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MAGIX Introduces -- Video Pro X 1.5 with Full Vimeo Support
MAGIX has released Video Pro X 1.5 for professional video editing and post production including High Definition (HD) recordings from multiple cameras, creation of special effects, and audio dubbing, mastering with full Vimeo support.
Unified Color Updated Version of HDR PhotoStudio Image Editing Software
HDR PhotoStudio offers improved workflow and new features for color tone, color tuning, and white balance based on a model of human vision.
Pageant of the Masters - The Muse
This special event with Focus on the Masters visits the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach, CA on July 28, 2009. This event includes a behind-the-scenes lecture and slide presentation by Donna Granata.
Panasonic Announces Ultralight HD Camcorders
Two new Panasonic HD camcorders are expected to be available in September, the HDC-SD10 and HDC-TM10. Both are light-weight and offer a 16X optical zoom.
Photos Turned Into Custom Shower Curtains
Now you can turn any photo into a full-size, color shower curtain. This process uses a wide range of photographic images and digital designs submitted by the customer.
Annenberg Space for Photography announces Pictures of the Year International Exhibit
Pictures of the Year International Exhibit will open July 11, 2009 at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles .
6th Annual Artivist Film Festival & 2009 Artivist Awards
Submissions for the 6th Annual Artivist Film Festival, scheduled for October 8- 11, 2009, are now being accepted
Canon Digital IXUS 110 IS Review
Canon's Digital IXUS 110 IS is a compact 12 megapixel digital camera with a wide-angle zoom lens offering a focal range of 28-112mm.
Review: Panasonic 14-140mm Æ'/4-5.8 ASPH MEGA O.I.S. LUMIX G VARIO HD
This standard zoom lens, suitable for a wide range of shooting, incorporates an inner focus direct-drive linear motor for focusing.
Filter Forge Free Photoshop Plugin for Mac OS X Released
Filter Forge, Inc. released the Mac OS X version of Filter Forge Freepack 1 - Metals, the first in the series of free Photoshop plugins.
Last Chance to Become Environmental Photographer of The Year 2009
You have until July 31, 2009 to submit your photos to CIWEM's international Environmental Photographer of the Year contest. The contest is open to professional and amateurs.
Flying with Film
Steven Frischling offers tips and tricks on getting your film past X-Ray machines, security screeners, and memory lapses.
Download Photoshop 101 Class Video Tutorials from the Professor
GetGoingTraining.com has released a tutorial video of Adobe's Photoshop CS Series for beginning and intermediate users. The "Get Going With Photoshop CS 101" class is available as a QuickTime download, DVD-ROM or iPhone / iPod video version.
Photo Mechanic version 4.6.1
Photo Mechanic can be used to rotate, preview, tag, classify, crop, rename, copy, and delete photos to speed editing and IPTC metadata (such as caption, keywords, photographer, city, state, etc.) can be added to photos both individually or in batches.
Pentax K-7 DSLR
This new camera from Pentax offers 14.6 megapixel resolution, a 77-segment metering system, and more in a smaller package than its predecessor, the K20D.
PercepTool plugin for Adobe Photoshop
PercepTool is a tone mapping plug-in for Photoshop CS3 and CS4 that tries to mimic the brain's interpretation of light and shade turning the image from flat image to one with depth and tonal quality.
Hi-Den Vision introduces Tiny Hi-Def Photo Player (HD-0311)
The HD-0311 is a small photo or media player for viewing photos in large HDTV resolution that also allows customization when viewing photos.
Sony World Photography Awards 2010
The 2010 Sony World Photography Awards is now accepting entries from both professional and amateur photographers. Last year's contest attracted over 60,000 entries from 139 countries.
David's latest CNN AC360 posts
We wanted to bring you up-to-date on some of David's latest postings on the CNN Anderson Cooper 360 site. In the past two weeks, he's published the following fun articles:
Protect yourself: Make sure check scams don't scam you!
Four unconventional picks for Supreme Court nominee
What if someone stole the Library of Congress?
Attack of the zombie computers
Nikon Coolpix P90 Review
Successor to last year's P80, the P90 adds a 24x wide-angle zoom lens, image stabilization, a tilting LCD screen, and a range of exposure controls.
Anthropics releases Portrait Pro 9
Anthropics Technology Ltd. has updated its portrait retouching software, Portrait Professional. Among the improvements, Version 9 has a new "ClearSkin" feature to recreate skin texture and a redesigned user interface.
