Category: Software & Technology
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Nik Viveza brings U Point image adjustment capability to Photoshop
: The image adjustment technology, which first appeared in Nikon Capture NX and is that program’s standout feature because of how much simpler it makes the process of applying selective corrections to a photo, will soon be available for both Mac and Windows versions of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements in the form of a plug-in…
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Portfolio v8.5.1 adds new RAW file support, plus Leopard compatibility on Mac
Extensis has released updates to its Portfolio suite of photo cataloging and web publishing applications. Portfolio v8.5.1 and Portfolio Server v8.5.1 for Windows and Mac add support for the RAW files from the Canon EOS 40D, EOS-1Ds Mark III, Nikon D300, D3 and other models, plus improved import and use of XMP-format metadata. The Mac version…
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PicLens | Immersive Slideshows Across the Web
: PicLens instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen slideshow experience. With just one click, PicLens makes photos come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. With PicLens, browsing and viewing images on the web will never be the same again. Immerse Yourself. Why mundanely flip…
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John Nack on Adobe: Crazy-fast 3D slideshows for Flickr, Facebook, more
: Several times now I’ve expressed my appreciation for PicLens, a beautiful (and free) little browser plug-in that enables full-screen, hardware-accelerated slideshows from Google Images, Flickr, MySpace, deviantART, and other sites. It’s changed my whole online photo viewing experience. Check it out here.
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Lightroom Journal: DNG in the News
For those not familiar with DNG, it’s the archival raw format that Adobe created to address the proliferation of proprietary raw formats. With hundreds of undocumented formats introduced since the advent of raw capture, it’s no wonder that the concept of a raw standard has elicited quite a bit of discussion. Much of the discussion…
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New Tools to Bolster Mac’s World – New York Times
Check it out: New Tools to Bolster Mac’s World – New York Times The other Mac software news this month is more exciting. For years, the industry’s most amazing speech-recognition program has been Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows. In its latest version, I got 98.9 percent accuracy right out of the box, without even reading the…
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Camera Bits releases public beta of Photo Mechanic 4.5
Rob Galbraith: Camera Bits has released a public beta of Photo Mechanic 4.5 for Windows and Mac. The next version of the pro photo browser introduces a smorgasbord of user-requested changes big and small, including such welcome features as five-star ratings, drag-and-drop thumbnail sorting, the ability to automatically display in slide show fashion new pictures…
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Black & White in CS3
John Nack on Adobe: Photoshop engineer Geoff Scott spotted a beautiful black & white image from photographer Moose Peterson, made with the help of Photoshop CS3. (Too bad the online version isn’t larger.) Moose writes, “I’ve always loved B&W photography but until recent developments such at the Epson 3800 and 7800 and B&W conversion in…
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Who Is Jonathan Ive?
Business Week, via ValleyWag: The man who, after Jobs, is most responsible for Apple’s amazing ability to dazzle and delight with its famous products, chose instead to talk about process — what he called “the craft of design.” He spoke passionately about his small team and how they work together. He talked about focusing on…
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Adobe posts update to Photoshop CS2
From Rob Galbraith: Photoshop CS2 (aka v9.0) for Windows and Mac has been updated to v9.0.1. The free update is comprised mostly of bug fixes and minor tweaks; the download page for each platform, linked to below, lists the changes. Note that the Mac updater is for English copies of the application only, whereas the Windows updater…
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Camera Bits releases Photo Mechanic 4.4.3
From Rob Galbraith: The latest release of the pro photo browser from Camera Bits adds uploading to a PhotoShelter account from within the application, viewing and processing of RAW files (Mac version only; OS X 10.4.6 required), more flexible CD/DVD writing, the ability to read code replacement data out of multiple text files, several new variables (includes…
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PhotoMechanic beta 4.4.3
From RobGalbraith: Camera Bits today has released a public beta version of Photo Mechanic 4.4.3, the next release of the pro photo browsing software for Mac and Windows. Highlighting the list of changes is the ability to upload directly to a PhotoShelter account in Photo Mechanic on both platforms, improved CD/DVD burning in the Windows…
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Canon updates DPP, other digital SLR software
From Rob Galbraith: Canon has posted updaters or installers for several of its digital SLR software applications. Available for download are Digital Photo Professional (DPP) 2.1, EOS Utility 1.0, CameraWindow DSLR 5.3R2 (Windows), ZoomBrowser EX 5.6.0 (Windows) and ImageBrowser 5.6.1a (Mac). Here.
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The Web This Morning
Photography – Photo Mechanic 4.4.2 released Art/Graffiti – Banksy rocks Melrose NYT – David Lynch, still disturbing after 20 years NYT – What civil war in Iraq would look like NYT – Stephen Colbert NYT – Dr. Gervais’s Frankenstein, Karl Pilkington NYT – Book Review, Paul Bremer’s ‘My Year in Iraq’ NYT – Taliban spokesman…
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The Web This Morning
Podfading Digital music biz Gum book Quicksilver for OS X Contract of Wifely Expectations Black flags block US sign Saddam Shark ‘This is not Sgt. John Haggett’ NYT: Negroes with guns
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The Web This Morning
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect to be release on technicality, after EUFOR killed his wife and injured his 11-year-old son in the initial raid Photoshop plug-ins that mimic ye olde film look NYT: Photographer John Szarkowski
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From Salt Lake City- The Web This Morning
Polygamous Temple appears to be completed FBI Raids Polygamists PhotoMechanic out, universal binary Adobe PDF on pro-app support for intel macs Washington Post cartoon of armless, legless soldier Reaction to above cartoon French editor fired over Muhammed cartoon “Shocking” Utah TV news report on the fleshpit MySpace Not shocking report that the Serbian army helped…
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The Web This Morning
Links now open in current window. Zeiss lenses come to Nikon mount, can be forced onto Canon SLR’s New version of Photo Mechanic out today Donald Trump wants us to think he’s rich, and he’ll sue to prove it Passenger bitten by man says coverage was off Professional photographers upset at stolen photos posted all…