These days any graphic designer needs to be able to work with interactive digital media but Opus lets you offer more than just a keen eye and a few hyperlinks. Opus includes ready-made animations, example publications and template pages and also has drawing tools, blends and textures built in.

Thus Opus makes it simple to develop polished rich-media applications in a fraction of the time. And that means a fraction of the cost so you make more money on each brief and/or you can quote competitively for more work.

The introductory edition is Opus Creator provides the low cost introduction for you to try your hand at basic interactive design. If you want to add custom functions and more in depth development skills then Opus Pro will take you as far as you want. In the latest version you can even extend Opus Pro with external DLLs allowing you to access spell-checkers or Windows dialogs and so on.

Some of the designers and developers working with Opus include:

•  Rossiter & Co
•  Donkeyworx

Buzz Toons, Banners and Animaginations

You will also want to create eye-catching animations for your website or for promotional and viral projects for you or your clients. Presto Web FX 2 is the quick and easy way to create buzz toons, banners and any animated imaginations in Macromedia Flash format.

Photo Effects and Plugins

When working with digital photography and images you should also note we offer a range of effects plugins for imaging programs including Blender for blending images together interactively and TextArt for adding stylish text titles. Compatible with most image editing programs including Adobe Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro these extensions are available via our specialist website plugincreativity.com .