Hartblei 120mm F4 Macro TS lens review
Hartblei makes high-end, perspective control lenses with a large image circle that will fit a number of DSLR sytems. The Superrotator 120mm F4 Macro TS's long focal length enables you to control the field depth to gain image quality.
ExpoImaging and One Model Place Announce Winners of Ray Flash Photo Contest
The judges have awarded photographer Hector Perez first place for his close-up glamor portrait while JD Millazo took second place for his outdoor fashion shot.
Cecil Beaton: Portraits
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool will present a show of works by Cecil Beaton from 26 June - 31 August 2009. Cecil Beaton was a photographer, writer, artist, designer, actor, caricaturist, illustrator and diarist.
Mac Java Hack Signals Big Trouble, Says Analyst
To date Apple's computers have been relatively free from security hacks. Now the Java vulnerability in Mac OS X may change that.
Olympus E-450 Review
This new DSLR camera from Olympus offers 10-megapixel resolution in a small, lightweight body. It also has three in-camera Art Filters - Pop Art, Pinhole, and Soft Focus - to allow you to experiment.
Pentax launches two weather resistant lenses
Pentax's new smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6AL WR and smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm F4-5.6ED WR weather-resistant lenses will be available beginning in July.
JVC Launches New Full HD LCD Monitor That Targets Digital SLR Users
JVC is offering a 42-inch, LCD TV monitor that can be used to display digital photos without losing all the color and detail captured with the camera.
Changing Earth: Photographers' Call to Action
This exhibition opens on 19 September 2009 at the Mumm Napa Gallery in Rutherford, California and includes works of eight landscape photographers depicting endangered cultures, environments, and other topics.
Coming soon: Canon DSLR remote for iPhone / iPod Touch
Apple hasn't approved the application yet but onOne's DSLR Remote operates through a server application on a Mac or Windows computer connected to Canon DSLR cameras via USB, Firewire, or Canon's Wireless File Transmitter.
Mastering the Nikon D700
This new book by Darrell Young and James Johnson walks readers through using the features of Nikon's D700. Aimed at those new to the camera, it provides useful information for more experienced users.
Kate Labs launches Frame testing utility
Frame v1.0, software for Windows and Mac, offers analysis of resolution, vignetting, exposure, signal-to-noise ratio, dynamic range, tonal range, color sensitivity and color temperature.
Apple Preparing to Launch a Digital Camera?
Apple offered a digital camera back in the mid-90s. Rumors indicate Apple may be turning an iPod into a 3-5 megapixel entry-level camera.
Travel Photography: Gear Selection and Tough Choices
It's tempting to take everything with you, but traveling with all your gear can be difficult. In this article Steven Frischling provides some tips for deciding what you need and what you can carry on your travels.
Evans & Sutherland to Debut New 8K x 4K Pixel Laser Projector
The ESLP 8K is a high resolution production digital projector with fidelity exceeding the limits of the human eye. The ESLP 8K will be demonstrated at the InfoComm09 tradeshow June 17-19 in Orlando, Florida.
High-Speed Cameras Reveal the World Inside Time
This article discusses high-speed photography techniques and equipment with Jeff Lieberman, co-host of Time Warp. It includes several video segments from the show.
DP2 high-definition digital camera now available
Sigma Corporation of America announced availability of the DP2, a 14 mega pixel, high-definition, digital camera.
Close the Java Security Hole in Many Browsers
Since Apple hasn't yet patched the Java security hole, this article offers some tips on how to limit your exposure. Settings are included for Safari, Firefox, OmniWeb, Camino, Opera, and iCab browsers.
Six months on, Macs still plagued by critical Java vuln
Sun Microsystems announced, six months ago, its Java virtual machine has a flaw. Only Apple has failed to issue a fix yet.
Sigma Corporation's new 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM lens
The 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM, extended range zoom lens incorporates Sigma's Hybrid Optical Stabilizer and uses Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) functionality for quiet operation.
Unibind Launches MyBook Collection
Unibind's MyBook Collection kit is an easy way to make portable 4"x6" photo books for family and friends.
BigBangTemplates.com Web Templates Xtreme Value Gets Even Better
BigBangTemplates.com's Xtreme Value Web Templates Package now has more web templates, flash templates, Photoshop templates and web graphics to help you build your web site for less.
Amateur astronomer snaps space shuttle and telescope speeding across the sun
Expensive equipment, a hole in the clouds, and timing combined to allow Thierry Legault to capture a silhouette of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Hubble Telescope against the sun.
Nikon Coolpix L100 Review
Nikon's new Coolpix L100 is a 10 megapixel camera with a 15x wide-angle zoom lens and a Sport continuous shooting mode capable of 30 3-megapixel continuous shots at 13 frames per second.
