Again, 3D seems to lead the way in this field. One of the main selling points of 3D Studio Max is the immense number of plug-ins that have been created for it. After Effects users should not feel left out. We'll end our software survey with a trio of Macintosh-based utilities that several users we consulted told us were important additions to their arsenals. These utilities will become especially useful next month, when we give you links to gather thousands of images and textures, which you'll then have to manage.
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The Macintosh operating system is sensitive to file tags that say which application should be used to open it. FileTyper allows you change these and other file attributes, including whether or not a file is invisible. It can process files in batches and create mini-applications already programmed for a certain task. We're starting to see some people use iView as the browser on shareware content CDs and compilations. 2001 CMP Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.