Product: Jasc Trajectory Pro (Prototype Build)
Web Site: http://www.jasc.com/trj.html
Review by: The KROW

“....(static)....under development. Look for another language. (static)....use open standard specs in ....(static) SVG. Launch Trajectory Pro to add high-impact vector....(static again). How do you copy? Over.

How do I copy?! I click and drag like everyone else! How do YOU copy over? Ok, ok, before you go thinking that The KROW has flown the coop and started copying files out of my old military diary, let’s take another look at what that “transmission” really says!

That Chinese Looked Greek To Me!

Simply put, we’re getting a “sneak peak” of the new SVG graphics and animation program called Trajectory Pro from JASC (the makers of Paint Shop Pro)! We say it’s still “in the making” since JASC has been great enough to put a fully functional prototype of the product on their site for download. You can get it here!

SVG....As In....”Sun Vision Goggles”?

Close, but......(I wasn’t any good at horseshoes either). Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is a language used to describe graphics (two-dimensional) in XML. It lets you create text, images and vector graphic shapes, all of which can be dynamic and interactive (like mouseovers). With SVG you’re able to create graphics of smaller file size, precision layout, unlimited color choices, scripting control (for interactivity) and more!

SVG is currently in development by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) which will help ensure compatibility with future web standards. Because of it’s flexiblity, it’s no doubt that you, as the graphics producer, will find yourself learning and working more with SVG in the future (thinking about those Cascading Style Sheets now so “common” in NOF5?) CSS’s play an important role in SVG controlling aspects of presentation. Click here to learn more.

Jumping The Gun?

Sure....and patience is a virtue, right? Since when has “waiting for something” been the best thing, when it comes to the web? (go ahead and “wait” to update that web site and see what happens!). So, needless to say, when I first learned about Trajectory Pro, I was eager to “jump on the SVG bandwagon”. I immediately went to work in Trajectory Pro, clicking all the new tools, scouring about the layers in the example graphics, and trying my hand at a few vector objects myself.

Having gotten comfortable with the program, I realized what a great tool this will be! In spite of all the “technical mumble-jumble” about SVG, Trajectory Pro made the entire process of creating these SVG graphics simple and very understandable.

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