New article: Incident report: denial of service attack against ConnectedPhotographer.com
You may have noticed that Connected Photographer has been offline for the past few days. It's back, and what happened makes for quite a story.
Read this Connected Photographer article.
Casio EX-FS10 Review
While stylish in red, this camera has a 9 megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom lens, and can shoot at 30 frames per second at 6 megapixels.
Learning Flash CS4 Professional
Author Rich Shupe has written this book for those with no prior Flash experience in mind. With full-color examples and hands-on tasks he helps you learn Flash CS4's new motion editor, integrated 3D system, and character control.
How to Take Better Plant Portraits
This article offers tips on how to photograph individual flowers or leaves, or small plants, to create a compelling image.
Phase One P65+ moves into first place in DxOMark Sensor rankings
DxO Labs has published detailed RAW-based image quality data and DxOMark Sensor rankings for the Phase One P65+ and the Hasselblad H3DII 50. DxOMark Sensor score of 89 points, the Phase One P65+ takes the lead in the overall DxOMark Sensor rankings
Apple issues massive set of patches
Apple has issued a batch of 67 patches for Mac OS X Leopard and Tiger. Security Update 2009-002 addresses issues with BIND, CoreGraphics, Disk Images, Flash Player, iChat, Kerberos, QuickDraw Manager, Safari, Spotlight, and WebKit.
Canon EOS 500D Review
This mid-range DSLR camera from Canon features HD video capture at 720p, 1080p, and VGA quality. The EOS 500D, also sold as the Rebel T1i, is an upgrade from the older EOS 450D / Rebel XSi.
Basic Underwater Photography
This book by Paul J. Mila emphasizes a non-technical photographic approach for those who prefer enjoying the dive to spending all their time worrying with the camera.
Hands-On With the Gigapan Epic 100 Panorama Robot-Part 2
Now that he's gotten it set up, Charlie Sorrel takes the Gigapan Epic 100 tripod-mounted, motorized camera robot, out for a test-drive.
iPhoto '09: The Missing Manual
David Pogue and J.D. Biersdorfer team up in this new book giving you you the information that should have come with the software. Section headings include: Organizing Your Collection, Editing Basics, and Finding an audience.
YooouuuTuuube Takes YouTube on Psychedelic Trip
YooouuuTuuube lets you convert YouTube videos into mashed-up microvideo arrays - 36 rows x 36 columns - creating a moving mosaic.
Serif Launches PhotoPlus X3 with HDR Merge
PhotoPlus X3 Digital Studio has enhanced its ease-of-use to make photo editing more accessible and affordable than ever with features such as High Dynamic Range (HDR) imaging, Raw Photo Studio and 48-bit dynamic color.
Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS Review
Also sold as the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS, this is a slim, metal body camera with a 3x zoom lens, 2.5 inch LCD screen, face detection, blink detection and more.
Xerox's 'Breakthrough' Solid Ink Color Printers: Should You Care?
The ColorQube 9200 series, starting price $23,500, uses solid ink, similar to crayons, instead of ink cartridges. The new printer is capable of printing 38-85 pages per minute.
Panasonic HDC-TM300 HD Camcorder
The HDC-TMC300 shoots in full HD, 1080p, with progressive-scan video. While not cheap, it offers a Leica Dicomar lens with three CMOS chips, 12x optical zoom, and gyroscopic sensors among its many features.
First Look: Gigapan Epic 100, The Panorama Robot
The new Gigapan Epic 100 can accommodate larger cameras than the original Gigapan to create large, gigapixel images. The Epic requires several batteries to run the stepper-motors.
How to Photograph Lightning Perfectly
Starting with finding an appropriate storm and continuing through cropping, this slide show includes tips on equipment, lighting, and more.
How to Travel With Cameras
There are worries of drops, kicks, and shakes. There are issues with weight, padding, and carrying. In this article Steven Frischling explains how he packs his cameras and lenses for travel.
It's Time to Legalize Personal-Use DVD Copying
While it's legal to make a copy of a CD, at least in part, it's not legal to copy any part of a DVD. It might make sense to treat the two media the same, but that means rewriting the Copyright Act again.
Panasonic announces Lumix GH1 pricing
Panasonic's Lumix GH1 should be available in June 2009. Features include continuous auto-focusing, face detection, Dolby stereo sound recording, and intelligent exposure.
Raw Photo Processor 3.9.5
Version 3.9.5 of this Mac-only software includes new camera profiles for the Canon 5D MkII, 1Ds MkIII, 50D, the Sony A900, the Olympus E620, E3, E30, the Panasonic G1 and LX3 and more.
