It has been a while since we've done an InkShow on Bluebeam's PDF Revu, but with their recent release of version 6.2, we thought it was a perfect time to do a refresh and take a look at what has changed from version 5 to 6.

In this InkShow, I go over many of the new features, as well as showing why PDF Revu is seen as the standard bearer in PDF annotating. Granted, I ran in to a few issues like inconsistent treatment of Vista TIP and Bluebeam's own TIP, but overall, I'd say that version 6.2 is a winner and it will continue to be my application of choice for annotating PDFs.

Bluebeam PDF Revu is available for $149.

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It is always a good thing when new software for the Tablet PC hits the market. Such is the case with BlueBeam Revu for the Tablet PC.

BlueBeam Revu is an application that lets you view, markup, and edit PDF documents using your Tablet PC. There are a lot of things that BlueBeam has done that are specifically tailored to the Tablet PC user. From a built-in TIP, to searching ink in the PDF, to a high quality zooming and panning function.The best one, in my opinion, the ability to store ink components in a tool set and re-use them later in other pdf documents. For people who mark up a lot of documents or use specialized editing symbols, that is a killer function.

There are a couple of features they could improve upon, like offering a lasso tool for selecting ink, and improving upon their highlightng. However, in my opinion, if you spend a lot of time in PDFs working with large documents, using the same type of mark-up symbols over and over again, zooming in and out frequently, then you need to take a serious look at BlueBeam. If you need to sign a pdf document every now and then, and mostly work with smaller pdf documents, then I think PDF Annotator is a better solution for the money at $49.

There is a lot more to this application than what I demoed. My intent in this InkShow was to cover the features that would matter to a Tablet PC user. I’d encourage you to dig deeper into the product to learn everything it can do. It is a full-featured application.

So, sit back and take a look at BlueBeam Revu for the Tablet PC and see if this PDF annotating software could be for you. My apologies for the high resolution – I recorded this on a test M400 and forgot to change the resolution before doing the recording. Live and learn…

• Watch the InkShow  (21:22 minutes, 49mb, .wmv streaming or direct download.). This InkShow is best viewed by downloading to your computer and playing it locally.
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Price: $99

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