Category: Software & Technology
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Sneak peek: Adobe image recognition technology
Sneak peek: Adobe image recognition technology Researcher Jon Brandt demos a potential new feature for searching through a large library of images by identifying images that contain the same people, backgrounds, landmarks, etc.: via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/11/sneak-peek-adobe-image-recognition-technology.html potential new feature for searching through a large library of images by identifying images that contain…
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Without Computer Security, Sources’ Secrets Aren’t Safe With Journalists
Opinion | When Secrets Aren’t Safe With Journalists Often, anonymous sources have been exposed by a journalist’s use of insecure communications. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/27/opinion/without-computer-security-sources-secrets-arent-safe-with-journalists.html?_r=2&hp&pagewanted=all Sadly, operational computer security is still not taught in most journalism schools, and poor data security practices remain widespread in news organizations. Confidential information is sent over regular phone lines and via…
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Research: Auto-selecting good stills from a video
Research: Auto-selecting good stills from a video A couple of years ago, Esquire shot a magazine cover using not a still camera but a high-res RED video camera. What was groundbreaking becomes commonplace, and as video capture resolution increases… via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/10/research-auto-selecting-good-stills-from-a-video.html Adobe engineers & University of Washington researchers are collaborating on…
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Adobe demos amazing deblurring tech (new video)
Adobe demos amazing deblurring tech (new video) Last week over a million people (!) watched a handheld recording of this demo. Here’s a far clearer version*: And here’s a before/after image (click for higher resolution): Now, here… via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/10/adobe-demos-amazing-deblurring-tech-new-video.html Last week over a million people (!) watched a handheld recording of…
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What You Need to Know About Photo Stream
What You Need to Know About Photo Stream iOS 5 is here, and with it iCloud. ICloud is the biggest step yet towards cutting the cord with desktop computers, and it arguably does away with the old-fashioned idea of files and folders. One of the best parts of iCloud is Photo Stream which, in combin…
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Lightroom 50% off, today only
Lightroom 50% off, today only Check it out. Offer ends tonight, October 11, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PT; valid in North America only. via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/10/lightroom-50-off-today-only.html Offer ends tonight, October 11, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PT; valid in North America only.
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Instagram Update Fixes Almost Everything Ruined by v2.0
Instagram Update Fixes Almost Everything Ruined by v2.0 Instagram has relented, and another update to the Lomo-tastic photo-sharing app fixes many of the awful tweaks forced upon users in v2.0. While fans of the high-contrast B&W “Gotham” filter will be disappointed, the folks at Instagram have fixed almost ev via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/10/instagram-update-fixes-almost-everything-ruined-by-v2-0/ These are welcome…
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Introducing Photoshop Touch
Introducing Photoshop Touch Combine, Edit, Share. I’m delighted to introduce Adobe Photoshop Touch, a new tablet app for creative imaging. With PS Touch we’re bringing Photoshop fun & power not only to new pla… via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/10/introducing-photoshop-touch.html Combine, Edit, Share. I’m delighted to introduce Adobe Photoshop Touch, a new tablet app for…
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Agency Balcony Jump lands on the iPad
bjp: Balcony Jump, an agency representing photographers Nick Turpin, Phil Toledano and Ralf Pulmanns among others, has released an iPad app to promote its work
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Instagram 2 Ruins Almost Everything
Instagram 2 Ruins Almost Everything Ever since Instagram’s 2.0 update, I have had a feeling that something wasn’t quite right. While the viewing section has been left well alone, the picture-taking and processing section has been dickered with and — frankly — ruined. The headline features f via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/09/instagram-2-ruins-almost-everything/ Ever since Instagram’s 2.0 update,…
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Adobe Carousel demo/Q&A recording
Adobe Carousel demo/Q&A recording For a more in-depth demo of Adobe Carousel, check out this recording of yesterday’s presentation/Q&A session. (Just skip past the first 90 seconds or so of dead air.) via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/09/adobe-carousel-demoqa-recording.html For a more in-depth demo of Adobe Carousel, check out this recording of yesterday’s presentation/Q&A session.
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Holy Moly! Adobe ‘Lightroom’ for iOS
Holy Moly! Adobe ‘Lightroom’ for iOS Oh man. Apple’s PhotoStream can suck it. Adobe has just announced Carousel, an app which puts the Lightroom/Camera RAW rendering engine on the iPad and iPhone, and also lets you edit your photos and sync those edits between all your devices, automatically via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/09/holy-moly-adobe-lightroom-for-ios/ Edits are limited to…
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Introducing Adobe Carousel
“Lightroom for iPad” has been the clearest customer mandate I’ve heard in 10+ years at Adobe. Photog
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FiLMiC Pro Gives You Control Of Your iPhone’s Video Camera
FiLMiC Pro Gives You Control Of Your iPhone’s Video Camera The iPhone makes a great camera, but does it make a great film camera? Now, with FiLMiC Pro, it does. The app is somewhat like Camera+, only for video (and without all the fancy Hipstamatic-style FX). FiLMiC Pro adds a bunch of options and functions…
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Connect your iOS camera right to Photoshop
Check out this beautifully simple app: Acquire is a simple, powerful utility for instantly ingestin
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Camera Bits issues second public beta of Photo Mechanic 4.6.8
Camera Bits has posted the second public beta of the next release of its pro photo browser Photo Mec