LensAlign Gets Long Ruler Kit
The LensAlign, designed by Michael Tapes, provides a reliable tool for measuring and correcting focusing problems in auto-focus lenses. Both the Pro and Lite versions include a 9.5-inch ruler to measure focus.
Getting Started with Time-Lapse Photography
Time-lapse photography has been around since about 1890. While the concept hasn't changed much, the technology has. This article provides some pointers on using digital equipment for time-lapse photography.
Nikon Coolpix P90
The super-zoom P90 is a chunky camera, too large for most pockets. The 3-inch LCD screen supports a 230,000 dot display for the 4.6-100mm f/2.8-5.0 Nikkor lens.
Tamron Relaunches Photo Lens Website
Tamron has redesigned their website to make navigation easier and provide users with more information.
The DAM Book, Second Edition--Digital Asset Management for Photographers
If you take digital pictures, professionally or not, digital asset management - how to file, find, protect, and re-use photos - is something you're dealing with. In this book photographer Peter Krogh provides new tools and techniques to help professionals, amateurs, and students.
iMovie '09 & iDVD: The Missing Manual
This book gets you up to speed on what you need to know to turn raw digital footage into creative video projects. It explores iMovie features, offering illustrated catalogs of the various title and transition effects, as well as shortcuts and workarounds.
New Flip Ultra video cameras might flip your switch
The $149 Flip Ultra SD and $199 Flip Ultra HD are small, entry-level, digital video cameras. The Ultra HD shoots in 720p resolution and comes with a re-chargeable battery.
Follow IR on Twitter - Get the LATEST from the Lab
Be the first to get news on the latest camera reviews, test shots, and more from Imaging Resource.
Elton John AIDS Foundation Photography Portfolio
This portfolio of 10 prints by Nan Goldin, Katy Grannan, Damien Hirst, Sally Mann, Richard Misrach, Shirin Neshat, Thomas Struth, Sam Taylor-Wood, Juergen Teller, and Ruud van Empel is being sold to raise funds for the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Fastest Camera Ever Built Uses Lasers
This camera can take 6.1 million pictures in a single second, at a shutter speed of 440 trillionths of a second, faster than light travels. However, it won't fit in your pocket and it produces images limited to 3,000 pixels.
6th Annual Artivist Film Festival Call for Entries
The 6th Annual Artivist Film Festival is now accepting international Film and Video submissions concerning human rights, social or political issues, children's issues/advocacy, animal issues/rights, or environmental issues.
Solid State Camcorder Cuts No Corners - or Price Tags
Canon's new Vixia HF S10 offers solid-state storage, a 9.8mm CMOS sensor, and 32GB of on-board memory allowing almost 3 hours of recording time at 24 MBPS. But it isn't cheap.
Colours of Another Age
A large collection of autochromes, taken by Lionel de Rothschild between 1908 and 1912, will be exhibited at Exbury Gardens from May 1 to September 27, 2009.
DualAlign Technology: Photo Montage, Panorama, and Photo Stitch Software
Photographs taken with cell phone cameras can now be turned into panoramic images with DualAlign LLC's i2k Quickage. This stitching software program allows users to combine multiple images from any camera into one photograph.
Analyses of Olympus E-30 and Pentax K-m Now Available on dxomark.com
DxO Labs announced publication of RAW-based image quality data and DxOMark Sensor rankings for two new D-SLR cameras, the Pentax K-m and the Olympus E-30.
Pentax 15mm F4 Limited lens review
The Pentax 15mm F4 is a compact, wide angle prime for APS-C DSLRs. It features aluminum construction with a "quick shift" system allowing manual focus adjustment.
GE Crams 500GB of Data on DVD with Holographic Tech
General Electric is working on a holographic storage system capable of holding the data of 100 DVDs.
JVC announces the new hybrid Everio GZ-X900
JVC's new Everio GZ-X900 pocket-sized camera shoots both high definition video, including slow motion, and high resolution digital still images.
Canon Digital IXUS 990 IS Review
The Canon Digital IXUS 990 IS (also known as the PowerShot SD970 IS Digital Elph) is a new 12 megapixel camera featuring a 5x, 37-185mm image-stablized lens, a 3 inch LCD screen with 461,000 dots, DIGIC 4 image processor, and more.
Stave Puzzles Champ the Sea Monster
It has nothing to do with cameras. It's a wooden puzzle of only 44 pieces, with 32 different ways to fit together, to challenge your visual skills.
