New & Noteworthy: OmniPage; Painter; Toon Boom; KeyStrokes

OmniPage Pro X 11.0 is the latest version of this OCR software. In addition to running in OS X, it adds some significant new features including web page and PDF file creation. We will be checking it out on the Expo floor today. [versiontracker link]

Painter 7 is now available free for registered Painter 7 users. It provides enhancements in three main areas including: Wacom tablet support on Mac OS X, new tinting brushes and water color tutorials. We'll be checking this one out as well. [versiontracker link]

Toon Boom Studio 1.1 for Mac OS X, 2D animation software, will be available later this month. A public beta is now available. It is free from 10.0 users. 30-day evaluation copies are also available.

KeyStrokes Niemeijer Consult has announced the forthcoming release of KeyStrokes Lite for Mac OS X, the first on-screen keyboard to run natively on Apple's next generation operating system and one of the first assistive technologies bringing the power of Mac OS X to physically impaired Mac users. KeyStrokes 2.2 was also announced. It now offers enhanced international support through improved handling of dead-keys and non-US keyboard layouts and now works in the Classic layer of Mac OS X for use with Classic applications (requires Mac OS X 10.1.2 and Mac OS 9.2.2).