Category: Software & Technology
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John Nack on Adobe: A wealth of Lightroom tutorials
Digital photography experts Rob Sheppard and Tim Grey have created a wide range of Lightroom tutorials for the Adobe Design Center. Check it out here.
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Notes on Apple's Aperture 2
: (Photo in screenshot by Rob Galbraith/Little Guy Media) A chat today with Apple’s Kirk Paulsen, Senior Director of Applications Product Marketing, and Joe Schorr, Senior Product Line Manager for Photo Applications, revealed a number of interesting things about Aperture 2, the most significant upgrade to Aperture since the fall of 2006. Here are notes from…
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The Raw Deal on Aperture 2 – PDNPulse
: While that all changes with Aperture 2 which can read RAW files from the Nikon D3, D300, Canon 1Ds Mark III, Hasselblad H3D-II and other cameras, some photographers may already be wondering about the future. Will Aperture 2 be ready for the coming wave of digital cameras or will photographers have to wait until…
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Apple – Aperture – 100+ New Features
: 100+ New Features Now you have even more control from import to output. Check it out here.
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Apple – Aperture – New Features
: Aperture 2 delivers over 100 dramatic, new features including advanced image processing, a streamlined interface, faster performance, and unprecedented Mac integration Check it out here.
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Apple releases Aperture 2
: Apple this morning has released Aperture 2, a new version of its pro imaging application for Mac that boasts over 100 new features. The application is available for the cost of shipping to those who purchased Aperture after January 1, 2008; otherwise it’s a US$99 upgrade, or US$199 for a new license. Check it out here.
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Rob Galbraith DPI: Mac OS X 10.5.2 adds support for new camera RAW formats
Mac OS X 10.5.2, released today as a free update to the current version of the Mac operating system, adds support for RAW files from the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, Canon PowerShot G9, Hasselblad CF-22, Hasselblad CF-39, Leaf Aptus 75s, Nikon D3, Nikon D300 and Sony Alpha DSLR A700. Once installed, applications such as Apple’s…
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John Nack on Adobe: New video shows GridIron Flow in action
GridIron Flow, a new workflow management technology designed to work with Photoshop, the Creative Suite, and other tools. Since then the product picked up a Best in Show nod at Macworld, and now you can see it in action in a video on their site. In it company CEO Steve Forde shows Flow managing a…
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Stretching the Truth Just Became Easier (and Cheaper) – New York Times
: “Reality is a lie,” said Mr. Baldassi. Automated tools like Mr. Baldassi’s are changing the editing of photography by making it possible for anyone to tweak a picture, delete unwanted items or even combine the best aspects of several similar pictures into one. Check it out here.
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Red Sweater Blog – MarsEdit 2.1
It is with great pleasure that I announce the immediate availability of MarsEdit 2.1, a significant update to Red Sweater’s Eddy-Award winning desktop blog editing application. Check it out here.
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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…