Rolleiflex Gold Edition
This Gold Edition, for the camera enthusiast with deep pockets, consists of a Rolleiflex 4.0 FW with a Schneider Super Angulon 4,0/50 mm HFT, a Rolleiflex 2.8 FX with a Zeiss Planar 2,8/80 mm HFT and a Rolleiflex 4.0 FT with a Schneider Tele-Xenar 4,0/135 mm HFT, all trimmed in 14-carat gold, is offered for 29,500 Euros or about $39,000 US.
Adobe introduces Photoshop Marketplace
While the full public launch of the site isn't expected until later this year, the Photoshop Marketplace is open for you to visit. If you would like to offer a tool, service, or resource, or publish an event, you can submit it to the site now.
David's appearances
Our own Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz will be talking about China (friend or foe?) today on WDEL 1150am at 5:35pm EST (it'll be a short interview).
Also, if you haven't caught David's latest articles for CNN's Anderson Cooper 360, here's a list of his three most recent contributions: Thespies who wear sweatpants, Infrastructure or chotchkes?, and Is Chinafriend or foe?.
Sigma Corporation sponsors Nature's Best Photography Students Photo Contest
Starting May 15 anyone under the age of 21 may enter the next Nature's Best Photography Students Photo Contest, sponsored by Signma Photo, by submitting up to 20 images for consideration. The online submission form can be found at www.naturesbeststudents.com/takeaction/.
StudioShare.org Announces Second Round Beta Launch
A new online collaboration platform for photography professionals called StudioShare.org is opening a second round of beta testing. Studio owners, photographers, and other photography specialists are invited to join the beta test.
Wacom Intuos4 Review
Wacom's Intuos4 digital tablet has a number of improvements, including redesigned controls and a higher resolution pen which requires less pressure.
NickelScan.com Offers RocketLife Photo Books & Personalized Photo Products
RocketLife announced it will offer NickelScan customers the ability to create and purchase RocketLife's complete line of photo books, mugs, and more, by downloading free software from the NickelScan.com website.
Hands-on With Polar Rose's Face Recognition Tool
In this article Ian Paul walks you through his experience setting up and using Polar Rose. His test photos included Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Conan O'Brien.
Nikon D3x Review
The D3x offers 24.6 megapixel resolution with its full-frame FX format CMOS sensor. The D3x includes many of the features of the D3 but has a reduced ISO range and slower continuous shooting speed.
Light Crafts launches Aurora photo software
Aurora, from Light Crafts, offers a simple interface allowing users to get results without having to understand complex variables of contrast, saturation, or tone curves.
Kodak Highlights How Much You Pay on Printer Ink
According to this article from Kodak, many of us are paying extra for ink cartridges because we don't know what to look for in a printer.
Olympus mju Tough 8000 Review
Olympus' mju Tough 8000 (also known as the Stylus Tough 8000) is the newest member of their range of shockproof and waterproof digital cameras. The mju Tough 8000 is waterproof to a depth of 10m, shockproof against falls to 2m, freeze-proof to -10 degrees Celsius and crushproof to 100kg.
NNik Software announces Silver Efex Pro for Lightroom
Silver Efex Pro is Nik Software's Black and White conversion plug-in for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. This plug-in is compatible with Lightroom v2.3 and higher.
Photo Site snapizzi Introduces Barcode & Tagging Technology for Photographers
Snapizzi is a new online photo community which allows photographers to capture, manage and sell their photos online using a new tagging technology and website.
IWork Trojan Horse May Turn Macs Into Zombies
A Trojan horse was embedded in a trial version of iWork'09 posted on several file-sharing networks leaving people who installed the infected software open to a botnet.
Kodak Zx1 Pocket Cam
The Zx1 is slightly smaller, lighter in weight, with the same 1.6 megapixel sensor and 4.1mm lens as the Zi6 while sporting a retro-look.
Focus on the Masters - An Evening with Robert Brown
Robert Brown, actor and photographer, will be speaking about his experiences both in front of and behind the camera on May 5, 2009 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at the Technology Development Center in Ventura, CA.
Second Annual "Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest"
National Geographic Magazine and Energizer are accepting submissions through June 30, 2009 for their second Energizer Ultimate Photo Contest. The competition is open to all skill levels.
How to Hand-hold a Telephoto Lens
This article offers some practical tips on how to steady a large telephoto lens without a tripod.
Pegasys To Offer TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress Plug-In For SpursEngine Technology
Pegasys, Inc. will be releasing the TMPGEnc SpursEngine Movie Plug-in for TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress. The Plug-in will enable high-speed, hardware encoding on devices embedded with the SpursEngine Media Streaming Processor from Toshiba.
