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Press Release:
New York, NY (PhotoPlus Expo Booth #766)– October 22, 2009 – Nik Software announces today Viveza 2, an upgrade to its award winning and revolutionary plug-in for selective color and light control. Available in December, Viveza 2 now offers users robust global adjustments and precise selective controls that utilize Nik Software’s award-winning U Point® technology. Viveza 2 eliminates the need to create complicated selections or layer masks and provides a powerful solution for users looking to save time and effort when editing images.
“New global image controls added to Viveza’s powerful selective editing capabilities now enable users to quickly and easily perform virtually all of their color and light adjustments within a single step,” said Michael J. Slater president and CEO of Nik Software. “New features such as shadow recovery, structure control, increased precision of selections, and user interface improvements together give users ultimate control, enabling truly spectacular results.”
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 Beta Now Available
23rd October 2009
Press Release:
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Oct. 22, 2009 —Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today introduced Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 beta software for Macintosh and Windows, a public preview of new and improved functionality to be delivered in the next major release. Lightroom is the essential digital photography workflow solution, helping serious amateur and professional photographers quickly import, manage, enhance and showcase all their images from one application. Available as a free download on Adobe Labs, Lightroom 3 beta delivers a preview of new tools that will be in Lightroom 3, including more intuitive importing, unparalleled noise reduction and sharpening tools, enhanced slideshow capabilities and direct publishing to online photo sharing sites like Flickr. Adobe encourages photographers to test this early selection of new features and provide the product team with their feedback.
“We are extremely fortunate that a strong community of photographers have rallied around Lightroom, helping to evolve the application and making it a meaningful part of their photographic workflows,” said Kevin Connor, vice president of product management for Professional Digital Imaging at Adobe. “While we’re still hard at work on Lightroom 3, we recognize the value our customers bring to the development process and want their input so we can deliver the best final product possible.”
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Press Release:
New, Free Canon Easy-PhotoPrint App Makes it Easier than Ever to Print Photos - Offered in Multiple Paper Types and Sizes
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 14, 2009 – Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging, announced its free Easy Photo-Print App, which is now available on the App store. The Canon Easy Photo-Print App enables wireless photo printing from your iPhone or iPod touch to a compatible Canon PIXMA printer via a wireless network with a few simple taps.
The new Canon Easy-PhotoPrint (iEPP) app is an ideal solution for consumers looking to print and share their photos. Canon challenges users to get creative by allowing them to choose from a variety of sizes and paper types. The Canon Easy-PhotoPrint for the iPhone app allows users to print photos as large as 8 1/2 x 11 on six different types of paper. Now a family outing to the beach or a picture from a birthday party can be printed from almost anywhere to be shared with friends and family. Additionally, this new application allows consumers to print up to 20 copies at one time to a compatible Canon PIXMA printer, PIXMA MP990, MP640 and MP560 Wireless Photo All-in-One (AIO) Printers for easy creation of photos.
onOne Software Announces Photo Essentials 3 for Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
27th September 2009
Press Release:
New version brings improved color correction, additional image framing content and the new Make It Cool! module that gives digital photos a professional look.
onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of time-saving solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers, today announced a new version of Photo Essentials 3 for Adobe Photoshop Elements. onOne Photo Essentials 3 is a collection of five tools that painlessly correct color, remove unwanted backgrounds, add photographic effects and enlarge photos. These easy-to-use tools help photography enthusiasts get the job done quickly and easily in Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Adobe Camera Raw 5.5 and Lightroom 2.5 update
16th September 2009
Press Release:
Camera Raw 5.5 update
This new version of the Camera Raw plug-in replaces the original one that was installed with Adobe Photoshop CS4; Adobe Photoshop Elements 7; and Adobe Premiere Elements 7 software. Visit the Camera Raw page for a complete list of supported cameras.
Lightroom 2.5 update
The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.5 update includes these enhancements:
Additional camera support for several new camera models including the Nikon D3000 and Olympus E-P1
Includes several corrections for issues introduced by previous Lightroom 2 releases
DxO Optics Pro v5.3.5 now supports Sony Alpha 850
30th August 2009
Press Release:
The new version of DxO Optics Pro v5.3.5 adds RAW support for the new Sony A850 and an initial selection of lenses:
|
Body |
Lens |
DxO Optics Pro Edition
|
| Sony A850 | Sony or Konica Minolta AF 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Sony or Konica Minolta AF 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 D | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T*16-35mm f2.8 ZA SSM | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* DT 24-70mm f/2.8 ZA SSM | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm f/1.8 ZA | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZA | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Sony 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G SSM | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Sony 70-400mm f4-5.6 G SSM | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Sony Macro 100mm f/2.8 or Minolta AF 100mm f/2.8 Macro (D) | Elite |
| Sony A850 | Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG | Elite |
Upgrade to v5.3.5 is required to benefit from those new cameras support.
