Mac Store Brings Templates for iBooks - Jumsoft Book Palette

Mac OS X Operating system is undoubtedly the only operating system for a computer which is compatible with a huge array of brilliantly designed applications that are user friendly as well as reliable. Although the Windows Operating system also supports a lot of applications, the Mac operating systems are comparatively higher in ranks, when it comes to applications and their functionalities.

For people who are passionate in writing books and publishing them, Apple’s Mac and iOS operating systems offered great support with the recent launch of an application which allows users to create e-books. The app named iBooks gained instant popularity and a big following among Mac users. The iBooks Author application has a lot of users now and Apple apparently knew the app would be well received. It seems Jumsoft, popular application developers for Mac and iOS also sees an opportunity with the success of iBooks.

The fact that Jumsoft released a set of templates just after two weeks of the launch of iBooks Author application by Apple proves the theory. The app called Book Palette which is now out for sale in Mac app store features 10 perfectly functional templates. The templates are pretty cool and will definitely improve the looks of the e-Books created with the iBooks author app as they offer a number of creative options and useful tools.

General Manager of Jumsoft, Algirdas Unguvaitis said that they were quite excited when they heard the news of the launch of Apple’s iBooks author and by the next day, came up with the idea of Book Palette. Algirdas also commented that Jumsoft expects positive feedbacks from iBooks users, and that they would soon start working on expanding the template range.

iBooks users would be able to use the Book Palette templates to create e-Books ranging from normal cookbooks to big time business publications. In addition to the page layouts, the templates will have page covers as well. There will also be a number of different text styles and other options for making the e-Books more vivid and attractive. Book Palette also offers the users, the option to remove, recolor or move the elements in the app.

The Book Palette also matches the Gallery and other widgets that come with the iBooks application and also allows the users to make necessary modifications in them.

System Requirements for Jumsoft Book Palette

·         iBooks Author application

·         Mac OS X 10.7.2 or higher version

·         22 MB space

The Book Palette will be available in the Graphics and Design category of the Mac App store for a price of $3 US dollars approximately.

Snapseed Coming to Mac Application Store

Photo editing software are quite popular in computers running in any operating system, be it Windows or Linux. But most of them are compatible with Windows OS. One of the most popular one is Adobe Photoshop.

However there are many photo editing apps for Mac operating system as well. One such app for Apple iOS operating system is pretty popular, and is known by the name Snapseed. Recently it was announced that Snapseed is going to extend its support to Apple Mac too.

Features of Snapseed in Apple Mac

• Adjust white balance and saturation of photos
• Edit contrast and other qualities of photos
• Adjust color and exposure manually using Sliders
• Enhance quality easily with auto correction
• Users can make adjustments selectively in desired parts of the picture
• Useful editing features like tilt-shift, custom photo effects, filters, frames etc
• Structure Control to improve the detailing of the photo
• Share images in Facebook and Flickr via built-in links in the software  

Snapseed for Apple Mac basically requires a Mac OS versions of 10.6.8, 10.7.2 or higher versions. 

Details about Mac version Snapseed

Snapseed has now been made available in Mac App store. Popular software developer known as Nik Software will be releasing the Snapseed for Apple Mac software in the Mac app store. Nik Software has brilliantly designed Snapseed, as it has been entitled as one of the most powerful photo editing software ever developed.

      

Snapseed for Apple Mac can perform multiple functions like adding new filters, textures etc or even alter the photo completely suing an array of useful tools. Users of Snapseed will also be able to adjust the photos with just one click. There is one other cool technology integrated in the Snapseed Apple Mac version – U Point technology. Using the U point technology, Snapseed users will be able to edit certain areas of the photo selectively. 

Snapseed for iOS already had a few interesting features like Grunge, Tilt & Shift, Vintage, Drama filters etc. Reportedly, Snapseed for Apple Mac packs more than the above mentioned features. A new addition to the Mac version Snapseed is the “Tune Image” that can add more depth, add vibrancy, adjust white balance, contrast etc and correct the photos very fast even in low light conditions. 

Adding styles, vignettes, frames etc and transforming photos to be classy with black and white filers are a walk in the park with Snapseed. It is quite user friendly as well and you wouldn’t feel it is too complex to work with the app once you work with it for a few hours. Built-in social networking links will let you share your edited photos in your social networking accounts.

Snapseed Apple Mac version photo editing software can be yours from Mac App store for a price of $19.99 approximately.

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