National Geographic Infinite Photograph
Infinite Photograph is a Web 2.0 application from National Geographic which turns hundreds of online photographs into clickable photo mosaics.
Animoto for Photography announces White Label Feature for Commercial Accounts
Animoto has introduced a White Label feature for its Animoto for Photography commercial accounts. The new feature allows photographers to create high-quality, professional videos free of Animoto branding.
RAW sensor performance data on a set of high-end bridge cameras
DxO Labs has added detailed measurements for the Fujifilm FinePix S100fs, the Olympus SP-565 UZ and the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX150 to its RAW-based Image Quality Database.
Firmware Updates
Several manufacturers have released updates for their cameras. This page provides links to a number of them including: Pentax, Olympus, Ricoh, Casio, Nikon, and Panasonic.
New article: How to reduce stress in this crazy, crazy world
Tomorrow is tax day, there's rush hour traffic, your next project deadline, a least favorite co-worker, your teenager's plans for spring break, Al-Qaida's plans and your recent investment portfolio. Notice your stress level shifting into high gear? This interesting article by stress management expert Larry Green can help you manage that stress in one simple lesson.
Read this Connected Photographer article.
OWC Mercury Elite-AL Pro Qx2 Plug and Play Desktop Hardware RAID Solution
The Elite-Al Pro Qx2 features a "Quad Interface" of FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0, and eSATA ports; 4 Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive bays; and 4 user selectable hardware RAID settings that will handle up to 8TB of storage.
Friday: Web seminar with fashion photog Claudio Basso
Friday, April 17th from 2:00pm EDT, Claudio Basso will be speaking with David Fisher on the subject of "Fashionable Wedding Photography". The webinar will be available within 24 hours after the event to registered participants.
In Depth: Nikon D5000 with Video and Flip-Screen
Nikon's new 12.3 megapixel D5000 includes most of the D90's features, including the sensor and movie-mode, for a lower price.
Singular Software Releases Multi-Camera Automatic Synchronization Product
PluralEyes from Singular Software works with Apple's Final Cut Pro to accelerate multicamera workflow. Audio and video clips can be synchronized without the need for timecode making the recording process faster and simpler.
Cameras That Double as HD Camcorders
If you only take stills, you don't need a camcorder. If you only take video, you probably don't need a still camera. But if you do both, you may want to check out these combo devices.
GigaPan Epic 100
The GigaPan Epic 100 is a new robotic camera mount, for capturing detailed gigapixel panoramas, which fits a wide range of camera models.
Batch Raw Photo Conversion with Multi-Core Processors
Bits&Coffee's BatchPhoto v. 2.5, a Windows photo converter, lets you select a group of images, define a series of edits, and apply them in a single operation. By using multi-core processors BatchPhoto can convert hundreds of raw images to common image formats like JPEG or TIFF in a single session.
3rd F/STOP International Photography Festival
You have until April 20 to get your work in to the 3rd F/STOP International Photography Festival. The Festival will take place in Leipzig, Germany from July 1-7, 2009.
Ricoh CX1 high-end compact camera
Not sure your picture is in focus? Ricoh's CX1 will shoot seven quickies with different focal lengths so you can choose.
2009 FestImage International Image Festival Begins
FestImage 2009 is now accepting entries for its two competitions: the Official Prize and the People's Choice Prize. All entries must be received by May 14, 2009.
AKVIS Birthday Celebration 2009: Raffle, Discounts, Contests
AKVIS will be 5 years old on May 29, so they're holding a raffle and offering a 15% discount on all their software.
Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1
Panasonic's new Lumix TS1 is a waterproof digital camera offering a 12.1 megapixel sensor, 4.6x optical zoom, and optical image stabilization.
Photographers eager for flash of knowledge
Flash attachments used to be a requirement for indoor and night time photography. Then digital camera flash systems changed that. Now, old technology is new again.
Kodak Recycles 1.5bn Single-Use Cameras
Kodak has been recycling its disposable cameras since 1990. To date some 1.5 billion cameras have been broken down for recycling or reuse.
The Imaging Source Unveils New Low Cost 3 MegaPixel USB 2.0 CMOS Color Cameras
The Imaging Source has launched four low cost 3-megapixel USB 2.0 color cameras with the compact dimensions of 46x46x15 mm. These on-board cameras have a frame rate of 10.9 fps at a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels.
