Sketsa 4.0 Beta2 review (mac)

Add to Watch List

Sketsa is a cross-platform vector drawing application based on SVG.

License: Demo
OS: Mac OS X
File size: 6399K
Developer: KIYUT      
Price: $29.00
User Rating:  
0 stars award from rbytes.net

Sketsa 4.0 Beta2 is graphics software developed by KIYUT.
Sketsa is a cross-platform vector drawing application based on SVG. Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a graphics format and technology based on XML developed by W3C. With Sketsa, you can create vector graphics that can be scaled and printed at any resolution, without losing detail or clarity. You also get instant visual feedback on what you changed.

Sketsa features various tools for optimizing content creation, giving designers unsurpassed support for creativity.

These tools include property palette, DOM editor, source editor, resources editor, SVG specific shape tools, transformation tools, and additional illustration tools. It uses SVG as a native file format.

Here are some key features of "Sketsa":
SVG Native File Format and produces very clean XML code

  • Sketsa uses SVG as its native file format. SVG is an open standard language for describing two-dimensional (2D) graphics in XML developed by W3C. As being a XML grammar lets SVG benefit from the various XML tools that make it so easy to manipulate, generate, search and edit SVG files. Sketsa also produces very clean SVG XML code. It is not using any proprietary namespaces.  
         
    Tool Palette, Canvas, and Visual Design Tool
  • It features various tools for optimizing content creation, giving designers unsurpassed support for creativity. Its visual design tools allows designer to select, draw, and edit objects easily. It support SVG specific shape tools , , , , , and support additional illustration tools such as Pencil tool for freeform shape and Pen tool for curve shape. It also support transform type: rotate, skew, scale, and translate. Designer could easily and visually create or edit SVG artwork. 
         
    Object Property
  • Designer can quickly inspect and change object properties in one centralized location. The Object Properties contains several categories: Geometry, Stroke, Fill, and Filter. In each of the category you can change the value and automatically shown in the canvas. Depending on the object selected, it allow designer to change the geometry, stroke, fill, or filter effect properties such as geometry attributes, color, stroke width, opacity, fill rule, etc
     
    Resource Editor
  • The resource editor is a centralized location of resources for the current or selected SVG document. It allows you to create Linear Gradient, Radial Gradient, and Filter. This is the place where object reuse is achieved. For example: Gradient or Filter element which could be applied to other SVG elements. 
         
    Source Editor with syntax highlighting
  • Although Sketsa allows designer to visually create and edit SVG artwork without worrying about underlying source code, Sketsa provide access to the underlying SVG source code. The integrated XML text editor allows them to view and edit SVG source code for greater control. It has built in SVG validation to ensure source code change are valid SVG Document. 
         
    Export to Raster or Bitmap
  • Sketsa allows you to export SVG artwork into raster image. It support JPEG and PNG format.   
         
    Plugins Support
  • Plugins supports allows Sketsa capabilities to be enhanced or extended by various plugins. For example Symbol Library Plugin or Emoticon Symbol Plugin.   
         
    Written in Java™
  • Sketsa is a cross platform application that run on all popular operating systems. It runs on any platform which supports Java™ 1.4.2 eg: Microsoft Windows, Unix or Linux, etc.

    What's New:
  • Improved CJK Input Methods support
  • Improved Path Parser (Batik)
  • Improved UI (JGoodies Look 2.0.1).

    Requirements:
  • Java VM (JRE) 1.4.2 or above - you can download from Sun Java site (http://www.java.com).
    This is a demo version of the program. In order to use full version features, please go online and order a full version of Sketsa 4.0 Beta2. The full version is available at regnow and KIYUT website for $29.00. Sketsa 4.0 Beta2 supports different languages (including english). It works with Mac OS X.

    Downloading Sketsa 4.0 Beta2 will take minute if you use fast ADSL connection.


    Download

    • 100mbit/s dedicated server
    • 100% availability


    Latest User Reviews

    Write a Sketsa 4.0 Review

    Please register to submit reviews. Registration will grant you access to a number of features and capabilities otherwise unavailable.

    Sketsa 4.0 related software

    • Sketsa 4.0 Beta2
      Sketsa is a cross-platform vector drawing application based on SVG.
    • NetBeans 5.0
      NetBeans world-class, professional IDE (Integrated Development Environment) - Platform plus modules that include things such as an editor, tools for working with source code (Java, C++ and others), version control, and a lot more.