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Welcome to the drawSTUDIO news page; below are some recent announcements concerning the package.

21 October 97
  • drawSTUDIO v2 Lite released on coverdisk of November's CU-Amiga magazine. The Lite version lacks the following:
    • 24 bit CyberGraphX support
    • 24 bit printing
    • 24 bit bitmap export
    • PostScript export
    • Text on a curve
    If you want to try the best illustration package on the Amiga for yourself, go buy the magazine!

5 October 97
  • Check out the new reduced prices - now you have no excuse for not owning drawSTUDIO!

17 May 97
  • v2.0.0 of drawSTUDIO released at the World Of Amiga show in London, UK. The new version fully supports the CyberGraphX graphics system, allowing full 24 bit screen redraws. TurboPrint is also automatically supported, allowing full 24 bit output direct from drawSTUDIO.
  • v2.0.0 is available from all the drawSTUDIO distributors at no extra cost from version 1. Upgrades are available from version 1 for a small cost - contact LH Publishing for details.

20 Apr 97
  • v1.1.1 patch released, available from this Web site.
  • Version 2.0.0 will be released at the World of Amiga show in London, UK on May 17-18. The two main additions for the new version will be full 24 bit redraws under CyberGraphX screens and full 24 printing under Turboprint. The upgrade will be available for a small cost to existing users.

17 Feb 97
  • The CD version is now available. All those who ordered the CD version should now have received their CD - please contact us if this not the case.
  • Users are starting to send us language translations for the program. If you have translated the "language.msg" file for your native language and wish other drawSTUDIO users to benifit, please send it to us and we'll put it on the Web.

12 Jan 97
  • Released v1.1.0. Free upgrade patches are available from this Web site or from Aminet.
  • Released v1.1.0 demo; this is also available from Aminet.
  • The CD version (v1.1.0) is now finished and being duplicated.
  • We are currently working on:
    • More import/export filters.
    • Full 24bit screen display on CyberGraphX.
    • Full 24bit printing using TurboPrint and CanonStudio.
    • Many other things...

15 Dec 96
  • We are working hard on putting the final touches to the CD version of the program, ready for release at the start of January '97. The program is now fully localised, with English and German catalogues being supplied initially; more languages will follow. The program now fully supports extended characters in text objects.

16 Nov 96
  • Haage & Partner announced as German distributors for the package. Their contact information has been added to the "Ordering" pages
  • Complete redesign of Web pages. Updated the information and added much more

11 Nov 96
  • Release v1.0.2 of the drawSTUDIO demo

4 Nov 96
  • Release v1.0.0 of drawSTUDIO

26 Oct 96

14 Oct 96
  • LH Publishing to act as the publisher and distributor for the package in the UK and the rest of the world. Additional American and European distributors will be announced soon
  • Pricing information released, including a 10 percent discount if your order is received before the end of October '96.
  • Demo version of the program released. The demo version is in the form of a pre-release beta version of the program with all the features available except with saving and printing disabled. The demo is available from these Web pages

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