Cinnafilm and Digital Film Central to Unveil New Image Processing Technology
Cinnafilm, Inc. announced it will unveil its new software suite, Dark Energy, and its GPU image processing engine, Pixel Strings during The NAB Show 2009, April 20 - 23, in Las Vegas.
Phanfare releases the first iPhone app to offer online photofinishing
Phanfare introduced version 2.0 of Photon for the iPhone enabling you to purchase prints and enlargements of photos from your iPhone or iPod touch. Phanfare makes common print sizes, including 4x6, 5x7, 8x10, and poster size available for purchase on Kodak paper from the iPhone.
How to go from Amateur to Pro Photographer
Making the move from amateur to professional is sometimes as much about confidence as ability. In this article Annabel Williams gives some pointers on making the switch.
Flip MinoHD, the world's smallest high definition camcorder
Weighing three ounces, the Flip MinoHD is small enough to fit in your pocket. It provides picture clarity even in low light, with HD 720p video containing more information than standard definition images.
ImageBuddy 4 Adds Raw File Format Support
Kepmad Systems has released ImageBuddy 4.0. The new version of this photo printing software for Mac OS X helps users rotate, size, crop, mask and layout digital photos.
EXIF Data - Analyze, Compare, Improve
Exif Pilot, from Two Pilots, allows you to view, edit, or create the EXIF and IPTC data of photographs. Supported file formats include: JPEG, TIFF, PNG, DNG, NEF, CRW, JP2, PSD and RAW files.
Kodak Ektar 100 Now Available in 120 Size
Kodak Ektar 100, a fine-grained color negative film, is now available in 120 size. Originally saying the film would only be available in 35mm, Kodak announced the film would be available in stores this month.
Olympus SP-590UZ Review
The SP-590UZ from Olympus has a 2.7 inch LCD display, the better to see the images captured by the 26x optical zoom lens with a focal range of 26-676mm.
Phase One releases Capture One 4.7
Capture One 4.7 introduces a new image package file format to make it easier to share adjusted Phase One digital back-generated RAW files. It also permits adjustment of JPEG and TIFF files and adds tethered shooting support for Canon 5D Mark II and Nikon D3X cameras.
Ten copies of fun software 'Play with Pictures' up for grabs
Digital Photography Now has ten copies of Play with Pictures available to give away in April. The software, designed for having fun, is available for Mac and Windows.
Review: Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Makes Novices Look Like Pros
Adobe Premiere Elements 7 is billed as "professional software for amateurs". Matt Blum, of Wired.com, was impressed with its ease of use and the results.
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Review
Canon's new super-zoom camera, the PowerShot SX1 IS, offers higher resolution, a new lens, a larger LCD screen, HD movie recording and more.
dxomark.com publishes RAW performance data for Olympus E-410 D-SLR and SP-570 UZ
DxO Labs has published detailed RAW-based image quality data and DxOMark Sensor rankings for the Olympus E-410 D-SLR and the Olympus SP-570 UZ.
Suitcase Fusion 2 Adds Tiger Compatibility
Extensis has released Suitcase Fusion 2 version 13.1, adding backward-compatibility support for Mac OS X Tiger to its single-user professional font management product.
How to Avoid Converging Verticals
When tall objects, such as trees or buildings, are photographed, they often appear as if they're leaning backward and inwards. This article gives some tips for avoiding the problem.
DK Eyewitness Travel PhotoBritain Competition
Open to amateurs, professionals, and those under 16, the DK Eyewitness Travel PhotoBritain Competition is now accepting entries in four categories: Iconic, Heritage, Wild and My Britain. Entries will be accepted through May 31, 2009.
A List of Photoshop CS4 Resources
Mike Pasini, of "The Imaging Resource", has posted a list of Photoshop CS4 functions with links to Adobe's Photoshop Help pages. He also provides links to some additional blogs and tutorials.
Fantasea Line Releases the FSD-770 Underwater Housing for Canon
The FSD-770 is a new housing, rated to 60 meters/200 feet, designed for the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS / IXUS 95 IS, SD770 IS / IXUS 85 IS and SD1100 IS / IXUS 80 IS digital cameras.
New article: Adobe's CS4 Master Collection is the Full Monty
Having all your dreams come true in the middle of a Thursday afternoon is a strange experience. It happened when I reached into my reviews in-box and pulled out Adobe's Creative Suite 4 Master Collection.
Read this Connected Photographer article.
Pentax Optio E70L budget compact camera
The Optio E70L is an inexpensive camera. With a 2.4 inch LCD screen and a mini USB port, among other features, it can shoot about 180 frames on a pair of AA batteries.