Click here for the full list of DxO Optics Correction Modules.
DxO Optics Pro v5.3.5 includes a better denoising control for A900 high ISO images.
TIFFEN ANNOUNCES VERSION 2.0 OF POPULAR PHOTO FX
19th August 2009
Press Release:
Hauppauge, NY – August 17, 2009 - The Tiffen Company, a Long Island based leading manufacturer and distributor of award winning photographic accessories, announced Version 2.0 of its popular Tiffen Photo fx creative effects software, for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch owners.
Tiffen Photo fx 2.0 software is currently available on the Apple iTunes app store at an introductory price of $2.99 and features 61 filters organized into 8 different groups and 615 presets.
Photo fx is the recipient of the DV (Digital Video) 2009 Black Diamond Award and features the definitive set of digital optical filters with simulations of many of the popular award-winning Tiffen glass filters including optical lab processes and photographic effects. “We can safely say without a doubt that Photo fx is the most comprehensive, feature rich photo app available for the iPhone and iPod Touch,” said Hilary Araujo, vice president, Marketing at The Tiffen Company.
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Adobe Camera Raw Upgrade Supports Hasselblad 3FR Files
10th August 2009
Press Release:
The latest version of Adobe Camera Raw - version 5.4 - brings good news to Hasselblad shooters.
For the first time, with the latest ACR, you can flow your 3FR raw files directly from your CF card or hard drive to Photoshop and Lightroom.
If you shoot tethered from your Hasselblad to your Mac or PC, your FFF files are not yet compatible with Adobe Camera Raw, but Adobe and Hasselblad are working to offer this workflow capability in a future ACR upgrade.
This new workflow option marks an important step in Hasselblad-Adobe collaboration.
Says Hasselblad CEO Christian Poulsen: “At Hasselblad, we have spent years refining our cameras to deliver the highest image quality. Having achieved this goal, we are now working to develop more workflow options and to make our image files compatible with other state-of-the-art imaging software products. I trust that the release of ACR 5.4 is only the starting point for further options. We look forward to hearing what our customers will ask for next.”
ACR 5.4 currently supports 3FR files created by the following Hasselblad cameras:
CF-22 and CF-22MS
CF-39 and CF39MS
CFH-22 and CFH-39
CFV
503CWD
H2D-22 and H2D-39
H3D-22, H3D-31, and H3D-39
H3DII-22, H3DII-31, H3DII-39, H3DII-39MS, and H3DII-50.
For more information on Adobe Camera Raw version 5.4, click here
Press Release:
Rochester, NY, July 14, 2009 – Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) has released an updated free version of KODAK EASYSHARE Software, the leading consumer-preferred photo software application in the U.S.*
“Kodak has always been about helping people connect and share their daily experiences,” says Patti Smith, Worldwide Director, Product Marketing, Internet and Software Services. ”Consumers are especially eager to quickly share their pictures and videos on websites like Facebook and Kodak Gallery. Version 8.0 makes this easier and faster than ever, and in newer KODAK Digital Cameras, the software allows for seamless and automatic upload the moment you connect your camera to the computer.”
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TIFFEN COOL fx FOR IPHONE USERS AT SPECIAL PRICE
12th July 2009
Press Release:
Hauppauge, NY – July 8, 2009 — The Tiffen Company, award winning manufacturer of Tiffen optical filters and other photographic accessories, announced its top rated COOL fx image enhancement application for iPhone users is now available from the Apple iTunes App Store at a special promotional sale price of $ .99, a savings of $2.00.
Rated 4+ by iPhone users, COOL fx allows iPhone or iPod Touch owners to select from 172 visual presets that simulate a variety of color and black & white photographic looks, diffusion, motion picture film stocks and optical lab proceeses. Made up of highly customizable Black & White, Color, Diffusion, Grain, and Temperature preset groups, COOL fx, follows and complements Tiffen’s extremely popular Photo fx application, also one of the top ranking applications for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.