Category: Software & Technology
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Apple patents mobile camera that other people can shut off
Apple patents mobile camera that other people can shut off An Apple patent describes a system for allowing venue owners to override compliant cameras. The patent describes using an infrared signal that compliant cameras would detect; in the presence of thi… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2011/06/16/apple-patents-mobile.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+boingboing/iBag This is part of an increasing trend to designing hardware…
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Google Adds Reverse Image Search
For photographers familiar with TinEye’s reverse image search engine, Google’s announcement today of a new reverse image search engine should be welcome news. Link: Thomas Hawk Digital Connection » Blog Archive » Google Adds Reverse Image Search
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Photoshop CS5 iPad companions get new features
The three companion apps have been enhanced, and for a limited time the price of Adobe Eazel has bee
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Nik’s Snapseed Brings Pro-Level Photo Editing to iPad
Snapseed App Brings Pro-Level Photo Editing to iPad It’s been just over a year since the original iPad shipped, and only now are we really seeing apps that are suited for the bigger multitouch screen. One of those is Snapseed, a new image-editing app from Nik. You may know Nik for its expensive and excelle…
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What Will iOS 5 Bring for Photographers?
What Will iOS 5 Bring for Photographers? IOS 5 adds plenty of new features to the iPhone, but one group of users who will be particularly happy with the new operating system will be photographers. The most obvious feature is the update to the camera app itself, but there are lots of other tweaks via…
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Nik announces photo editing app for iPad
Nick Onken Interview – A Photo Editor Rob: I need to get into the history of Nick Onken, tell me how it all started. Where are you from? How old are you and when did you get into photography? Nick: I’m 32 and from Seattle. I started getting interested in photography about six and a…
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On Flickr’s Change in Data Retention Policy and Twitter’s New Photosharing Service
I think this is great for a couple of reasons. First the leading player in the Twitter photo space twitpic is a total ripoff for photographers. When you use it you are giving them the right to sell your photos through some fine print in the TOS. Many people don’t read TOS agreements and twitpic…
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Camera Bits posts final version of Photo Mechanic 4.6.7
Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: Camera Bits posts final version of Photo Mechanic 4.6.7
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Potential JPEG Bug in Lightroom 3.4 and Camera Raw 6.4
Please note that this bug only impacts customers who are saving metadata to JPEG files with a rare characteristic.(JPEG files must have an unusually large block of private camera data included in the file to be susceptible to the bug*) This scenario is so rare that we do not believe that it is necessary for…
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Photoshop CS5 apps for iPad now available
Photoshop CS5 apps for iPad now available I’m happy to report that the three recently announced Photoshop companion apps are now available for download: Adobe Color Lava for mixing colors & sending them to Photoshop (demo) Adobe … via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/05/photoshop-cs5-apps-for-ipad-now-available.html Adobe Color Lava for mixing colors & sending them to Photoshop…
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Phase One launches Media Pro photo manager
One year after acquiring Microsoft’s Expression Media, Phase One has released a new version of the asset management software under the name Media Pro Link: Phase One launches Media Pro photo manager – British Journal of Photography
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AFP using new forensic software to detect faked photos
AFP said it used Tungstene to detect tampering in a faked photo purportedly of Osama Bin Laden’s body that was circulated last week. Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: AFP using new forensic software to detect faked photos
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Nikon Image Authentication System cracked
Nikon Image Authentication System cracked – Nikon Rumors ElcomSoft was able to crack Nikon’s Image Authentication System (priced @ $489). They were able to extract the original image signing key and use it in several forged photographs that successfully pass Nikon Image Authentication Software validation: “Niko via Nikon Rumors: http://nikonrumors.com/2011/04/28/nikon-image-authentication-system-cracked.aspx ElcomSoft was able to crack Nikon’s…
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Stolen Camera Finder Finds Stolen Cameras
Stolen Camera Finder Finds Stolen Cameras If you lose your phone or your computer, there’s a fair chance you’ll get it back if you’re using some kind of tracking software. As we have seen before, Apple’s Find my iPhone service has rescued more than one lost phone. But what about your other gadget via WIRED:…
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Gore, Ex-Apple Engineers Team Up to Blow Up the Book
That’s the idea behind Push Pop Press, a digital creation tool made by ex-Apple engineers who are about to blow up the concept of the book — with some help from Al Gore, who sits on Apple’s board of directors. Developed by former Apple employees Mike Matas and Kimon Tsinteris, Push Pop Press will be…
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Photo Mechanic US$60 sale ends this Saturday
Link: Rob Galbraith DPI: Photo Mechanic US$60 sale ends this Saturday
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Photosmith Syncs iPad with Lightroom
Photosmith Syncs iPad with Lightroom Got an iPad? Use Adobe Lightroom to organize and mess with your Photos? Then prepare to get excited. Photosmith has launched today, and it’s an iPad app which sits between your camera and Lightroom. Photosmith lets you tag, rate and otherwise organize all via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/photosmith-syncs-ipad-with-lightroom/ Photosmith lets you tag,…
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How To Use Eye-Fi ‘Direct Mode’ With Your iPhone, iPad
How To Use Eye-Fi ‘Direct Mode’ With Your iPhone, iPad Sometime in the middle of the night, Eye-Fi released both the “Direct Mode” software update for its Wi-Fi enabled SD cards, and a new iOS app that works with” this mode. An Android app is also available. Together, these pieces of software lets you snap…
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How to set up & tune a great Photoshop machine
How to set up & tune a great Photoshop machine Photoshop gets used in a huge variety of ways, from editing tiny icons laying out multi-hundred-layer Web designs* to wrangling gigapixel photos. The optimal settings depend on the work you do. Now… via John Nack on Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2011/04/how-to-set-up-tune-a-great-photoshop-machine.html the Photoshop performance team has posted a…
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Final Cut X announced at NAB Supermeet
Topic: apple articles on Engadget apple articles, stories, news and information. via Engadget: http://www.tuaw.com/2011/04/12/final-cut-pro-announcement-at-nab-supermeet/ The new version includes improved media management and improved image quality built on “modern foundations,” with top-to-bottom color management and a new look. FCP X features resolution-independent playback all the way from SD up to 2K and 4K formats. It now…