Nikon AF-S DX 35mm F1.8 review
Priced at about $200 Nikon's AF-S Nikkor 35mm F1.8G DX lens has a built-in autofocus motor for use on the DX format camera bodies.
Polaroid instant camera PoGo will get your party hopping
Polaroid's new instant camera is really a digital camera/printer combination. The PoGo provides "inkless" prints in less than a minute.
Sexy Web Design-The Secrets to Building Beautiful Web Interfaces From Scratch
Elliot Jay Stocks, is an independent designer with a long list of clients. In this book he offers tips on design principles of research, structure, aesthetics, and deliverables using real-world examples.
WD External Drives Now Available in 2TB Capacities
The new 2 TB My Book family of external drives from Western Digital includes: My Book Studio EditionT, My Book Mac Edition, My Book Home EditionT and My Book Essential EditionT models.
Release of Preset Viewer 2.0
TumaSoft, LLC's Preset Viewer 2.0 allows users to find, preview and organize Photoshop presets. Preset Viewer provides previews of brushes, patterns and shapes at their native size.
The Nikon D90 Companion-Practical Photography Advice You Can Take Anywhere
This book is intended to cover everything from technical matters and exposure theory, composition theory, to how to find images and expand your visual sense. However, this book is built around the D90, which means everything is written in terms of the D90's controls and features.
Portraiture 2 for Aperture
Imagenomic announced the release of Portraiture 2 for Aperture. This new edition includes features such as Automatic Skin Tones Mask generation and Advanced Skin Masking controls.
Edward Steichen: In High Fashion
This exhibition at the Williams College Museum of Art in Williamstown, MA, will include more than 200 vintage prints from the Conde Nast archive. The show runs from May 30-September 13, 2009.
Canon 500D: Hi-Def Video for Under a Grand
Canon's new 15.1 megapixel EOS 500D, will be available in May. Being marketed in the US as the Rebel T1i shoots at 1080p resolution at 20 frames-per-second.
Pentax K-m Olive
This new DSLR will wear an olive-green coat. Not expected to be available until October 2009, the Pentax K-m Olive is a limited edition model.
Top 10 Time-Lapse Videos Show Nature at Work
Ten short videos, ranging from 15 seconds to 8.5 minutes, show such things as an apple rotting, the earth rising above the moon, mushrooms growing, and a thunderstorm.
Ishii Design Now Offers Phone Support to Frustrated Photoshop Users
PhotoshopASAP offers impatient users a live technician to watch your screen and walk you through the steps necessary to get a desired result.
LaCie Blue Eye Pro Proof Edition
LaCie Blue Eye Pro Proof Edition is a monitor calibration and profiling solution that includes certified colors in a single click, UGRA soft proof-grade Test & Report function and switching between colorimetric environments without recalibrating.
Review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7
Panasonic's DMC-FS7 has a 4x optical zoom in the form of a 5.5-22mm f/2.8 Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens equivalent to 33-132mm in the 35mm format and a top resolution of 3648 x 2736 pixels in a classically styled body.
"Knowing" Director Alex Proyas: Digital RED Camera Rocks
In the film "Knowing", Director Alex Proyas went digital, using the RED ultra-high resolution RED camera. The RED Digital Cinema system offers a grainless, almost three-dimensional quality to the movie.
Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2009
Sunday, April 26 is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. Anyone who takes a photo using a pinhole camera on that day can scan the photo and upload it to the pinhole gallery.
O'Reilly Webcast - Shooting Digital: What are YOU missing?
In this free, hour-long webcast scheduled for Thursday, April 9 at 10 am PT, Mikkel Aaland, author of Photoshop RAW and Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure, asks, "what capabilities of your digital camera have you missed?"
nthWORD.com e-zine
This new on-line magazine brings together writers, poets, and visual artists, some of whom have appeared in the New York Times, Esquire, and Salon.com.
The Droplet Song (A Love Song to a Lost Feature in Photoshop)
Deke McClelland offers a 5-minute music video about using the droplet feature in Photoshop.
Rare Trove of Army Medical Photos Heads to Flickr
Medical photography began shortly after the camera was developed. Now the archives of the Nation Museum of Health and Medicine in Washington, D.C. is digitizing their photo collection and posting some of the images on Flickr.
Beginning GIMP: From Novice to Professional 2nd Ed
GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) is the free alternative to software such as Adobe Photoshop. The author of this book walks you through the basics of the program to lessen your confusion.
Canon TS-E 24mm F3.5 L II hands-on preview
The TS-E 24mm F3.5 L II is Canon's new perspective control lens. This review of a pre-production model covers the new features.
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