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Attention: Adobe Lightroom Users!

Posted by Hub on November 2, 2009 at 12:13 PM Comments comments (0)

Are you an Adobe Lightroom User?  Ever wish you could have a say in
new versions of Lightroom software?


If so, Adobe would like for you to participate in the beta testing of Lightroom 3 beta. 
Here's the scoop from Adobe.



Announcing the Adobe&#...

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New Epson Multimedia Photo Viewers Allow Tethering

Posted by Hub on October 28, 2009 at 3:51 AM Comments comments (0)

Epson P-7000 Multimedia Photo Viewer


LONG BEACH, Calif., – Oct. 22, 2009 – Epson America today announced new tethering capabilities for its award-winning line of multimedia photo viewers – the Epson

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Fine Art, Cell Phone Photography? It Was Only A Matter Of Time

Posted by Hub on October 9, 2009 at 11:17 AM Comments comments (7)

A commentary by Tom Hubbard


©Apple Computer


You know cell phone photography is going mainstream when you see higher resolution models being introduced and dedicated software applications beginning to appear on ...

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Wacom Announces 2nd Generation Bamboo Tablet

Posted by Hub on September 25, 2009 at 11:42 AM Comments comments (0)

Photographers and designers who rely on Wacom tablets in their daily workflow will be pleased to learn that a second generation of the company's Bamboo Tablet will become available in October.  The new tablet will be the first interactive tablet to combine multi-touch and pen input.  Shown below is Wacom's announcement.


Wacom Co. Ltd., announced today that

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Epson Introduces High Quality Scanner For Under $250

Posted by Hub on September 17, 2009 at 12:57 PM Comments comments (0)

One of the least discussed items in today's digital darkroom is a good photo and film scanner.  At $250, Epson has introduced the Perfection V600 to accomodate the scanning needs of photographers with a mid-range budget.  Below is Epson's press release for the V600.




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Free Online Image Converter and Editor

Posted by Hub on July 6, 2009 at 3:15 AM Comments comments (0)


Convert, resize, crop, and rotate images easily from any computer connected to the Internet and without the need to install a software program.


Craiova, Romania (PRWEB) July 1, 2009 -- Bits&Coffee, the creators of batch image converter program BatchPhoto, introduce today an online application designed to perfor...

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LP Image Aligner's -- Advanced Photo Stitch Technology

Posted by Hub on July 6, 2009 at 3:02 AM Comments comments (0)

Advanced Photo Stitch Technology enables Photographers to create Montages

and Panoramas of Live Events




Professional Photographers looking to capture and create composited images of live events like weddings can now do so with LabPrints LP Image Aligner, the new panorama stitching softwa...

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Eliminate JPEG Artifacting with Topaz DeJPEG 3

Posted by Hub on July 1, 2009 at 1:50 PM Comments comments (0)

The new Topaz DeJPEG 3 plug-in for Photoshop eliminates JPEG artifacting and greatly improves the quality of any JPEG image. This tool is invaluable for anyone who works with JPEG images.


What are JPEG Artifacts?


Because JPEG is a lossy file format, every single JPEG image contains certain characteristic quality...

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A 21st Century Gray Card - The Spyder Cube

Posted by Hub on June 21, 2009 at 1:11 AM Comments comments (0)

    

Multi-Function Calibration Tool First to Address Color Balance Needs of Digital Photography with Multi-Source White Point Checking, Bracketed Highlight and Blacks Adjustment


...

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Manual Exposure Control Comes to Canon 5D HD Video

Posted by Hub on May 28, 2009 at 11:39 AM Comments comments (0)

The often requested capability for manual exposure control on Canon's EOS 5D Mark II

is becoming a reality.



With the introduction of the EOS 5D Mark II, Canon revolutionized the video industry with the ability to shoot Full HD video on a 24mm x 36mm sensor.  This provided depth of field character...

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Say You Need A Larger Monitor? How about 42 inches?

Posted by Hub on May 27, 2009 at 9:26 PM Comments comments (0)


The picture hardly does it justice.  JVC's New Full HD 42" LCD Monitor is aimed squarely
at digital imaging professionals and enthusiasts with large enough desktops and wallets.

With wider color space, this 42-inch class super slim, lightweight Full HD monitor faithfully reproduces the colors, detail and texture of high resolu...

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Wacom Annouces the Intuos4 - New Graphics Pen Tablet

Posted by Hub on March 31, 2009 at 11:08 AM Comments comments (0)



Wacom Co., Ltd. announced today that the Intuos4, the company’s latest model of high performance pen tablet Intuos series will be available from April 3 2009.  The Intuos4, the high performance professional ...

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