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HVC Color Composer Professional plugin for InDesign CS4

HVC Color Composer Professional plugin for InDesign CS4 - 1.1

Color composition design tool.

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Current Version: 1.1
Release Date: 2009-07-07
License: Update
Downloads (this version): 461
Downloads (all versions): 2,298
Price: $99.95

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Master Colors patented technology offers artists the only known objective method of color composition, with an approach that can be clearly explained, understood and used by any artist, designer, digital photographer or prepress professional. Master Colors' HVC Color Composer is a designer's dream tool. This InDesign plug-in adds a new, more instinctive color space to Adobe's existing color picker. Based on Hue, Value and Chroma, this simple addition is broad in scope and develops confidence in understanding, controlling and generating palettes with harmonious color combinations. Ansel Adams acknowledged that his zone was derived from a harmonic progression found in music, In a similar way, the HVC Color Composer creates a mathematical progression of colors based on contrast that translates into beautiful constructed color compositions. The amount of contrast distance between neighboring color swatches is controlled by software algorithms that let you create and save color palettes for use within InDesign's swatch window. After installation, select HVC as your picker from InDesign's general preferences. The HVC Interface has the same layout as the Adobe picker with the standard color spaces-HSB, RGB, Lab, and CMYK-plus it adds three buttons for Hue, Value and Chroma. Clicking on these buttons generates a specific corresponding color preview window. Hue displays the basic colors. Value displays all colors in the same lightness, and Chroma displays all colors of the same intensity. It's a very natural process based on how we perceive color. The artist specifies the contrast parameters using your Target Color as a reference point. The HVC Color Composer generates three types of palettes: *Auto-Range palettes generates a color palette with four levels of contrast *Range lets you produce a palette of colors of any specified numerical distance from one or more Target Colors. *Proportion is based on two Target Colors, where you select a ratio, such as 1:2, 1:4, etc., to create a palette of colors with the same contrast ratio from the Target Colors. HVC shines at quickly generating combinations of colors that work perfectly together. Additionally, Master Colors�® HVC pigment-friendly color space delivers colors that are in a gamut that all printers can hit. Imagine designing a project from beginning to end and actually getting the results that you expect without having to pay more.

What's new in this version:

Adobe InDesign CS4 Compatibility, Remote Registration capability.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Adobe InDesign CS4

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HVC Color Composer Professional plugin for InDesign CS4 ReviewColor Composer for InDesign Rocks! - Version: 1.0, 1/22/2007 05:28PM PST

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CJSez
Have you ever wanted a really pro color picker for InDesign? If you've used InDesign for any length of time the answers gotta be yes...

Well, it's here now, finally. If you've used Color Composer for Photoshop, this product will feel immediately familiar -- it works basically the same way, except that it also appears as a palette, just like InDesign's colors -- very spiffy.

I don't know how many times before I had this product that I would want a palette to work together and had to fall back on my rusty old color theory (or use Color Composer in Photoshop and then move the colors over). Now I have a full palette of colors that absolutely work together in moments from any base color I want. It's just really cool and makes for very happy clients.

The HSB and HVC color pickers are great too for finding that perfect color or just getting a variation of a color.

Very userful and very easy to use for a product this sophisticated. The folks at Master Colors have done it again and I thank them -- you will too.
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