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The essential Adobe Illustrator® color plugin range
New multi-license packages available
- Buy the critically-acclaimed Phantasm CS version 2 plugin from only $32.50 per license
- License packages of 5, 10, 20 and unlimited single site to suit all organisation types
- Available for only $45.00 for single licenses
- Receive all the benefits of version 2's workflow
Astute Graphics are pleased to announce the release of Phantasm CS version 2, a major upgrade to the critically acclaimed Adobe Illustrator color control plugin. Following on from Adobe's release of Illustrator CS3, Phantasm CS further integrates and compliments every designer, publisher and printer's workflow with a range of essential new tools and user-focused improvements.
Significantly, Astute Graphics has been working closely with Adobe to ensure that Phantasm CS version 2 is fully Illustrator CS3 compatible on both Apple Mac (Intel and PPC) as well as Windows (XP and Vista). This is in addition to equally-updated versions which operate with Illustrator CS and CS2.
The major new feature set can be found in the new advanced options:
Bringing a wealth of controls designed for professional users, from graphic designers to publishers and printers, Phantasm CS maintains its crown as the essential color tool of choice.
A quick overview of the new options and associate controls:
- Black / White color cut-off
- Rich black to pure black
- Advanced overprint control including remove overprint white and add overprint to pure black
- Define rich black directly or visually
- Gradient Accuracy
- Auto Rasterize
- Save and manage options setting
To further emphasise Phantasm CS' professional credentials, all color Filters can now be automated using Illustrator's Actions system. This represents huge potential for power users who need to batch modify artwork or ensure that certain color control tasks are swiftly and faithfully repeated.
With Illustrator CS3 came the new color experimentation tool "Live Color". Every care has been taken to ensure that the color workflow introduced with Phantasm CS compliments Adobe's new system as well as maintaining best interchangeability with Photoshop. Details of how all components work seamlessly together can be found in the Workflow table.
All these features are naturally in addition to the excellent range of color control tools already offered in version 1.5. These included Brightness/Contrast, Curves, Desaturation, Hue/Saturation, Invert, Levels and Shift to Color Filters and live Effects, the ability to load and save Photoshop-compatible color setting files and new object selection types.
Phantasm CS versions 1.0 and 1.5 already recieved excellent reviews with comments like “Phantasm CS is a great little plug-in” (Computer Arts, 5 star rating), “...brings functionality that really should have been there all along” (Digital Media Designer). Customers have also praised the color control tool with feedback including “works terrifically!”, “This is something I'm using every five minutes” and simply “WOW!”
Even with all these great new, professional features, Phantasm CS version 2 is the incredible price of just $45.00 and is available for Windows and Mac running Illustrator CS, CS2 and CS3.