Welcome to the April Serif Newsletter
The WebPlus Best Website Winners have been Announced!
We had thousands of entries in this year’s Website of the Year competition. The standard was really high and we are very impressed with
the websites that have been created with WebPlus.
Picking the winning websites was not an easy task! In the end, we decided to have six winners – one more than we said we would – and they all win:
Go to the competition page to see all of this year's winners and 'Honorable Mentions', along with their sites!
The WebPlus Best Website Winners have been Announced!
We had thousands of entries in this year’s Website of the Year competition. The standard was really high and we are very impressed with
the websites that have been created with WebPlus.
Picking the winning websites was not an easy task! In the end, we decided to have six winners – one more than we said we would – and they all win:
- 12 months' Gold Hosting
- WebPlus Premium Template Packs 1 & 2
- A $50 voucher to spend at Serif.com
- The latest versions of WebPlus, MoviePlus, PagePlus, PhotoPlus and DrawPlus
Go to the competition page to see all of this year's winners and 'Honorable Mentions', along with their sites!
Visit Serif Addons...
...For Free WebPlus Enhancements!
We are lucky to have lots of great customers. Some have even created their own sites dedicated to helping other Serif software users.
Serifaddons.com is one such site. It has loads of free plug-ins that add extra functionality to your WebPlus websites. We could tell you about the image slider, featured list, page peel, MP3 player, and lots of others, but we'll just let you see the live examples on serifaddons.com.
They are all easy to use and come with full instructions on how to incorporate them into your site. And there is always help at hand in the forum.
So whether you’ve been inspired by the winners of the WebPlus competition and want to redesign your site, or you are just about to create your first website, we recommend having a look at all the great extras you can get for free.
...For Free WebPlus Enhancements!
We are lucky to have lots of great customers. Some have even created their own sites dedicated to helping other Serif software users.
Serifaddons.com is one such site. It has loads of free plug-ins that add extra functionality to your WebPlus websites. We could tell you about the image slider, featured list, page peel, MP3 player, and lots of others, but we'll just let you see the live examples on serifaddons.com.
They are all easy to use and come with full instructions on how to incorporate them into your site. And there is always help at hand in the forum.
So whether you’ve been inspired by the winners of the WebPlus competition and want to redesign your site, or you are just about to create your first website, we recommend having a look at all the great extras you can get for free.
How To...
...Add Color to Black and White Images using PhotoPlus X4
This tutorial shows you how easy it is to add spots of color to black and white images in PhotoPlus X4. You'll need a colorful image...
Open up your full-color image and select Black and White Film on the Adjustments tab. This will ad a non-destructive Adjustment Layer.
Select the Brush tool and set the color to black. Then paint over the areas where you want color to show through.
When painting, use the Zoom tool to improve accuracy. If you make an error, change the brush color to white and paint over the errors. This will restore the area to black and white.
The result above shows just how easy it is to turn full-color images into retro-chic portraits. And all it takes is a few minutes!
Don't forget that you can access support, resources and Serif forums through the Serif website.
...Add Color to Black and White Images using PhotoPlus X4
This tutorial shows you how easy it is to add spots of color to black and white images in PhotoPlus X4. You'll need a colorful image...
Open up your full-color image and select Black and White Film on the Adjustments tab. This will ad a non-destructive Adjustment Layer.
Select the Brush tool and set the color to black. Then paint over the areas where you want color to show through.
When painting, use the Zoom tool to improve accuracy. If you make an error, change the brush color to white and paint over the errors. This will restore the area to black and white.
The result above shows just how easy it is to turn full-color images into retro-chic portraits. And all it takes is a few minutes!
Don't forget that you can access support, resources and Serif forums through the Serif website.
Thank You
Thanks for reading this month’s newsletter. We know you're still waiting for our newly-designed newsletter – we're just putting the final touches to it…
May will see the first edition, containing more valuable and helpful content than ever before!
For Customer Service, Technical Support and Software Sales please visit Customer Support.
Thanks for reading this month’s newsletter. We know you're still waiting for our newly-designed newsletter – we're just putting the final touches to it…
May will see the first edition, containing more valuable and helpful content than ever before!
For Customer Service, Technical Support and Software Sales please visit Customer Support.
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WebPlus Competition Gallery Winner Serif Addons Tips and Tricks How To... Press Coverage Thanks |
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Gallery Winner
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Win your favorite Serif software title! To be entered into our monthly
contest, simply email
us designs that you have created using any Serif program. Please send us your designs in their original Serif file format – you may also need to embed your fonts and images. This month's competition winner is Keith Darby, who has produced this beautiful shot of Sandsend, near Whitby. The final image was achieved by combining tools in PanoramaPlus X4 and PhotoPlus X2. Click on the image to view a larger version.  You can find out more about PanoramaPlus X4 and PhotoPlus X4 by clicking here. |
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Press Coverage
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After launching a couple of months ago, CraftArtist Platinum and
MoviePlus X5 are still drawing praise... “A brilliant all-round program for craft art fans, and it's great value. There are loads of editable templates, realistic tools and 'make and do' projects also use real craft skills.” Computer Active 5/5 “MoviePlus X5 is probably the best movie editing suite that I have ever used and if you have to edit videos for any reason I would recommend this software to take the stress out and make it as easy as it should be.” Myreviewer.com 10/10 Buy CraftArtist Platinum and MoviePlus X5 online at Serif.com. |
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