac App Store means there are no registration codes to keep track of and you get updates automatically. In addition, we’re running a Mac App Store launch special – xScope is 30% off the regular price and available for just $19.99 for a limited time.

Free upgrades are available if you purchased a license after July 14th, 2011. A paid upgrade for purchases before that date is available for $19.99. Multi-user licenses can also be upgraded or purchased directly from our site.

We’re very excited about this release and encourage you to visit the xScope homepage today to download and test out this latest update to a program that we call our “swiss army knife” for designers and developers. Enjoy!

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