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Since cf/x alpha's launch, professional photographers, illustrators, designers and enthusiasts around the world turn to this powerful toolbox for high quality image composition and design.

The new 2.0 release builds on alpha's existing strengths: its powerful composition engine, unique blending capabilities, stunning f/x palette, and the powerful collage- and mosaic generators.

We have completely overhauled the composition core, greatly enhancing its capabilities and added fundamentally new functionality.

alpha 2.0 brings image composing to a new, unprecedented level. Take a look at this brief selection of new features...

NOTE: alpha 2.0 will be a FREE upgrade to all existing users, so buy now for only $199 and save $30!

Text Objects

cf/x alpha 2.0 introduces 'First Class' text objects. These are normal text objects as you know them from lesser applications - except that in alpha 2.0 you can apply any blend and f/x to them: Try the 'Sculpt' effect, then apply the 'Curl' blend to see the letters first transform into metal, and then lift off into 3D!

And if that is not enough:

• Font size can either be set manually or have it adjusted automatically based on the objects frame or relative to the canvas size.
• Unicode and all standard scripts are supported (e.g. Kanji)
• Text can be linked to Images (and access their properties) and supports 'Autotext' like date, document name etc.

 

Smart Objects

In alpha's 2.0 release, objects have become 'Smart' - you now can easily exchange the images, but retain all effects and other properties. They interact with any other application, allowing you to change images simply by drag and drop. Image objects no longer need to actually have an image assigned - even if you add effects and blends to them.

Use this to build stunning, easy-to-use templates.

Or reverse the process - use any complete composition, 'clear' the frames - and you have a template. All settings, f/x and blends are preserved.

Templates, Templates, Templates

alpha 2.0 comes with a full set of professional templates. Use any of the provided templates for 'Composite-' or 'Sed-Cards', Posters, Yearbooks, Collages, Calendars etc.

All templates are instantly available from the new template browser.

Of course you can also create your own styles and add them to your templates at the touch of a button. Create and use templates to greatly accelerate your workflow.

Create contact sheets, designs, pixel accurate Web-layouts, CI branded documents or scrapbooks in record time.

Shapes, Light, Gradients… Oh my! 

alpha 2.0 sports a new palette with additional objects - such as shapes and gradients. Like all other object in alpha, they are fully configurable, and support all f/x and blends applied to them.

Use a red-to-yellow gradient, and blend it into an existing image to quickly (and in high quality) simulate a color lens filter. Do the same with a radial blend to simulate vignetting. Use the rectangular and round frames to add beautiful frames around your images - then use the 'Sculpt' f/x to turn them into metal. Use one of the many shapes to create the perfect drop-shadow.

Or insert any of the fully configurable lighting objects (flash, lens flare, starburst) into your image - after the fact.
The possibilities are limitless.

New effects & blends

alpha 2.0 now sports over 80 high-quality, non-destructive image effects plus more than 30 fully-configurable blend generators (each supporting 18 blend methods) that you can combine at will.

Adding up, this elevates alpha 2.0 into a class of its own with unprecedented flexibility and ease-of-use. Best of all, it remains an incredibly well stocked toolbox - ready for you, the artist, to create the next masterpiece.